Subj : Why doesn't God reveal Himself openly?
To   : MICHAEL DANEHY
From : TODD HENSON
Date : Mon Mar 12 2001 06:38 pm

> -> > 
> -> >  If it's so important to be good for good's sake only,
> -> > why the need for eternal punishments/rewards? 
> -> 
> -> 
> -> Evil should be punished.
> 
>  I agree although I might differ on what constitutes
> 'evil.' But there still is the matter of reward and
> whether it's proper to reward good for good's sake.


It is when the rewarder wants to give an expression of love.


> -> >  Also I think your argument is dubious in general. Even
> -> > if I know that God exists, I'm not forced to follow
> -> 
> -> 
> -> I wasn't specifically making that argument, although I was correct in
> -> pointing out that there 
> -> would indeed be a class of people who would follow Him simply to avoid
> -> punishment. For clarity, 
> -> I should have spoken of those people who would still not follow Him. But
> -> you are correct, the 
> -> mere fact of God living here on earth would not force everyone to follow
> -> Him. So no, the 
> -> argument is not dubious.
> 
>  
>  I still don't see the point. Should we also hide all authority
> in society so that people won't be good just in order to escape
> punishment?


No, you have missed the message. Remember, the message was about why God
doesn't 
openly live among us. The rest were ilustrations.

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