" Against G-d's will"? Confused again.

On a previous discussion, didn't you tell someone that you're a Jew? As a Jew, I'm sure you're aware of the Ten Commandments. Those Ten Commandments and the various laws recorded in the book of Leviticus are what God gave to the children of Israel so they would know His will. Have you ever broken any of the laws from the Ten Commandments? If you have you have gone against the will of God. Could God have stopped you from breaking His commandments? Of course, but He has given us free will so we get to choose whether or not we'll be obedient to His will. God didn't create a bunch of puppets who have no mind of their own, but are at the whim of the puppeteer. God won't stop us from disobeying Him; but like any good Father, He will punish His children for their disobedience.

In the beginning, God made man and woman. He gave them free will to obey or to disobey. In the garden of Eden, he communicated directly with Adam and Eve, the first man and Woman. Later, God communicated with the leaders such as Noah, Abraham, and Samuel. For these times today, God gave us the bible to show us the principals by which we should live our lives. Every man and woman still has free will to obey or to disobey. Don't let anyone tell you that you are stupid. If you can read, you can read and understand the bible. However, you must be careful to not take a particular verse out of context. You need to know, not only what was said but to whom it was said. What was said in the previous verses and in the following verses.

Oh dear... No one can go against God's will... There's only one God... It is the humans who have created different names, for their convinience... We've been too selfish at it, I guess.. All of us, if we learned to live together as humans, the world will be a more peaceful place... Every saintly figure from every religion, whom we worship, have said only one thing... There's only one God... :-) Don't mind what an immature guy said to you, Behen... Let it go!

Some of the Christian god's commands are very straightforward, like "Do not murder". Others are interpreted differently by different people. But either way, there is a document that states what he wants people to do or not do. When someone goes against what is commanded in the Christian bible, they are said to be going against the will of the Christian god. As a previous poster said, it is believed that the Christian god created humans with free will, allowing mankind to choose to act even against his commands. It is believed that judgement will occur not now, but at the end of the material world.

Well for starters, the bible is all about interpretation. And it seems that everyone sees it differently. And also each religious group sees it different as well. I would not be confused, I would be amazed that people actually believe word for word what is written. It blows my mind. There is no solid proof any of that stuff happened. Here is an example for you. Go back in time when L.Ron Hubbard wrote the book Dianetics. It became what we now know as Scientology. A new religion. Now go forward thousands of years, can anyone then prove that that really happened? No, Was the book actually written to become a religion? No. We know that now, but will they in the future. Thats my point. Yes L.Ron Hubbard existed, so did christ. But was it the way it was written in the book. My answer is no. And we still don't know if the bible is a story book or actual fact. I have read many books in my life, some true stories and mostly fiction. And the fiction is more entertaining and engrossing to me. Thats like me taking a Stephen King book a start preaching the word. I would be put away for a long time. So I see these religious people as crazy people. People that need to be locked up. And, religion is the main cause for most of the wars we have had throughout time.

Passages in the bible are really mysteries and it varies from person to person. Most of the Christians I met interprets the bible VERY LITERALLY and if they found someone opposing to what they interpreted in the bible, they would IMMEDIATELY conclude that the person is disobeying God's will. Anyhow, doing moral things would be one of your best criterion in addressing the things you are confused with. As for those people who literally understand the bible, just leave them alone and ignore them for entertaining them would just lead to misunderstanding for we have different beliefs and preference.

I believe that it is God's will that we create our own destiny with whatever guidance God may give us. If we were meant to be stopped or controlled, He'd do it! After Noah and the flood, God made a covenant, Abd as such promised not to control our every movement.

We have free will. Who wants someone to serve them because they have to? God gives us a free will to do what we want. He's not going to make us do anything. He tells us what He wants from us, and it's up to us whether to follow His will or not.

Stupidity tends to be in patches and you can be stupid in some things and clever in others. I don't think being unable to read bible passages is necessarily stupid that can be for all sorts of reasons. However what is really stupid is believing in all this god nonsense. Forget all that rubbish and get on with life doing as much good as you can reasonably do and as little harm as possible and you will be fine

Now if people would say "against my interpretation of God's will" or "against what I believe to be God's will", OK. But maybe God spoke to them directly?