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Do Humans Offend God?

horizon_mj1

horizon_mj1

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Think about it, if everything we do is known, then when we do something wrong, is this not a direct offense? We often wander why it is that our prayers can go unheard at times, but could this be due to the evil we breed among ourselves(what Divine Being would want to be in a place where Evil runs rampant?
 
Skwim

Skwim

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In fact, he knows what you'll do before you even do it, so what you do comes as no surprise to him. It's that omniscience thing.
 
Super Universe

Super Universe

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horizon_mj1 said:
Think about it, if everything we do is known, then when we do something wrong, is this not a direct offense? We often wander why it is that our prayers can go unheard at times, but could this be due to the evil we breed among ourselves(what Divine Being would want to be in a place where Evil runs rampant?
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Have you ever watched a small child play with a big cardboard box? They put it on their heads and walk around. They climb inside and try to close the top over them.

You're thinking that God is an angry God, a jealous God. The ancient humans did not know the causes of natural events so they naturally blamed them on an angry God but this is not true. God created the universe, there is nothing in it that He could be jealous of.

Every prayer you have ever said is known to God even before you say it. What you really want to know is why you don't get what you want on the earth.

It's so God can experience the child playing with the cardboard box.
 
uberrobonomicon4000

uberrobonomicon4000

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horizon_mj1 said:
Think about it, if everything we do is known, then when we do something wrong, is this not a direct offense? We often wander why it is that our prayers can go unheard at times, but could this be due to the evil we breed among ourselves(what Divine Being would want to be in a place where Evil runs rampant?
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I don't think any human being wants to live where evil runs or intrudes on their lives.

That being said, I watched a video that stated god encompasses the universe.
If that is the case, then God will always be greater than gods creation because god made if lesser in stature than God.
So God probably doesn't expect much of humans, but humans probably feel obligated to greater or serve a greater purpose for x amount of reasons given the circumstances they have been dealt or given.
 
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I'm pretty sure if God exists, nothing we do sways him in the slightest.
 
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Skwim said:
According to the Bible god was swayed into doing a lot of stuff (most of it not at all nice) by what people did . . . . . . . . . . according to the Bible.
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I doubt if God exists the bible can lend much insight. Why would God, you know, make absolutely no sense?
 
Breathe

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horizon_mj1 said:
Think about it, if everything we do is known, then when we do something wrong, is this not a direct offense? We often wander why it is that our prayers can go unheard at times, but could this be due to the evil we breed among ourselves(what Divine Being would want to be in a place where Evil runs rampant?
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I don't think we do offend God. I think we think we offend God, and keep away from It. Or ignore It. But offend? Naw.
 
horizon_mj1

horizon_mj1

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Skwim said:
In fact, he knows what you'll do before you even do it, so what you do comes as no surprise to him. It's that omniscience thing.
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Yeah, OK I see your point on omnipotence, but maybe He can still be surprised if the right choices are made? I mean according to Biblical and other older Scriptures, there have been times when God saw a different outcome than what would be expected.
 
horizon_mj1

horizon_mj1

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Super Universe said:
Have you ever watched a small child play with a big cardboard box? They put it on their heads and walk around. They climb inside and try to close the top over them.

You're thinking that God is an angry God, a jealous God. The ancient humans did not know the causes of natural events so they naturally blamed them on an angry God but this is not true. God created the universe, there is nothing in it that He could be jealous of.
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No I do not think at all the God is either angry or Jealous, but maybe disappointed:(

Super Universe said:
Every prayer you have ever said is known to God even before you say it. What you really want to know is why you don't get what you want on the earth.

It's so God can experience the child playing with the cardboard box.
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I am the last person who would question why a prayer is not answered (IMO prayers are always answered, just not always the way we think they should be answered. Do you feel that everyone should be judged the same as a child? Just the same old lame excuse of "well they didn't know what they were doing" justifies inappropriate actions?
 
horizon_mj1

horizon_mj1

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uberrobonomicon4000 said:
I don't think any human being wants to live where evil runs or intrudes on their lives.

That being said, I watched a video that stated god encompasses the universe.
If that is the case, then God will always be greater than gods creation because god made if lesser in stature than God.
So God probably doesn't expect much of humans, but humans probably feel obligated to greater or serve a greater purpose for x amount of reasons given the circumstances they have been dealt or given.
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That is kind of what I am getting at; shouldn't we (granted with limited Knowledge) do our best to achieve the closest thing to perfection as possible, just as a "Thank You" kind of?
 
savagewind

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People offend God every second of every day but does Almighty God take the offense? No! Because the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones. Ecclesiastes 7:9 NWT
 
horizon_mj1

horizon_mj1

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Odion said:
I don't think we do offend God. I think we think we offend God, and keep away from It. Or ignore It. But offend? Naw.
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Here is where my questioning is based; if God is Pure, do we send "impurities" through our actions? How can this not be looked at as non-offensive when at times our actions are totally against what God wants?
 
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horizon_mj1 said:
Here is where my questioning is based; if God is Pure, do we send "impurities" through our actions? How can this not be looked at as non-offensive when at times our actions are totally against what God wants?
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IMO, because we're human; God is God. ;)
 
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