could it be assumed that God creates out of lonelyness and boredom. Is it possible that having omnipotence and having nothing and no one by which to measure or be awed by this he created a people that he would be able to hold council with? Just a thought.
2006-08-02 03:59:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I cannot recall the source, but I was once taught that God is in all that He creates, and all of creation is a part of God. It must get lonely being the only Being, and so God created all of this and is playing a game of hide-and-seek with himself.
As I am a part of God, but may not realize it, I can search for God in me. I can search for and may come to recognize God in all of creation.
As you are a part of God, but may not realize it, you can search for the God in you. You can search for and may come to recognize God in all of creation.
But here is where it gets really good -
In order to truly recognize the small spark of divinity in myself, I need to recognize that small spark of divinity in you; the same holds true for you.
When you and I recognize the divinity in one another, the barriers between you and I dissolve, and we are one in the spirit of the divine. When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place, we are one.
This is summarized in a single word - "namaste".
Sadly, many do not recognize the divinity in themselves and in those around them. Many do not even recognize the humanity in those around them, perhaps not even in themselves. And given how we have treated the environment we live in and the planet we live on, we must not see God in it, either.
God must be very lonely.
2006-08-02 05:49:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The very act of creation reveals his love. This is because God is self-contained, lacking nothing. Before he created man, he created hundreds of millions of spirit sons, not one could add anything to his knowledge or contribute some desirable quality of emotion or personality that He did not already possess in superior degree.—Da 7:9, 10; Heb 12:22; Isa 40:13, 14; Ro 11:33, 34.
God does find pleasure in his creatures. Since man was made “in God’s image” (Ge 1:27), it follows that the joy a human father finds in his child, particularly one who shows love and acts with wisdom, reflects the joy that God finds in his intelligent creatures who love and wisely serve Him. (Pr 27:11; Mt 3:17; 12:18) This pleasure comes, not from any material or physical gain, but from seeing his creatures willingly hold to his righteous standards and show unselfishness and generosity. (1Ch 29:14-17; Ps 50:7-15; 147:10, 11; Heb 13:16) On the other hand, those who take a wrong course and show contempt for Jehovah’s love, who bring reproach on his name and cruel suffering to others, cause God to ‘feel hurt at his heart.’—Ge 6:5-8; Ps 78:36-41; Heb 10:38
2006-08-02 11:29:24 · answer #2 · answered by izofblue37 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it doesn't make sense. A perfect being would not get bored or lonlely. Boredom results from the instinct to want to learn and explore. Loneliness is an instinct only in social animals.
A perfect being would be completely self fulfilled and would have no wants or desires at all. The very concept of creation contradicts the typical description of the creator.
2006-08-02 11:16:51 · answer #3 · answered by lenny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exodus 3:1-7
1 And God spoke all these words
2 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
3 "You shall have no other gods before me.
4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand {generations} of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7 "You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
Exodus 34:14
Do not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
God is love and does with any creations as he pleases, everything done will bring glory to his holy name.
2006-08-02 11:18:03 · answer #4 · answered by isbros 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good question, but my next one would be - Why now?
If he is eternal he would be around forever, so what made him decide he needed something at this particular point. What was the deciding factor for change?
2006-08-02 11:10:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it could be interpreted that way. We are Gods creation and he interacts with us and walks with us. I'd like to think of us as more than pets.
2006-08-02 11:05:59 · answer #6 · answered by tjjone 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Popular PC game "The Sims" works on that principle.
2006-08-02 11:02:48 · answer #7 · answered by Minh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋