Does God pick favorites?

[Akivah]

If God picked favorites and gave more "blessings" to the people who follow and obey him then every human will acquire these "blessings" only for the reason is because of worshiping God.

You are absolutely right. That's why G-d does not do this, it would destroy freewill. Exactly the same reason why a person doesn't get Zapped by G-d for doing something wrong.

People actually believe their way of worshiping the SAME God is superior and the right way compared to any other way. People actually believe they are more special to God then anyone else.

I believe my way of worshiping G-d is superior and right compared to any other way. BUT, I don't believe that I'm any more special to G-d than anyone else.

 

[Neo Deist]

Aren't the Jews God's chosen tribe? Didn't God assist them in war?
Doesn't the Bible teach that only a few are predestined for salvation?

The Jews are God's chosen people according to the Jews that wrote the Tanakh/OT. Not trying to bash them, but that opinion is highly biased. That would be like me, as a father, saying that my children are the most beautiful in the world. Of course I am going to think that way!

 

[Skwim]

Q. Does God pick favorites?

A. According to the Christian religion god does indeed pick favorites. He favors and picks those who believe in Jesus. They, and only they, are allowed into heaven. All others, no matter what their reason for not believing in Jesus, including never having heard of the stipulation, or failing to be convinced it's true, go to hell.

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[Akivah]

Aren't the Jews God's chosen tribe? Didn't God assist them in war?
Doesn't the Bible teach that only a few are predestined for salvation?

The meaning of being Chosen is one of the most mis-understood concepts from the bible. It doesn't mean that we are any more special than anyone else. It only means that G-d decided that we are to be a nation of priests. We have a certain function. But we have way more laws and rules to follow than anyone else. G-d (and the world) holds us to a higher standard.

As for the afterlife, every human will get to Heaven eventually.

 

[viole]

Regardless of who you are. There is absolutely no reason for you to think you are closer to God then any other human being that existed on Earth. If you are a believer in God and worship him, why do you believe you are getting "blessings" from him because of your performance. If God picked favorites and gave more "blessings" to the people who follow and obey him then every human will acquire these "blessings" only for the reason is because of worshiping God. Unfortunately there is strong evidence that is not the case. There are billions of people praying to God every second of the day. Out of those billions of people, how many gets their prayers answered? For example, how many people asks of God to heal their sick loved ones? If every single one of those prayers does not work and peoples loved ones die and some did get their answered and their loved ones healed, what does that mean? Is God picking favorites? Or God does not manipulate any persons life and let natural variables decide. Here is my point. I think humans are selfish and delusional and here is why. People actually believe their way of worshiping the SAME God is superior and the right way compared to any other way. People actually believe they are more special to God then anyone else. There are people on this Earth who believe God takes away his time from anyone else and invest it in to you because you think you are serving him the right way. The ONLY way. This should be classified as a mental sickness and be treated accordingly. We will not advance as a species if this way of thinking does not end. People with this illness are a cancer to our civilization. I personally think this mindset is the ROOT of artificial ugliness in this life, such as, poverty, violence, greed, and etc. I believe it is our duty as human beings to stop this cancerous mindset. I will have no hope or faith in any religion that promotes this.

I may be a bit superficial, but I think this is pretty simple.

What is more likely:

1) that God favors people X?
2) or that people X made up a God that favors them?

Ciao

- viole

 

[Ardaakata]

I may be a bit superficial, but I think this is pretty simple.

What is more likely:

1) that God favors people X?
2) or that people X made up a God that favors them?

Ciao

- viole

That is very interesting. It would make more sense to me for people X made up a God that favors them. If there is a God, I would like to think he wouldnt be bias at all.

 

[idav]

My personal experiences with people I know think they get text messages from God and God blesses them everyday. Regardless of their performance. And no I have not.

Really the bible in the New Testament says God is not a respector of persons, so if you know Christians that think they will be blessed in this life for being so, well that's not what their book says. The NT also notes in Matthew that God sends rain to both just and unjust.

 

[ronandcarol]

Does God pick favorites?
Romans 2:11 says, For God does not show favoritism. And since God cannot lie I believe that He does not,
everyone stands before Him totally equal. That said I think that it might appear in some cases in the Bible
that He might, such as with Jacob and Esau. Yet in looking at who God is it is not favoritism, it is the fact that
God knows the beginning from the end. Every day of our lives are already in the books and God know what each
of us will do, He sees it all, and knows it all. So He knew in advance that Esau would value hunting and hunger much
more than his birthright.

ronandcarol

 

[Perditus]

Does God pick favorites?

All I know is he hates my guts.

 

[InChrist]

According to the scriptures...

Then Peter opened his mouth and said: “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. Acts 10:34
For there is no partiality with God. Romans 2:11

 

[Trichakra]

Of course god doesn't have favoritism, he even let his own son die.

What did Jesus mean when he said the first will be last and the last will be first?

 

[DawudTalut]

....... For example, .......

How many people listen to God when He ask to do and do not do.
Yet God stops many incoming troubles made by own hands of people.

 

[Whiterain]

A long time ago Zeus grew warry of the happy beach hippies.... Everyone lay loft fornicating in aesthetic perfection.

Why.... What a grievance that has came over me.

Basically do what you want, you like God, God may not like you.

God may make war for battle in desire. Somewhere along the way this message got astrewed. I mean the general stupidity in place in mind numbing.. The Lord is even sickened.

But worry not, The Lord seems to have chosen long ago eternal strife.

We're makin a diamond here. Out of stupid people. I am one. So according to my UPG Jesus is Baldur and eternal war. Odin's rage may never be sated. However, Islam trumps it all... Just blame Islam.

While bold stoic Men go to battle bleed and die others lay in the beach fornicating and sipping pino colidis. I

t's as if you can do what you want, I'm uncertain of the repreocussions. I'm not one of those happy hippie plebs. I'm one wreckoning hell bent on being a tool appearently. So I get drug through all the crap.

Madness is about all I got. We're at a crescendo and it sucks bad. I'm a horrible Messiah and I'm ashamed.


I don't know what to tell you, get your closure. This world is despicable. I ain't proud, I want to move to Scotland and be happy.

Find somewhere you can be happy. I'm happy on the battlefield.

 

[The_Fisher_King]

If you are a believer in God and worship him, why do you believe you are getting "blessings" from him because of your performance

Because God has Preferences.

If God picked favorites and gave more "blessings" to the people who follow and obey him then every human will acquire these "blessings" only for the reason is because of worshiping God.

Yup.

Unfortunately there is strong evidence that is not the case. There are billions of people praying to God every second of the day. Out of those billions of people, how many gets their prayers answered? For example, how many people asks of God to heal their sick loved ones? If every single one of those prayers does not work and peoples loved ones die and some did get their answered and their loved ones healed, what does that mean? Is God picking favorites?

You`re assuming that God automatically/necessarily answers these prayers.

People actually believe their way of worshiping the SAME God is superior and the right way compared to any other way. People actually believe they are more special to God then anyone else.

I do.

There are people on this Earth who believe God takes away his time from anyone else and invest it in to you because you think you are serving him the right way.

Yep, that would be me.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

God picks favorites based on the actions, worship, and obedience of his people not just out of the blue because he like's people with blond hair more than those with black. Abram was chosen for his obedience and so was Moses. Mary was chosen and so was Christ. The apostles had some struggles with understanding god and the role of Jesus but then they were chosen to spread the word as protestants to Christ's father's laws. Israelite were chosen in one part of the Bible, Levites were in another. Christians are chosen from non-christians although it is said everyone is a child of god. By example, whomever doesn't believe doesn't have everlasting life and so forth.

Mothers and fathers hopefully don't disown their children if their child goes against their rules. However, that's not the case with god.

So, god has favorites. It is what it is.

 

[Lighthouse]

Regardless of who you are. There is absolutely no reason for you to think you are closer to God then any other human being that existed on Earth. If you are a believer in God and worship him, why do you believe you are getting "blessings" from him because of your performance. If God picked favorites and gave more "blessings" to the people who follow and obey him then every human will acquire these "blessings" only for the reason is because of worshiping God. Unfortunately there is strong evidence that is not the case. There are billions of people praying to God every second of the day. Out of those billions of people, how many gets their prayers answered? For example, how many people asks of God to heal their sick loved ones? If every single one of those prayers does not work and peoples loved ones die and some did get their answered and their loved ones healed, what does that mean? Is God picking favorites? Or God does not manipulate any persons life and let natural variables decide. Here is my point. I think humans are selfish and delusional and here is why. People actually believe their way of worshiping the SAME God is superior and the right way compared to any other way. People actually believe they are more special to God then anyone else. There are people on this Earth who believe God takes away his time from anyone else and invest it in to you because you think you are serving him the right way. The ONLY way. This should be classified as a mental sickness and be treated accordingly. We will not advance as a species if this way of thinking does not end. People with this illness are a cancer to our civilization. I personally think this mindset is the ROOT of artificial ugliness in this life, such as, poverty, violence, greed, and etc. I believe it is our duty as human beings to stop this cancerous mindset. I will have no hope or faith in any religion that promotes this.

If humans are selfish and delusional, how can they begin to pick up their duty of stopping cancerous mindsets?
You, yourself are playing favoritism in ways with this post. Remove from the own eyes before beginning to help remove from others eyes.

 

[savagewind]

God so favored Elisha that when some kids mocked his baldness, God had a couple of bears come out of the woods and kill 42 of them.

Fair and just?

SIGH

 

[savagewind]

God is love. Love does not have favorites. People are blessed when they unreservedly favor God's will be done in their life.
So the happy blessings upon people are not from God personally, but they are the harvest for doing good. Galatians 6:7 2 Corinthians 9:6
Matthew 5

Another thing to consider. To be knowing God is to be doing God's will which is to love one another. God's will is also that we are to sow and reap
true knowledge. 1 Timothy 2:4 And to them that have, more will be given. Matthew 13:12

It is like school. Go to school, pay attention, do the work and you will likely prosper. Don't do those things and you might suffer.

 

[Deeje]

According to the scriptures...

Then Peter opened his mouth and said: “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. Acts 10:34
For there is no partiality with God. Romans 2:11

You didn't finish the quote.....

“I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality, 35 but in every nation the man who fears Him and does what is right is welcome to Him."(NASB)

"So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, 35 but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him."(ESV)

"Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism 35 but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right." (NIV)

God's lack of favoritism is conditional.....but nationality has nothing to do with it.
So what does it mean to be 'God-fearing'? It doesn't mean being terrified of an ogre, but more like not wanting to offend or disrespect someone you love.
And not wanting to do anything that might bring reproach on them as the head of your family.

 

[निताइ dasa]

Directly from the Gita:

"samo 'ham sarva-bhutesu
na me dvesyo 'sti na priyah
ye bhajanti tu mam bhaktya
mayi te tesu capy aham"

(God said): "I am impartial to all living entities, there is no-one I specifically hate or love. However, those who worship me in the mood of a devotee, I also worship them and reciprocate this love".