16th March 2003, 2:21 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Sacred Jellybean
Okay, if God gave us free will... why in (God's name? Heh) is he so harsh to those who don't believe in him? Why send us to a place where we'll burn and suffer for all eternity? That doesn't sound like a supreme-being at all, but a very arrogant, power-abusing being with human qualities, rather than an understanding, compassionate being who I'd LIKE to believe in IF there is a god. God loves each and every one of us? Pffft.
[edit]: Just saw DJ's post: alright, same deal. Only one being (Jesus Christ) can lead us to heaven... but why would this "eternal living" be so selective? Don't you find that a little unnerving? That implies that anyone who believes in Jesus Christ and confesses their sins will be saved. Why can't one simply be a good person? Why must one be obliged to believe in Jesus Christ and confess his/her sins just to live eternally?
I don't pretend to know God's motives, no one knows why or why he doesn't do things. But, do you think that God should send everyone to heaven despite what they did in life just becuase he has the power to do so? He IS compassionate. He did send his only son to the earth to die so that people COULD go to heaven if they believed in him and obeyed him.
Sometimes you get the scorpion.