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What do u think are some of the hardest questions 2 answer related to our faith?
Nelson Boils:
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Hi my friend,
Not sure what type of questions you have in mind, but I'll try just two.
1. How can Jesus have been God during his earthly ministry if God cannot die?
2. What did an Israelite living during Jesus' ministry on earth need to believe in order to be saved?
Are these questions similar to what you had in mind?
Indiana Bob :)
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2nd question is the one He was asked during His earthly ministry so there is an answer to that which Jesus told us.
Thanks Heidi for your input.Hopefully we can edify each other by having an answer to those who question us.
"How can God allow a child to be harmed?"
Tough one.Even if one answered "we are born to experience evil to humble us",it would still be difficult to wrap ones brain around it.
Heidi:
It is a very tough one because we know that God created good and evil.
Isaiah 45:7 "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things"
And that "an experience of evil has God given unto the sons of man to humble them by"
This is very hard to understand with human wisdom and reasoning, one cannot. I know that one day (in judgement) the person (s) who did the horrible crimes WILL BE humbled for what they have done.
My answer was that people always blame God for bad things and forget that the devil plays a role too. People sin willingly for the heart is evil above all. By the time the deed is done, such a person has already sinned because of lust of the flesh.
I believe that some things we (Gods chosen) will understand or try to understand now, but the them that are without will never get it.
Wanda:
My oldest son is terribly angry to here God uses evil for our good, and refuses to be consoled by any scriptural explanation that is offered. It is God's will for him at this time and knowing God's will in our lives is always to prosper us, I'm content in his purpose no matter how difficult the experience may be. I know and believe because I've had first hand experience of the extroidinary benifits in my own life, but getting here was extremely hard. No matter how much my son has accomplished and is prospering from a worldly perspective, he's not at peace in the knowledge and purpose of our creator and as a result, his life is truly lacking any real meaning or satisfaction, as anyone's life without understanding certainly is
The process of being humbled is the most difficult but necessary first step in coming to know the will of God and it's absolute necessity in our lives.
indianabob:
You asked "how can God allow a child to be harmed"
Two comments come to mind.
We all, even if we are adults...are God's "little"children so the pain is real in both instances.
Second, God gave the child parents and grand parents to care for the child, so even though God is ultimately responsible, so are the parents who unintentionally or ignorantly or carelessly allow the child to be harmed.
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Also for those who believe as we do, what would a world be like if God intervened in every case where we might harm ourselves?? We wouldn't be allowed to choose to do anything harmful such as over eating, smoking or taking drugs or running with a pair of scissors in our hand etc. etc.
People really don't think these questions through to the final conclusion. Who would want to be on a leash all the time to prevent any and all accidents?
Not me!
--- Quote from: Rolihlahla on February 21, 2020, 05:18:08 PM ---
--- Quote from: indianabob on February 21, 2020, 01:53:52 PM ---
--- Quote from: Rolihlahla on February 21, 2020, 03:25:02 AM ---Perhaps we could try answer some of them.
--- End quote ---
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Hi my friend,
Not sure what type of questions you have in mind, but I'll try just two.
1. How can Jesus have been God during his earthly ministry if God cannot die?
2. What did an Israelite living during Jesus' ministry on earth need to believe in order to be saved?
Are these questions similar to what you had in mind?
Indiana Bob :)
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2nd question is the one He was asked during His earthly ministry so there is an answer to that which Jesus told us.
Thanks Heidi for your input.Hopefully we can edify each other by having an answer to those who question us.
"How can God allow a child to be harmed?"
Tough one.Even if one answered "we are born to experience evil to humble us",it would still be difficult to wrap ones brain around it.
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Wanda:
Thank you Bob, your comment is most helpful with this difficult subject.
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