Some question that have been on my mind for a long time...help

[Brady01]

1.Why does the bible tell us that Jesus created the world…??.

2.And why did monsters live on it. And scientist say a meteor strike it and killed most of them??.

3.I thought adain and Eve was the first to live on this earth.

4.Why did cave man and women lived on this earth… After all our lord was not a cave man…why and there is not cave people to this day…??
5. And why did Jesus pray to his Father…

1. As we know that there was life before Jesus was born… But why did Jesus tell us that he made us all. And what about the people that have died before him and were not born before him he didn’t actual make the world did he ??
2. But when I was at school our teacher told us that it was our lord that made us all. And we have saw heaven ?? Is this authentic…
3. Who long did it take to make this world ???
4. Why can we not all see the blessed mother or Jesus ??
5. Jesus told us that we shall not kill. But why did our lord make killers ??
6. Why do people have to suffer so heavily on this world before we go to heaven …eg cancer
7. Why are we all not in heaven and why did earth have to exist
8. Am I stupid to be thinking this way about live ??

 

[Christy_Beth]

First off, you’re not stupid. I think everyone has gone through a stage like this, a lot of questions without answers.

Why does the bible say Jesus created the earth? So that we would know who was behind it all. So that we wouldn’t go around in blissful ignorance of His love.

As for “monsters” and other such things? I’m not the best person to ask. Perhaps to “age” the earth.

Adam and Eve were the first human couple. God’s first created humans.

Cavemen? I don’t know about that either. Someone who is big on science could probably explain that.

Jesus prayed to His Father to show us the way to pray.

Jesus, as God, is eternal. No beginning, no end. He created this world, this universe. Why? We can’t even begin to know why. Those who lived from the time of creation to the time Christ walked the earth had the same chance to know God as anyone else. God just revealed Himself in different ways. I know that’s not the best explaination. Again, someone else may have a better answer.

We have not yet seen heaven. But we one day will.

How long did it take to make the world? Only God can truly answer that one.

Why can’t we all see the blessed mother or Jesus? Jesus said (forgive me for not knowing the exact passage), that those who did not see, but still believed, were truly blessed. He wants us to “walk by faith, and not by sight.”

Killers aren’t a creation of God. It is the result of evil being allowed to take root in the world by the first sin. Adam and Eve ate of the one thing that God told them not to. They disobeyed. And by that, they in all that there is today. All the evil that poured out at that moment was tremendous.

We all suffer for that same reason. Evil was allowed in. All the bad things that could ever happen took power that day. The world was given over to satan by the first act of disobedience.

Why did the earth have to exist? Again, only God knows. One day we will have the answers to these sort of questions. We must be patient and trust that God will give us what we need, when we need it.

 

[juliamajor]

1.Why does the bible tell us that Jesus created the world…??.

2.And why did monsters live on it. And scientist say a meteor strike it and killed most of them??.

3.I thought adain and Eve was the first to live on this earth.

4.Why did cave man and women lived on this earth… After all our lord was not a cave man…why and there is not cave people to this day…??
5. And why did Jesus pray to his Father…

1. As we know that there was life before Jesus was born… But why did Jesus tell us that he made us all. And what about the people that have died before him and were not born before him he didn’t actual make the world did he ??
2. But when I was at school our teacher told us that it was our lord that made us all. And we have saw heaven ?? Is this authentic…
3. Who long did it take to make this world ???
4. Why can we not all see the blessed mother or Jesus ??
5. Jesus told us that we shall not kill. But why did our lord make killers ??
6. Why do people have to suffer so heavily on this world before we go to heaven …eg cancer
7. Why are we all not in heaven and why did earth have to exist
8. Am I stupid to be thinking this way about live ??

Well it says that God created the heaven and earth. Jesus is part of the trinity so in His unity with God the father and HS he was present and in the Creation.Read chapter 1 of the the Gospel of John- He says it beautifully and better then I could possibly say it. 2.Rahab and Leviathan- must be the monsters that you mean.- they are called 'chaos monsters" images of the things people were afraid of. Prehistoric animals like dinosaurs-were not monsters but just creatures.Some may have been destroyed by a meteor but there are other theories as to what happened to them. 3.Adam and even were the first PEOPLE to inhabit the earth- creatures came first. Read Genesis Chapter1- it will help. 3.Cavemen and women- well that gets a little dicey- evolution and all.Let’s just say that What is important is that created the human soul The vast majority of caveman died off. thousands of years passed before Jesus was born by then civilization were born and societies created.Again Hit Genesis and read genesis up and including Chapter10- it will give you a good idea off how civilizations rose and how it effected human beings5. Jesus prayed to be in intimate contact with His Father- as ahuman man he felt and acted as one of us. Except for sin.So when he had something important to do or say he wanted to lean on His Father… 6… Jesus as a human- was born in a specific place and time- remember Jesus is True God and True Man.His Human side is stuck in time and place. As God He overcomes time and space and is above it. In his human form he said that he existed before abraham-so what did he mean? As second person of the Trinity and as God he WAS before abraham and everyone else. In human form he wasn’t-it’s confusing I know.It is one of the mysteries of Christianity. 7.Well again as part of the Trinity second person of the blessed trinity(humanly called Jesus)he is and was and is always in existence.we have seen heaven? I don’t exactly understand what that means -By seeing Jesus we see a bit of heaven? 8. again reread Genesis one - it’s there- does it mean literally that God made the Earth in 6 days?Probably not-since days didn’t exist and time is in God’s hands- it took as long as it took. 9.Jesus ascended to heaven- The BVM was assumed.Jesus promised he wouldn’t be back in physical form until the end of it.Mary was taken into heaven by the grace of her son- people see her and Him in visions- which really should be enough. But we can see and receive Jesus everyday if we partake of the Eucharist 10. God in His unity spoke to Moses and gave the commandment not to murder. Jesus broaden and explained not only should we not kill but that we should not harm our fellow humans in any form- physicall, mentally, spiritually. The Lord God doesn’t make killers - others or people themselves do it. remember we have free will and can choose darkness or light - good or evil- look at Cain and abel. cain wasn’t born a killer but became one out of hate and jealousy. 11.Disease is part of humanity coming out of our fall from grace It is also part of free will 12. we are earth to love and serve God - and to bring others into God’s kingdom. we are on earth again because of the fall and free will.God doesn’t want a bunch of robots to worship and love Him. what kind of love would that be? You mix stupidity and ignorance. if your ignorant you don’t have information that you would like to have. if your stupid you don’t care and are happy being without knowledge. YOU ARE NOT STUPID! And No question is stupid- that’s how we learn .Asking questions and thinking about “the big picture” is not only a wise thing to do but proves you are way smarter then you think you are. you are made in the image and like of God so have confidence in yourself- God does .God is your Father, your brother , your friend. Trust and love him and you’ll be in fine company! God Bless!

 

[Ruthie]

God did not create evil. He gave both the angels and us humans free choice, so that we could choose Him or not. Some of the angels decided to rebel against God, led by Lucifer, aka Satan. He wanted to be like God, and is constantly trying (unsuccessfully) to defeat Him.

Satan tempted Adam and Eve to disobey God. Their disobedience brought sin into the world. Evil people choose to be evil - God does not make them that way.

We’re not meant to know everything here in the world. Just like a toddler can’t understand things we grownups can, we grownups are still spiritual babies. We’ll know God fully when we see Him face to face. (See 1 Cor 13:9-12.)

No, you’re not being stupid, Brady. Asking questions and listening to the answers is how you learn…

Ruthie

 

[Prayer_Warrior]

1.Why does the bible tell us that Jesus created the world…??.

God spoke to create the world. Jesus is the Word of God. The Word was with God and the Word was God

2.And why did monsters live on it. And scientist say a meteor strike it and killed most of them??.

Are you talking about dinosaurs? Only God knows why, but it is interesting that fossil fuels are a primary energy source for us millions of years later.Seems to me God knew what He was doing.

3.I thought adain and Eve was the first to live on this earth.

No, they were the last of creation.

4.Why did cave man and women lived on this earth… After all our lord was not a cave man…why and there is not cave people to this day…??

Adam and Eve were the first human beings made in the likeness of God, that is with an eternal soul. If they lived in caves, it was probably because they had to. If, as science suggest, manlike beings lived before Adam and Eve, they were not spiritual beings.

1. And why did Jesus pray to his Father…

To set an example for us

1. As we know that there was life before Jesus was born… But why did Jesus tell us that he made us all. And what about the people that have died before him and were not born before him he didn’t actual make the world did he ??

Jesus is the Son of God, He is eternal. He was ‘here’ before any people were because He is God. Through Jesus all things are made because He is the Word of God. I’m not sure what you mean by your second question.
7. But when I was at school our teacher told us that it was our lord that made us all. And we have saw heaven ?? Is this authentic…

Yes, we are created by God. Each of us have a unique soul. if we die in a state of grace, we go to heaven.
8. Who long did it take to make this world ???
No one knows for sure except God. He could have taken 6 days or 6 trillion years. The story of Genesis is a story that conveys the truth behind God’s creation, but not necessarily in literal terms. Few people actually believe that it was 6 literal HUMAN days. But who knows what six days is to God (The verse that says “to God a day is a thousand years and a thousand years is a day” is Jewish idiom— it just means a really long time and is not meant to be literal)

1. Why can we not all see the blessed mother or Jesus ??
   **Because it is the will of God that we cultivate our faith on what is unseen. Remember what Jesus says to Thomas “Blessed are they who have not seen and believe”. **
2. Jesus told us that we shall not kill. But why did our lord make killers ??

**The Lord makes people… they then make choices on who they will become. Show me a baby that comes out a killer. It doesn’t happen. The Lord does not make killers-- people sin, they choose to disobey. But the Lord has given free will as a gift to humanity. So we have to live with those people who make bad choices **

1. Why do people have to suffer so heavily on this world before we go to heaven …eg cancer

Suffering actually has redemptive value. If we unite our sufferings with those of Christ, it has a purifying effect. God permits suffering so that people will be drawn to Him. Scripture even says that suffering should be born with joy and it also says that it is a spiritual discipline from God our Father. Not discipline as in we are being punished necessarily, but discipline that makes us go strong spiritually. Sadly, because there is false or no teaching on the redemptive value of suffering, many people turn away from God during times of suffering. The exact opposite of what they should do!

1. Why are we all not in heaven and why did earth have to exist.

**Because God willed to make earth. God wanted to share His goodness with His creation, I suppose. **

1. Am I stupid to be thinking this way about live ??
   No.

 

[strngrnrth]

1.Why does the bible tell us that Jesus created the world…??.

He did.

2.And why did monsters live on it. And scientist say a meteor strike it and killed most of them??.

Why not? There have been many kinds of creatures. Why shouldn’t a meteor get rid of some? It made the world a little safer for us to come into, didn’t it?

3.I thought adain and Eve was the first to live on this earth.

First humans. befor that there were many other creatures. We became human when God added elements from the earth to us and breathed His life into us, making us in His image.

4.Why did cave man and women lived on this earth… After all our lord was not a cave man…why and there is not cave people to this day…??

Caves are cold. They used to be a good hiding place compared to many alternatives, but soon enough we found ways to make sturdy dwellings and had no need to take shelter in caves. They were never the home of first choice anyway. They get damp and smell funny and have dangerous animals in them.

1. And why did Jesus pray to his Father…

The Trinity is One and Three at the same time. This is a mystery because it is greater than anything we can understand but we will see Him and have many questions answered in Heaven.

1. As we know that there was life before Jesus was born… But why did Jesus tell us that he made us all. And what about the people that have died before him and were not born before him he didn’t actual make the world did he ??

Jesus came into this world 2000 years ago in the Incarnation, meaning He became one of us and lived a human life, but He existed from eternity.

1. But when I was at school our teacher told us that it was our lord that made us all. And we have saw heaven ?? Is this authentic…

Jesus is Lord. Some people have had a chance to see Heaven.

1. Who long did it take to make this world ???

There are many ways to measure time and at the beginning it was different. Matter and energy are necessary for motion, and motion is actually the only way to measure time. Before our solar system had its current choreography “days”, “seconds” and “millennia” didn’t exist.

1. Why can we not all see the blessed mother or Jesus ??

They are there. They are visible when it is necessary. It’s God’s choice.

1. Jesus told us that we shall not kill. But why did our lord make killers ??

He made people with free will. Some people use their free will to do a lot of evil. God has warned them and will judge them if they don’t repent.

1. Why do people have to suffer so heavily on this world before we go to heaven …eg cancer

The plan God made us for was damaged when we turned our backs on Him. He came to lift the curse but it isn’t lifted entirely yet, only partially. Some people are healed to show God’s mercy and glory. Others aren’t, to do some good to their souls. We will know only after this life is done how many dangers God has rescued each of us from.

1. Why are we all not in heaven and why did earth have to exist

Then again, why aren’t we in Hell? Earth is good. God invented the universe because it’s good. Matter and energy are some of His art and He wants us to live as part of a brilliant artwork. Later we will have a different life in a different world.

1. Am I stupid to be thinking this way about live ??

No. You’re just at the beginning of a vital job: learning what you believe and why.

 

[Brady01]

Thanks guys for all that help…thxs again !!