If He didn't want an imperfect being to worship Satan then He should've never created that being in the first place, and since God can see into the future, there's no excuse for His lack of action. Ultimately, the burden is on Him.
2006-10-30 07:00:52 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If God gave us the ability to choose to be imperfect then ultimately, it's His fault that we're imperfect. Freewill at what costs?
2006-10-30 07:03:43 · update #1
Blaming ourselves is like blaming that retarded guy in The Village. We were not made all-knowing. We are all handicapped in some way.
2006-10-30 07:04:54 · update #2
exactly.
and it goes a bit further than that.
if god realises that satan is the source (or a source) of evil then god should remove satan. yet he does not. therefore we can come to a few conclusions.
1. god can remove satan yet chooses not to.
2. god cannot remove satan and therefore is not all powerful.
its bad enough to create something that hurts people (or sends them to a place of eternal torture) but its another thing to stand by let that thing continue to hurt people.
2006-10-30 07:01:58 · answer #1 · answered by johnny_zondo 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The Bible does not say that we were created with imperfections it does say that we are created with the ability to choice which in and of itself is not a bad thing. It's when we (or those before us)chooses wrongly that we are made imperfect. Our imperfection is the consequences of our choices not the other way around.
Addition: regarding your last comment, true we were not created all knowing but we also weren't created dumb and unable to follow instruction. When God said don't eat of this tree I don't think he would have said that to someone who incapable of listening to that command. God also told Adam and eve to be fruitful and multiple and i think they had enough sense to figure out how to that without extra instruction. When a father tells a child not to do something but doesn't tell them the reason. It doesn't change that fact they should do even though they don't know why and it does change the consequences of if they do it even though they didn't know the consequences. Many of us have felt the consequences of the hot stove after being told not to touch.
2006-10-30 15:12:41 · answer #2 · answered by Almack 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Back up.
Adam was made "good" in the image of God. He had freewill and chose to disobey. We now are born with a sinful nature and have no other way to overcome this nature, until... Christ came to rectify the sinful nature. Now we have freewill to choose to accept the Way provided by God through Christ. The burden is yours... Obey or disobey. He has done everything he could do including the death of his only begotten Son on the cross.
2006-10-30 15:09:24 · answer #3 · answered by Jay Z 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God is LOVE and love means fee Will if you did not have a choice to act in accordance with His instructions then there would be no show of love. He knows what He is doing. An actually the choice is yours do what HE says to protect yourself or don't. If a father tells his child don't touch the fire because it wil burn you and the child does it anyway is it the fathers fault. God made material elements for certain utility but if you miss use them then you will get burned. So just follow His instructions and you will be happy. Go to www.stephesn-knapp.com for universal info
2006-10-30 15:07:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a good question. Then come to the end is people have no liability to blame and shame himself. The best way is all our own intension to take this responsibilty to change our mistake and never commit. The Karma sometime is the experient and the result not written this life. It carry forward to another recreation. That is why some people born disable and poor.
2006-10-30 15:18:12 · answer #5 · answered by johnkamfailee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Consider what your life would be like if you didn't have free will.
I suggest it might be perfect but very boring!
God gave his creation - humankind - freewill because he loved them and trusted them. It is only by knowing wrong we know right. It is only by knowing hate we know love. We have the option to do good or evil - it is not God's fault if we choose evil. Think about it.
2006-10-30 15:07:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No kidding. An Omnipotent God could do anything... How about this:
"Hm. I think I'm going to create some people now. They need free will but I don't want them to sin. So I'll give them free will without the ability to sin."
Boom. Omnipotent God has his cake and eats it too.
2006-10-30 15:15:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
God gave man free will to be pleasing to him.God gives each of us a special talent,to be used to glorify his name.Not free will to do whatever you want.You have completely taken the scripture out of context.Don't listen to the world around you.Listen to the word of God.Adhere to it.It is the truth.We were all born into sin,but we don't have to die in our sins.God knows what he is doing.Throw all of your questions and worries on him and let him take care of it.He's a great big mighty God who can handle anything a mere mortal can dish out and then some.
2006-10-30 15:20:43 · answer #8 · answered by Derek B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So Im going to make you in my likeness but let you decide how you are supposed to act. However if you dont act like I want you to you will be tortured forever. But I love you.
Makes perfect sense to me.
Lol below me. "He has done everything he could do including the death of his only begotten Son on the cross. "
yet he is all powerful and all knowing.
they always say you cant have it both ways yet that is how you percieve it. so funny
2006-10-30 15:09:00 · answer #9 · answered by CaptainObvious 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
honey, which God are u referring to. If your religious teachings teach you God made you imperfect, then i guess you'll be sporting that sad look for many a dark day to come. YOu can sit there on your sorry a*s and point fingers, but if you're hell bent on being a sad loser, then, yea, dont take responsibility for your own actions, see how far you (wont) get?
2006-10-30 15:05:05 · answer #10 · answered by Wisdom 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Uh-oh. the imperfect man question. I like a statement I heard once.. "Man is the only true beast, for he has the ability to choose not to be"
2006-10-30 15:07:05 · answer #11 · answered by TCFKAYM 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋