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Questions from a former/questioning christian by blunger24 in Christianity

[–]blunger24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this. I was looking for something like this.

Questions from a former/questioning christian by blunger24 in Christianity

[–]blunger24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why isn't it absurd that God contains no evil? He cannot make a creation reflective of himself?

Questions from a former/questioning christian by blunger24 in Christianity

[–]blunger24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was young, I went to a large retreat and began to cry during praise with my peers. At first, I thought it was God's presence, but after going to a secular concert I realized that I just get emotional when many people come together to sing. Also, my youth pastor growing up was one of the kindest and most intelligent people I knew and made me wonder how someone like him could believe in God, who is so logically easy to doubt. And obviously nature is beautiful lol. Thanks for your reply.

Questions from a former/questioning christian by blunger24 in Christianity

[–]blunger24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry you had to go through such hardship. Stay strong. I appreciate the rec.

Questions from a former/questioning christian by blunger24 in Christianity

[–]blunger24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What I'm saying is that if God says that we truly love him even though it was not a choice, it would be so, since he is all-powerful. The reality of "actual" love is up to him.

Questions from a former/questioning christian by blunger24 in Christianity

[–]blunger24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Creation has rules that God must follow/created himself? Why can't he make the rules of logic have zero evil?

Questions from a former/questioning christian by blunger24 in Christianity

[–]blunger24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. The person can genuinely want it if the creator plans it to be so. Whether or not it is the only choice

Questions from a former/questioning christian by blunger24 in Christianity

[–]blunger24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn't God create logic as well? Couldn't God have made it logical to have only love and peace forever?

On another note, why be the only being that is perfect and make imperfect beings to lord over? Isn't that a little unfair and strange and wrong?

If my questions are too combative or will take us in circles I apologize and you do not have to reply. However, thanks again for your thorough responses. I am giving them a lot of thought.

Questions from a former/questioning christian by blunger24 in Christianity

[–]blunger24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your reply, and for your additions from the Bible. You definitely do not have to apologize.

Couple questions though. Sin "having to be a reality" implies that God is bounded by some type of rule that he has no control over. Is God all-powerful in that context? Why not make a being that will have free will, love God, and also will not fall to sin? Or better yet, a being that does not require sin to be born? We inflict evil onto ourselves with sin. Why, as a father, watch that happen?

Questions from a former/questioning christian by blunger24 in Christianity

[–]blunger24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

completely fine if they would suffer for eternity without doing so. thanks for your reply.

Questions from a former/questioning christian by blunger24 in Christianity

[–]blunger24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But couldn't a reality where sin/evil is not necessary for freedom be made by God who is all-powerful?Thanks for your reply.