(February 14, 2013 at 6:13 pm)TheLameMayWalk Wrote: "If God were real, the Word of God Bible wouldn't have to be interpeted", "God would give us understanding,"
This is what I've read (mostly). I don't think you're getting my point. It would be nice for God to do these things, but you guys say this stuff so matter-of-a-factly. God DIDN'T do these things (obviously), one of the core elements in religion is faith. If God did this, then there would be no challenge to remain faithful. We'd all hold a belief in God because we would all think he was real. That would eliminate the "faith" element in Christianity.
Which would mean that we would all go to heaven which is what god wants, right?
So why is faith of such fundamental importance?
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." -Einstein