Cuz I Said So!!!!

Its all about beliefs each and everyone has towards GOD. All of us has a different perspective of God and everyone tries to connect themselves to God thru some means. This very meaning of connecting to God raises questions in our mind. I believe, there is no only one way to do that. People in one part of world follow some ways and in the other part it will completly the opposite. Gods duty is not to create a person and follow his life like what he should do and what he shouldn't do; if he does some wrong; need to punish him. Do you think God as a nursery teachery running behind you to control you in what way you act? Certainly not. I believe God is a supreme power that lies above all of us like a father sending his son to the ground and sit and watch what he is doing. It is we who go and play in the ground. In the same manner, we live our life in the very precence of ALmighty. Let me tell you one thing, We cant question certain beliefs. A belief is a belief. There is no reasons available to justify it. Rather do it or accept it Otherwise leave all those things and move on......

Let me put this in another perspective. We know that we exist on this earth, and we are capable of doing what we desire but within the limits of natural law. We have this capability to choose. For example, if i'm hungry, i can choose between so many variety of foods. Say i feel like eating a banana. This is my choice that i will go get a banana, i'm not being forced to eat it. My hunger tells me that i need some food, and its up to me to choose if I want to eat and what I want to eat. So, if we look at the point of view of God, knowing that he is All wise, we can come to the conclusion that he created us in a way that we are able to make choices and whatever choice we make, we will suffer or benefit from the consequences. So, it's us who choose our path. Now, if God gives us some kind of instruction or advice that follow this way IF you want to find me, then it's up to us to choose to follow that route or not. If God created us with choice, then he simply cannot force us to follow a certain way. It would be unjust of God to act like this. Also, there would be no need for reward or punishment if God would force us to follow a certain way. So, it's wrong to say that God is having problems setting us straight. To me human beings are the most amazing creation that one could think of when it comes to our intelligence and ability to think beyond our universe. I mean no man can ever create such a machine that could be able to make their own choices and to even question its own existence. So if you look at it in this perspective you see a completely different picture of God. Not a mighty ruler who is a tyrant who demands our respect, but a mighty and a wise ruler who creates with wisdom and provides ways and paths to achieve success. Success only is achieved when you submit yourself to any law, not by defiance. For example, if you consider a radio. You must submit to the law of sound waves being captured by tuning in by a certain device. You cannot accomplish this by defiance. If i say, no I do not believe in such a thing, it simply cannot work. But there others who say, no it does work i've experienced it myself. So the person who doesn't want to submit or even try to experiment with this will never be able to enjoy the good music and information he or she can hear on the radio. My point is that this is the same thing when we talk about communicating with God. If we choose to "tune in" to the spiritual world in order to find God, you would have to submit yourself to divine laws. It is us who would have to struggle and make an effort. It's not that God will come to you and force you into believing in him and finding wut He's all about. He only advises us and does not force.. It is us who create our own paradise and our own Hell. I hope this would give some food for thought.

I agree, God loves those who ask questions and He has had a whole book written to help us reason out the answers.

God is not a tyrant. he is just and fair, But he is also terrible to all those who dare to rebel adn such people, he will surely throw. He will severely thrash. God is final authority and we should respect. Those who fail to respect will have to pay the price in most terible manner.We canot question becaus e has written i the book. May his name be exalted! Surey he is glorious. Yes, we are ants in frnt of him, at is why we should bow down, lest he becomes angry and trample us. Definitely God wil be cruel in the hearts of the wicked and cruel an d he wil caus terror in the hearts of such people. Children need guidance of parents, just as we ned from God. if we obey, that is good for us. Those who disobey will pay th e price. this is the consequence. God is fierce in his retribution. 'Vengeance is mine' says the Lord. God will strike and attack and he will take revenge on the blasphemers and liars.

yeah, very true if lot question the authenticity of God they should not become an authority for religion as they themselves do not what they teaching are as they are merely bunch of all theory lacking evidences.

I don't believe in God but the discussion is quite interesting since you relate some people to God.I hate people saying something with a strong tone demanding me to do things without telling reasons. But anyway luckily my parents are not in the list of those people.

Your version of God sounds much more like the one they teach at my church, the United Church of Christ. UCC congregations exist all over the country. You should check them out. It seems like it would suit you. Yes, we (or at least, I) do recruit.

I find that that the way people view God is a reflection of how they view themselves. They project their own attitudes and characteristic onto this mythical being. People who view God as a tyrant and one who punishes sins, tend to be people who are unforgiving themselves and want to punish others. There is no being from above looking down on us (or from below for that matter, since Satan can only exist because God does). These "beings" are projects we make to justify our attitudes. Change your attitude and God will change. There is a higher force that influences us, yes, but it is a force that comes from and/or is channeled through us. It dwells within us. "God" is not a being separate from us.

Wel, wel, I could not respond earlier. Now I come backs and sees ur blindness. Listen, You! God is nota monster. he is very loving and he is prepraed for us a paradise, the likes of wich no man can describe. There is abundant luxury in heaven ther are rivers beneath which there are gardens and abundant trees of glorious fruit and the shades of large trees so that all can enjoy. U feel is a monster who has created a paradise. God is a loving God, so he create u. U fail understad such simple thing.God is not full of hate and revenge, he is loving nad compasionate but he is surely vengeful toward the unrepentant and rebelioys. Such people he will cast into hella nd severely punish He wil chastise in most horiible manner. That is his right and authority We cannot question that. We have no right to question, we have only to obey the law and comandment of the Lord. Those who disobey wil have to face the terrible consequences. This i nothign but the wisdom of God which u canot even understand. And God himself told this to me . He reveale himself to me and tell me the facts and he told m to folow obediently whatever has been written in Al Quran. My heart is not corrupted. The Lord is there in my hearta dn he is helping an dguiding me. i am spreading the word of God. Some wil listen. Most will turn ther backs haughity and purchase the ticket to hell. God will surely destroy the rebelliou souls. Do not ask why. Questioning is not needed, obedience is needed.

I used to think that God was a tyrant. I was raised to be afraid of him. But the more time I spent with him, the more I realised that he is the least tyrannical being to know. I'm more tyrannical than him and I'm a passive wuss. Most of the times it's the religious leaders that try to paint a picture of an always angry God looking to torch us at the earliest opportunity. He can control us but he chooses not to. I find God to be a being of enlightenment, of wisdom. God doesn't have the same limitations that we do. He is patient and loving. He can get angry though. He does explain. The Bible never records God as saying anything close to, "Do this because I said so or else!!!" God always said it like this. Do this because bla bla bla. He told you what and he told you why.

Funny concept about god actually, he says I said so, he says dont do it, and yet he doesnt put in enough obstacles to block us, which is all that he needed to do in the first place, instead of trying to control and punish generations after generations. Naah. God is only about love. I have this theory. Someday, we will all be filled with love for everybody, at least for a nano second. Then we will all be united to form some great energy that can travel across the universe and meet god in whatever form he is.

hai bird, I'm ache-ing for this one, why do people always regard GOD as a he? hmm..does it means that HE, well, has a SHE to have another HE? that sounds so human like to me.. as far as the main discussion concern, despite all the questionable characteristic of the almighty GOD...if GOD helps us to keep the morality issues in check, guess its OK to keep HIM/HER around.. -peace-

Well, I not Atheist , I Do believe in God. But for me God is just a friend that is by me always. I see him as a source of light. He created all of it and gave us the chance to rediscover how he created it starting from big bang or just a micro - organism in the sea. This discussion cannot handle my thought about him or her( I just see him or her as a source of light, pure white light .) He helps me cope up with this world, he has the power to do everything yet he doesn't, because he wants us to do it instead. My atheist part tells me that this ideology makes me a good human being