God Does Not Answer to Us

For starters, let me just say that I DO believe that God created the ENTIRE universe. You may not but if you were to believe something so ridiculous, would you question God? As an entire human race we could not collectively create the universe, we couldn't even create Mt. Everest (we can barely climb it). So to you who says "if I were God, I would have created a juster, less cruel world..." I would ask you to create your new and improved universe. Nobody could possibly do that? My point exactly. If the Sistine Chapel was never restored, would you blame Michelangelo for the centuries worth of wear and tear to the ceiling? Would you say "ya know Mikey, I think you could have done a little better with the coloring in some areas..." No you wouldn't. Mostly because you could not come close to matching his artistic greatness and it would be idiotic to blame him for the results of aging to his work. Have you ever seen a North Korean come face to face with their merciless dictator? Tears of joy come streaming down their face and they worship him. Would you have the same reaction? No. Why? You haven't been prohibited from knowledge. Why does their dictator prevent them from knowledge? Fear. He knows if other options were available, he would not receive their adoration. God could have gone about it this way. He could have created us to all walk around saying "Praise the Lord!" like robots but he didn't. Why? He has nothing to fear. He afforded us the ability to choose something other than Himself and we did. What came about because of this? Sin. The land became cursed. As a result, sickness, war, famine, pain, and discontent became a part of life on this cursed land. If you were to believe like I do that God created the universe, you would have to say he is inconceivably complex and big. His love is manifested in many ways that are too lofty for our simple minds to comprehend. Why do I believe in the Judeo-Christian God? The first Chapter of the New Testament gives a genealogical account of who Jesus came from. Jesus was not a man of power or wealth, he was born in a barn. He didn't have a revelation and make a pamphlet or write a book and pass it out to people to convince them of who he was. He said "follow me." It's a historical fact that he had large crowds follow him. The crowds didn't say "Jesus, we loved your writings!" they gathered around him as a result of the things He was DOING. One of the things He was doing was claiming to be God. Even two thousand years ago, that was a hell of a claim. A claim so audacious that people would have turned for the exits as soon as they heard it UNLESS that claim was being backed up. The crowds didn't scatter, they grew. The Bible clearly states that Jesus' disciples were still quite skeptical of Jesus being God. They didn't start spreading the gospel when he died on the cross, they were dejected. Peter denied knowing him. When did this change? The resurrection. They didn't just go from doubters to believers, they made it their lives' purpose to spread the Gospel and died horrendous deaths as a result. How does a man without the help of money or power become the most historically significant person to ever walk this earth? Maybe he wasn't just a person. There is nobody that has all the answers... Christian or non-Christian. I would just ask those who "would have done a better job" at creating the universe, to get started on Universe 2.0. If you believe what I believe, it would be utterly foolish to assume the role of God or for me to view the Bible as something about me instead of God. God is here for God and because of God or Love is here for Love and because of Love. His love might not match Hallmark or Hollywood's definition of love, but He created the universe so I'm gonna go with his definition of love. The beauty of it all is he allows us lowly people to be a part of His will. My questions are 1. Where is your better creation of the universe? 2. Since you are incapable of creating a better universe, why do you think a Being that is capable of such a feat should have to answer to you and your expectations?