Simplification of Christianity/Catholosism

[carlostomas]

I have often contemplated that through mantras that society has created and propogated has oversimplifed our connection with the creator.

For Example:

1. God has a plan…
   Ex: I raped someone last night.

This cannot be in Gods plan. Biblically we have support that God does intend for things like this to occur. “Woe to those who sin comes through, for it must come but…”

“The God has a plan” clause has given people the ability to remove themselves from where they are. I.E " I choose darkness overlight, oh well God has a plan for me." Yes he does of course, but, keep choosing darkness overlight and I do not beleive that eternal life is in your path. Which eternal life is inherently availble to all.

If God has a plan I would say that its ceatinly more like a “tom-tom”. There is a most efficient path to get from your initial to final destination, but as you go off track, it recorrects to something new. But!!! Important point, if this truth, then God had a plan and you broke off from it.

The oversimplification is that God is always going to put you in the plan. The problem arises that it takes our own effort to put ourselves in that plan.

I have no answer of how to reconcile this Idea and apply in my own life. My seeking of this post is to reconcile the idea and to apply it.

My best reconciliation is “God has a plan availble for you.” Its your choice weather to follow it.

There are many other mantras that I would like to dissect, but later

With Love,
-Carlos

 

[fhansen]

I have often contemplated that through mantras that society has created and propogated has oversimplifed our connection with the creator.

For Example:

1. God has a plan…
   Ex: I raped someone last night.

This cannot be in Gods plan. Biblically we have support that God does intend for things like this to occur. “Woe to those who sin comes through, for it must come but…”

“The God has a plan” clause has given people the ability to remove themselves from where they are. I.E " I choose darkness overlight, oh well God has a plan for me." Yes he does of course, but, keep choosing darkness overlight and I do not beleive that eternal life is in your path. Which eternal life is inherently availble to all.

If God has a plan I would say that its ceatinly more like a “tom-tom”. There is a most efficient path to get from your initial to final destination, but as you go off track, it recorrects to something new. But!!! Important point, if this truth, then God had a plan and you broke off from it.

The oversimplification is that God is always going to put you in the plan. The problem arises that it takes our own effort to put ourselves in that plan.

I have no answer of how to reconcile this Idea and apply in my own life. My seeking of this post is to reconcile the idea and to apply it.

My best reconciliation is “God has a plan availble for you.” Its your choice weather to follow it.

There are many other mantras that I would like to dissect, but later

With Love,
-Carlos

Yes. God gave us free will. He didn’t plan that Adam would disobey Him and sin. IOW He didn’t cause that sin. But He did plan to use that sin, knowing beforehand that it would occur by Adam’s abuse of his free will. So we don’t necessarily go along with God’s will for us-we can always oppose His will, and that is one definition of sin.

 

[powerofk]

God never intends for anyone to sin. He allows sin to occur because he will not force people to follow Him - He wishes people to follow Him through their own free will. If a person is forced to follow God, then there is no such thing as free will. As such, God allows people to reject Him if they so wish (which is what sin is - a rejection of God and His will - venial sin is a partial rejection, while mortal sin is a total rejection). However, God has a way of pouring grace on to others so that we can take what was initially an evil act and bring good out of it. The runners of the Boston Marathon continuing to run past the finish line to get to the hospitals to donate blood for the victims is one example. Another example is a woman who became pregnant from a rape deciding to keep her baby. A third example is the abolition of the death penalty when an innocent person was condemned to death and executed. The most important example, for Christians, of course, is the use of Jesus saving those of us who follow Him by His death by crucifixion and His resurrection. Evil acts are never God’s will - but He can fashion good out of evil.