It was asked of me, in the "did A & E exist" thread, what I wanted from God. I had expressed that I no longer was able to "be a christian" because any attempt to do so (knowing what I do) would be "deceiving myself". So, this is my response to that question, so the A & E thread wouldn't be hijacked any further:
Something that he either can't give, or chooses NOT to give. Actual hard evidence, . . . . . and satisfactory answers to those biblical delemas that I have (and many others, as well). Even though God was an ACTIVE participant, in the past, . . . and it didn't matter that those who were human participants in it didn't need "faith" to believe, because they witnessed first hand, hence, making the argument of "free will and faith" worthless, . . . God no longer does what WAS done. We are punished for not being able to believe. A person can't JUST believe, . . . if they aren't made that way.
Even so, even what I just said (that God was an active participant....) is just what is spoken of within a book, written by men, with no real evidence that any of it is true. So maybe God never even participated back then.
Something that he either can't give, or chooses NOT to give. Actual hard evidence, . . . . . and satisfactory answers to those biblical delemas that I have (and many others, as well). Even though God was an ACTIVE participant, in the past, . . . and it didn't matter that those who were human participants in it didn't need "faith" to believe, because they witnessed first hand, hence, making the argument of "free will and faith" worthless, . . . God no longer does what WAS done. We are punished for not being able to believe. A person can't JUST believe, . . . if they aren't made that way.
Even so, even what I just said (that God was an active participant....) is just what is spoken of within a book, written by men, with no real evidence that any of it is true. So maybe God never even participated back then.