Is ignorance bliss? Is the world globe-all? Is Christ dividead? Is there respect of persons with God?
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No God does not respect you or anyone. No Jesus is not divided, Satans Kingdom is. As far as mercy. Men started judging the law because the people wanted a King and a Judge. God said they rejected him. Most of us would rather have a fair judge, judge us. "God" Now let me ask you a question. Do you want your judgement with repect to persons? God says to judge without repect of persons. There is your answer.
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Love the world!...if u still believe in God and in the Bible great 4 u...I still do!....'cause it is a relationship between u and God, and no one else should be included!
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Is it intelligent to deny the possibility of something simply because it is beyond the grasp of our puny little minds. Do you know what is at 3.3 degrees lattitude 2.7 degrees longitude on the most distant planet in the universe? I'm pretty sure such a place exists, but you'll never see it. There was a time when humans could not detect atoms or microbes. Did they not exist? Do you think you can know every fact of the universe? Is there something that you don't know? The truth is that human intellect is extremely limited, this is obvious. The Bible says to not depend on your own understanding. In the Bible, Job tried to figure out things which were beyond him, so God quizzed him on simple things, just like I did you, to show him how limited his ability to know and understand really is. We humans think we're so smart, but in fact we're so tiny, so finite in an infinite reality. If one mistakes  their ignorance for evidence and limits reality to their puny intellect then they live in a very very small place. Ever heard of Albert Einstein? He believed in God. Was he dumb or ignorant, or did he think a little bigger than you? There are things that I know from science that are mind boggling, I have no problem with the concept of God. The very first thing that you need to decide is do you really want to know the truth no matter what it may cost you. Those that are blinded to the truth don't want it in the first place. God offers it to those who truly want it. This includes you if you humble yourself and seek with an open heart and mind. Pride, arrogance, and a hard heart will blind you quicker than anything. You must have the faith and humility of a little child to see the ultimate reality. This is not a matter of the head, but a matter of the heart. It is the human heart that is the problem. Our hearts are polluted and our minds darkened by evil, but God sent a great light into the world to cleanse the human heart and enlighten the mind. This light is The Son of God, Jesus Christ. He was innocent yet He was put to death to satisfy the just demands that a righteous and holy God had AGAINST YOU. Now if you can humble yourself before Him and in faith, gratefully accept this unspeakable and FREE GIFT from a kind and merciful God, then you will be born again by His Holy Spirit and given eternal life. Your first birth is physical, your second birth will be spiritual. Now you are capable of grasping only physical concepts and thinking and living only in the physical realm of reality, which as I have pointed out is a very very small place, but then you will become spiritually alive and able to live in the spiritual realm of reality where their is truth and wisdom, and not just knowledge. Well, you say you want to be enlightened. I have given you the truth. What are you going to do with it?><>Sir Brian
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the basic premise of the question is in itself wrong, GOD aint everyone and everything, it is a part of him in each one of us and in things around us.\n\nso clearly a part cannot equal the whole entity, hence our pea brains as compared to HIS all encompassing knowledgeable self. \n\nso the situation you described is justified.\n\nas simple as that dear.
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Yes... I mean no....I mean, I don't know.  Questioning one's own belief system is essential to spiritual growth and evolution.  All the ones that answered "no" so quickly are the one's that, in my mind, need to get a reality check.  Don't be so sure!  Take a look around, there are more questions than answers and there are more opinions around the globe than we can count.  So, be okay to question your faith and the very existence of "god".  You may come back full circle, or you may not.  But at least you can say that you've looked outside the narrow little box that most people live in.\n\nI'm sure that if god exists and assuming that god gave you a logical mind to work with, god wouldn't mind if you questioned and explored those issues.  I haven't seen anybody struck down to a pillar of salt lately!  So free your mind, go exploring!
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You cannot ask questions like this for other people.  Each person's relationship with God is personal.
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Do you mean God is the world as a 'collective consciousness'? If this is what you mean then surely this collection of posts would just be a sample of the thoughts within this united being. And why should the one which is picked by the asker be THE word of God (the world in total)? Are not the other opinions just as valid? What if someone else asks the same question and picks a different best answer? When the best answer goes to vote, there is often not a complete 'winner',  sometimes no decision is reached at all. In that case, what would the opinion of your idea of 'GOD' be?\n\nSo no, I don't think they are the word of God, because I can't accept yourr idea of God! :)
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Child of God, yes -- if we could all learn to think of each other with hearts filled with kindness, compassion, and understanding -- this world would be a much better place.\n\nDo I believe that WE can make that happen?  No.  Because evil and hatred are very real, and we can't defeat them by ourselves.\n\nIt doesn't mean, though, that we should give up trying.  Perhaps each of us can make "our little corner of the world" a little better by treating each other with courtesy and respect.  Peace !
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I'd say yes and no.\n\nYou can't answer all the world's issues.  However, God may want you to help answer one or two issues.  Think of Martin Luther King, Jr., for example.  A Christian preacher, he helped to overturn Jim Crow in the South.  \n\nIf there's an issue you care deeply about, chances are God want to use you to help address that issue.  Think of Queen Esther, or Moses.  Also, John the Baptist criticized King Herod for taking his brother's wife as his own.  Jesus took a little time to address a couple of current events.  (See Luke 13:1-5.)  Remember, too, that Jesus is the savior of the world, not just of individual persons.  \n\nOn the other hand, there is this psalm:\n\nPsalm 131 (NIV)\nA song of ascents. Of David. \n 1 My heart is not proud, O LORD, \n       my eyes are not haughty; \n       I do not concern myself with great matters \n       or things too wonderful for me. \n 2 But I have stilled and quieted my soul; \n       like a weaned child with its mother, \n       like a weaned child is my soul within me. \n\n 3 O Israel, put your hope in the LORD \n       both now and forevermore.\n\nMy advice: strike a balance between worry and apathy.  If God calls you to answer a cause, do so!
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I am sorry to not be able to offer better company. If it is of any relief, I did meet one guy a long time ago who was a true atheist. His belief was that mankind would be better off the sooner they realized that a higher power was neither existant nor necessary. I was intrigued to find someone of such a like and opinion. Although I do not agree, I did respect his thoughts and beliefs. Unfortunately, the rest of the class overheard and went off on him. I had to apologize for it was not my intention when I first asked. So, no, you're not alone.
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No person is greater than God. Nor were you ever promised a rose garden while here on this plane of existance. We are all here to develop our soul so that when we pass from this plane of existance to the next, we will be more prepared. Is it all understandable? At some levels, yes. Is there evil in the world? Absolutely. Did God create everything? Yes. And is everything around us, good and bad, something everyone can comprehend as being part of our learning experience? Unfortunately not. \nBy the way, God does not condemn people. Sexuality, immorality, sin . . . all are forgiven when our physical body dies and our soul moves on. I didn't say it would all seem to make sense. We are loved. We are forgiven. We are given challenges to help us grow. And we are told through the Manifestations of God that we are never alone here.
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many people believe many things, so it depends on which believers  you are referring to.  I pray for world peace because I believe it will strengthen humanity and bring compassion to the hearts of all beings for all other beings. it has nothing to do with jesus for me.
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I think each religion is a way for people to make sense out of their lives. It's a way to find purpose or meaning for the things they do each day. I don't believe there is any one correct religion. And I doubt that God (howeer God is defined) looks upon earth and decides that he likes some of us better than others simply because of the way he is worshipped. (I'm using "he" only as a convenient word.) In fact, I believe that God does not particularly appreciate it when people use hatred against each other simply because of a difference in religious practice. As Buddha said, "There are many paths to the top of the mountain."
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I agree with you completely.\nI do not overrule Christ in my life.\nI consider myself a Christian and try to spread the Gospel whenever I can.\nI'm working on a project with my friend to help Christians in need in other countries and to pray for those who are doing the horrible things to those Christians.\nBut yeah, I want to know why people don't try to see and how they exactly think man-kind came to be without God.\nThis confuses me.
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Whoa... It's interesting to note that sharing Christianity raises the hackles of so many people. You would think they are the only ones out there cramming their opinions down others throats. There's certainly enough answers on this one doing the same thing. This person is sharing their heart out of love for all of you, and the majority stomp on it.\n\nThe conflict does not lie with the individual, but the differing beliefs. Talk about respect...  that goes both ways. To be sure, there are some zealous Christians out there, but the majority simply are sharing what they have found to be true to those who are asking, especially in this forum, for some answers. A quick survey of some of the answers here on YA will show that most of the personal "attacks" are coming from the non-Christians. Even the avatars reflect the hatred that is so blatantly spread on here.\n\nDon't shoot the messenger who says things you do not want to face or hear. Just because their beliefs counters yours, or hits some spiritual nail on the head, it does not justify your anger to a complete stranger. The motives are readily apparent. Are you coming from a place of hatred or love. Most of the Christians here, and elsewhere, are operating on the love side... are you?
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Yes, I agree with you 100%. We should all try to respect other people's religious beliefs even if we don't agree. It is rude to get into shouting matches with others. We don't want to be argumentative. God is a peaceful person and we should strive to be the same. Peace.
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Absolutely not. What ever our race, colour, creed, religion, political view or indeed anything else that makes us different it does not matter because we are all human. What tends to interfere and disrupt this tends to be evils enforced upon us such as war, poverty, ignorance, natural disaster among others, which is where human nature gets scared / corrupted amongst other things. This of course tends to steer human nature into imposing its will on others ("because I am right!" etc) which is where all hell breaks loose and hateful conflicts become 2 two a penny. I believe we could all significantly reduce conflict in the world tommorror if we didnt impose our will upon others as we wouldnt get in each others way all the time! Thats it in a nutshell but of course their is more what,where,how, why, who to it than that.\n\nI hope this answerd your question.\n\n- Paul :-)