How do you Define God????

I understand that society must protect themselves, however is the answer really to attempt to alter others through punishment? The Real God does not act like mankind. The Real God will return one's actions back in order that one might understand all sides of one's choices. How many crimes would never happen if mankind would discover the real causes of crimes? It's easier to sweep it under the carpet and payback with punishment than it is to Fix the real problems. On the other hand, the problems will never go away until the problems are fixed.

Amen

@bird123 The real causes of of crime is EVIL.......God told us very clearly how to fix it....But most like you just do not want to listen.....

@bird123 I do not follow mankind....I follow God.... I have not ignored any Issue at all.... Their is Justice with God...He gives you all the facts, He tells you everything... Everyone has the possibility of redemption....Everyone......Has the same rules for redemption...It is very easy.....ABC...... God gave each of us the same choice...... You just do not like the rules ......You make all kinds of excuses....You do not like the fact that you have the choice to make up your own mind as to where you want to spend eternity......God will never take that choice away from you..... The choice of buying the cook wear or not was never taken away from you.....The choice was always yours....You could have walked away.... You chose to buy.....You chose to let the sales lady talk you in to it......The sales lady was doing her job...You must not have a very strong will to let someone sell you something you did not need or want.......That is on you.....Not the sales lady....You had free will....and you chose to buy........Do not try to put the blame of your stupidity on the sales lady.... I do not need to do anything to make God add up......His word adds up perfectly....It is all his way....and their is only one way for redemption of your sins....ONLY ONE WAY......either you want it or you do not....The choice is all yours........God gave each of us Free will to make up our own mind...You want things to be the way you think they should be...That will never happen no matter how big a fit you have, or the excuses you make, or how many names you call God....The choice is all yours.....God will not make your choice for you......... You can not sell me the garbage you are trying to sell me..... I have used my free will to make my choice and that is to BELIEVE in what God has told all of us.....I have choose to be redeemed for my Sins....I have chosen to be with God for all of eternity in Heaven........I made my choice with my eyes wide open.......

@dlr297 your quote:Their is Justice with God...He gives you all the facts, He tells you everything... My answer: Ask your God why He creates People He knows is going to Hell even before He creates them. Time to Ignore?? Your quote:Everyone has the possibility of redemption....Everyone. My Answer: Are you changing your story?? Can those in Hell change their minds?? Your quote:The choice of buying the cook wear or not was never taken away from you.....The choice was always yours....You could have walked away.... You chose to buy.....You chose to let the sales lady talk you in to it......The sales lady was doing her job...You must not have a very strong will to let someone sell you something you did not need or want.......That is on you.....Not the sales lady....You had free will....and you chose to buy........Do not try to put the blame of your stupidity on the sales lady.... MY Answer: You must stop thinking in petty ways. Forget blame. Think Logic. If the sales lady is able to alter my actions regardless of my wishes, why do you think God is so helpless???? God is not helpless and if your god fries his kids then he is a Monster. It all adds up. your quote:You want things to be the way you think they should be... My Answer: When one is on a journey to Discover the Real Truth, one must be open to ALL possibilities. One must also consider that which one does not want or does not believe could be the Real Truth. This thinking is not Narrow as you strive to be. You must consider that answers exist outside the box you are living in. Your quote:their is only one way for redemption of your sins. My Answer: No one needs redemption for their sins. These choices are a mistake and will create learning experiences that lead forward toward perfection. Sin is part of God's learning system. Can one really do without it? No!! One comes to Understand. One learns by Living the Lessons. Our new Discovered intelligence will then make the best choices which at that point will not include sin. Your quote:You can not sell me the garbage you are trying to sell me. My answer: I am not selling you anything. I am placing Real Truth in your life. What you do with Truth is up to you. Your journey does not depend on me. Be who you must! It's a part of the plan!!

You accept far too easily; all for promises mankind makes for God. They do so to get you as a follower. I think you ignore all the issues brought up in this discussion. There is no real justice in your view of God. Frying the kids for all eternity without the possibility of redemption, makes that god a Monster. The sales lady and I both had free will, yet I bought that cookware anyway. I would never had bought the cookware if the sales lady was never there. The sales lady surely was not helpless under free will. Why do you think God is? You think so only in an attempt to make your stories add up. They don't so you ignore what you have to in order to stay in that box of beliefs.

God is different to different people. On the other hand, the different views that people have of God are not always based on reality. Isn't God much more than nature? Isn't God actually Someone??

I can see you have the right thinking. God loves us all Unconditionally. As far as our choices and actions go, you are right. If we give nothing but unselfish goodness to the world, goodness is what will return to us. In reality, that is the only real intelligent choice.

I could never get angry with free speech. Can you see no evidence of God? Can you see no evidence of high Intelligence behind everything? Don't you see method behind it all? How does it all add up? Science is the study of God. I have always said that science will discover God before religion will. Why? They are walking straight toward God. On the other hand, I have found no religion that really understands God. You know, all the secrets of the universe including all that about God stare us in the face. Perhaps, it's a test of intelligence. Who can discover? Who can see? Who wants to see? Who is the hungry student? I am that hungry student. Sometimes those who search find what they search for. On the other hand, there is an almost limitless supply of knowledge to discover. For a hungry student, the journey will never end.

Really@pras.But there are things science can't explained. how do you reconcile that??

Yes, so many times one sees the challenges in their life as bad, however one can never advance without them.

Isn't everyone defined by their actions? If God can not be defined then that means God is taking no actions. I do not see it that way. God's actions are all around us. To understand God's actions will bring knowledge, wisdom, intelligence and understanding to one. Yes, that is the right path toward discovery.