God
M3rV
punish or Judge? Yes, I know that people could come up with plenty of quotes
about this, but I'm not concerned with what man has wirtten down or with what
-those who came *in his name* to do his work- have said, I'm asking for an
*honest* answer...
Alex Sumner
"M3rV" <m3...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> If some one were to burn down an entire square block, would God care?
Why? Do you have somewhere particular in mind?
AS
M3rV
Ya, i suppose location would factor into it,
I was gonna say burn down a building, but an entire block sounds more likely to
get his attention...
Actually, it just seems wierd that the same book says about 3 different things.
A) god knows everything that we'll do and he doesn't care (well, the actual
phrasing is "he forgave us beforehand" but it's basically the same thing) B)
tons and tons of text reguarding the do's and don'ts or else god will do this
or that and then C) Jesus is conna come a judge everyone based on thier deeds.
A seems to suggest that God never actually cared, B seems to suggests that he
-does- give a shit and C seems to imply that Karma, not dogma and kosher laws,
is what it all comes down to.
So, what do -you- think, should some one burn down a block is God gonna A) give
a rats ass B) show some sort of concern about whether or not the gasoline was
blessed and manufactured properly (and, I suppose, wether one of his houses
happens to be there) or C) God's gonna burn down their block?
Tom
First off, how do you know that something that was written down about what
God said is not honest?
Second, there may be a difference between an honest answer and a true one.
Lots of folks honestly believe that God tells them things. Whether or not
God really is telling them things, and whether or not they are interpreting
what they are being told correctly, is another matter.
Third, what God feels and does may be far beyond your ability to comprehend,
so even if you got the correct answer, you might not be able to understand
it.
Lastly, if someone actually did give you an honest and true answer, how
would you know it was honest and true?
Meltdarok
Well how about that. An original question never thought of before now.
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Well you already had a few good answers, just want to add questions for
you to condider.
How do you defind God?
How do you define care about?
Your own belief might prevent you from acepting an honest answer, if one
could be provided (The odds of this are very low).
Emprical evidence does indicate that some crimes (or at least what most
consider crimes) are not punished to the same extent as others (of
punished at all), if this is the hand of God it would appear there is a
lack of caring as you might understand it.
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Kteis7
>Date: 12/10/2003 1:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time
>If some one were to burn down an entire square block, would God care?
Of course.
Who do you think gave you the idea?
>Does God punish or Judge?
Why do you think the block needs burning?
M3rV
>
>Of course.
>Who do you think gave you the idea?
>
>>Does God punish or Judge?
>
>Why do you think the block needs burning?
Apparently I don't, God does...
Kteis7
>Date: 17/10/2003 3:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time
>Apparently I don't, God does...
"God does, but I don't
God will, but I won't
That's the difference
between God and me"
-Lyle Lovett