Manila is on lockdown and I am in the area where most cases are reported.
Hope ya'll are fine
My prayers goes to you and your family
SisterStella wrote:This PANDEMIC has exposed the EVIL SIDE of HUMANITY — GREED, PROFITEERING, HOARDING, PANIC BUYING, TAKING ADVANTAGE of others, RACISM, INSENSITIVITY, UNDISCIPLINED BEHAVIOUR, STUBBORNESS
And if this is a test by the Almighty then indeed HUMANITY HAS FAILED . . .
sophocles wrote:
At any rate, why does the Almighty have to test humanity, when we are his creation? Shouldn't he already know the result even before the test? If as you say, humanity has failed the test, then why was humanity not created better by the Almighty?
missomisteryoso wrote:sophocles wrote:
At any rate, why does the Almighty have to test humanity, when we are his creation? Shouldn't he already know the result even before the test? If as you say, humanity has failed the test, then why was humanity not created better by the Almighty?
Where did you get this information? If you believe in the Almighty, where in the Holy Book did you read that He is testing humanity? Kindly read your Bible and get back to this post. I have never read this from the entire Holy Book.
sophocles wrote:Health care workers, truck drivers who keep grocery store shelves stocked, store cashiers, pharmacists and their technicians - these are our modern-day heroes.
bcdf1930 wrote:WE HAD A 14 HOUR CURFEW IN INDIA TODAY! ALSO, Whole nation shared a big round of applause for health care workers AT 5PM INDIAN STANDARD TIME!
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sophocles wrote:missomisteryoso wrote:sophocles wrote:
At any rate, why does the Almighty have to test humanity, when we are his creation? Shouldn't he already know the result even before the test? If as you say, humanity has failed the test, then why was humanity not created better by the Almighty?
Where did you get this information? If you believe in the Almighty, where in the Holy Book did you read that He is testing humanity? Kindly read your Bible and get back to this post. I have never read this from the entire Holy Book.
Hija, please read the post again, and take note that question marks are appropriately placed. In other words, it does not allege that the Almighty is testing humanity with the Chinese corona virus. In fact, noting the question marks, it is questioning this very idea.
Besides, it is not as if there is no instance in the Bible when God tests a believer. He tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son Isaac. What??? (I placed three question marks so you will note the punctuation.) By today's standards, what can you say about someone who asks a father to slit his son's throat and offer him as a sacrifice? (Another question mark.) Did he also not test Job? (And, here's another one.) Both stories can lead you to question God's compassion.
Believers will grow stronger in faith if they develop critical thinking skills and they develop the habit of analyzing what they read... not to mention knowing how punctuation changes the meaning of a sentence.
firerprince wrote:sophocles wrote:Health care workers, truck drivers who keep grocery store shelves stocked, store cashiers, pharmacists and their technicians - these are our modern-day heroes.INDEED! After this pandemic no one should dare to belittle these low wage workers anymore. There's no denying we are dependent on them now.
kdeon_Malansa wrote:Life goes on in Korea. No lockdown here we are still working.
missomisteryoso wrote: I'm aware of Abraham being tested but that's the ONLY case God did test someone and it is in a an evil way and NO SINGLE human being was harmed. But with the current situation, many are dying and suffering, not only with illness, but with wars, natural disasters, and more. This is way different than of Abraham's case. Yes, Job was put to test, but it is NOT God who put him to test. So Job is also out of this topic.
I'll repeat: where in the Holy Book did you read that He is testing humanity? I'm quoting your statement: "At any rate, why does the Almighty have to test humanity, when we are his creation?" I understood it is a question because it has a question mark or whatever punctuation marks you did use for your reply and we do not have anything to argue with the use of those marks, let's focus on the sense of YOUR question. Perhaps you weren't able to comprehend what I was asking, in other words, please provide a Bible verse that says God is the cause of all the evil things (or test, as what people call it) happening to the world. (Please drop the punctuation marks lesson, it doesn't make you sound smart nor intelligent.)
Personally, I know God is LOVE that's why it is unacceptable that these things happen just because He wants to test us.
kurtij wrote:STUCK IN METRO MANILA.
IF THE WORK FROM HOME SETUP WAS ARRANGED A WEEK OR WEEKS PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVITY OF THE COMMUNITY QUARANTINE AND TRAVEL BAN, I COULD'VE GONE BACK TO THE PROVINCE.
THIS MAKES ME APPRECIATE THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF THE CITY.
I HOPE WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS.
sophocles wrote:I don't know where you live, but this is not what I see in my community. I see a lot of my neighbors doing good things for others.
At any rate, why does the Almighty have to test humanity, when we are his creation? Shouldn't he already know the result even before the test? If as you say, humanity has failed the test, then why was humanity not created better by the Almighty?SisterStella wrote:This PANDEMIC has exposed the EVIL SIDE of HUMANITY — GREED, PROFITEERING, HOARDING, PANIC BUYING, TAKING ADVANTAGE of others, RACISM, INSENSITIVITY, UNDISCIPLINED BEHAVIOUR, STUBBORNESS
And if this is a test by the Almighty then indeed HUMANITY HAS FAILED . . .
XAMURAI wrote:Meanwhile in Japan... nothing. Work as usual!
ManMeat wrote:XAMURAI wrote:Meanwhile in Japan... nothing. Work as usual!
Boy! Japanese government needs to set control tower for citizens
Literally, they don't have control towers
Although they postponed Olympics but they need to start mass COVID-19 tests
Only 40 people diagnosed positive a day in Japan, I don't buy that number
Be safe okay?
XAMURAI wrote:Actually it's weird. But maybe this is the way to reduce the senior citizen population of Japan. Old politicians and company owners don't support the idea of a lock down and mass testing, so they will pay for this (inaction) in the future. Young people will just continue to live,work - probably get the virus along the way without even noticing it - and spread it to the vulnerable ones, and the older citizens.ManMeat wrote:XAMURAI wrote:Meanwhile in Japan... nothing. Work as usual!
Boy! Japanese government needs to set control tower for citizens
Literally, they don't have control towers
Although they postponed Olympics but they need to start mass COVID-19 tests
Only 40 people diagnosed positive a day in Japan, I don't buy that number
Be safe okay?
ManMeat wrote:XAMURAI wrote:Actually it's weird. But maybe this is the way to reduce the senior citizen population of Japan. Old politicians and company owners don't support the idea of a lock down and mass testing, so they will pay for this (inaction) in the future. Young people will just continue to live,work - probably get the virus along the way without even noticing it - and spread it to the vulnerable ones, and the older citizens.ManMeat wrote:XAMURAI wrote:Meanwhile in Japan... nothing. Work as usual!
Boy! Japanese government needs to set control tower for citizens
Literally, they don't have control towers
Although they postponed Olympics but they need to start mass COVID-19 tests
Only 40 people diagnosed positive a day in Japan, I don't buy that number
Be safe okay?
If you are 10-30s, or enjoys extreme sports or workout, and if you infected Coronavirus,
Cytokine Storms would kill your body, not only virus.
Cuz you are young.
Senior citizen thing is just an excuse for Olympics
They have underlying disease, such as high blood pressure, diabetes.
So they have risks when they infected Coronavirus.
And I’m shocked that a lot of young Japanese Twitter users liked Senior citizen bashing tweets
That tweet post’s painting was like ‘Old people should be dead, so we will be happy’
WTF was that?
Ages doesn’t matter when virus is spreading.
They think they are safe cuz they are young but they are completely wrong.
If they get infected Coronavirus, they will gonna die cuz they are young, they are old.
So, Abe Shinzo needs to start mass testing.
A lot of citizens gonna die and Olympics gonna canceled, not only postponed.
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