41. If heaven is to be a place free of sadness, pain and suffering, then how can you be happy in heaven knowing that the vast majority of humankind is painfully burning for eternity, especially when some of them may be your loved ones?Not certain where the connection in this is! How does the fact that heaven is described as a place that is free of "sadness, pain and suffering" comport to the Question of "Who will be going there and who will not?"
While it is a really hard question to struggle with "why some go and other don't" here on earth; nevertheless, what we must not do is get the attitude of I deserve to go to heaven" because no one does, we all deserve hell for being sinners. So the fact God has shown mercy in even bring one person to heaven is something that blows my mind.
This is a false assumption. As we have seen in light of a previous question! Christian's only reject points that are believed to be "scientific" but which in reality philosophical mousetraps such as Evolution and the universe being millions of years. Neither of these can be demonstrated to be the truth, because they are based on interpretations of evidence and not on the evidence of itself.
42. Seeing as though everything we, including Christians, enjoy in the modern world is a product of science, why do Christians so fervently deny factual scientific evidence that disproves so many aspects of the bible and their religion as a whole?
All we can say from a scientific point of view is this: everything that has existence has existed for a time period (undefined by nature) and what is assume to be correct in this manner is not 100 % known based on the fact that we were not there every step of history to substantiate such a conclusion as it has offered by Evolutionists.
And for one to say "scientific evidence that disproves so many aspects of the bible and their religion as a whole." Shows a lack of honest research on the man part; for if it had been carried out in a correct fashion he would come to see no true scientific field contradicts the biblical truth for it was born out of Christian truth.
All the great scientists of the past 400 year or more were devote Christians who established the scientific field to honour God's truth. they were Christian - Scientist.
The question assumes something it has not proved. And that is "feelings" determine the truth of a claim as we see in these words, "why do practitioners of all other religions feel fulfilled in their faith," this is where the Presupposition argument comes into play as it has in all these questions. The bible is the ultimate standard of truth, what it says about any given topic even in a passing fashion is in reality the correct view point.
43. If Christianity is the only true religion, then why do practitioners of all other religions feel fulfilled in their faith and achieve the same desired results as Christians?
Where mans thoughts and ideas continually change; God truth is the only constant and unchanging standard. It is immutable, it is true based on its own inherent authority.
Where as all other religions either do not claim such a status for their texts, or they end up appealing to the bible for credentials for their own texts and prophets. No matter what it is the book of Mormon and the other authorities they hold. the watchtower and their publications. Catholicism and their dogma. Islam and it doubled edged appeal.. by appealing to the bible time and time again; and also the fact that hadith explain other sections.
So no, the question is not a correct one: feelings are irrelevant to the matter of a truth claim. And yet with his back ground of either Charismatics or even worse postmodernism he has no standard of truth.
Why not? Is there some binding principal or some other reason that binds God to not do what he desires. Can you name it?
44. If God created everything, then why did he create the tree of knowledge of good and evil and put it right in the middle of the garden of Eden for Eve to eat of it’s fruit if he didn’t want her to? Furthermore, why did God create the serpent that tempted Eve? Uh-oh, it sounds like another possible set-up.
45. In the beginning God created Adam and Eve, right? Then Adam and Eve had Cain and Abel. What happens next? How did the species propagate itself? Incest is genetically detrimental to offspring. It is also seen as being terribly immoral among the majority of people alive today, including Christians. There was either some incest going on or God created more people from scratch and we weren’t told about it. The same scenario applies to the flood incident. Sure, Noah’s three sons had wives, but that would still mean that, out of the eight remaining individuals on the planet, there is only a 50% variation of genetic code. Mathematically, inbreeding was sure to be necessary to replenish the earth.And so the doubting game begins. Lets ask it this way! Since you evidently take evolution as a fact by your other statement: When the process come to the first human being (1, 2 or whatever it may have been!) How did that person cohabitate and produce offspring in order to populate the earth. Does it not two 2 people?
This is really a illogical question, and it reveals a bias in its premise ...
The same questions on "Incest" are applicable here. If Evolution happened, then the first humans must have committed this act in order to survive. It is the only logical inference to this outcome for humanity to even exist today.
46. Why does God allow things to happen among his followers that he has already deemed to be sinful, i.e. incest example above, “thou shalt not kill” and so forth, and it is alright as long as it is done in his name? Remember, more deaths have occurred in history in God’s name.This is a clear categorical fallacy. In saying God "allows" these acts to happen, when he has prohibited then.
First, we must take on board the decree of God. In his decree, everything that will ultimately take place is accounted for. It has been purposed and destined to take place. In other words, when we see something like "murders" taking place; God had determined them to exist but has not coursed them to take place.
(A) because man is inherently evil due to the fall; man wants and desire to do great and wicked things. the (married) man who commits adultery does it because he wants too. He has those compulsions that forces him to do it. (B) Because God is the a just Judge; he must punish all evil doers accordingly. And this happen in two main ways.. Either by God's direct judgement in such cases as Sodom and Gomorrah. Or by in direct means: through a mediated council of man who pronounce sentence in the court upon man who do wicked deeds.
Second, even Christ who although they have been redeemed and being conformed to image of his beloved son. While in this earth habitat (the body) will at times sin .. although unlike the unbeliever it will not be something that becomes a pattern. That is if he is a true Christian.
This shows a very lopsided view of things. As many have pointed out before the world flood; mankind lived for extra-ordinary lengths of time. Due to the fact, that the atmosphere being radically different before the flood.
47. How did Adam live to 930, Seth 912 and Methuselah 969 years old when anthropological evidence show that we have progressively increased our longevity throughout history? If they did live that long back then, this concept would be reversed and our longevity should have been decreasing throughout history, right? That would mean that people 500 years ago should have lived to at least 200 years old. Why do we not find evidence of this throughout written historical birth and death records as well as archaeological and anthropological evidence?
Since God is not a liar; and because all men lie ... we can know that not everything recorded in history (apart from God's inspiration) will give us accurate information. And God word is the absolute truth; without it Science would not be what is. And without God and his word.. you as a person could not understand a thing. Reason, logic and truth presuppose God for them to even be a foundation in human discussions.
But to the "age of people" like the point of giant; we see a very careless view of thing ... the average age of today is probably 80 years... but even God extends his grace by allowing some to live into their 100 (the longest 130 years I believe is one person that has been known) So it is not impossible for people to live to 900 year given the right conditions and God's grace.
Now you are comparing God just actions of condemning sinner based on their sinful act to that of people who have done wicked acts. Is there no sanity in this unbelieving world? Shall we also include human judges who have been responsible for many criminal loosing their lives over the years too?
48. God has killed more people than Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Sadam Hussein, Milosavic and Jim Jones combined. Why would you not follow them instead of God? Based on this standard, these monsters are compassionate compared to God.
Interesting assertion. The error being made in this is that you are judging your creator based on your misrepresentation of him and his ways ... a clear fallacy .. it is a Straw-man.
49. Why is it that when a Christian is faced with questions that have huge negative implications towards the logic of their faith, they conveniently say that it is in God’s plan? Judging by the above mentioned failures, God’s plan does not seem to be a very good one.
50. Why would God give us the capability of logic and reason and expect us not to use it when it comes to belief in him and his word?
You need to ask yourself that Question! Why would God give you logic and reason ... and in the last 49 questions you reveal that you have not correctly used it.