Many books and movies try to say that life is beautiful. The person in the story usually suffers from heavy burden and sorrow. Then things will slowly work out so he/she can life happily ever after.
Why people continuously tell these kind of stories? I think because these stories can inspire and make us stronger. But then why we need to be strengthen? I think because life is not as beautiful as those people are telling.
In Christian's faith, God gave His child so we can get an eternal life. He gave His child because all people are sinner and need to be saved. The question is 'if He is so powerful and has all the knowledge in the world, and He knows all people will sin, why He still created us?'
Despite of how Calvinism has shaped European countries, it offers the predestination concept, the concept on which my presbyterian church holds. In brief, this concept says we have been predestined or predetermined to be saved merely by His grace.
Following above thoughts, I wonder why people celebrate Easter and Christmas. If He decided not to create us, there will be no people in hell who will burnt by eternal fire. He knew but yet He still did it. Then He came to save us and so many people praise and thank Him. Think about the others who are not predestined to be saved.
Despite of how Calvinism has shaped European countries, it offers the predestination concept, the concept on which my presbyterian church holds. In brief, this concept says we have been predestined or predetermined to be saved merely by His grace.
Following above thoughts, I wonder why people celebrate Easter and Christmas. If He decided not to create us, there will be no people in hell who will burnt by eternal fire. He knew but yet He still did it. Then He came to save us and so many people praise and thank Him. Think about the others who are not predestined to be saved.
In more practical way, if I could choose to be born or not, I would choose not. I am not saying I don't value life. I am not saying that I want to die now. I am just tired working, doing the routines, suffer from pain and sickness, getting old, break up, etc.
But I am alive now, He decided to create me in this world, so there is no choice to live to the fullest. My priest said He loves us until He gives us free will to love Him or not. Wow... the grace of free will, but what is "free will" if in the end, people who didn't live by His rules will be banished from heaven? You are not as free as you think...
But I am alive now, He decided to create me in this world, so there is no choice to live to the fullest. My priest said He loves us until He gives us free will to love Him or not. Wow... the grace of free will, but what is "free will" if in the end, people who didn't live by His rules will be banished from heaven? You are not as free as you think...
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