Hello everyone,
We got two questions this week. Here they are:
Do you think that the idea that Adam blames God more so that Eve in his statement "it was the woman YOU gave me (my emphasis), is why we blame God for "wrong" answers to our prayers? Is it just in our nature?
This is a good question. Of course it is one we cannot really know, but I think it has a lot of truth in it. Blaming God is something that I see from believers and non-believers alike. I think all too often, we see the answers to our prayers as being wrong or right, based mostly on what we want. Last week John mentioned that we sometimes see Jesus in our life like a genie. We ask him for another wish each time we thing we need something. Like any young child that doesn't really know what is best for her or him, we want things from God that aren't in our best interest, and it is easy for us to blame Him. Great question!
Next Question:
Why is it that God performs such obvious miracles in the Old Testament, but not today?
Another great question. I think that God still does perform great miracles. I think that our generation, sees so many fabricated "miracles" in media, movies, TV, etc, that we are not easily amazed. I also believe that any miracle, or any response from God takes faith to see. I wonder if our faith has been hurt because of the instant gratification that the world seems to provide. I believe that where there is grief, poverty, places where great faith is a part of every day life, the miracles that God performs are more easily seen. Also, remember this course is about how God reveals to us in the Old Testament that Jesus is coming. Jesus is God's greatest miracle, and look how we have trivialized that! The miracles in the Old Testament point to the coming Messiah. Jesus' miracles point us to the fact He is the Messiah. Miracles he said we will experience and even perform (mountain moving, etc) are provided by God to demonstrate to an unbelieving world that Jesus is the Messiah and will come again. What do you all think?
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