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This is not true, at least according to the Bible's teachings.At death people are given what they desire.
This is not true, at least according to the Bible's teachings.At death people are given what they desire.
This is not true, at least according to the Bible's teachings.
The great thing about the Bible is that you can interpret it to mean whatever you want it to mean.
lol. Some people might enjoy that, but it makes it all the more unsettling to me.
Are you a religious person?
This is not true, at least according to the Bible's teachings.
Romans 1: 18-24
18. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.
19. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
20. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
21. For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
22. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.
24. Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves,
25. because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator,who is blessed forever! Amen.
The great thing about the Bible is that you can interpret it to mean whatever you want it to mean.
show me where I am wrong.
Well, you're quoting the Bible for starters.
Not to say The Bible is pure BS necessarily, however it's man-written text and just to take it as absolute would be naive.
But, if there is absolute truth than some interpretations will be closer to the truth than others. The only exception might be the portions of the Bible that are pure poetry. But even in the poetry I believe God is trying to communicate certain determinable messages.
It doesn't say we will get what we want, because there's stipulations involved.You said I was wrong according to the Bible's teachings. It seems quoting the bible would be helpful in determining what the bible's teachings are.
It doesn't say we will get what we want, because there's stipulations involved.
If you accept certain presuppositions about Christianity than it becomes amazingly self-consistent and reasonable.
If you accept certain presuppositions about anything, it becomes consistent and reasonable.
OP:
Your question rests on the false presumption that there is such thing as "innocent suffering."
Christians believe "ALL have sinned and have come short of the glory of God."
IF God is Just and IF ALL have sinned and deserve just punishment than punishment is all God owes to Anyone.
The amazing thing about the Christian God is that he did intervene and is intervening to take away sin and make people whole through his saving grace by the work of his son Jesus.
And even to those that are not Christians God is still merciful to them through his common grace and he withholds the full force of his wrath. He enables all people to enjoy creation and all the benefits of being human when we do not deserve it.
The real question is: Why do good things happen to bad people?
We're supposed to praise God when he *doesn't* hurt us, for that very reason, and call him merciful?
I don't think I owe God with my behavior because he's the all powerful rulemaker any more than I believe that you have the right to tell me what to do just because you're holding a gun.
What's the difference? It's tyranny.
You can't possibly put "God is just" and "We are all guilty" in the same post. As Ayn Rayn said, "To be found guilty in a matter where no innocence exists is a mockery of justice" ...as well as..."A free will saddled with a tendency is like a game with loaded dice."
I'm created with a propensity for evil for which I will be punished. I'm created with a free will and then told not to use it!
(Same goes for my reason)