God Loves You

I think thats why people are so turned off about Christians today, the majority preach "do this do that or your going to hell" when really its nothing like that. God just straight up wants a relationship with you.

If you love to play video games for hours, God loves you the same.

If you like to wind down after a hard day of work with a beer or two, God loves you the same.

If you enjoy smoking, God loves you the same.

If you cuss during regular conversation, God loves you the same.

Hell, I skipped school and got high as a kite today, God still loves me.

I think if people stopped trying to prove their worth to God, if they stopped trying to impress Him, our lives would be so much better.

Discuss.

If God truly loved everyone I don't think he/she would send anyone to hell...SavageM2

[QUOTE="SavageM2"]If God truly loved everyone I don't think he/she would send anyone to hell...IronSalamander

He doesn't send anyone, people choose to go there. Take a look at it, if you God gives you free will to do what he wants, people are gonna do their own stuff. God just says "have a relationship with me, and you can go to heaven and be with me, cuz i love you so much" As long as you try, its all good. IronSalamander

[QUOTE="SavageM2"]If God truly loved everyone I don't think he/she would send anyone to hell...IronSalamander

[QUOTE="IronSalamander"][QUOTE="SavageM2"]If God truly loved everyone I don't think he/she would send anyone to hell...blackldragon

if anything god hates me...

masturbation is a sin stealing is a sin adultery is a sin god i'm going straight to hell also killing is a sin and i am not going to heaven.... wait... forget that last one... hehe... hehe...

[QUOTE="IronSalamander"]He doesn't send anyone, people choose to go there. Take a look at it, if you God gives you free will to do what he wants, people are gonna do their own stuff. God just says "have a relationship with me, and you can go to heaven and be with me, cuz i love you so much" As long as you try, its all good. foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="IronSalamander"]He doesn't send anyone, people choose to go there. Take a look at it, if you God gives you free will to do what he wants, people are gonna do their own stuff. God just says "have a relationship with me, and you can go to heaven and be with me, cuz i love you so much" As long as you try, its all good. foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="IronSalamander"][QUOTE="SavageM2"]If God truly loved everyone I don't think he/she would send anyone to hell...SavageM2

[QUOTE="IronSalamander"][QUOTE="SavageM2"]If God truly loved everyone I don't think he/she would send anyone to hell...blackldragon

Maybe this'll help. I asked the same question before and someone gave me this link: Here

God did create the universe but not hell, Satan created hell and is celebrating to any1 that ends up with him in there and sadly enough is that he is celebrating everyday.VENOM192

God just straight up wants a relationship with you.

IronSalamander

i lol'd

He doesn't want to deny anyone access to Heaven, but if a person is going to ignore God their whole and spit in his face at every chance they get, He's not gonna open the door for them. Religion is general is based off of Faith, if you dont have faith, then your not going to be able to believe in God. Our brains are so tiny we cannot logicly comprehend God, thus making faith the only way to get there. If you have no faith then why argue if theres a God or not? you already have the answer.IronSalamander

That is kind of what I don't get though. If he/she doesn't want to deny anyone access why can't he/she do something more to get people to believe. If it is all on faith I think that is a little bit silly. "Have faith and follow me, or burn". What do we have to make us believe/make us have faith? A couple of old books? Also, I hardly see just not believing to be "spiting in his face at every chance they get".

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"][QUOTE="IronSalamander"]He doesn't send anyone, people choose to go there. Take a look at it, if you God gives you free will to do what he wants, people are gonna do their own stuff. God just says "have a relationship with me, and you can go to heaven and be with me, cuz i love you so much" As long as you try, its all good. gobo212

[QUOTE="VENOM192"]God did create the universe but not hell, Satan created hell and is celebrating to any1 that ends up with him in there and sadly enough is that he is celebrating everyday.foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="gobo212"][QUOTE="foxhound_fox"] Last time I checked, God created the universe... so obviously he created Hell along with it... and all the rules that make someone end up there if they don't follow them. Under God, there is no free will... it is the paradox of an omnipotent creator of everything.alphamale1989

Look I so badly want to call u an a*s but that will be going down to ur lvl and u dont even know what ur talkin about! Satan was once a angel but he betrayed God and then God kicked him out of heaven and the only reason why God haven't killed satan yet is bcause he wants us to make a choice: God or satan and he wants us to choose him! This topic wasn't about ur perspective about God it was about God loves u so go elsewhere.VENOM192

Oh how I love this...

God created everything in the universe. He created all of his angels. Lucifer was among those angels. He want against God's will and was cast out of heaven. Satan may have created Hell but God created Satan... and allows him to continue to exist despite him tempting humanity into sinning and stealing their souls from God's divine paradise.

God's an ass.foxhound_fox

It would be like killing your child because (s)he tricks other children into making mistakes.

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"][QUOTE="VENOM192"]God did create the universe but not hell, Satan created hell and is celebrating to any1 that ends up with him in there and sadly enough is that he is celebrating everyday.VENOM192

Why would God destroy his own creation?

It would be like killing your child because (s)he tricks other children into making mistakes.

harashawn

[QUOTE="VENOM192"]God did create the universe but not hell, Satan created hell and is celebrating to any1 that ends up with him in there and sadly enough is that he is celebrating everyday.foxhound_fox

I'll admit, that's something I question as well and doesn't make much sense.

I was always told God condemned that kind of loveMonkeyboy_172

I see what you did here :P

I'll admit, that's something I question as well and doesn't make much sense. FallofAthens

[QUOTE="harashawn"]Why would God destroy his own creation?

It would be like killing your child because (s)he tricks other children into making mistakes.

foxhound_fox

I don't know about other christians... but I don't beleive that :/

[QUOTE="FallofAthens"]I'll admit, that's something I question as well and doesn't make much sense. foxhound_fox

Lol, can you rephrase that in a more... user friendly manner. I don't understand. Sorry I'm just one of the simple people that don't use words like that. :P

Being serious, yes I do agree with you to an extent.

Because to condemn people to an eternity of relentless torture for finite mistakes is morally unjust?foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]
Because to condemn people to an eternity of relentless torture for finite mistakes is morally unjust?harashawn

[QUOTE="alphamale1989"][QUOTE="gobo212"] Yes I never understood this and no explanation that theists have ever given has satisfied me.gobo212

Just to let all of you know, THIS is what happened to Lucifer. Lucifer was not only an angel, he was the angel in charge of worship. He had instruments built in to him, he was pretty much the worship leader of heaven. Everyone loved Lucifer, and he thought "man, im just as good as God, they should worship me too" when really, God created everyone. no one is better or equal to God, so God cast him and the fallen angels out of heaven and into hell.IronSalamander

I think for the most part people understand that. The question is, if God knows the future and should have known Lucifer would betray him, why create him in the first place only to lead man down a damned path?

[QUOTE="gobo212"][QUOTE="alphamale1989"] This probably isn't good enough for you but think about it this way: What happens when you break a countries laws? You get punished, if that weren't so then thier would be in justice. Now imagine things from the Christian perspective: God created man and he had rules about how man should live his life, how could a just and perfect God not enforce theser rules? The consequences for breaking the laws of God is death. Thats where the animal sacrifices came in - something had to die as consequence for breaking God's law. (again if thier were no consequences how could God be perfect and just as He claims) But these sacrifices were only temporary, God sent his son Jesus who willingly gave up his life as the final perfect sacrifice for all sin. So God does love us. You've probably already heard that before but thats what we christians believe. I can't answer any more questions because I have to study.... but we do have answeres. (And don't flame me because I cant spell, its late and I admit spelling is my weakest quality.) alphamale1989

Lol, can you rephrase that in a more... user friendly manner. I don't understand. Sorry I'm just one of the simple people that don't use words like that. :P

Being serious, yes I do agree with you to an extent.

FallofAthens

I don't want to sound like some crazy evangelist or anything, but we have the choice to repent at any time. Even a convicted criminal was allowed into heaven, simply because he knew Jesus did not deserve execution. harashawn