If I did not believe that God exists, then where would I be in the situation that has recently come to pass in my life? Good and Evil would be subjective feelings reflecting what our culture has taught us to approve or disapprove, if I did not believe in God. But let's suppose there is No GOD. Or any other higher intellectual Being. Who then established our moral absolutes? Our sense of "Rightness"?Elizabeth wrote: ...If not for a Good God, where would Goodness come from?
Not at all. If you subscribe to the origin of life theory put out by creationists, then when sin officially entered the world, the land was also cursed by it. God allows the earth to demonstrate the consequences sin has had on Creation. Why did God allow the tsunami to kill over 225,000 people in Asia? Why did God allow Hurricane Katrina to destroy the homes of hundreds of thousands of people? I do not know. What I do know is this…God is good! There are many amazing miracles, in both instances, that occurred - preventing an even greater loss of life. Natural disasters causes millions of people to reevaluate their priorities in life. Hundreds of millions of dollars in aid was sent to help the people that suffered, in both situations.Elizabeth wrote: ...Are you saying here that natural disasters are caused by us somehow being somehow 'sinful' and causing it?...
Quite all right. Should have heard me in high school and college! But what if? Ask yourself that question sometime, Victoria. What IF? What if just because I cannot understand everything that has happened or is happening does not mean that God is not still in control?Victoria wrote: .."I don't buy it"
A long time ago I had a boss who always like to say "Give me bottom dollar" and a teacher who always liked to say "Give the ol' college try".
Which words of Jesus did you find valuable?Victoria wrote: ..[beginning the paragraph where you did not believe in the whole Garden of Eden thing]....I do not understand or appreciate the role of Jesus as our "Savior" from that original Sin...Not to say that I have not listened very carefully and found much value in the words that Jesus was reported to speak.
Linda B.