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Just Chat! / Re: Do you believe in heaven and hell?
« on: 11/11/2005 01:11:32 »
I'd like to suggest some responses that a Christian might make to your claims:
"If something good happens it's god's will if something bad happens he moves in mysterious ways." No, if something happens, it is God's will.
"There are hundreds of religions and all are different." All are different, but Christianity exclusively emphasizes that the relationship with God is more important that indoctrination in a set of rules.
"...I cannot believe that a god would allow people to suffer..." God is good, but not necessarily nice. Gods main purpose, as far as we are led to believe through 'his' revelation in the bible, is to bring glory to himself.
"The church of england was created by henry the 8th" Maybe, but the church was created by God. The Church of England is merely one 'organisation' of Christianity, maybe in some respects moved too far from biblical principles.
"I grew up in care without family and without parents, did god do that? What did he do about it?" We can't claim to understand God and things may happen for reasons beyond our comprehension. All we know, from what the bible says, is that God wants us to draw near to him and only through this can we be completely content.
"...giving us the ability to find a cure..." That is crap. Some might say that because of our distance from God, diseases have developed. Others might say that we are designed by God to die of this earthly life, but if we have a belief and faith in God, death is no obstacle.
"Live long and Love life" Sadly, living long is not our choice. God or no God.
"If something good happens it's god's will if something bad happens he moves in mysterious ways." No, if something happens, it is God's will.
"There are hundreds of religions and all are different." All are different, but Christianity exclusively emphasizes that the relationship with God is more important that indoctrination in a set of rules.
"...I cannot believe that a god would allow people to suffer..." God is good, but not necessarily nice. Gods main purpose, as far as we are led to believe through 'his' revelation in the bible, is to bring glory to himself.
"The church of england was created by henry the 8th" Maybe, but the church was created by God. The Church of England is merely one 'organisation' of Christianity, maybe in some respects moved too far from biblical principles.
"I grew up in care without family and without parents, did god do that? What did he do about it?" We can't claim to understand God and things may happen for reasons beyond our comprehension. All we know, from what the bible says, is that God wants us to draw near to him and only through this can we be completely content.
"...giving us the ability to find a cure..." That is crap. Some might say that because of our distance from God, diseases have developed. Others might say that we are designed by God to die of this earthly life, but if we have a belief and faith in God, death is no obstacle.
"Live long and Love life" Sadly, living long is not our choice. God or no God.