As it happens, when
we ask about God's role in violence, later revelation in Scripture makes it pretty clear that God's only activity was to rescue us from our own violence, redeem us from the consequences of violence, and reconcile us to Himself and to one another from the schisms caused by violence.
With this in mind, here are three key questions from Graham Cooke to
ask ourselves about God's plans for our lives:
But we decided you're the real deal and have some things we'd like to
ask you about God.
You ask about God's creation.
I have lost many very close loved ones who were very faithful to God, and when they were in the last hours, there was no need to
ask them about God, Faith, Religion, Salvation; they already had that.
You have to say something when your child
asks you about God, life, death — comes with the job.
How is that mitigated by someone else
asking about your god (s)?
The usurper gubmint is in charge of marriage and dissolution and people are
asking about God??
In the act of
asking about God, God is already standing behind you and makes your question possible.
The only answer to such a question is that of the Greek philosopher, who, when
asked about God by an idler, kept a persistent silence.
Humans can not give up seeking for truth and
asking about God.
Other results showed my brain getting very active over the social policy questions — probably because I strongly object to mixing religion with such issues as abortion and homosexuality — and relatively quiet when I was
asked about God's being angry or loving.
Not exact matches
His op - ed says what priests or nuns tell parochial school pupils who
ask about how
God can let so many bad things happen here on earth.
For those of us who are passionate
about God's truth, it may do us well to
ask: «Are we more concerned
about the truth being known or
about us being right?»
Have your
asked your evolution
god about this?
As a matter of fact, I would like to thank Sister Catherine for rolling her eyes to the ceiling when we
asked in 4th grade
about how
god made all the animals in one day and there were dinosaurs that were millions of years old while we studied fossils.
I believe very much... and that question I
asked was
asked of me ten years ago, and it changed everything
about my walk with
God.
When all is said and done,
God knew it from start to finish, and he will
ask you why, he knows your answer, and what you thought
about it while it was ongoing.
I
ask a question
about a brilliant scientist and you automatically say he's delusional since he believes in
God.
Let me just
ask one question: Can we PLEASE start the debate in the country
about how «
God», «Hell», «Heaven», «Satan», «Muhammad», «Jesus», «Angels» «Ghosts» «Demons» and «Spirits of the Dead and or / Nature / Mother Earth» do not exist in any rational form as the way they are presented throughout world history?
I don't doubt, though, that the better educated one becomes the more likely it is that he / she would
ask questions
about the validity of the proposition that «
God» exists.
I'm sure if you
asked the members of the westboro baptist church they would say the exact same thing
about their
god.
I should have expounded,
about asking what harm there is, the only harm is from man and his free will, as
God hasn't judged yet, only tested.
The question I keep
asking, and are not getting a response to, is what do Christians think
about early CHristian vs Christian persecution and how that had a drastic impact on what current Christians believe
about Jesus and
god...
Don't Force It There are many ways to begin a conversation
about faith and
God without
asking «If you died tonight do you know where you would go?»
David — if they
asked for a chaplain, why aren't they then talking
about God and the Bible?
Then when
asked if she talks
about God, she says, «Umm, not usually.»
You make things better by doing something
about them, by taking your life into your own hands — not by
asking an invisible, unprovable, and non-existent fairy «
god» father to fix your issues.
If they want to speak
about their
god or afterlife or
ask for a prayer, I hope whoever is there will do so.
Oh and before you whine
about it, did I just
ask you anything in a manner that an atheist doesn't
ask a believer to do when they
ask to be shown that
God exists.
But let him
ask in faith, nothing wavering...» In other words, if you want to know
about religion, study it and pray,
ask God with genuine intent.
Those that have not already resolved the question
about God will
ask.
If I was a Chaplain, I'd definitely
ask dying people where they thought they stood with
God and if they had peace
about it.
But it is a completely appropriate question for a CHAPLAIN to
ask a dying person whether or not they have peace
about their beliefs
about death,
God and the afterlife.
God if I am
about to die, I
ask that my soul be returned to you
God, who gave it, as soon as my flesh body dies».!
Actually that verse is talking
about faith in
God and not faith that he will do what you
ask.
At that day the almighty
god will
ask us all
about what we have done in this life and our end will be either in the burning fire or in the great and beautiful paradise.
I learned
about a man named David who had a heart like
God's and knew that «the Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit» (Psalm 34:18) And I
asked the Lord to reveal himself as the healer of hearts.
Hmm — whose prayers change things, and why doesn't all prayer change things... a friend
asked for a new house — got one; another friend
asked to be cured from leukemia,
God didn't answer her prayers — she died; another friend
asked for wisdom on how to care for her elderly father, an alcoholic — still drinks, she still has no knowledge on what to do
about it — never thought to maybe look up information
about elder care.
«If it were only grace, making all earthly things cease to matter,
God would still owe us an answer to the question
about justice — the crucial question that we
ask of history and of
God.
That to find ot
about God and
God's plan for us also involves first - hand experience such as following the teachings, study and
asking in prayer.
I remember getting real cross with my little sister when she told me that she went out to see the movie The Exorcism of Emily Rose, but when she started
asking me questions
about God and all that, I was kind of thinking, «You know Olga, maybe this is a good thing that Hollywood is spending some money on making horror movies.»
Why, he
asked,
about to die, does
God Creator allow this to happen?
Everytime religious people post something
about God or something out of their belief, there comes the Atheists storming it with their typical (hateful, profane, disrespectful but in - fairness articulate, itellect, scientific and logical) replies and name callings such as; «2000 years religious numbnuts», «oxymorons who keep
asking of sky daddy's help», «idiots who was fooled by a magical being in the sky» and so on and so forth.
I have no idea where it is hidden... You can
ask God about them in the next life.
That, in essence, is the message the missionaries and all good Mormons give their friends: Pray
about it, and
ask God if it is true.
When the apostles had been
asked by the government to no longer preach anything
about Christ, Peter and John responded by saying «Whether it is right in the sight of
God to listen to you rather than to
God, you must judge, for we can not but speak of what we have seen and heard (Acts 4:19 - 20).»
The reason I
asked is to find out how you thought
about God.
I always
ask why would
god care
about these silly ceremonies created by pretentious and self - annointed * men *???
I believe that its important to see inner wisdom and the council of friends and wise and knowledgeable people... but
God, if he / she exists created us — right... oh yes w / brains... we should be honoring that by using them... I can imagine if
God exists every day he is saying to himself / herself «why do people keep
asking me for things I have not control over, or really could care less
about (people are
asking for a new shinny house to replace their perfectly fine house while millions are homeless around the world, hungry, sick, etc.)... why are they not using the gifts and skills they have».