Questioning God? Think life is unfair?

[maguschris]

magus--

You really need to know and understand God's Word. It is not to be used as you are doing, to prove people are stupid for what they believe. It onl;y turns back on you and reveals an emptiness of spirit. We know what we believe. You need to really understand scripture before you use it.

The Word does not ever contradict itself and we aren't doing that either. I hope you come to Jesus and discover the truth soon!

PS: I don't recall ever telling anyone to follow their heart, precisely because the heart is a desperately wicked place! You have misinterpreted once again.

well first off I'm not telling anyone they are stupid or implying it. Guilty consience? I do understand scripture, thank you. I have come to Jesus, again not like you would know since you dont know me.

And if it wasn't you I know it was someone and then system said his crack about the heart being nothing but a muscle that pumps blood and then I said that my mind converts the phrase "follow your heart" to "do what you think is right" I remember this conversation on here, I'm just not gonna look through all of the threads, and I'm pretty sure it was you that said it, and those where the exact words.

dont get mad at me for what you guys say man thats not cool.

Yeah, right.

"there always seems to be enough religion to incite war, but never enough to instill tolerance."

[Floatingaxe]

As I said before, we are not called to be tolerant. That is a worldly value. And yes, people can be so religious that they fight, but Christians are called to eschew religiosity in favour of an intimate relationship with their Father God through Jesus Christ. That is where peace reigns.

[maguschris]

As I said before, we are not called to be tolerant. That is a worldly value. And yes, people can be so religious that they fight, but Christians are called to eschew religiosity in favour of an intimate relationship with their Father God through Jesus Christ. That is where peace reigns.

I WILL get back to you on this one as Jesus PREACHED tolerance...

love it. you think you know God and that you know LOVE but you dont have to be tolerant to people.

bull

[Floatingaxe]

As I said before, we are not called to be tolerant. That is a worldly value. And yes, people can be so religious that they fight, but Christians are called to eschew religiosity in favour of an intimate relationship with their Father God through Jesus Christ. That is where peace reigns.

I WILL get back to you on this one as Jesus PREACHED tolerance...

love it. you think you know God and that you know LOVE but you dont have to be tolerant to people.

bull

We can be tolerant of people, but not tolerant of sin. We don't look the other way--we address it.

[RustyAngeL]

I think we all have gone through the "Why Me" thing. I know I have and not to long ago. With my husband getting cancer, I was lying in bed one night, crying and suddenly asked God why us? Why did this have to happen to us? Then I thought why not us? What makes us different then anyone else who has had to fight this battle. It doesn't make it any easier but it does put a different light on things.

[maguschris]

I think we all have gone through the "Why Me" thing. I know I have and not to long ago. With my husband getting cancer, I was lying in bed one night, crying and suddenly asked God why us? Why did this have to happen to us? Then I thought why not us? What makes us different then anyone else who has had to fight this battle. It doesn't make it any easier but it does put a different light on things.

The question I always ask myself is God's unwillingness to take aparticular action equal, logically to him taking an action to cause whatever problem exists.

I dont know, thoughts?

[billie]

God is sovereign.

[maguschris]

God is sovereign.

I dont think you understood my statement...

let me explain, for example:

If God lets someone die from cancer (he has the power to go *poof all gone*, but he doesn't) is this the same as God intentionally giving someone cancer

thoughts?

[billie]

God doesn't give people cancer.

[maguschris]

God doesn't give people cancer.

well first off I can ask you to prove that statement, which you obviously can't, so that was pretty unwise to say no?

secondly that wasn't my point.

is God NOT CURING someones cancer JUST AS BAD as God giving someone cancer.

simple no?

this actually want my original point either.

my original point is if God doesn't cure or help someone, do you guys, personally, hold God accountable AS IF HE HAD caused the problem in teh first place.

Edited January 21, 2007 by maguschris