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So many cultures have different "form" of gods. They can be hildish and spiteful to loving yet selfish. Most of the gods in ancient cultures were very envious and selfish. So that would probably be one of my requirements. They don't have to be all knowing. They just have to be somehow there. Are gods of destruction and death helpful? (I couldn't think of the word I wanted, but this is close) Yes they are, but you too will someday suffer their "wrath". The Christians say that God always has and always will be. But if he made this earth where was he before. And why is he always a he. This god is proof that it was created from sexist men. Like those men who preach that women should submit and become their "lifeless" beings. Go back to being seen and not heard. But other gods, like Venus, are there for women who stand out. It's just what different cultures think.

personally I am not sure about how good and worthy the christian god really is... I am not saying this to offend this is just my opinion... Is it good and fair to send someone to hell just because they don't claim or know about a particular god? what about Ghandi?... he wasn't a christian and he was a very very very good person. He is probbly the most selfless person of his time... Does the christian god send him to hell? That doesn't seem right or just... yes I know about the all fall short and sin and whatnot speech a gazillion times but isn't god all powerful? couldn't he find a way around sin without making such an odd demand? I do however why he would not get rid of satan outright but would prove him wrong and everything because if he just got rid of him it is still likely for another to take his place... but, doesn't that mean he is using all of us as pawns? if he's doing that does he really care and is he really worthy to be called a perfect god?

I'm not stupid or anything but can you please explain how that answers my question... I need a little more information than just the quotes. Because from what I have been taught in the christian faith that before the things you quoted happen those who didn't claim jesus was the messiah were still sent to hell despite what their actions in life were for a thousand years.. a thousand years after the devil is cast into hell with his demons at the end of revelations...

My God does. :3
Yes, but they weren't all-powerful. Zeus could be thown into Tarturus. All you have to do is read the Percy Jackson series to see how much those gods fail.
They were evil. Considering how early it was in our history, wicked men then could've meant so much more pain, evil and suffering now. Plus he didn't destroy our entire race-Noah was saved.
Because if you pray for somethng, and the miracle you needed occurs, that's proof for Him. If you have a revelation of Him, that's proof ofHim. If you study the books and find it makes sense, then that's proof enough for Him. Even the odds against everything coming together the way they did is proof of some higher power.
The way I see it is if there's no higher power andyou spend your whole life seeking it, and worshipping it, no harm because when everything ends in oblivion, everything's a waste. If the higher power's evil, then bad stuff will most likely happen to you no matter what you do, so again, no harm done. If the higher power's neglectful then it's a lot like if the higher power didn't exist in the first place, and if the higher power's good then all your seeking, worship and reverence is the most important thing you could be doing. Logically it's the only way you can win.
Of course it really helps when you love the higher power in question more then anything, and no matter what logic said would still die a thousand deaths for that higher power. But having the logic to back it up is nice too.

He created satan, who corrupted himself. Our disobedience meant death entered the world, because deah is the abscence of God, and satan corrupted some things on this earth because when we sinned he got control of it. Technically he's god of this world right now. >.<
If He gets rid of all evil and satan, we die too (including Christians) because He'd destroy anything with any evil in it's nature. That's why satan's destuction is gonna have to wait until the end of the world. There are some battles being fought right now in the heart's of man.

Sure satan twisted some things, but beauty's what you see the majority of the time. A sunset, snow on a branch, the first crocuses of the spring, a backlit sycamore... Or how about the animals? A cat's strength and grace, a hawk flying overhead, a pod of dolphins playing...even the ugliest or most common creatures can have a purpose. Poisenous plants can heal, dandelions actually smell good, and taste pretty great in a salad to, seagulls are great fun when you have a loaf of bread to spare (Seagull baseball xd ), the smell of the air after it rains, and the power of a storm all point to an amazing Creator. You can find something good to almost all of creation, no matter how twisted it's become. I hate the desert, but Georgia O'Keefe painted amazing scenes from it. Plus just because it can kill you doesn't mean it's not beautiful. I've got this picture hanging up of a lion killing a wildebeest because I happen to really like it. Technically it's sad, but it's also beautiful and powerful too (and I kinda hate wildebeest XD).
That's the price mankind paid when we walked away from God.
Some mistakes were made. Our mistake, because we ate the dang fruit and chose to try and be like Him rather then staying close to Him, and satan's fault too, for tempting us. That's why he's going burn, but that's unfortuantely why some people are gonna burn too. cry

Speaking from my understanding we all are gods. So yes and no simply because that requirement is dependent on fully realizing that we are.
Realization of that freedom we have.
Edit: It also depends on the culture, people of a culture/religion, and the individual in question.

No but it helps the case. People like "sparkles"
No and No
Realization of that freedom.
Edit: Depends on what a culture/religion defines as what distinguishes between divinity and mortality.
Yes. The answer depends on the god and what one expects of a god.
I get what you mean. No worries. I hope what I have posted makes sense and that I don't come off as more of a nutter than I already do.

Edited: Corrected thoughtless comments.

All I was trying to say is that it is a popular misconception in the Christian system that God condemns all non-believers to "eternal suffering". I was providing a passage to show why this is a misconception.

Nope, I did question a lot, but I've found a lot of answers that were to my satisfaction, and the others I trust Gd for. H'e more important to me then my unanswered questons.
That's news to me. >< I think satan posessed a lot of people (like say, Hitler) and encouraged a lot of people to harm their fellow man. I also think he twisted viruses and parasites and other unpleasent things to suit his purposes. Count up all those killed by disease and fighting, and those I hold satan partly responsible for.
Then there's death itself, which he ncouraged us to do as we did so it would be introduced to the world, so in that case he could be held partly responsible for all the deaths of the world. :3
Doesn't for our sake.
And changed the nature of creation, which was a gift from them. It's kinda like they were responsible for the earth and the children, so like if a king and queen made a bad decision, everyone paid the price. Plus you're forgetting that babies aren't held accountably for their actions, and their sin nature so hey go to Heaven. It's only once we act on temptation that we need Him to Save us.
Then why do some people become Christians. There's gotta be a reason it's held steady with a third of the world's population following it.

They were like arrogant kings and queens with superpowers. For a world so well-organized, it's hard to believe those buffoons are responsible for running it.

What if those nine would grow up to cause intense pain and poverty to the human race, and they were teenagers so past the point of you reaching them? Or they were gonna start a nuclear war, or do some other thing that would make you regret ever having them? Or let's make them monkeys who were extremey violent and destructive, but you had hand-raised. It's some kinda mixture between thoise two scenarios.

That helped, if you meant the prayer.
Maybe...probably.
Nope, unless it was sincere. Then maybe te Lord intervened.
Nope, because it just says He'll answer. It doesn't say the answer can't be no.
Some answered prayers prove Him. Revlations can prove that He exists too, and so can seeing sense through the whole thing.

Why do you get to judge God? If He's the Creator, then why shouldn't He be the judge of you?

Maybe the Tribulation's His way of doing that. He probably did, though it's possible that choice means that He can't predict which way we'll decide. He promised not to, thus the rainbow (you know, the flood's the first time rain is mentioned in the Bible. There's a theory going around that before the flood, it didn't rain, which is why the first rainbow didn't appear until after the flood). He can. It's a war though, and there's hostages-us. And He dealt a nasty blow through Jesus. If everyone on this earth came to Christ, I think He's finaly destroy satan, and we could all live happily.

Who do you do think put that desire to survive in us?
If a mother drinks and smokes while she's pregnant, why is the baby retarded? Those two changed human nature. Plus, nobody's damned until they sinned, so technically it is our fault, even if it is in our nature.
He made them perfect, but He gave Adam and Eve choice. They chose wrong. That left a mark on us. Then we get a choice. Unfortunately, the rest of us always choose wrong too. So then we need Jesus.
None of us are an inanimate object, or even an animal. We're people with the choice of whether to act on our flawed design. When we sin, it's our fault.