Why did God create?

[AndrésC64]

What was his motivation?

[OddBeMe]

According to the bible, to have someone worship him. there's like four out of the ten commandments about worshipping him. None about rape or slavery, unsurprisingly.

[AndrésC64]

That really is pathetic, isn't it? A needy, insecure God.

[OddBeMe]

If you think god actually wrote them. Crazy how relgious leaders are able to gain from worshipping a god.

[Middleman]

Perhaps this might answer your question:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/dKSB2O2Shts

[AndrésC64]

RIP.

[Midgetmcwidget]

He played the original sims. Then after a while let us in of the act why creating the game. I’m

[XXblack88]

I don't know. He was bored maybe.

[NathanDavis]

to live up to his name, as creator?

or... what was first? the creator or the creation? lol

[Agape93]

A self deluding cult. How else can his ass keep followers

[call_me_scar]

Drugs obviously, na if one does exist then it really doesn't make sense the world is far to terrible for it to be a good reason

[menina]

I think no human being can answer this question. Also we might never know the answer.

[AndrésC64]

I agree that we may never know the specific answer. But the fact that he created is a problem in itself. Motivation either comes from a want or a need. A perfect being can have neither.

[menina]

Well, that's true but I don't think about this topic.

[AndrésC64]

But I do. And there are simply far far too many questions and gaps for me to believe.

[menina]

I see that you do. You mean to believe in God?

[AndrésC64]

Yes. The whole story is so full of holes and inconsistencies and unanswered questions.

[menina]

I can't say that I disagree with you.

[AndrésC64]

😁👍

[menina]

:) :)

[genericname85]

god didn't create. if he did, show me one thing he created.

[jshm2]

Greatness is of little use without something to behold that greatness.

[AndrésC64]

So he wants people to behold his greatness. He needs to be worshiped?

[jengeorge26]

It’s HIS creation and something that HE loves

[genericname85]

just curious: why did he create humanity with the choice of eating from the tree of wisdom? surely in his omniscience, he must have foreseen that they will eat from it and then he punished them for doing so. so does that mean he loves punishing someone?

[jengeorge26]

@genericname85 Jenniferbloom might know

[genericname85]

so you don't know that? weird. isn't it your religion?

[jengeorge26]

@genericname85 yes, but I don’t pretend to be a Bible scholar

[genericname85]

xD i really don't think it takes a sholarship to figure that out for yourself. like if a guy punches you in the face, you assume he's a violent asshole and he shouldn't do that. you're not saying "oh maybe he has mysterious reasons that i need to get a degree first to understand his mysterious ways a bit more".

[jengeorge26]

@genericname85 I believe in the basics like the 10 commandments
Even though I sometimes fail at keeping the commandments I try to do unto others as I would have them do unto me
What I have seen on GaG is Jennifer_Bloom is very knowledgeable about the Bible. Just trying to point you in the right direction.

[genericname85]

ah cool you're not a christian nut case like jennifer bloom then xD all good.

[jengeorge26]

@genericname85 lol, I try to be a good person and believe that I am a Christian. Of course Christian means Christ Like, I fall short of the mark. I am a sinner, I believe only Jesus never sinned, but the rest of us are sinners.

[genericname85]

jesus was a human like everyone else is "if" he even existed. no human is whithout flaws. as long as you're doing your best to do good, you're fine.

[AndrésC64]

Okay, but why did he do it?

[CuriousMufuxka]

Well if there is actually any.. What else would God do?

[MrJMM]

I don't believe in god or gods so I will say they didn't create anything.

[BoyofCFNMs]

He was a hidden treasure and wanted to be known.

[Dargil]

Because He could.

[AndrésC64]

Obviously he was capable of it, because he did it. The question is why.

[jimmy2]

To have a realtionships with us

[AndrésC64]

A relationship where we can't see or hear him or detect any evidence of him? You and I have a tighter relationship. See, I just responded to your answer and actually quite quickly if I do say so myself. And I guarantee to respond see you again if you reply. You can actually talk to me if you want it. You could actually see me if you want it, you could actually meet me face to face if you want it. And if you don't want to talk to me I won't torture you. Your God on the other hand...

[ChillaxingLove]

Love

[AndrésC64]

Love? How so?

[ChillaxingLove]

There is The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit. The entire point was to give Jesus ( The Son) a perfect kingdom because The Father loved the Son. We all as human beings are a gift to God. But we rebelled and rejected him through sin. As King he must punish our rebellion because there is no forgiveness without death. But Still having compassion and love he made away so that we can still receive him and be with him. He being a King and God made himself as a living sacrifice for our sin so that we wouldn’t have to die and go to hell. Hell wasn't meant for us but Satan.

The Bible says in John 1:12 “ but as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in his name”

[AndrésC64]

So God loved himself so much that he gave himself humans as a gift, and then "sacrificed" himself to himself so that he could forgive us for doing what he knew we were going to do before he created us exactly as he wanted. Makes perfect sense. No forgiveness without death? Really? Do you demand death before you forgive someone? Why didn't he simply forgive and skip all the torture and melodrama?

[ChillaxingLove]

3 persons 1 office. God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit. Before humans existed God The Father, God The Son, God The Holy Spirit already was existing. To show love to who he loved he wanted to give The Son a Kingdom. A perfect Kingdom.

Just like any nation, there is laws. You break the law you go to jail. However, this is God were talking about this isn’t the President of a country it’s God. So in this you are either on Satans side or Gods side. The Bible says he is the Father of lies, he comes to steal kill and destroy. Sin is rebellion against God it’s very serious. This isn’t like oh I got a speeding ticket, no you are literally declaring war on God by living in sin. But there is mercy through receiving Jesus as your Lord and savior. Turn from living in sin by seeking God, we will fall to sin sometimes but the point is to not give up trying live for God. The Bible says if you will turn from sin and seek and live for God he will heal you and give you a new heart so that sin will not have power over you.

If you read the Bible in genesis ch1-10 you we’ll see that Adam and Eve at first didn’t not have sin but Satan came and tempted them and they fell to sin. So then it was outside influences that brought down the entire human race under sin. Satan was an angel but he rebelled against God and this was an act of defiance.

So yes God did know we would fall to sin but he is a Master chess player and already had a plan to redeem us even though Satan tried to get us killed, and still is trying.

I’m ganna try to be clear with this. God gave us an option, he isn’t going to force you to love him and make you repent. You have to choose God, you have to or we are all just robots and that’s not a relationship when you force someone without giving them a choice. So he want a relationship with you not a robot that he programmed to say yes. God says choose now why today is still today, while you still are alive, life or death.

[MountAverage]

I don't know who you're talking about.