This was part of a comment to another question:
"but humanity is too wicked for us to be even close to what God expects"
If God is not wicked, then how were we "wicked" humans supposedly created in his likeness?
2006-07-12 10:38:53 · 25 answers · asked by s_an_dubois 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes god can be wicked, just read the old testament and the conquest of can'an where thousands upon thousands of innocent men, women, and children were killed in the name of god... god wouldnt even allow them to surrender...
2006-07-12 10:44:17 · answer #1 · answered by UCSC Slugmaster 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God did not make any mistakes.
The idea that humans are wicked only exists in the mind that believes that it is true. You seem to see proof of this but all that you are really seeing are the products of you preconcived idea of wickedness.
You see God gives us what ever we want.
If we want something different we need to change our mind about the world we see around us.
When we do God gives us that new world instead.
Each of us gives the world all the meaning that it has for us.
I don't see the world as being wicked. I see a peaceful and loving world.
One of us must be living in a delusion.
I'd much rather have mine than yours.
2006-07-12 17:49:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is and neither can He be wicked. To answer your question we need to go back to the beginning of mankind. God did make Adam in His own image. He provided Adam with everything he needed. Even gave him a companion in Eve. There was one thing that God said that they were not to do and that was to eat from the "Tree of Knowledge". Fastforward, well they did eat from the tree and that is the way that sin entered into this world. Through their disobedience. God gave and Adam and still gives us free choice. We have a choice to either do what is right or to do what is wrong. God is holy and He cannot even look at sin. That is why when Christ died on the cross He asked God why had He forsaken Him. Christ wore our sins to the cross. He was clothed in our sins. For that reason, God could not even look at Him. That is just how holy He is. I hope this helps. May God Bless.
2006-07-12 17:58:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We were created in the image of God as perfect beings in the Garden of Eden. We were not made wicked. We fell into wickedness after Adam and Eve went against Gods command to not partake of the fruit... If this did not occur all people from Adam on would have been perfect and innocent of sin. Therefore not wicked...
The Lord gave us all free will and the oppourtunity to choose.. This includes choosing right from wrong, good or bad....
He has this ability too!
He obviously chooses right and good and justice... This is what makes Him who He is... I guess you could say...
In Adams Choice of going against Gods words, he thus brought into effect "Wickedness" and sin and Imperfection.....
The thing about God is He is forgiving and understanding and if you sincerely try to do what is RIGHT in His eyes. He knows you and He knows what is in your Heart....
Anything unclean or wicked cannot dwell with God... TRUE..
Yet the attoning sacrifice of Jesus washes away our sins that we repent for and if we change our lives to overcome these sins....
So I would say No God is not Wicked yet if He wanted to He could be whatever he wants to be.. Which hes chosen to be Good by what I have seen in my own life and experience with my relationship with Him..
So good luck and God Bless
2006-07-12 18:43:02 · answer #4 · answered by djshyc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are created in his likeness as we have the ability to reason, wisdom, and the capability of love...we are not literally created in his likeness....so many Christians take that wrong...we didn't become wicked until we disobeyed God and the only way we can become without blemish is through the blood of Christ..
I hope that answers your question because I didn't know the first one
2006-07-12 17:42:50 · answer #5 · answered by tinker143 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humanity is not "wicked"...however, Earth is a lifetime created of the greatest negativity of all creations...with grand purpose, of course...it provides us (as our spirit realities) with the greatest opportunities to advance ourselves in the quickest time frame...to experience alot of things in the fewest of lifetimes.
All peoples that are here are quite the courageous bunch, and seen as such on the Other Side, because we have chosen to take on these negativities for our Soul purposes. And to do so, God, in His/Her great Love, has provided us with Angel warriors & protectors, personal guides, human examples, and a direct line to Him/Her to get through this "hell" & become what we contracted to be. Eventually, we will all go Home & be greeted with grand celebration for our efforts & accomplishments.
By the way, as far as "created in His likeness" does not refer to our human form, which is an Earth creation, but rather our spirit form, which is actually a piece of Him/Herself.
2006-07-12 17:54:56 · answer #6 · answered by msE758 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Free will blah blah blah
No-one can sensibly answer this question, because the underlying doctrines are nonsense. Free will does not answer it, because you must have the desire for evil before you will do it, even if there were such a thing as free will.
Did we give ourselves those evil desires? If not, then you are stuck with acknowledging that god had to have given us that nature, which makes him culpable again. Most Christians will tell you that when you go to heaven, you still have free will, but no-one ever sins because god takes away the sin nature. Excuse me!? Doesn't that necessitate that free will CAN exist without a sin nature!?
2006-07-12 17:46:37 · answer #7 · answered by lenny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We did not start out wicked. It's the Adam and Eve thing. We were created in his likeness but not a clown so we do have imperfections
2006-07-12 17:43:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man and woman were made in the image of God with individuality, the power and freedom to think and to do. Though created free beings, each is an indivisible unity of body, mind, and spirit, dependent upon God for life and breath and all else. When our first parents disobeyed God, they denied their dependence upon Him and fell from their high position under God. The image of God in them was marred and they became subject to death. Their descendants share this fallen nature and its consequences. They are born with weaknesses and tendencies to evil. But God in Christ reconciled the world to Himself and by His Spirit restores in penitent mortals the image of their Maker. Created for the glory of God, they are called to love Him and one another, and to care for their environment. (Gen. 1:26-28; 2:7; Ps. 8:4-8; Acts 17:24-28; Gen. 3; Ps. 51:5; Rom. 5:12-17; 2 Cor. 5:19, 20; Ps. 51:10; 1 John 4:7, 8, 11, 20; Gen. 2:15.)
2006-07-12 17:41:21 · answer #9 · answered by Damian 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We were created good, but with the ability to chose either good or evil.
It was man who chose with open eyes to know and experience both good and evil and invited death into the world as a result of his free choice. And Adam and Eve did have a nature not originally impared by sin as today that could freely choose in the strongest sense of the word
2006-07-12 17:51:39 · answer #10 · answered by whirlingmerc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's simple we were created not wicked, the bible uses the word "good" several times referring to heaven, earth, and God's creations. Only after we disobeyed him did the wickedness of man begin. So God is good, we were good, and through Christ, we can be made good again.
2006-07-12 17:44:14 · answer #11 · answered by strangeduck82 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋