Does God exist? (6 Viewers)

[ultra908]

(UOW)

up the GONG

 

[dan964]

For those who are curious, the Christian group at my uni, has started doing some talks through Marks gospel (one a week every Wednesday). I find the way they present it, is quite engaging even if you aren't religious.

Check it out: https://www.facebook.com/unibiblegroup/

 

[studiesofboard]

It really depends on you and whether you believe in him or not.

 

[Logical()]

Your not aggressive at all, this can help better understand your faith, that's why God gave his only Son for us, Jesus suffered physical pain and mental pain when he was crucified, Everyone is God's children and for Jesus to see them all rebuking him and killing something God offered the earth to help them must have been so hard for the Lord. God's love is so righteous and good when you feel it no matter what you go through it's like a peace sensation comes over us. But we are not perfect and there are bad people in this world but the Lord is right there and he helps us through everything. God has helped me so much and what I have been through God is always there for us, Earth is like a journey and Heaven is eternal the goal. Earth will pass for Heaven lasts forever. Genocide and war is all man-made and that's where free will comes in but this journey is only limited and heaven is unlimited. Like Jesus did his father's will and suffered through all this pain because he loves us and he is in heaven. And who are we to question God for we shall not lean on our own understanding but trust in the Lord!

 

[dan964]

Okay, so I've always been on the fence about religion and I wanted to ask a question since I've been kind of scared to ask my parents lol. (I don't mean to offend anyone with the question btws.)
If God is real, why does he allow for us to get sick? Or for us to be harmed? If we are his children, why do we face such awful things? I understand that he has created heaven and earth is doomed or something along those lines but if he loves us, couldn't he help us? Isn't it unethical to make us suffer through things like genocide and war?
Again throughout my entire life, I've always been leaning towards not believing in God but I do have a lot of doubt. Sorry if I came off as aggresive, I really am just curious.

The root cause of suffering would be death, if you had to pick one.

Nah hardly aggressive. Its natural to question why do natural disasters for instance happen particular to people of faith (who believe in him).
This world is kind of a ticking time bomb, and God is preparing a new one for those who love them, a better country (as one of the writers of the Scriptures puts it), a world with none of these things.

But it all comes back to Jesus really, because central to God's plan is a suffering servant king. It seems almost paradoxical, until you see him suffer and then raised to life.

The same is for us, suffering now but glory to come. We too will suffer and die, but those who truely belong to God, (not just acknowledge he is real), will be raised to be with Him forever. The resurrection is key - God is not only the one who created us but is the one that when it all looks bleak will revive us, and when we turn to him will receive us.

 

[SylviaB]

I mean, 10 billion+ other people have not risen from the dead. That's a pretty good proof for the unlikeliness of Jesus coming back from the dead. Surely another person would have been worthy of/done that if he had? As far as I'm concerned, you guys are building upon foundational layers of a concept to suit it to your perspective. Man, this is like English where you try to analyse every little piece of information for an extra interpretation, and no one can say that the author didn't intend as such because chances are he never wrote about why he did that.

The more interesting question is if we can argue the topic of God, how easy is it for cults to actually start? What about pigs flying? Damn, what if Peppa Pig is an omniscient being that appeared in some guys dream and told him to make it into a cartoon?

dude you just posted cringe

 

[Cyndiy]

No

 

[hifum]

No

yes

 

[studiesofboard]

God does exist. Depends on your perspective

 

[Velocifire]

God exists. He brings sweet people “u know who u are” and they help me feel better!

 

[SplashJuice]

How to create a flame war on the net

 

[studiesofboard]

How to create a flame war on the net

He exists

 

[hifum]

if anyone one needs any help with there faith let us know! we will try to answer any questions you have

 

[TamzidZ]

People ask me if I'm religious. I tell them yes, I believe in the religion of anime girls.

 

[hifum]

anyone up for discussion?

 

[Velocifire]

anyone up for discussion?

okay, I'm down

 

[cosmo 2]

zzz

 

[#RoadTo31Atar]

If god exists why do random innocent people die all the time?

 

[Velocifire]

Hmm, apparently to take them out of this cruel space and reunite them in heaven.

Or reincarnate them into better humans.

 

[#RoadTo31Atar]

Hmm, apparently to take them out of this cruel space and reunite them in heaven.

Or reincarnate them into better humans.

Ye but that's not even true, reincarnation is just something people came up with so people are ok with living miserable lives until they die. It gives people hope that this life sucks but that's ok and you can't do anything about it because the next life will be better. Instead of living in poverty and misery, I would rather work to improve my current life which is 100% guaranteed to me unlike the made up reincarnated life which never comes.

If reincarnation is true, who decides who gets what life and how can one entity do it all and do it fairly? Also, since world population is not fixed but always increasing, how can you explain that there are more people than previously. Should there not only be a person born when one dies and is reincarnated?