If God appeared before you and asked you to kill your son with a knife like he did Abraham would you?

Answer 1

I spent 6 months in intensive care with my son when he was born.And a time came when the Doctors wanted to suspend resuscitation.I prayed and got my answer "Wait" so that's what I told them.They made me feel like a monster for three days telling me I was making my son suffer.Then they all got together and decided to have another look,they discovered a problem and fixed it.My son is now seven.
I'll stick with God no matter what he asks.

Answer 2

We cant assume things that did not happen.what happened with Abraham was that he was ordered to leave his dear son and wife in a desert and it was a strong experience for him.It was like slaughtering him with his own hands.Slaughtering phenomena is a metaphor to describe the intensity of situation.It was a sacrifice.When Abraham did what God said and left his family in the desert and he passed the test then he sacrificed a lamb or sheep.I know it is going to make the whole matter cotroversial but I cant be quite when God and his prophet is misunderstood.

Answer 3

If God appeared before me, I would have to cut down the beer intake radically, since I don't believe in God. I want to kill my son (he's 17) at least once a day without God suggesting it, lol

Answer 4

To know the answer, a person would have to know Abrahams cultural background.... you would have to understand the very primative times in which he lived and you would have to have experienced the relationship with God that he had experienced...in other words to really know the answer to that question a person would have to walk in the shoes of Abraham.... you might be surprised at what you would do.

Answer 5

Sure I would because just like Abraham I would have the faith to believe that God has the power to raise people from the dead.

"By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son, of whom it was said, "Through Isaac shall your offspring be named." He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back. Hebrews 11:17-19

Answer 6

The interesting thing about this, that you're not including in your question, is that Abraham had God's promise of extending his offspring to many generations through Isaac. When he went to sacrifice his son, he knew that something would happen causing Isaac to live. He may have thought Isaac would rise from the dead... who knows.

This is an example of faith. I named my son Isaac in hope that my husband and I will understand that our son belongs to God, not us.

Answer 7

Yes.
This was a test of obedience.

I struggled many times over this story asking "Why?".
Then by the grace of a child's cartoon bible story, it became so clear. In the visualization it showed Abraham's extreme struggle with this request, it also portrayed the fact that Isaac WILLINGLY laid himself on the altar (this is also a picture of Jesus).
Then, with tears streaming down his face, Abaham spoke these words to Isaac...
"I must obey God Isaac, NOT knowing why, I must obey."
In that instant, God stopped him and said these words, " Lay not a hand on the child, for thou hast proven thy love for Me, that you would sacrifice that which you love most."

It was then that I knew...
To this day I always ask myself two things, "Do I love this(whatever) more than God? and then when I struggle with something God says to me in His Word, I say, "Not knowing why, I must obey."

Answer 8

The propability of that occurring to me is absolutely zilch, because God already knows that I do not have a son. (Besides, I've always felt that was a cruel test of faith from the Old Testament. The Bible has always posed more questions for me than provided answers.)

Answer 9

I'd ask for ID first. I don't believe most of us would even know who God was if He stood before us.

Actually, come to think of it, we would. His presence is so great that if God Himself actually appeared before us, none of us would be worthy and pure enough to withstand it in our human form. We'd likely die right there on the spot without His intervention so the request would never make it to our living ears.

Answer 10

Moot point The sacrifice of Issac was an example of the Sacrifice of God his only begotten son who paid the penalty for us all. If you refer to the time of Abraham I would hope to have the faith of Abraham whose faith was accounted to him as righteousness..Abraham knew Christ and told Issac that God would provide himself a lamb...One of the great story's in the bible... A prophesy of Christ...thanks for bringing that to our attention.