SO i went into a forum... and on a topic I commented.
Q: If God is All-knowing, then you have no freewill. True or False
the author of the posed question said also... "Maybe it is fueled by a poor understanding of God and life. "
I don't believe we are suppose to "understand" God ( I don't think its humanly possible) but only to LOVE/BELIEVE/WORSHIP/CHOOSE/OBEY HIM.
Thats kinda the point as to why theres a BIBLE...its from God, written by man, for US to help/guide US. Oh and before you ? that, all scripture was written from/influenced the spirit of God... I had ?ed about the bible before ( if the bible was written by man, how is it the TRUTH other than its says IN the bible "it is TRUTH" - i learned.)
Also, as you grow and study and learn more through reading the bible/books/teachings and growing in a real relationship with God, you will form some sense of understanding.
God also becomes more real to you. Because the biggest thing with people believing IN God...is the fact they can't SEE him ( like we see things on earth)... but you have to remember God doesn't work the way we do on earth. On earth, you have to SEE things to BELIEVE... with GOD, YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE THINGS IN ORDER TO SEE.
This is a such a touchy subject b/c honestly no one knows everything & there are so many people and we are all on different levels with God & our knowledge / understandings, experiences etc. Plus not to mention the way words are diluted through time & the way religion has also become somewhat diluted. Its well though. The Bible is like an instruction manual, its written back then but its for our RIGHT NOW, if we read, get knowledge and most importantly APPLY things taught in the Bible, it helps us to be "CHRISTian" like and live righteous.
I do see God's purpose in my life or how you could say, "God is omnipotent, already knows what I'ma do / all knowing God" or whatever ya'll overly stressing & dissecting. (but i know everyone wants to understand... i got that bug too)
Yet you have to be careful when reading the Bible, it can be tricky & yet its the most amazing book to me, being that you can read something one day & read it the next & you can get something from it totally different.
Its complicated, thats why it takes a while to study it & why there are SO MANY differnet versions & all kinda translations & yadda yadda... Like, just taking one verse & trying to make it mean something to where it can be sugarcoated/ interpreted/ twisted for your personal advantage(s)... or reading too much into or using one verse from the WHOLE point can totally mess up the purpose of that passage /point.
Things on earth are not like things in heaven. HUMANS aren't like GOD.
Its good to question things, thats how we learn & grown & get our beliefs and just experience life/people. I know God has given us CHOICE, because he LOVES US. and its UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. I know God is Love. God is our Father. God is our creator. He gives us the choice to LOVE Him, accept, seek, worship, praise, believe in Him, sin, rebuke, curse, deny ...Him.
I know He gave us his son JESUS to take our sins & give us eternal life through grace... in the OT(moses) they were taught you had to work for salvation, but (NT) God gave us Jesus (which we are saved by His grace & mercy). If we believe in HIS SON, JESUS & make him our Lord & Savior.. then we are saved.
A lot of peopel don't believe theres a heaven or a hell. I know there is a heaven where God resides, and theres 5 levels of Hell.
If you believe in Christ, when you die, your soul goes immediately in the presence of God (where there can be NO SIN) and the flesh body dies... we get glorified bodies. :D when JUDGEMENT comes, cuz it will...we are judged for our WORKS not our SINS... but its kinda confusing b/c sometimes our WORKS are our sins. I've learned that after studying most of the massiveness of Revelations (about a year+ in Bible Study) that when armaggedon finishes heaven will come down to earth, [another point why it happens b/c God has to remove all sin & purify the earth before the New Jeruselum is built]... and its going to be similar to how earth is... our eternal life... & our judgement from God is kinda like a reward system.
I think you might can understand on that level... think of it as a CAREER status... the better works you do in this life on earth (more people you love/ christ like lifestyle) the better "career" / rewards you will have... so kinda simple explanation... You have 10 good works, well you get to be a secretary, but if you had 1,000 good works, then you get to be the BOSS.
Faith wihtout good works is dead. Pretty much meaning... if you don't have good works, then you don't show the world your faith. Yes GOD KNOWS YOUR HEART, but PEOPLE KNOW YOUR ACTIONS.
There is just SO MUCH information... it can get overwhelming to some.
I also believe there is suppose to be a healthy amount of fear of God. My pastor says, "Just because you give your life to Jesus(make him your savior) doesn't mean you get more of Him, it just means he gets more of You."
And if we didn't have free will(freedom to choose) then I couldn't be having this forum conversation with you cuz I wanna.
I'm not debating free will... just stating my opinion(s). I know God knows everything & sees everything... I know he gives us a choice & he wont override our wants. He loves us enough to give that to us & is delighted & blesses us even more so when we CHOOSE to do good & obey HIM! But the devill can bless you too.. and good things happen to bad people same as bad things happen to GOOD people. JUST KNOW ITS NOT FOR US, its for someone else why things happen to us. We are such a selfish people. But its well & I'll be the first to admit I'm selfish at times. ;)
...but thats why HE is God. I would not want his job eeeeeeevvvveeeeerrrrrrr... I would have done destroyed a lot of people LOL - BUT IM HUMAN..... and hes GOD! opk u got that point. ;)
THIS IS STRICTLY MY BELIEFS & THOUGHTS on the question you asked & just what I free willed felt like typing to you. ... A LOT of times, what you believe is your TRUTH.
What do you think is more important? Understanding GOD or KNOWING GOD?
I would have to say KNOWING GOD is more important to me than trying to understand something I can not... even if I spent my whole life doing JUST that.
LOVE YOU ALL
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So the scripture i just pulled right now is...
"Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. i will help you." Isaiah 41:10
amen.
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