(March 15, 2014 at 4:42 pm)themonkeyman Wrote: If God loves us then why let satan fuck with us?
We let Satan in. Or, God.
I'm sure there is a very profound answer to your question(s).
As we are not on the intellectual level of God: All we have is a book written by men, inspired by God, and our understanding....or lack thereof.
We have to look at just "what" God stands for. And the point.
If God is Love, then He stands for all that Love entails. If Satan is the opposite of God, then he stands for the obvious.
All we have is a fairy tail like story to explain: disobedience.
But, what "IF" for a moment we think of a very profound story about a race of god's? Could they coexist? I don't think they could. There has to be one in the end! Just ONE.
And what if that ONE GOD, wanted to create a perfect race of people? And, create life through absolute Love? Freely given love. There would be a need for "GIVING" on both parts: God, and His creation. Otherwise it wouldn't work!
God creates man. Free to love, or not to love his Creator. Being (in His image) essentially good and loving by nature.... but free to choose. Because what good is manufactured love from a robot?
Then we, seeing Him, want to be as powerful as God...right? So, we disobey Him. God condemned us to death for that disobedience. Whatever the actual act was? Its a given that we would want to be like God. He obviously knew what we'd do. He needed a work around for our choice.
He sends a part of Him! His begotten Son. His human nature. His vocal chords, and His Word. Through Jesus, and by taking human form God shows us: He Loves us, how to live, and is willing to go through death, we all go through by our disobedience to Him.
Only.... NOW death is a gateway instead of a sentence! And we STILL have a choice! To Love Him, or not. And "IF" we do choose Him?
We get our (original) wish to share in His Divine nature! To be like God! Perfect!
"By Faith alone."
Quis ut Deus?
