2006-07-04 10:12:09 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No humans were not created with ingrained greed in them but they were given free will, but greed is whaty Satan used to apeal to Eve to get her to turn against God and his instructions!so by appealing to her greed Satan succeeded in getting Eve to turn against God as well as getting her husband Adam to go along with it too.The rebellion in the Garden of Eden raised an important issue or question.Jehovah told Adam not to eat from a certain tree in the garden. If Adam did,what would happen?God said:"You will positively die."(Genesis2:17). However , Satan said exactly the opposite, He told Adam's wife,Eve, to go ahead and eat from the forbidden tree. "You positively will not die," Satan said,"In fact, he went on to tell Eve: "For God knows that in the very day of your eating from it your eyes are bound to be opened and you are bound to be like God knowing good and bad,"(Genesis3:1-5). Eve disobeyed God and ate. Why? Eve believed Satan. She thought that she would benefit by disobeying God. She reasoned that no longer would she and Adam need to answer to God. No longer would they need to submit to his laws. They could decide for themselves what is "good" and is "bad".Adam went along with Eve and also ate. Discussing man's original sin against God, a footnote in the Jerusalem Bible says: "It is the power of deciding for himself what is good and what is evil and acting accordingly, a claim to complete moral independence....The first sin was an attack on God's sovreignty." That is, it was an attack on God's right to be man's absolute ruler ir superior.So by eating from the forbidden fruit, Adam and Eve withdrew themselves from under God's rulership. They went out on their own, doing what was "good" or "bad" according to their own decisions. So the important issue or question raised was: Does God have the right to be absolute ruler of humankind? In other words is He the one to decide what is good or bad for humans?Is he the One to say what is right conduct and what is not?Or can man do a better Job of governing himself? Whose way of ruling is best? Can humans, under the invisible direction of Satan, rule sucessfully without Jehovah's direction? Or is God's guidance needed in order to set up a righteous government that will bring lasting peace to the earth? All such questions were raised in this attack on God's sovreignty, on his right to be the only and absolute ruler of humankind.
2006-07-17 02:21:55 · answer #1 · answered by I speak Truth 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God did'nt create humans with greed feelings. Sin came into God's perfect world, by Adam and Eve disobeying God, and so greed is just one facet of sin.
2006-07-17 17:19:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
GOD did not create human with greed feelings. When GOD gave each one of us with "the flame of love", we're free to use them anytime in a constructive way. But others only used them in a destructive manner and greediness is one of them.
2006-07-17 05:13:34 · answer #3 · answered by Rosario M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God created man but
God did not creat evil. Greed is self centered and not from God.
2006-07-04 17:28:29 · answer #4 · answered by Dead Man Walking 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gal.5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Gal.5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Gal.5:21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. Gal.5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Gal.5:23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
2006-07-04 19:22:27 · answer #5 · answered by jeni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God created people to make their choices in life, good or bad.
He wants us to do His will (good) of course, but He wants us to do it of our own free will. We will be punished if we do bad things all the time. Greed is from Satan who is constantly sparing with God.
2006-07-15 22:53:49 · answer #6 · answered by nobluffzone 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of two reasons: 1) god's plan is flawed and he screwed up somewhere, 2) he sees us as puppets for his own enjoyment. In other words, you're worshipping an a$$hole.
2006-07-04 17:20:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
SO they could go about and collect cash for him ( God created man in his own image)
2006-07-17 03:54:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we are born in sin, just a human thing.
2006-07-16 09:29:49 · answer #9 · answered by hateizmybestfriend 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If all you knew was light, you would never know what dark looked like.
2006-07-18 16:18:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋