Could it be that the reason God seemingly does not reveal himself openly is because he wants people to........
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Interesting notion, but no, it is because God wants us to come to Him by faith. THEN He will reveal Himself. Sin is what blinds us and makes us deaf to His voice. Remove the sin issue through the blood of Jesus, and communication is restored. The result of which is a natural desire to do His Word and what is right.\n\nhttp://tinyurl.com/o44bt
439084
man sees people for the outside but God sees people in the inside(from their hearts) maybe u should be more like God!
569573
Yes he is there. and yes he really wants you. Most of the people talk about well if its in Gods will ill go to heaven and if its not i want well i guess they missed the chapter on free will. God will let you make your own choices weither they are right or wrong. If he can't get you to fullfil the purpose he has for you he will raise up someone one else to take your place. but i dont feel the need to Burn in a lake of pitch black fire just to keep from some one talking about me being crazy for believeing something that they cant see. Well i dont have to see him to know that he is there.
807879
It is an excellent question on a perennial issue which has been haunting human mind ever since evolution has started form mind to bliss or pure consciousness. Many answers have been touching the core of the issue whether the Truth to be revealed at all requires a person to be known as God sent. Who are these Prophets supporting or opposing them has divided the whole mankind who are in fight against each other in 'Crusades' and 'Jihads' or Dharma Yudhha. We as human beings act in accordance with our ignorance and claim that we are acting on behalf of the God and also claim that we are His Messenger. It is all untruth about the Truth because God himself is the ultimate Truth, and the manifest is His revelation which is ever living and eternal. This is what is taught in the Vedas and expounded in various Vedanta since time immemorial. No particular person has claimed as having been revealed by God in India. One has to realize the Truth himself by living a life of Truth and honesty. It is not some thing that one will earn and others will enjoy.
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What the question should be is why is it some people who believe in GOD are so judgemental over others beliefs? Some folks are simply trying to find thier own path, and may be eclectic. He may be real to you, he is not real to every one. Nothing wrong with either ideology, just wish there was a way for every one to understand that.
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Reading the responses to your question, you would think God is some kind of crazed trickster. Like an inexperienced parent obsessed with authority, God has to ask questions of His children that He already knows the answer to, while hanging the threat of eternal damnation over their heads. "Come out Adam, come out Eve. Regardless of rather you tell me the truth or not, daddy's going to eternally beat that behind! Are you there? Can you hear me?" I mean, I have a hard time seeing God this way, as this God seems to serve the purpose of people who are obsessed with authoritarian control i.e governments or abusive parents. I can only conclude that the Bible was added to or taken away from, or worse.
45947
If it were obvious, everybody would agree about God's existence. Since not everybody agrees, it can't be called obvious.
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yep, God is more into successfull people. he is probably getting bored with all those hungry people begging and praying all the time.\n\ni guess i would have to come to the same conclusion as you have. else it would mean that God is horrible creature, so, i prefer thinking that he doesn't exist at all.
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You can't force God on anyone they have to except him on there own. Have you ever taken the time to see, if he would be interested in finding God.
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No, The only absolute and SURE thing that God has revealed is his word. And I am pretty sure that isn't in there. Everything else we just ASSUME is from God, with no actual proof- only a guess, and that isn't the way God wants us to live, he wants us to be sure, which is why he revealed himself and we have the proof.\n\nAnd choosing our spouses is just that, a CHOICE we make- based on a variety of things, but still our choice. That is something we are responsible for-- so choose wisely!!!
1111251
God works in mysterious ways. It is not for us to understand God's work. We must have faith that He is all knowing and His actions should never be questioned.Our feeble minds could never comprehend Gods love for us.
1108375
God is a big question in a lot of people's minds.  If they're searching for answers, let them search.
1063596
We have heard our whole lives, or as long as we have studied the Bible, that He would not be accepted in his own town.  There is a spiritual reason for this, God allows the Jews to be spiritually blinded so that His prophesies will be fulfilled.  He made the rules and the story is still being told.  Just because he died on the cross 2,000 years ago doesn't mean the story is over.  There are prophecies that still haven't been fulfilled and in the New Testament - Revelations it sais that He has a plan for all of His people, the Jews.  They are a big part of the last book of the Bible.  If you wonder why they simply don't get it, it's because God is in control of His chosen people. You could also ask why some other groups of people don't simply accept Him as their savior, ' believe with your heart, confess with your mouth......... ' it's because there is a super natural (if you will) veil covering their eyes.  God only allows the whole truth to be revealed to His children (the body of Christ).  He chooses whom He will.  You can only come into the body of Christ if you are called.  That's why he told US (His children) to seek and you'll find.  He didn't tell that to the sinners, He told that to the believers.  The Jews have a very important part to play in the end times, after the rapture.
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I find it strange that he has to defend himself so much. Personally, I've known a lot of gay people. Some were open about and some were not. The ones that were not usally had their reasons for not wanting people to know. If he is gay, (and it soinds to me like he is) He has his reason for not being honest about. And truethfully, It's really nobodys buisness if he is, except his.I hope I helped some with your question. You helped me A LOT with the one I had. Thanks again.
127692
That's for God to know and not for humans to know.
345143
Sometimes I wonder why He would want to mess up his creation too!  But seriously, I think God created man and then woman to worship Him--he couldn't worship himself but his creation could by loving him with all of their heart, soul and mind.  He created us out of love and to love Him.  He chose to create us and He knows us before we are even born.
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God is   person.....i know this because, in His mercy, I have met Him.\n\nBecause he created us, we are hs children. It is His greatest desire to reveal Himself to each one of us.  We jsut have to open the door, and he will enter.