Religion/Spirituality Christians come explain this

[levitate]

Everyone has a appointed time when they die, no one knows the time or hour. I've had a illness and two car accidents that could have taken me out, for the next breh he may have reached his appointed time

For the sake of this argument, let's say that what you say is true...that "everyone has an appointed time".

There are so many ramifications to this that I question.
For starters:

1. What does this say about the nature of God? As we all know, some people have really shytty, heartbreaking "appointed times" (e.g. Kids being abused/raped/murdered). Why would God set up their appointed time in such a way? And set up the appointed times of others in objectively better ways?
2. How far does God reach in setting up appointed times? If you die in a car crash you had to decide to purchase the car, get in the car, go a certain route, etc. At that point how much of our lives is decided for us if it all has to converge to God's "appointed time"? Are we really living or just characters in God's book?

 

[the cac mamba]

He's a white cac born with a silver spoon in his life, who gets lols from insulting black people and beliefs they have.

He'd be the type of CAC to laugh when 4 little girls got killed at church on some why didn't God save them

whatever the religion's origin, the brand of christianity that exists on this continent is very much white peoples'. and it disgusts me to no end

the second comment was disgusting although the scenario in the OP validates it, doesnt it

 

[the cac mamba]

This is according to your own logic though. Good to see you in another religion thread too my friend. Your consistent appearances tells me much about you.

its not really my logic when it's a fact that you don't believe in 999 gods that humans have claimed existed, and i dont believe in all 1000

you're as much of an atheist when it comes to the egyptians religion, as i am when it comes to christianity facts? am i right or am i wrong

 

[the cac mamba]

No it's just God's plan. Because he has a plan for all of us.

then he's a sick fukk for putting 6 year olds through cancer

 

[Charlie Hustle]

wow she made your aunt cry?

how hard is it to just play along to make your aunt happy tf?

^^^This^^^ or just be quiet.

Its important to respeck your elders. Even if you don't agree

 

[Raava]

yeah, i can see that. jesus was pretty humble n all that, living like him

but this is just my opinion. if you look at all things considered, every human who's ever existed, all the terrible shyt thats taken place on this planet. for a person to believe that theyre on a first-name basis with the creator of the universe, and that he actually cares about the insignificant things that go on and happen in their daily life it doesnt get much more arrogant than that. the thought of it actually being true is delusion at the highest level

Caring about insignificant things is benevolence that the creator is benevolent to his creations, he loves you etc... I don't think that is arrogance because again it's not about importance it is more about humility and humbling yourself to listen, to surrender yourself and not think it's all about you. But, I'm not the person to get into that.

I'm not here to argue about delusion or peoples beliefs. I won't knock or belittle someone for it because at the base of Christianity it is just being a good person and I will never knock that. Religion has done a lot of bad but it has done a lot of good too. Shame it's so corrupted.

 

[Menelik II]

For the sake of this argument, let's say that what you say is true...that "everyone has an appointed time".

There are so many ramifications to this that I question.
For starters:

1. What does this say about the nature of God? As we all know, some people have really shytty, heartbreaking "appointed times" (e.g. Kids being abused/raped/murdered). Why would God set up their appointed time in such a way? And set up the appointed times of others in objectively better ways?
2. How far does God reach in setting up appointed times? If you die in a car crash you had to decide to purchase the car, get in the car, go a certain route, etc. At that point how much of our lives is decided for us if it all has to converge to God's "appointed time"? Are we really living or just characters in God's book?

Yes, the implications are that there is no free will which is even worse. So people are born into sin destined to hell . So why bother living then?

 

[IVS]

This one :

2 Corinthians 12:2-4 KJV I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. [3] And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) [4] How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

Oh that sounds like its talking about astral projection in that passage. So they sky.

 

[Detroit Wave]

Believe in a skycac who aint do shyt when we were kidnapped, raped, murdered and enslaved for centuries brehs

 

[Archangel]

its not really my logic when it's a fact that you don't believe in 999 gods that humans have claimed existed, and i dont believe in all 1000

you're as much of an atheist when it comes to the egyptians religion, as i am when it comes to christianity facts? am i right or am i wrong

No. Atheism is a disbelief in God or gods period. I believe the Egyptians worshiped false gods/idols/men.

 

[the cac mamba]

Caring about insignificant things is benevolence that the creator is benevolent to his creations, he loves you etc... I don't think that is arrogance because again it's not about importance it is more about humility and humbling yourself to listen, to surrender yourself and not think it's all about you. But, I'm not the person to get into that.

I'm not here to argue about delusion or peoples beliefs. I won't knock or belittle someone for it because at the base of Christianity it is just being a good person and I will never knock that. Religion has done a lot of bad but it has done a lot of good too. Shame it's so corrupted.

this

christianity could very well be true but whats happened in its name, true or not, is just awful

 

[Kobes Two Jerseys]

How you got your response from my quote is beyond me. I said no such thing to even consider such a response from you.

"But there is a power that controls everything ".

 

[IVS]

Typical coli Christian thread, an atheist asks a question for some daps from their heathen comrades thread is filled with atheists like at that cac mamba throwing insults.

Just enjoy the 30-40 years you have before you croak and cry out for a dip of water

LOl! This simple minded man really believes in this idea of a burning up under the ground and a horn headed man with a pitchfork, stoking an eternal fire, and your bodyless soul thirsting for water as if the water will quench anything lmao. SMH! Even Jesus would laugh at your beliefs.

 

[the cac mamba]

. I believe the Egyptians worshiped false gods.

and i believe you worship a false god

neither one of us is more credible than the other

 

[PeridotPuss]

@PeridotPuss thoughts?

(Gotta bring my bae into the conversation)

The fault here is a limited view of a limitless God.

God is in and the creator of everything. ...and an exceedingly deep thinker/planner

God created you, me, the sister, the aunt, the accident, the safety after the accident and our conversation here on the coli afterwards....

He can gather use and create opportunities for his Glory to shine in every aspect of every situation. ...

So the aunt is limited in thinking that God needed to use the accident to convert her ...the sister limited in thinking God himself isn't holding together every cell in her being whether she repents or not, lives or dies

God is God without our validation or recognition....beyond our reason or plans

We each can choose to know Him better and be supernaturally transformed.....or not.