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If God Made Man ….. Why?
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Allegedly the good end up sharing eternity with him – the bad, depending upon what you believe, are either doomed to hell, or once dead are dead forever – but what’s the ultimate purpose of it all? The perception that God is omniscient, and therefore must have known what would happen before he created anything, aside - some will say that God gave man free will and man has a choice between good and evil – but if God wants everyone to be good, why give man free will at all? He had it made before he did that – everyone was good – so exactly as he supposedly wanted them to be. Why would a 'wise' God devise such a senseless and counter-productive plan? It doesn’t seem terribly wise to me.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.But what if it is not God’s purpose to convert this wicked world, but to destroy it instead? If this is so, then those who being taught the truth.
They are being asked to become part of a world that is doomed to destruction by God himself.
Naomi, Why do bother about doctrines? They only lead to confusion. You could never sift through religious confusion and find the truth even if you tried.
They are being asked to become part of a world that is doomed to destruction by God himself.
Naomi, Why do bother about doctrines? They only lead to confusion. You could never sift through religious confusion and find the truth even if you tried.
Goodlife, the question is not whether God’s purpose is to convert the world or destroy it – the question is why, if he wanted perfect, sinless man, did he bestow free will at all? He is allegedly omnipotent, so he has no excuse. If man has caused him so much grief, God really is the willing author of his own misfortune. He’d have been better off sticking to what he had in the first place.
And this question doesn’t arise from sifting through religious confusion – it arises from the application of common sense.
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And this question doesn’t arise from sifting through religious confusion – it arises from the application of common sense.
Do you have an answer?
why make it even possible for us to do bad? why not make the very concept impossible for us to even consider?
why not make us all so full of love and kindness that the word 'bad' didnt exist
a bit like that ricky gervais film - invention of lying.
and even now, surely he is so powerful, that a flick of his wrist would sort it all out anyway - why all this over elaborate stuff to sort the problem - like the arc and the flood?
why make such a massive headache for himself?
why not make us all so full of love and kindness that the word 'bad' didnt exist
a bit like that ricky gervais film - invention of lying.
and even now, surely he is so powerful, that a flick of his wrist would sort it all out anyway - why all this over elaborate stuff to sort the problem - like the arc and the flood?
why make such a massive headache for himself?
Goodlife, oh dear. Keyplus thinks I’m stupid, Lightbulb thinks I’m a half-wit, and you think I’m senseless – and that’s just three of you. I won’t mention what the rest from upstairs say. Just as well I’m far too level-headed to take any of it to heart. ;o)
And speaking of senseless, the whole story of God is senseless. It’s just plain silly.
//Shall we accept merely what is good from the true God and not accept also what is bad?//
Why would a good and wise creator God choose – see the word ‘choose’ there? - to create the bad? When it was within his power to create only beauty and harmony and love, he chose otherwise. Why? For what purpose?
And please … not poor Job. That was not this shameful God’s finest hour!
And speaking of senseless, the whole story of God is senseless. It’s just plain silly.
//Shall we accept merely what is good from the true God and not accept also what is bad?//
Why would a good and wise creator God choose – see the word ‘choose’ there? - to create the bad? When it was within his power to create only beauty and harmony and love, he chose otherwise. Why? For what purpose?
And please … not poor Job. That was not this shameful God’s finest hour!