If You Were God

[claypot]

Hey, I just asked my kids a few questions.

What would they do if they were God and what would the implications be?

Like curing all sickness and disease. How would the world as we know it change? Like no more hospitals, doctors, medicine......

What would be the negative effects (if any) and what would be the positive.

cp

[claypot]

Come on gang. No thoughts on this?

I put this forth respectfully. How would you change things if you were God or would you change things at all? Of course you have to answer from your limited vantage point and if you were God you would not have one but just comment from where you are at or use a little imagination and........

Maybe go with the obvious but explain how it would make things better or worse. You know like curing all sickness and disease with one snap of your fingers. How do you think this would work in the long run......

cp

[Akira Takahashi]

Before I give you my answer, our guest pastor gave us some startling answers from a bunch of students at a private Christian school when asked this very same question.

The most common answers were these:

1. No more natural disasters.

2. No more wars.

3. No more hunger.

4. No more greedy people.

One kid said that he would send anyone who disagrees with him to burn in a death ray forever and ever, only allowing kind people to live in the world.  Hmmm... wonder which doctrine he believes...

As for myself, I would probably make sure that my plan of universal salvation isn't hidden - it would be very clear for all to see, regardless of culture, language, or the time period in which they live.

I'm not sure how involved in the world I would be.  I certainly don't think suffering is wrong, and I think that trying to escape from it shows weakness on my part.  While suffering isn't enjoyable, I wouldn't change any of the suffering I've endured, except for perhaps one thing.

On the other hand, I may be persuaded to work a few miracles in peoples' lives.

[IceDash]

I think why God allow this to happen is because he want human to fully understand what the robot cannot....I guess. :laughing7:

[claypot]

Before I give you my answer, our guest pastor gave us some startling answers from a bunch of students at a private Christian school when asked this very same question.

The most common answers were these:

1. No more natural disasters.

2. No more wars.

3. No more hunger.

4. No more greedy people.

One kid said that he would send anyone who disagrees with him to burn in a death ray forever and ever, only allowing kind people to live in the world.  Hmmm... wonder which doctrine he believes...

As for myself, I would probably make sure that my plan of universal salvation isn't hidden - it would be very clear for all to see, regardless of culture, language, or the time period in which they live.

I'm not sure how involved in the world I would be.  I certainly don't think suffering is wrong, and I think that trying to escape from it shows weakness on my part.  While suffering isn't enjoyable, I wouldn't change any of the suffering I've endured, except for perhaps one thing.

On the other hand, I may be persuaded to work a few miracles in peoples' lives.

AT,

I'm surprised these questions are not being taken up here by more people as the responses can reflect what we believe about God.

You say you don't see suffering as wrong. Is this because it is here and if it is here then God is allowing it, if not actually orchestrating it, and if God is involved in it in any way then it has to have some intrinsic good attached to it? Is this why you say suffering is not wrong?

You say you don't know how involved in the world you would be. Do you see God as separate from the world?

Why do you think God hides His plan of salvation?

cp

[martincisneros]

If I were God, I wouldn't do one thing differently from how either He or I do things.  It would all be the same.  All of it by faith.

[claypot]

I think why God allow this to happen is because he want human to fully understand what the robot cannot....I guess. :laughing7:

I hear ya ID.

But what would you do to make humans fully understand what robots cannot? Would you allow the raping of little girls or would you make people with bodies that can feel pain to an unimaginable degree and then allow this pain to reach its limits often?

ID, can you think of any other ways of making humans learn in a way not robotic?

cp

[claypot]

If I were God, I wouldn't do one thing differently from how either He or I do things.  It would all be the same.  All of it by faith.

Hi Martin.

Does God do things by faith?

I am not being negative here. Martin, I understand that maybe you are thinking that if you were God then you would understand why things are done as they are but I am asking from your POV now can you imagine doing things differently?

If you were God would you continue walking through the world and when seeing a horrible evil going on would you walk by it and let it continue? Maybe I should rephrase my question. How about if I asked that if you had the power to wipe out all pain and misery, would you and what do you think the implications of doing so would be to the world as we know it now?

These are not meaningless questions. I think they will make us search deep into things we kind of take for granted in some ways.

cp

[martincisneros]

All things are by the Word, Faith, the Blood, and the Anointing as they should be.  I wouldn't do a single thing beyond how God does it, no matter what.  He believes in His heart and says with His mouth and it comes to pass.  I believe in my heart and say with my mouth and it comes to pass.  Absolutely no difficulties for me.  All of the provisions are just as available to anyone as they are to anyone else in Christ.

[claypot]

All things are by the Word, Faith, the Blood, and the Anointing as they should be.  I wouldn't do a single thing beyond how God does it, no matter what.  He believes in His heart and says with His mouth and it comes to pass.  I believe in my heart and say with my mouth and it comes to pass.  Absolutely no difficulties for me.  All of the provisions are just as available to anyone as they are to anyone else in Christ.

So Martin, do you speak rapes and murders into continuation as you know about them or do you speak a ceasing of these activities as you witness them?

So, if you had the power to heal with a word you wouldn't do it today to anyone?

What do you think the implications would be if all suffering and pain were erased from the world right now?

cp

[Molly]

If I were God, I wouldn't do one thing differently...

Good answer.  Go to the head of the class.   :laughing7:

[claypot]

If I were God, I wouldn't do one thing differently...

Good answer.  Go to the head of the class.   :laughing7:

Safe answer anyway!

cp

[claypot]

What do you think the world would be like one year from now if the ability to lie were impossible?

Just looking for some fun, imaginative guesses.

cp

[claypot]

All things are by the Word, Faith, the Blood, and the Anointing as they should be. 

What does this mean?

I wouldn't do a single thing beyond how God does it, no matter what.  He believes in His heart and says with His mouth and it comes to pass.

God believes in His heart? Can you explain this a bit more?

I believe in my heart and say with my mouth and it comes to pass.  Absolutely no difficulties for me.  All of the provisions are just as available to anyone as they are to anyone else in Christ.

Martin I don't fully understand. When you see a very sick person what are you believing in your heart and saying with your mouth concerning this person?

cp

[Paul Hazelwood]

"If I were God"



You'd all be in big trouble........

[claypot]

"If I were God"



You'd all be in big trouble........

Now that sounds ominous! Like we're not reaping the consequences of our troubles now?

Hey Paul, what do you think? What would the world be like a year from now if all lying ceased this very minute?

We homeschool our kids (8 now and 3 out in the world already) and your answers will be used.

cp

[Paul Hazelwood]

"If I were God"



You'd all be in big trouble........

Now that sounds ominous! Like we're not reaping the consequences of our troubles now?

Hey Paul, what do you think? What would the world be like a year from now if all lying ceased this very minute?

We homeschool our kids (8 now and 3 out in the world already) and your answers will be used.

cp

Actually my point is that I am not a good enough person to even begin to want to be God. 

[Paul Hazelwood]

What would the world be like a year from now if all lying ceased this very minute?

We think of lying as a terrible terrible thing.  But is it always?   If I like to wear something, does it really matter what anyone else thinks? 

I wore the dumbest looking hat one time "even to me"  but it was a hat a past dear friend wore as his favorite,  he is gone from cancer now and he wore that because he was self conscious of his bald head.   So one day I wanted to wear it in memory of my friend.  I never told my friend I didn't like the hat,  and never would have for any reason because it didn't matter if I liked the hat or not.

But if all lying stopped, then in a year,  what would be the ramifications of always telling someone what they are wearing is stupid just because we didn't like it?

We would not be lying in that strict sense, but would it be beneficial?

I'd love to see my friend today with his stupid hat on.

[Molly]

What would the world be like a year from now if all lying ceased this very minute

That's a great question.

Have you see Liar Liar?  It's hilarious--about a lawyer who can't tell a lie.

[claypot]

What would the world be like a year from now if all lying ceased this very minute

That's a great question.

Have you see Liar Liar?  It's hilarious--about a lawyer who can't tell a lie.

Yes, Molly I saw it and it was a good mind exercise.

So what do you think the world would be like in a year?

cp

[Molly]

What would the world be like a year from now if all lying ceased this very minute

That's a great question.

Have you see Liar Liar?  It's hilarious--about a lawyer who can't tell a lie.

Yes, Molly I saw it and it was a good mind exercise.

So what do you think the world would be like in a year?

cp

I think it would be wonderful--because truth is wonderful.

[chuckt]

i would give carnies bigger hands  :laughing7:

[Paul Hazelwood]

I think this thread is stupid.

[Molly]

I think this thread is stupid.

LOL!  Is this your exercise in telling the truth?

Keeping your mouth shut would still be an option, you know...

[Paul Hazelwood]

I think this thread is stupid.

LOL!  Is this your exercise in telling the truth?

Keeping your mouth shut would still be an option, you know...

No one said I had to keep my mouth shut,  truth is wonderful.