| If God truly wanted perfect people then | | | | purpose. If you killed one person without |
| He could have created them. So then, God | | | | repenting, according to most theologies, you will |
| doesn’t want perfect people! Why not? I | | | | suffer eternal damnation. God did not repent for |
| thought perfection was what we are trying to | | | | the death of anyone during the great plagues of |
| achieve. | | | | Europe or during the great flood in Noah’s |
| If God removed your weaknesses what | | | | days. But then, everything God does is perfect |
| would you do? This is a good question and many | | | | so He answers only to Himself and He is incapable |
| people would respond with “I don’t | | | | of error. |
| know.” Well, let’s look at the averages. | | | | Let’s assume that God doesn’t |
| Most people rarely give God the time of day, | | | | really care about you or me. He just created us |
| even though they realize they are beholding to | | | | for His entertainment; much like watching the |
| their Creator. That is, if they need God, they will | | | | dinosaurs roam the earth – here today gone |
| cry out in the night and pray diligently for help. | | | | tomorrow. That may answer some questions but |
| But, when things are smooth, they are nowhere | | | | not all of them. If God just liked watching man |
| in sight. So, can you imagine what the average | | | | do stupid things or innovative things then why |
| person would do if they had no weakness? | | | | would He destroy mankind by flooding the earth, |
| By ‘removing weaknesses’ I | | | | just when the entertainment was at an all time |
| mean they would not have desires for lust, greed, | | | | high? Or, why send Jesus to sacrifice Himself for |
| envy, covetousness, jealousy, slothfulness, | | | | people who simply entertain you? |
| gluttony or any form of abuse. At an early age | | | | You see, to think that God does not care |
| this person would realize that the gospels about | | | | what we do is more illogical than saying He |
| sin would not apply to them and their pride might | | | | doesn't care when the sun sets. God lives |
| consume them. Ah yes the clincher – pride, | | | | through every man, woman and child ever |
| good old pride. The ultimate downfall of any | | | | created. His creation is His love and mankind is |
| creature is pride. You see, pride is not a | | | | His greatest creation under heaven. Imagine |
| weakness. It is the acceptance of self | | | | living through the life of everyone ever created, if |
| centeredness. The more perfect you are, in an | | | | you truly loved each individually! Imagine sharing |
| imperfect world, the greater the risk of pride. | | | | their hopes, dreams, fears, loves and, yes, their |
| So, God's point was to create creatures, | | | | weaknesses. Jesus said, “Come unto me, all |
| give them weaknesses and then hold them | | | | ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give |
| accountable for those weaknesses? Then, when | | | | you rest…” |
| they are down on their luck, they can cry out for | | | | It is true that only God has the power of |
| forgiveness to their God because they are weak | | | | life and death. And, if He wants to chastise |
| and sinful! It doesn’t really sound like a great | | | | mankind at any time, then it is for a purpose. All |
| plan now does it? Especially coming from an | | | | those people who lost their lives during the Great |
| omnipotent being with unlimited intelligence. So, | | | | Flood in Noah's day had ample time to ask God's |
| what does God really want? | | | | forgiveness. And, I'm sure many did, only to |
| We supposedly have free will, but this is | | | | their eternal benefit. |
| not exactly true either. Every man, woman and | | | | God, by the end of time, will have created |
| child must answer to their environment, the law | | | | every possible being that can be created and |
| of man and the law of God. The statement by | | | | therein He will have lived through everyone’s |
| Martin Luther that “Only God has free | | | | life. And in doing so, He will strive for our love |
| will.” is truthful since only God can do exactly | | | | and affection even in the face of our |
| what He wants without answering to anyone. | | | | weaknesses, because our weaknesses are not |
| Could you kill 100,000 people with no | | | | alien to our God. He gave them to us for a |
| consequences? Of course not! But, one | | | | purpose. They are the means by which we |
| earthquake or great flood sent by God can | | | | mortify ourselves, remove our pride and allow |
| destroy millions of lives only to serve His | | | | Him the chance to be with us. |