He built Adam and Eve (and lilith) perfect bodies than dammed them and all to slowly fall apart and there is many ways a body can fall apart. This was her way.
@mrscollector, that sounds pretty, but you didn't actually address the question. I assume you intended to say that Adam and Eve sinned which gave them cursed bodies... But that only brings up the question of why an all loving god thought it right to punish an planet for the mistake of two people. It also brings up why god created sinful creates or why he created creatures that were incapable of obeying him. The free will argument doesn't work because the Bible explicitly states that free will does not exist as well as the concept being contradictory to the omniscienct description of Yahweh.
1. why would a loving God punish everyone? There are ALWAYS consequences for actions. Natural and supernatural.
2. We are made in Gods image (you'll find that in Genesis, the first book). He is creative. We are creative. He is a spirit. We are spirits. He has free will. We have free will.
Its all about relationship. We were created because God wants relationships. To share Love. Its not real if its forced.
1. That makes no sense. You don't imprison a pedestrian in another city when a mugger kills someone.
2. I can assure you that I've read Genesis. It was my favorite fairy tale as a kid. Exodus 21 wasn't quite as enticing. Ignoring that, how can an omniscient being have free will? The two concepts are contradictory because you can't know everything that will ever happen while also having free will. Your assertion otherwise seems to indicate that you think your word is more important than the Bible. 2 Timothy 1:9 and Romans 8:29-30 being examples of the Bible declaring humanity's lack of free will. So what is it? Are you better than God or does free will not exist?
Everyone sins. Everyone has consequences of those sins. We arent dealing with the consequences of the apple eating, that act simply opened the doorway to all the other things ppl get into. 2 tim 1:9 is explaining that only the perfect sacrifice (jesus) gets people into heaven, not good works. thing is, we have to CHOOSE to accept he took our place. Other end of the spectrum is CHOOSING to pay the debt ourselves. God knows everything and he knows who will accept the invitation and who wont. Thats what romans 8:29 is explaining. He CHOSE us. He WANTS us.He has great plans for our lives. Question is do we want him back. Deut 30:19.
2 Timothy 1:9 and Romans 8:29-30 explicitly states that we have no free will. It also wasn't an apple on the Tree of Knowledge. Stop avoiding the question. Why would a loving god punish innocent people for the crimes of someone else? Why would a loving god cause such terrible things? What is the difference between a universe with no god and a universe with a god who does nothing?
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2. We are made in Gods image (you'll find that in Genesis, the first book). He is creative. We are creative. He is a spirit. We are spirits. He has free will. We have free will.
Its all about relationship. We were created because God wants relationships. To share Love. Its not real if its forced.
2. I can assure you that I've read Genesis. It was my favorite fairy tale as a kid. Exodus 21 wasn't quite as enticing. Ignoring that, how can an omniscient being have free will? The two concepts are contradictory because you can't know everything that will ever happen while also having free will. Your assertion otherwise seems to indicate that you think your word is more important than the Bible. 2 Timothy 1:9 and Romans 8:29-30 being examples of the Bible declaring humanity's lack of free will. So what is it? Are you better than God or does free will not exist?