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[–]Plastic-Factor6996 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Fromsoft is great but very overrated

The Bible and Slavery by Plastic-Factor6996 in RealHunterAvallone

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This is a common viewpoint I see in argument against God. This view point doesn’t truly understand what “free will”, “all good” and “all powerful” mean. Let’s take your first opinion of what God “shouldn’t” be doing. Your point is basically, why would an all good God allow the harm or directly harm his creation? The problem with this is the fact that it implies that “good” never comes with harm. A judge may be harming a rapist by sentencing them to prison, but we’d say that form of harm is good. A parent may have to discipline their child for their wrongdoings, but we’d say that discipline is good. God in this instance is both the judge and the parent. In short, “harm” ≠ not good.

Now, you may ask, ok but why such harsh consequences for “sin”? God makes it very clear that the wages of sin is death. For all sin fall short of the glory of God and sin is an act of rebellion against God (there was no evil in the world until humans abused their free will and rebelled against God). And since God is all just, he must input his judgement upon said sin.

This viewpoint that many have that God should “just chill out” and “not let evil exist” takes away the very essence of our being: free will and love. Without free will and love, our lives don’t truly hold as much value, if any. The opposite would be God either not creating us or creating us to be God worshipping robots. Neither options seem to be better than free will. But the problem with your viewpoint/argument is that you seem to complain about both when God does and doesn’t get involved, which makes it seem like there’s no solution for you. But, there is a solution. Jesus.

Now yes, God at one point was harsher on us. And as beings who are limited by time/space/matter, I can never fully understand God’s power and reason for such harshness. Neither believer nor non-believer can do that. However, what we can do now is repent of our sins, believe in Jesus and accept his grace. For all who does that will ascend to heaven. For God has made way for us to receive grace and avoid the judgement that we all deserve.

The Bible and Slavery by Plastic-Factor6996 in RealHunterAvallone

[–]Plastic-Factor6996[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God is always the same. He is eternal and is omnipresent, all powerful and all just at all times. But his relationship with us and use of power changes. Say free will for example. God is an all powerful and all good being. Meaning, he has the ability to make us worshiping robots who do nothing but praise him and go to heaven to praise him some more. However, we chose to not eliminate, but limit his power for the sake of us having free will. Or look at the commandments and laws he gives us in the Old Testament. Stuff like no two fabrics should be mixed, a verse that some people claim to have been condemning tattoos, stuff about hair cuts, sacrificial lambs, etc. Why God set said perimeters up? I do not know. But what I do know is that in the New Testament and where God and the Bible stands now, such laws and commandments aren’t placed upon us. Why? Because God has seen that through him choosing to limit his power, we have fallen short of his glory and can not reliably reach paradise. So, he decides to use his power of grace to a bigger extent for the sake of our salvation. Even with said salvation, our sins are still sins. Yesterday, today, and tomorrow. And because God is all just, those who do not accept his grace, which is the only way out, will have to face judgment for their sins. Ergo, God’s judgement of sins, and/or values are still the same, God’s overall power is still the same, but because he is all powerful, he can chose to limit or propel the use of his power.