Thread:Superdadsuper/@comment-27180951-20151110011640/@comment-27180951-20151113011108

SouthWriter wrote: What you fail to take into account is that no government of men is anything near that of the reign of the Creator over His creation. We are just finite men and women, with no capacity to exist in a state of glory apart from the work of God. Though mankind was created with the "image" and "likeness" of God, there are things that make God so much more than His creatures. These are his incommuticable properties: omniscience, omnipresence, omnipotence, etc. A list of these is found here. Being human, we cannot obtain these attributes even in eternity.

Your concept of "free will" is not found in the Bible, so the example of God (police) standing by and "letting it happen" does not follow from a Biblical perspective. When "bad things happen to good people" it is a result of the innate badness (sin nature) in mankind that leads to judgment both in this world and the next. Forgiveness is not as easy as you make it out to be either. Consequences come from sin, even if one has repented (changed). The end of us all is death, and only those who are "in Christ" (that is, whose sins are covered by His sacrifice of Himself) will escape eternal punishment.

Meanwhile, God does have attributes that He shares with mankind, the chief among these are love and mercy. As each of us, when we face situations in the "real world" reach out to our neighbors, God works in us to accomplish the good things that no government can accomplish. Those who are selfish with the blessings that come their way are failing to show the likeness of God found in the very fiber of their being. Some communcable properties are also found at the link above.

We don't have to look far to find the revealed law of God. The 10 commandments are a good place to start, but the greatest commandment is "love .. God .. and your neighbor" upon which all laws stand. In the New Testament, believers find that the "fruit of the Spirit" is proof that God is at work in their lives. The first among these is "love," followed by "peace." Finally, the phrase "this is the will of God" (most English versions) appears twice in 1 Thessalonians:

1 Thes. 4:3  For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication

1 Thes. 5:18   In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

That's right, purity and thankfulness. Now is that too hard? Of course it isn't. But then, it is, for we are all born sinners and have to be saved from the consequences of our desires. That is where you don't seem to get the message of the Bible. The unforgivable crime you mention is in fact a lack of belief -- trust -- in God. As long as you stand against God, and in your own strength, you will not understand. It is my prayer that you will seek Him, and be found by Him. If God REALLY loved us, he wouldn't let evil exist at all.