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If you could ask God just 1 question
indianabob:
If I could ask just one question it might be.
Since you are eternal and have no beginning, when did you decide to make humans your method of having many sons with whom to share your creation? What were you doing before the creation of the material universe and the development of the plan to create our beautiful Garden of Eden. Even if God lives outside of time, it would seem apparent that things do happen in sequence, one after the other as needed to fulfill the plan. So, was there an eternity before the material creation? Just curious.
Also, the question about physical pleasures such as sex.
Actually, did God have to have two sexes in order to populate the world with billions initially?
I suppose God could have just made 100 Billion people and let them all populate the earth for one thousand years and live out their lives relating to one another WITHOUT sharing in the creation of new life. But He didn't and that is a good example of God's character. He desires to share ALL that He has with ALL His children so He made sons and daughters. Think about it, God made humans sexual so that they could share in the creation of billions of new lives.
I'm Not second guessing God, but the point is sexual expression has a definite and TEMPORARY purpose.
Sexual expression is fun and desirable because God made it that way for a purpose. So that we would populate the earth and subdue it and practice responsible stewardship. How many fellows would volunteer to impregnate a woman and care for the offspring for 20 years, IF the pleasure was not exquisite and overwhelming. Ladies, can you imagine a male taking that responsibility if he was in his right mind? (smile) Possible but rare.
Sexual expression isn't necessary for God's children to express love and have true joy after the resurrection to true life. There will be much opportunity to practice 'agape' love in the age to come and it will be a spiritual expression rather than physical.
And yet, we will have our memories of life's physical pleasures, if that is good and if it is God's will.
Bob
musicman:
I would say, hey God, this is more of a request than a question. This world is over-run with churchian leaders who teach some really strange and even down right disgusting doctrines. As you know, most of them preach this doctrine of rapture, where all of the "righteous" will be immediately taken to heaven so they can gauk at the rest of us no church losers who will be suffering Your wrath. I was thinking of a great idea. Every time one of these lost non scriptualists teaches one of their damnable doctrines, perhaps you could rapture them right out of our lives. I even have an idea for how You could help us understand their dissapearance. Every one of them could have a note in their pants pockets which are "left behind". That note could say something like, "gone to prison to await judgement". This also goes for Kurt Cammeraman and Ray Uncomfort. As soon as they explain the 10 commandments to some crying sap who admits to stealing a pencil once, and that the bible teaches that they deserve an eternity of searing hot fire, . . . poof, away with them. Please God, I can't take it any more. These false prophets are irritating. And those who believe them will have to explain the notes left in their "left behind" pants pockets.
Beloved:
Musicman
a note in the pant pockets
that is way too funny...I loved it ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Beloved
gmik:
Beloved, I think I am following you around :D
That was funny musicman!
Now Bob, hmmmm, I don't know. (and at your age, too ;))
skydreamers:
musicman, that was super funny! Good one!
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