posted March 27, 2008 12:48 AM         

IF THERE IS A GOD, WHY DOES HE NOT SHOW HIMSELF?
This is perhaps the most poignant question you can ask a believer, and the answer will always be something like "Well, you see, God has a specific time table for when he'll show up. According to prophecy..." or "He decided to leave us rebellious humans alone for 6000 years to prove to us that we are incapable of ruling ourselves without Him." While there may be some truth to these responses, humans are hard pressed to wait 6000 or even 2000 years for His Son's glorified kingdom on Earth. There must be a faster way to prove that God exists and that He's running the show. Prophecy is often vague and can be made to apply to any number of scenarios, and prayers can be answered and miracles still performed, but how can you be sure they're coming from God? Yes nature and creation speak abundantly on God but these are all indirect indicators. What we need is for God to show Himself visibly and to take a direct and irrefutable hand in our world affairs. Parents show themselves to their children, kings, presidents and prime ministers to their public, and bosses to their employees, so why can't God do the same with humanity? Was the Exodus of 3600 years ago God's last grand appearance? If God is our Parent and truly exists as we are told by the clergy, has He abandoned us? Are we truly such ******** to be left in the care of others(reptillians?-who are also not showing themselves) and to fend for ourselves? Or is humanity at a stage(collectively) where it is about to become an independant adult in our planetary community and therefore has no further need for an intercessing God ? These are serious questions for which, unfortunately, most of us do not have solid answers.