God created two thinking species, angels and men. Both rebelled against him: why?
May 19, 2019 23:46:48 #
May 19, 2019 23:48:28 #
Read Isaiah "You walked among the mountain of the stones of fire, you were created perfect"
Humility is an interesting choice - to look upon others and not just one's self
Humility is an interesting choice - to look upon others and not just one's self
May 19, 2019 23:49:19 #
May 19, 2019 23:50:58 #
rumitoid, the word sin means simply "to miss the mark (bullseye)"
Of course, if you have never sinned (missed the bullseye) then this will make no sense
REMEMBER ETERNAL FORGIVENESS
Of course, if you have never sinned (missed the bullseye) then this will make no sense
REMEMBER ETERNAL FORGIVENESS
May 19, 2019 23:52:06 #
plainligic - yes!
Vanity - l;ke the old vanities women had to dress hair and apply makeup.
Only looking at one's self (to the point of narcissism)
Vanity - l;ke the old vanities women had to dress hair and apply makeup.
Only looking at one's self (to the point of narcissism)
May 19, 2019 23:53:30 #
Can____a
Why infer a creative flaw?
Do you have children?
If you do, and they blow it, does it mean your act of creation was flawed?
Why infer a creative flaw?
Do you have children?
If you do, and they blow it, does it mean your act of creation was flawed?
May 19, 2019 23:59:17 #
rumitoid wrote:
What was the flaw? If there was not a creative fla... (show quote)
Hi Rumi...
No flaw... That is my answer...
God created us perfect....
He wants us to grow and become our own people... Much like a parent wishes their child to do...
Our r*******n is us testing the limits and coming to knowledge on our own...
We don't always make our parents proud... But we never lose their love. .
His love for us is infinite...
May 20, 2019 00:13:13 #
May 20, 2019 00:21:10 #
Iliamna1 wrote:
That was required reading in high school.
And it was an excellent book...
Although I must admit that Satan was characterized rather heroically in the beginning..
And who can forget this line "'tis better to rule in Hell, than to serve in Heaven"...
Now there is a premise that has led more than a few astray
May 20, 2019 00:45:15 #
rumitoid wrote:
When you know that an infinite perfect God has created you and me, there are only four possibilities for God and creation.What was the flaw? If there was not a creative fla... (show quote)
1) God would create nothing.
2) God would create a world where there is no such thing as good and evil, an amoral world.
3) God would create a world where we could only choose good.
4) God would create this world where there is a possibility of good and evil with the freedom given us to choose. This is the only one of the four possibilities where love is possible.
May 20, 2019 00:48:39 #
Blade_Runner wrote:
4) God would create this world where there is a possibility of good and evil with the freedom given us to choose. This is the only one of the four possibilities where love is possible.
4) God would create this world where there is a possibility of good and evil with the freedom given us to choose. This is the only one of the four possibilities where love is possible.
Why?
(sincere question... I don't know the answer...)
May 20, 2019 05:20:58 #
Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
Why?
(sincere question... I don't know the answer...)
(sincere question... I don't know the answer...)
Because He created us as volitional creatures. The first three reasons BR gave for a possible creation don't allow for volition.
May 20, 2019 06:44:37 #
rumitoid wrote:
Did so in HS over fifty years ago. And...?
Great! John Melton wrote PARADISE LOST after he went blind. He dictated it to his daughters. I think Melton describes how Heaven was perfect until Satan decided to revolt and when Sata was thrown out of Heaven a void was left. God wanted to fill the void, so God created earth and Adam and Eve. PARADISE LOST is not the word of God, it is classical literature.
May 20, 2019 07:10:23 #
The answer to the OP is very simple to me.
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. “
Isaiah 55:8
These questions can’t be answered and attempts to are nothing more than hubris.
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. “
Isaiah 55:8
These questions can’t be answered and attempts to are nothing more than hubris.
May 20, 2019 08:44:21 #
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