Reply #144: Yeah, but...

[Danger Mouse]

God knew that the serpent would tempt adam and eve. He knew that eve would lead adam astray. he even knew that lucifer would betray him! If he knew all of this, and could've prevented it, why let it happen? Why become so angry and enraged by something you set in motion yourself, and that you know will happen, but fail to prevent for some unknown reason? Why not start over again?
And yeah, if I tell someone not to do something, and I know they're not going to do it anyway, especially in regards to the kids I work with, I do get angry or disappointed. But I deal with it calmly (most of the time :) ), and work towards generating solutions to help the child avoid having the same problem in the future. It's my job to be NON-judgemental and forgiving. I'm not perfect, i'm only human. Hard not to take things personal sometimes. But I try my best.
So I know it's gonna happen, but I can't always prevent it. If I can take pre-emptive steps, I will.
Anyway, the 'What does God need with a starship?' thing, questions why God would have need of things that are petty or human. Yeah, the movie is bad, laughably bad, but anyway...
What I mean is, what does God need with roasting so many people in hellfire? I mean, sure, you 'only' go to Hell for sinning...but so many things are sins! Even feeling certain emotions! SO it's not really 'only'.
What have I done? Uhm. I teach Sunday School...seems weird, right? I love Christianity, and being Christian. I just concede, like anything that I love, that it is not without its (many) flaws. I don't do missionary work, no. But do you? Ay yay yay.
Hate injustice? Yes. Sentencing someone to hell for eternity for getting angry = injustice.
Hate sin? No, I don't hate sin, because it is human nature and God made us that way. Is it a good thing? Nah. But it's there, and it's not worth the energy to hate it.
At what point, in your mind, does a child become elligble for hell?
...not a very savory question now, is it?