I have gotten a lot of feedback on this topic which is really cool! Any way the majority of the people i have talked to have said they don't think god would take a talent just for not using it to glorify god. A small amount of people thought the exact opposite.
Well because it's my blog you guys get my opinion! Which i have been thinking a lot about! Ok here it goes... There are many ways to view this topic... one being, the fact that God is a jelious god! In that respect... the argument might go in favor of 'yes he would.'
Now on the other side of the spectrum, is the obvious argument, 'why haven't people like John Mayer or Dave Matthews or Bon Jovi... why haven't they lost their talent?
Well because we as christians are held to a higher standard therefore if we don't use our gifts to glorify God, he just may take them!
The arguments could go on for days!!! Here FINALY is my response....
We have no right to say what God may or may not do... God's will is so far beyond our comprehension that to say one way or the other I think would be nieve! However God has given us all free will!!! He has given us grace! Therefore I don't believe that God would punish us for our decisions which he has allowed us to make!
God is not an angry God... he is JUST!
2 comments:
I agree with you. However I might add (with Misty's help) that He deals with us all on an individual basis not one set response.
I think that a blanket statement cannot be made regarding what God would do in such a situation. Can God take away our abilities? Absolutely. Will He? I think that's on a case by case basis. There are at least a couple examples in the Bible of God taking away someone's ability to do something--but it was temporary, and it was to make a point. John the Baptist's father comes to mind--because he questioned the angel who told him he would have a son, his ability to speak was taken away temporarily...but that was an issue of faith.
If we don't use something, we will lose it. Not completely, but our abilities will rust (for lack of a better term). But that's just reality. Now, God created reality, so you could go in circles with this argument.
Overall, I would say that God does intervene at times, but He gave us free will...and with such, we may do as we please. There are always consequences though--whether sent directly by God, or simply allowed by Him.
This really is Misty this time. :) Good hearing from you, Troy!
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