And What Is Your Explanation For This?

Hmmm, now this is a very interesting question Sigma. I suspect that the true answer might only be known to 'The Creator'. But, that certainly shouldn't inhibit our free-form speculation. My thoughts are based on a belief that we do have a spiritual purpose in life, that their is a creator, and that the Human race does have a destiny to fulfill. So, here goes: I suspect that taking carnal form is the role of each spirit. It is only through an understanding of negative that we truly appreciate positive. It is only through an understanding of weight that we can comprehend weightlessness. It is only from an understanding of darkness that we can truly grasp illumination. If our souls only knew grace and goodness, and we had an overview of other souls struggling with carnal knowledge, then we would have no empathy for the difficulty of the weight, and dark aspects of temptation. I suspect that The Divine Plan does include a greater purpose than simple incarnation, and the life-lessons we accumulate. My suspicions are that we are each on the road to complete understanding of all that was, is, and will ever be. I imagine that to truly comprehend that kind of esoteric knowledge, we must accumulate it incrementally. Omniscience is as foreign to humans as text-book reading is to ants. When I first read your post, I envisioned the Akashic Records, i.e. the accululated knowledge of all this has ever been, and ever will be. And, quite frankly I imagine that it would take many incarnations to be able to handle that immense storehouse of information. I also suspect that our Creator is far wiser than your or I. And, realizes that if given the choice we would usually and consistently take the easy road. How would we ever learn to overcome obstacles if we knew only goodness and grace? And, had never known the joy and sorrow associated with experienceing those obstacles? Balance can never be achieved if one side remains forever untouched.

I believe it is a part of recieveing God into your life while you are on this earth and then staying faithful to him until the day he calls you home to be with him--everything and everyone has a purpose to be here on the earth God has plans for everyone and only he knows what they are that is the best answer I can come up with. This is what I think

I don't think we are part of God, but with God in spirit form before birth. I think we choose to come here for our own reasons, mainly to learn something(s) of our own choosing. I believe God is with us when we plan this trip and we even lay out a blue print of our lives before hand. Picking our situations we will experience, even at what age so we can learn from them the lesson we are looking for. I think we have to leave God completely in order to learn and focus. Just like school children that have to leave their parents for a day of schooling.

I don't accept the presupposition that because somebody believes in God, that they believe that we are part of God in quite the same way as you imply. I believe that Man was created by God so that he may have true choice to accept or reject God. That is why we are on earth, we have free will to reject God as so many people do. If we were in God's overwhelming presence there would be no element of choice. God rejoices in the worship that comes from a creature who has the ability to choose not to worship. I don't think I can explain this fully, as I cannot hope to have access to the thinking processes of the Almighty Creator, but this is the outline of my understanding which I hope will one day become clear to me.

I'm no philosopher or anything, sigma, but I would say for the same reason His Son had to take on human form, suffer and die on the cross for the atonement of our sins. I think that we would have to be human in order to undergo temptation, recognize our frailties. We would never get to experience these things if we remained in spirit form. Hope this makes sense to you. As I see it, life is a trial or test, and we receive our reward(good or bad) according to how we withstood the test.

We are part of God. And we reincarnate over and over again,(that is we die and return to live another life.)Yes your soul continues. You come back to earth to live another life for several reasons. First, because life in the physical is so exciting,(it doesn't matter that this life is total illusion, nothing is, as it appears,) also there are no opposites in the 4th dimension, like Up and Down, Good and Bad, Black and White, Here and There. Everything just Is. So we can experience these contrasts here in the 3rd Dimension. (for instance, the Astronauts in space,realise there is no Up or Down.)So we don't really reincarnate to discover God. Rather we reincarnate to discover ourselves as part of God.

The sign of true love is letting someone make his/or her own decision on their own. If your spirit never had the chance to make that decision would that be true love. When sent to earth you have a choice to make, either serve God or not.

Yes, so many questions and all of them very very interesting. I would really like to know wherein does science meet philosophy and do the two merge? I believe it’s a never-ending discussion and debate.

You make a lot of assumptions. For a start our life may be for the purpose of soul creation or soul refinement. It is not safe to assume we are manifested from God, that is an unwarranted assumption; at least one you would need to find some convincing reasons to accept. all the best urban

In my beliefs, I perceive God to be a all pervailing universal law governing everything and that I am born to earth because I have a unique mission to fulfill at that point in time and space.

The Bible says that we are created in the image of God. Our bodies were created from dirt. Before Adam sinned, he had direct communication with God. After he sinned, he lost that commication. Everyone that came or comes after Adam has to believe with Jesus did on the cross for our sins. Once you are saved, you pray to God through Jesus. Jesus is now the intercessor between God and man. If you do not accept what Jesus did, you are not able to communicate with God. In fact, when you pray, God does not even hear that prayer. The first prayer that he hears is the prayer of salvation. If you reject Jesus and what he did, then you will go to hell and be forever cut off from God. Like the sign says, "Abandon All Hope." Without God We are all hopeless.

My belief is that we are all sent down from Heaven by God. We are sent here to learn about free will and making good decisions. I believe that God could keep us near Him in Heaven and never give us the chance to learn about free will but that isn't how it works. He doesn't force or demand anyone to follow Him, believe in Him or have faith in Him...just as he doesn't make anyone good or bad. We have free will...we choose what we believe in, what good we do or what bad we do. When our time here is through we're judged. We answer for what we have done in this life both good and bad. Look at all the ppl that were born as innocent babies (we all were) and how differently each person has turned out. Some good, some bad, some almost saints, some so evil it's unspeakable. Why did each person turn out differently? Because we all have free will...we choose what we will do in our lives. I hope this helps and that you understand what I'm trying to say. **AT PEACE WITHIN** ~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~

i can't also explain why. what i believe in since i was a kid i'll stick with it. when you ask so many questions about God or His existence or our role of life to God, etc..you can't get enough with the answer. believe in wonder and you'll never ask the same question again. :)

It is like when Jesus came to earth to save men from sins. As the Bible speaks we actually are Gods people separated from him by the sins of our ancestors adam and eve. From the time they ate the forbidden fruit in garden of eden we are separated from God and when were born we inherited sins from our forefathers and we regained connection by virtue of the sacraments then as we grow older there were those earthly calls that again departed us from being part of God unless we go for repentance when we die yes we are still part of God if during our lifetime we've been living the life under God's will otherwise there is that hell awaiting all of us.

I disagree with your views. Our spirits were never part of God - we were created separately from Him. Yes, we were made in His image, but it could be said that my son was made in my image as well. We were designed to crave fellowship in the same way God desires relationships with us. We are not divine or perfect, so in no way can we be part of God. Which then gives perfect reason for our being on earth and finding Him. After we die, our souls continue and find perfect fellowship with God, but just because I am closely associated to someone does not mean I am that person or part of them.