You can't have christ exalting contentment without Christ exalting truth. Secret of contentment: Christ is better than anything in the world; Seeing, savouring, treating, enjoying or being satisfied in Christ himself as supremely valuable, beautiful, great and all satisfying. Amazing💖💖💖
Whether or not you believe it or act like it, Christ is most important. Acting like it will order other things much more correctly and smoothly in your life, even if the world will try to make it harder. (and indeed, doing the right thing is difficult: no path is ultimately easy) God gives us both lack and plenty: His plan is good. And if He gives us good things to enjoy - families, games, movies, time to relax, time to work - never let them take His place on top. Enjoyment is a reflection of Him (He *made* the capacity to enjoy), and it should not become about the mirror rather than the One it reflects. Be wary when you make it solely about yourself. "Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God." ~ 1 Cor 10:31
Wonderful meggage and positive truth Pastor, in my walk leaving my previous life taking only a few items, picking up my cross and following Jesus, spending 24/7 with him my most treasured is His love, Jesus love the fruits of the Spirit are life in abundance 24/7♡Thank you for letting me share ~♥~I love your teaching, you have showed me much knowledge and wisdom ~♥~ in how to get the most out of the scriptures ~♥~
The sin-sacrifice-resurrection story implies a barbaric God who values blood sacrifice. Barbaric superstitious folks, who valued blood sacrifice, created the God of The Bible in their own image. If Jesus had Godly powers, he'd still be living on earth doing miracles. Resurrection & ascendance to heaven is a hoax that easily fools the gullible suckers.
*Tell me please, in what context it is moral to slaughter infants?* 1 Samuel 15:3 3 Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy all that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys. *Tell me please, in what context it is moral to beat servants who are willingly working?* Luke 12:47 The servant who knows the master's will and does not get ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows. *Tell me please, in what context it is moral to beat servants, who are willingly working, as long as they don't die?* Exodus 21:20 “Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result, 21 but they are not to be punished if the slave recovers after a day or two, since the slave is their property. *Tell me please, in what context it is moral to enslave children?* *Tell me please, in what context it is moral to treat servant, who are willingly working, as property, passed on to children as permanent inheritance, and treated so bad that the relatives should not be treated that way?* Leviticus 25:44-46 However, you may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat your slaves like this, but the people of Israel, your relatives, must never be treated this way. *Tell me please, in what context it is moral to kill non-virgin brides?* Deuteronomy 22:20-21 If, however, the charge is true and no proof of the young woman’s virginity can be found, she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house and there the men of her town shall stone her to death. She has done an outrageous thing in Israel by being promiscuous while still in her father’s house. You must purge the evil from among you. *Tell me please, in what context it is moral to kill unruly children?* Deuteronomy 21:18-21 If any man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father or his mother, and when they chastise him, he will not even listen to them, then his father and mother shall seize him, and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gateway of his home town. And they shall say to the elders of his city, "This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey us, he is a glutton and a drunkard." Then all the men of his city shall stone him to death; so you shall remove the evil from your midst, and all Israel shall hear of it and fear.
Jesus Gives you Everything you need and Delivers you from evil. That is His Promise. He will Save you and Free you from religion and the doctrines of Men..just as He did in His Day when He Saved and Freed His people from the doctrines of the Pharisees.
Kathleen watch this video please,. if you haven't already. It will show and explain just what you have said: Jesus Christ is everything you need. That is why so many appreciate Piper and Paul the Apostle. That is their theme. It is explained by both in this video. (Of course Piper's words are just man's opinion, unless they line up with God's Word which Paul wrote.) Blessings to you.
@@HearGodsWord Question: *Is the God of The Bible a hypocrite? Or, did the delusional confused hypocrites make up an imaginary God of The Bible?* The same Bible that teaches "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.", also teaches how to: buy slaves, sell daughters, kill non-virgin brides, kill unruly children, slaughter an entire nation including their infants, enslave children, pass slaves on as inheritance, & beat the slaves so they don't die.
@@HearGodsWord You said I am using the Bible verses out of context. So, I ask you: *Tell me please, in what context it is moral to slaughter infants?* 1 Samuel 15:3 3 Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy all that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys. *Tell me please, if slavery was voluntary, then why it is restricted to only foreigners?* Leviticus 25:44-46 However, you may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat your slaves like this, but the people of Israel, your relatives, must never be treated this way. *Tell me please, in what context it is moral to enslave children?* Leviticus 25:44-46 However, you may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat your slaves like this, but the people of Israel, your relatives, must never be treated this way. *Tell me please, in what context it is moral to treat voluntarily working servants as property? * Leviticus 25:44-46 However, you may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat your slaves like this, but the people of Israel, your relatives, must never be treated this way. *Tell me please, in what context it is moral to pass voluntarily working servants on to children as permanent inheritance? * Leviticus 25:44-46 However, you may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat your slaves like this, but the people of Israel, your relatives, must never be treated this way. *Tell me please, in what context it is moral to treat voluntarily working servants so bad that doesn’t suit the relatives?* Leviticus 25:44-46 However, you may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat your slaves like this, but the people of Israel, your relatives, must never be treated this way. *Tell me please, in what context it is moral to beat voluntarily working servants with many blows?* Luke 12:47 The servant who knows the master's will and does not get ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows. *Tell me please, in what context it is moral to beat voluntarily working servants as long as they don't die?* Exodus 21:20 “Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result, 21 but they are not to be punished if the slave recovers after a day or two, since the slave is their property. *Tell me please, in what context it is moral to kill non-virgin brides?* Deuteronomy 22:20-21 If, however, the charge is true and no proof of the young woman’s virginity can be found, she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house and there the men of her town shall stone her to death. She has done an outrageous thing in Israel by being promiscuous while still in her father’s house. You must purge the evil from among you. *Tell me please, in what context it is moral to kill unruly children?* Deuteronomy 21:18-21 If any man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father or his mother, and when they chastise him, he will not even listen to them, then his father and mother shall seize him, and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gateway of his home town. And they shall say to the elders of his city, "This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey us, he is a glutton and a drunkard." Then all the men of his city shall stone him to death; so you shall remove the evil from your midst, and all Israel shall hear of it and fear.
He will always be both. The sacrifice on the cross is God in the flesh suffering for the iniquity of man, this is the greatest act of love that could ever exist for all eternity.
uriel mesenja unfortunately when you call Christ a person it takes away from the deity that He really is....unless you believe in the trinity which is incorrect in every way! Christ was a man and was sacrificed as a man (lamb). He intercedes at the right hand of Father..and we being man now are being changed from glory to glory into a new creation man which is not flesh ultimately......even now we sit with Christ Jesus in heavenly places, which speaks of our spirit man.....no flesh shall see God and no flesh and blood can not enter the Kingdom of God.....i would encourage everyone not to bring Jesus into their own carnal understanding of who they think He is and pray for Truth......
@@suefonseca9034 Christ has a new, glorified body. He is called both Son of God and Son of Man for a reason. The Holy Spirit leads me in every avenue of my life, The helper Christ promised. I wholeheartedly bow down to the Holy Trinity.
If God knew we would be so awful, why create us? And in the process condemn us for being so evil? An all knowing God would know what a mess we would be, BEFORE creating us. Personally, if I was the creator, and I saw all the pain and suffering, specifically children, and continued to create us anyways, seems so wrong...see my point? That in itself seems evil. I believe, I just don’t understand the point of it all.
Imagine an ant telling you how they would do your job, only you are not infinitely greater than an ant. God is infinitely greater than the entire universe. If you want to understand God a great start is not explaining how you would do anything in His seat.
I definitely didn’t claim to be better than God. I just have a hard time loving someone who created all this pain to begin with. You clearly missed my point.
@@CatJourney198 "Personally, if I was the creator" You are not the creator, to even speak in this manner is no way to ever understand God. If you want to know, love and understand God then submit to his supreme authority without questioning Him.
If you have ever learned true love, a power that transcends all time and material limitations even death, or redemption and the knowledge and knowing within yourself that innocence is restored in your soul, your heart and mind... this new creation and new birth which each of His Children grow to know is a Power that can effect change in any situation in every place and under every yoke of heavy or oppressive realities that mankind can establish. This new Mind, that of Christ, and the reality that He nurtures into being through us by His sovereign and Perfect Will in Christ is worth every trial and struggle. The joy that joins us to eternal truths by Grace answers perfectly your question of why God has done and allowed to be done all that we know to be true of existence and reality... all life is a grace and the patience with which our Holy, Righteous and Loving God has demonstrated for us as believers and offspring and heirs to Salvation, redemption and life teaches us to share with all those you have called wicked or evil that same love and patience. In this Love of God in Christ the true God of Heaven is acquitted of every accusation of evil doing such as yours. He is not wicked nor evil and the trials and growth pains you experience just trying to be perfect in kindness, patience and love testify of His goodness and the gift that He has given mankind that could only lead to the good world we a like to imagine and even these principles and our struggles to maintain them on this earth are a Grace in and of itself. Then you will learn to appreciate Him more and you would know shame and regret for every accusation you have leveled against Him. Your own darkness would convict you in His Light. Then His Love would be fully known to you as you would be fully known to yourself only because His Light has made it so, He is the highest in mystery and truth and so you would have the answers to every accusation and question you laid out in your comment. You'd have to think about what I'm saying before giving some half fast response. That is wisdom a gift from the Almighty as well. Be blessed
Why the need for lowness, hunger, trials, sufferings, pain, etc? If it’s to produce a greater good or avoid a greater evil then why must there be a greater evil or a greater good? And.. is there a greater evil or good beyond that evil? and another evil past that one..on and on. Given that, how can god be omniscient or benevolent? There is an endless number of evils or goods past the last one...so, If each is supposed to fix the last one , where does it all end? It’s the age old question of why do innocent children get cancer.
Imagine trying to explain the internet to an ant, the internet is not infinitely greater than an ant. God is infinitely greater than the entire universe. If you want to know the answers, humbly submit on your knees and pray "Lord please teach me day by day" He is the answer to all things far beyond the visible universe I assure you.
uriel mesenja All that infinite knowledge means nothing to us. Religion simply likes the thought of something greater than ourselves. That way, they can win arguments against those who don’t believe. The ant could care less about the internet. Not sure exactly what you’re implying with that analogy. And what exactly is it that we would need to know that is outside our basic desire for wellbeing? Please don’t say heaven and hell. We know nothing about either. Ask yourself.....why do I feel the need to characterize god as sooooo big?
@@mr.c2485 I walk with angels a billion times more powerful than anything human eyes understand. There is not much room left for me to doubt Almighty God anymore. I have been there too, I have compassion for you.
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You can't have christ exalting contentment without Christ exalting truth.
Secret of contentment: Christ is better than anything in the world; Seeing, savouring, treating, enjoying or being satisfied in Christ himself as supremely valuable, beautiful, great and all satisfying.
Amazing💖💖💖
Freedom from the world, the flesh and the devil. Eyes focused on Christ.
Hear God's Word
So...freedom from HIS creation?
No, that's not what that means. They are the three enemies of the soul. In any case, the creation isn't greater than the creator.
Hear God's Word
So...freedom from ourselves?
I'm assuming there's a point you're trying to make with your comments or are they actually genuine questions because you don't understand?
Hear God's Word
A little of both. This freedom you speak of...is it an avoidance claim or a possession claim?
Whether or not you believe it or act like it, Christ is most important.
Acting like it will order other things much more correctly and smoothly in your life, even if the world will try to make it harder. (and indeed, doing the right thing is difficult: no path is ultimately easy)
God gives us both lack and plenty: His plan is good. And if He gives us good things to enjoy - families, games, movies, time to relax, time to work - never let them take His place on top.
Enjoyment is a reflection of Him (He *made* the capacity to enjoy), and it should not become about the mirror rather than the One it reflects. Be wary when you make it solely about yourself.
"Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God." ~ 1 Cor 10:31
Thank you so much for this 🙏♥
Wonderful meggage and positive truth Pastor, in my walk leaving my previous life taking only a few items, picking up my cross and following Jesus, spending 24/7 with him my most treasured is His love, Jesus love the fruits of the Spirit are life in abundance 24/7♡Thank you for letting me share ~♥~I love your teaching, you have showed me much knowledge and wisdom ~♥~ in how to get the most out of the scriptures ~♥~
The sin-sacrifice-resurrection story implies a barbaric God who values blood sacrifice. Barbaric superstitious folks, who valued blood sacrifice, created the God of The Bible in their own image. If Jesus had Godly powers, he'd still be living on earth doing miracles. Resurrection & ascendance to heaven is a hoax that easily fools the gullible suckers.
*Tell me please, in what context it is moral to slaughter infants?*
1 Samuel 15:3
3 Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy all that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.
*Tell me please, in what context it is moral to beat servants who are willingly working?*
Luke 12:47 The servant who knows the master's will and does not get ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows.
*Tell me please, in what context it is moral to beat servants, who are willingly working, as long as they don't die?*
Exodus 21:20 “Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result, 21 but they are not to be punished if the slave recovers after a day or two, since the slave is their property.
*Tell me please, in what context it is moral to enslave children?*
*Tell me please, in what context it is moral to treat servant, who are willingly working, as property, passed on to children as permanent inheritance, and treated so bad that the relatives should not be treated that way?*
Leviticus 25:44-46 However, you may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat your slaves like this, but the people of Israel, your relatives, must never be treated this way.
*Tell me please, in what context it is moral to kill non-virgin brides?*
Deuteronomy 22:20-21
If, however, the charge is true and no proof of the young woman’s virginity can be found, she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house and there the men of her town shall stone her to death. She has done an outrageous thing in Israel by being promiscuous while still in her father’s house. You must purge the evil from among you.
*Tell me please, in what context it is moral to kill unruly children?*
Deuteronomy 21:18-21
If any man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father or his mother, and when they chastise him, he will not even listen to them, then his father and mother shall seize him, and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gateway of his home town. And they shall say to the elders of his city, "This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey us, he is a glutton and a drunkard." Then all the men of his city shall stone him to death; so you shall remove the evil from your midst, and all Israel shall hear of it and fear.
The Lowliness and Meekness of St.Paul is Just Like the Meekness and Lowliness of the Lord God Jesus Christ.
Jesus Gives you Everything you need and Delivers you from evil. That is His Promise. He will Save you and Free you from religion and the doctrines of Men..just as He did in His Day when He Saved and Freed His people from the doctrines of the Pharisees.
Kathleen watch this video please,. if you haven't already. It will show and explain just what you have said: Jesus Christ is everything you need. That is why so many appreciate Piper and Paul the Apostle. That is their theme. It is explained by both in this video. (Of course Piper's words are just man's opinion, unless they line up with God's Word which Paul wrote.) Blessings to you.
@@danball4410 I think she comments without watching the videos.
@@HearGodsWord Question: *Is the God of The Bible a hypocrite? Or, did the delusional confused hypocrites make up an imaginary God of The Bible?*
The same Bible that teaches "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.", also teaches how to: buy slaves, sell daughters, kill non-virgin brides, kill unruly children, slaughter an entire nation including their infants, enslave children, pass slaves on as inheritance, & beat the slaves so they don't die.
@@HearGodsWord You said I am using the Bible verses out of context. So, I ask you:
*Tell me please, in what context it is moral to slaughter infants?*
1 Samuel 15:3
3 Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy all that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.
*Tell me please, if slavery was voluntary, then why it is restricted to only foreigners?*
Leviticus 25:44-46 However, you may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat your slaves like this, but the people of Israel, your relatives, must never be treated this way.
*Tell me please, in what context it is moral to enslave children?*
Leviticus 25:44-46 However, you may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat your slaves like this, but the people of Israel, your relatives, must never be treated this way.
*Tell me please, in what context it is moral to treat voluntarily working servants as property? *
Leviticus 25:44-46 However, you may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat your slaves like this, but the people of Israel, your relatives, must never be treated this way.
*Tell me please, in what context it is moral to pass voluntarily working servants on to children as permanent inheritance? *
Leviticus 25:44-46 However, you may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat your slaves like this, but the people of Israel, your relatives, must never be treated this way.
*Tell me please, in what context it is moral to treat voluntarily working servants so bad that doesn’t suit the relatives?*
Leviticus 25:44-46 However, you may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat your slaves like this, but the people of Israel, your relatives, must never be treated this way.
*Tell me please, in what context it is moral to beat voluntarily working servants with many blows?*
Luke 12:47 The servant who knows the master's will and does not get ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows.
*Tell me please, in what context it is moral to beat voluntarily working servants as long as they don't die?*
Exodus 21:20 “Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result, 21 but they are not to be punished if the slave recovers after a day or two, since the slave is their property.
*Tell me please, in what context it is moral to kill non-virgin brides?*
Deuteronomy 22:20-21
If, however, the charge is true and no proof of the young woman’s virginity can be found, she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house and there the men of her town shall stone her to death. She has done an outrageous thing in Israel by being promiscuous while still in her father’s house. You must purge the evil from among you.
*Tell me please, in what context it is moral to kill unruly children?*
Deuteronomy 21:18-21
If any man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father or his mother, and when they chastise him, he will not even listen to them, then his father and mother shall seize him, and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gateway of his home town. And they shall say to the elders of his city, "This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey us, he is a glutton and a drunkard." Then all the men of his city shall stone him to death; so you shall remove the evil from your midst, and all Israel shall hear of it and fear.
Amen 😩
Jesus is not a person any longer....He IS GOD!!!
He will always be both. The sacrifice on the cross is God in the flesh suffering for the iniquity of man, this is the greatest act of love that could ever exist for all eternity.
uriel mesenja unfortunately when you call Christ a person it takes away from the deity that He really is....unless you believe in the trinity which is incorrect in every way! Christ was a man and was sacrificed as a man (lamb). He intercedes at the right hand of Father..and we being man now are being changed from glory to glory into a new creation man which is not flesh ultimately......even now we sit with Christ Jesus in heavenly places, which speaks of our spirit man.....no flesh shall see God and no flesh and blood can not enter the Kingdom of God.....i would encourage everyone not to bring Jesus into their own carnal understanding of who they think He is and pray for Truth......
@@suefonseca9034 Christ has a new, glorified body. He is called both Son of God and Son of Man for a reason. The Holy Spirit leads me in every avenue of my life, The helper Christ promised. I wholeheartedly bow down to the Holy Trinity.
What?
You are unable to think on your own any more because you are a brainwashed religious gullible fool.
If God knew we would be so awful, why create us? And in the process condemn us for being so evil? An all knowing God would know what a mess we would be, BEFORE creating us. Personally, if I was the creator, and I saw all the pain and suffering, specifically children, and continued to create us anyways, seems so wrong...see my point? That in itself seems evil. I believe, I just don’t understand the point of it all.
Imagine an ant telling you how they would do your job, only you are not infinitely greater than an ant. God is infinitely greater than the entire universe. If you want to understand God a great start is not explaining how you would do anything in His seat.
I definitely didn’t claim to be better than God. I just have a hard time loving someone who created all this pain to begin with. You clearly missed my point.
@@CatJourney198 "Personally, if I was the creator" You are not the creator, to even speak in this manner is no way to ever understand God. If you want to know, love and understand God then submit to his supreme authority without questioning Him.
@@CatJourney198 I know the answer to these questions that you struggle with because I humbly ask the LORD to teach me His ways.
If you have ever learned true love, a power that transcends all time and material limitations even death, or redemption and the knowledge and knowing within yourself that innocence is restored in your soul, your heart and mind... this new creation and new birth which each of His Children grow to know is a Power that can effect change in any situation in every place and under every yoke of heavy or oppressive realities that mankind can establish. This new Mind, that of Christ, and the reality that He nurtures into being through us by His sovereign and Perfect Will in Christ is worth every trial and struggle. The joy that joins us to eternal truths by Grace answers perfectly your question of why God has done and allowed to be done all that we know to be true of existence and reality... all life is a grace and the patience with which our Holy, Righteous and Loving God has demonstrated for us as believers and offspring and heirs to Salvation, redemption and life teaches us to share with all those you have called wicked or evil that same love and patience. In this Love of God in Christ the true God of Heaven is acquitted of every accusation of evil doing such as yours. He is not wicked nor evil and the trials and growth pains you experience just trying to be perfect in kindness, patience and love testify of His goodness and the gift that He has given mankind that could only lead to the good world we a like to imagine and even these principles and our struggles to maintain them on this earth are a Grace in and of itself. Then you will learn to appreciate Him more and you would know shame and regret for every accusation you have leveled against Him. Your own darkness would convict you in His Light. Then His Love would be fully known to you as you would be fully known to yourself only because His Light has made it so, He is the highest in mystery and truth and so you would have the answers to every accusation and question you laid out in your comment. You'd have to think about what I'm saying before giving some half fast response. That is wisdom a gift from the Almighty as well. Be blessed
Why the need for lowness, hunger, trials, sufferings, pain, etc? If it’s to produce a greater good or avoid a greater evil then why must there be a greater evil or a greater good? And.. is there a greater evil or good beyond that evil? and another evil past that one..on and on. Given that, how can god be omniscient or benevolent? There is an endless number of evils or goods past the last one...so, If each is supposed to fix the last one , where does it all end?
It’s the age old question of why do innocent children get cancer.
Imagine trying to explain the internet to an ant, the internet is not infinitely greater than an ant. God is infinitely greater than the entire universe. If you want to know the answers, humbly submit on your knees and pray "Lord please teach me day by day" He is the answer to all things far beyond the visible universe I assure you.
uriel mesenja
All that infinite knowledge means nothing to us. Religion simply likes the thought of something greater than ourselves. That way, they can win arguments against those who don’t believe. The ant could care less about the internet. Not sure exactly what you’re implying with that analogy.
And what exactly is it that we would need to know that is outside our basic desire for wellbeing? Please don’t say heaven and hell. We know nothing about either.
Ask yourself.....why do I feel the need to characterize god as sooooo big?
@@mr.c2485 I pray the God of faith opens your eyes to his infinite glory. Bless you in the name of Jesus Christ
uriel mesenja
Me too. But I doubt it.
@@mr.c2485 I walk with angels a billion times more powerful than anything human eyes understand. There is not much room left for me to doubt Almighty God anymore. I have been there too, I have compassion for you.