Does God answer all prayer?

[Mertex]

Too many variables. What, perhaps, if upon my death my kids wonder why God did not save me and become wary of God and then no longer believe. Now I'm in some place in the sky awaiting them and they never come...because if you don;t believe you don't receive.

Not so. Why would your kids wonder if God saved you or not? If you are a Believer, you are saved, no doubt about it. Now maybe you wanted to say, "What if I believe but some of my children, are all of my children don't" - well, Jesus says there are no "tears" in heaven, and "the things of the past will not be remembered" - so, you will not remember them, but those that do believe, will be there and you will know them.


Revelation 2:
4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away."

"For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come to mind" in Isaiah 65:17.

That's even worse. God will take away the memories of my kid from me because they no longer believe in him. God is clearly a sadist.

Gee, according to you God can't seem to do anything right. Maybe you should have been God...you seem to know more....

 

[DriftingSand]

With what you are praying for?
Friend of mine son is marrying an older woman that has 3 kids and my selfish friend is mad about that, he does not want his son to marry an older woman with kids.

My friend is very religious and is praying hard for this relationship to break up.
Does God answer his prayer request and assist with the break up of that relationship?

Christ promises to answer prayers that are said in faith and that are within His will. There's nothing in the Bible that condemns a younger man marrying an older woman with children. So since your friend's son isn't doing anything necessarily outside of God's will then it's possible that your friend's prayer will not be answered the way he wishes. Perhaps this is a situation where the younger man is actually an answer to the woman's prayer.

 

[Mertex]

Too many variables. What, perhaps, if upon my death my kids wonder why God did not save me and become wary of God and then no longer believe. Now I'm in some place in the sky awaiting them and they never come...because if you don;t believe you don't receive.

IF YOU REALLY DO CARE ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN THEN YOU WOULD MAKE SURE THEY SEEK AND FIND TRUTH=GOD!!! DO your job as a loving parent.

My job as a parent is to make sure my kids do better than me and are more successful than me. Every parent wants their kids to be a big success. If they do that with or without their belief in a god, so be it.

Life here on earth is but a vapor compared to eternity. You want them to be successful while here, but don't care about their eternity? I want my children to live forever in heaven, I will do whatever necessary to help them in this life, but for me the next life is more important.

 

[GISMYS]

IF YOU REALLY DO CARE ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN THEN YOU WOULD MAKE SURE THEY SEEK AND FIND TRUTH=GOD!!! DO your job as a loving parent.

My job as a parent is to make sure my kids do better than me and are more successful than me. Every parent wants their kids to be a big success. If they do that with or without their belief in a god, so be it.

Life here on earth is but a vapor compared to eternity. You want them to be successful while here, but don't care about their eternity? I want my children to live forever in heaven, I will do whatever necessary to help them in this life, but for me the next life is more important.

WITHOUT GOD YOU ARE DOOMED TO A LIFE OF RUIN,DEATH JUDGMENT AND HELL!!! All your choice!

 

[Avatar4321]

Ah that will make my children sleep better knowing that their dead is not actually dead and will come back as a zombie with a new and improved body.

You seem to be missing some of what I'm telling you. Either on purpose or by accident. Believers don't come back as Zombies, when they die, their Spirit is with Jesus until the rapture. If you and your children are Believers, they would sleep better knowing that if you were to die, you will be with Jesus awaiting their arrival, and you will all live forever, together one day.

If you are not a believer, you believe that when one dies, that is it, poof, the end. Well, that's your choice.

Too many variables. What, perhaps, if upon my death my kids wonder why God did not save me and become wary of God and then no longer believe. Now I'm in some place in the sky awaiting them and they never come...because if you don;t believe you don't receive.

All the more reason to have your children sealed to you now.

 

[Avatar4321]

Too many variables. What, perhaps, if upon my death my kids wonder why God did not save me and become wary of God and then no longer believe. Now I'm in some place in the sky awaiting them and they never come...because if you don;t believe you don't receive.

IF YOU REALLY DO CARE ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN THEN YOU WOULD MAKE SURE THEY SEEK AND FIND TRUTH=GOD!!! DO your job as a loving parent.

My job as a parent is to make sure my kids do better than me and are more successful than me. Every parent wants their kids to be a big success. If they do that with or without their belief in a god, so be it.

successful is a very vague word. What does it matter if they gain the whole world if they lose their soul?

 

[soonerthunder22]

The same stupid assholes are still making bonehead decisions and running this poor country into oblivion.

 

[thebrucebeat]

IF YOU REALLY DO CARE ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN THEN YOU WOULD MAKE SURE THEY SEEK AND FIND TRUTH=GOD!!! DO your job as a loving parent.

My job as a parent is to make sure my kids do better than me and are more successful than me. Every parent wants their kids to be a big success. If they do that with or without their belief in a god, so be it.

Life here on earth is but a vapor compared to eternity. You want them to be successful while here, but don't care about their eternity? I want my children to live forever in heaven, I will do whatever necessary to help them in this life, but for me the next life is more important.

Make sure all your female children are objectified like the woman in your avatar.
I hear god really digs hot babes!

 

[Mertex]

My job as a parent is to make sure my kids do better than me and are more successful than me. Every parent wants their kids to be a big success. If they do that with or without their belief in a god, so be it.

Life here on earth is but a vapor compared to eternity. You want them to be successful while here, but don't care about their eternity? I want my children to live forever in heaven, I will do whatever necessary to help them in this life, but for me the next life is more important.

Make sure all your female children are objectified like the woman in your avatar.
I hear god really digs hot babes!

There is nothing wrong with women's beautiful bodies. God digs everybody, He made us, you know.........

 

[Avatar4321]

The same stupid assholes are still making bonehead decisions and running this poor country into oblivion.

Just because you haven't gotten the answer you wanted, doesn't mean He isn't answering.

He is trying to teach us how to govern ourselves and to rely on Him. Sort of a paradox, but it's the truth.

 

[Avatar4321]

My job as a parent is to make sure my kids do better than me and are more successful than me. Every parent wants their kids to be a big success. If they do that with or without their belief in a god, so be it.

Life here on earth is but a vapor compared to eternity. You want them to be successful while here, but don't care about their eternity? I want my children to live forever in heaven, I will do whatever necessary to help them in this life, but for me the next life is more important.

Make sure all your female children are objectified like the woman in your avatar.
I hear god really digs hot babes!

Completely off topic.

 

[thebrucebeat]

Life here on earth is but a vapor compared to eternity. You want them to be successful while here, but don't care about their eternity? I want my children to live forever in heaven, I will do whatever necessary to help them in this life, but for me the next life is more important.

Make sure all your female children are objectified like the woman in your avatar.
I hear god really digs hot babes!

Completely off topic.

Not really.
Don't you find consistency in the faith a cure for hypocrisy?
If Jesus said impure thoughts are equal to adultery, why should a believer bait the hook? If the concern is for the piety of the children, shouldn't it start with the parents?

 

[Avatar4321]

I haven't been having impure thoughts about a picture so it's really never crossed my mind.

 

[thebrucebeat]

I haven't been having impure thoughts about a picture so it's really never crossed my mind.

So it is only about you?
You have no concern about your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ?
Do they know this?

 

[Avatar4321]

I haven't been having impure thoughts about a picture so it's really never crossed my mind.

So it is only about you?
You have no concern about your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ?
Do they know this?

I can't control them and have no desire too. I fully expect them to govern themselves in Christ.

 

[thebrucebeat]

I haven't been having impure thoughts about a picture so it's really never crossed my mind.

So it is only about you?
You have no concern about your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ?
Do they know this?

I can't control them and have no desire too. I fully expect them to govern themselves in Christ.

I didn't ask you if you could control them.
I asked if you had concern for them.
I guess you answered that too.

 

[Mertex]

Make sure all your female children are objectified like the woman in your avatar.
I hear god really digs hot babes!

Completely off topic.

Not really.
Don't you find consistency in the faith a cure for hypocrisy?
If Jesus said impure thoughts are equal to adultery, why should a believer bait the hook? If the concern is for the piety of the children, shouldn't it start with the parents?

You're over-reacting...it's just a gal in a bathing suit, not porn......quit exaggerating. If you had impure thoughts, that's your fault, repent, change the page and you'll be okay.

 

[Mertex]

I haven't been having impure thoughts about a picture so it's really never crossed my mind.

So it is only about you?
You have no concern about your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ?
Do they know this?

If you have impure thoughts with a picture, you're lacking something. You're going to have a hard time in life. Learn to curb those thoughts.....you can't change the world, you can only change yourself....

 

[thebrucebeat]

Completely off topic.

Not really.
Don't you find consistency in the faith a cure for hypocrisy?
If Jesus said impure thoughts are equal to adultery, why should a believer bait the hook? If the concern is for the piety of the children, shouldn't it start with the parents?

You're over-reacting...it's just a gal in a bathing suit, not porn......quit exaggerating. If you had impure thoughts, that's your fault, repent, change the page and you'll be okay.

The overt sexuality of the image isn't in question.
The question is why you as a believer want that image as what identifies you.

 

[Mertex]

Not really.
Don't you find consistency in the faith a cure for hypocrisy?
If Jesus said impure thoughts are equal to adultery, why should a believer bait the hook? If the concern is for the piety of the children, shouldn't it start with the parents?

You're over-reacting...it's just a gal in a bathing suit, not porn......quit exaggerating. If you had impure thoughts, that's your fault, repent, change the page and you'll be okay.

The overt sexuality of the image isn't in question.
The question is why you as a believer want that image as what identifies you.

Ir'a just a picture. A lovely girl with a beautiful body, why not? You're way too inhibited about things that don't matter.

Jesus didn't command me to dress in sackcloth and ashes, but regardless, the picture on my avi does not identify my persona, that's your own configuration, not mine.