Am I A Puppet?
By my brother David
God made lots of puppets;
He made them out of wood.
Some of them were bad
And some of them were good.
Which ones go to heaven?
It’s awful hard to tell,
But everybody knows
The bad ones go to Hell.
If God pulls all the strings
Then a puppet has no will.
So a puppet might decide
It is okay to kill.
Then again a puppet
Is not really in control.
God is the director
Of every puppet’s soul.
If a puppet has no will
And God is in command
Then a puppet is directed
By an ever twitching hand.
An excuse for every action,
Just say, “God made me do it.”
And if God wants to save me
He had better get to it.
A free man or a puppet?
A free will or free from care?
Is every whim dictated?
Or do I choose to take a dare?
Could the will of God
Work with the will of man?
This goes to every puppet
I believe they can.
I've got it.
Very simply put:
God makes the puppets
God plays with the puppets
God burns some of the puppets
And God puts the rest of the puppets in a toy box
What do you guys think?
You like?
2 comments:
Moses does not deny that the poem misrepresents his theology about God. If we look at previous posts, Moses and Barak (M&B) have repeatedly stated their convictions that mankind has no freewill and there is nothing we can do that God has not already predestined before we were born.
Now take note that Moses is accusing DaylilyLady of doing something that God does not want her to do.(which should be impossible if she has no freewill) Also, if M&B's theology is true then DaylilyLady is only doing what God is making her do since she has no freewill and must do what God causes her to do.
Where is the mockery of DaylilyLady giving an example that states M&B's theology in the form of a poem? When M&B talk about their theology it is awesome and glorious, and when DaylilyLady states their theology in a poem it is mocking God. M&B still have not made their theology clear and it has been misinterpreted, or DaylilyLady does understand their theology and has stated it in a simple way, the reader must decide for themselves.
I agree with anonymous. The poem does exactly express Moses and Barak's view of mankind's will. So if you follow through with that logic, then God is making Daylily, anonymous, and I make these comments. Right??? If Moses says that the poem is a mockery, and the poem is actually a perfect example of his view of man's will, then isn't Moses, in essence, saying that his own beliefs are a mockery to God? Sounds to me like Moses needs to rethink his ideas about man's will. The Bible clearly teaches that man has a freewill. God intends for us to come to Him willingly. He doesn't force us to love and obey Him? What kind of love would that be? He wants us to want and need Him. That is something that we must choose either to do or not to do for ourselves. We have a freewill. It just doesn't get any plainer than that.
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