Religious Question.?

Question

If jelousy is wrong why does the bible say that God is a jelous God?

Okay Mr.william r.. if you want to get smart that was a question that I was asked in church so if you looking for the verse try asking you minister..untill then try respecting people you might like it!!!!

Answer 1

Hi snicker bars.Yes God is a jealous God and he tells why in the 2nd commandment. We read in
Exodus 20:4-5:

“You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God..."

God is telling us here that He wants us to be faithful to Him. Whether we put any material thing on earth before Him or following a false gospel, He wants us to put Him first in our lives,

And God warns us that we are all jealous sinners in James 4:5-6:

" Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously”? 6 But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “ God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble.”

Answer 2

Because a lot of nonsense has been added to the bible that should never have been put there.

The four gospels were not written by the apostles.

They were written close to the end of the first century long after the apostles were dead and gone. The john who wrote revelations was not the apostle john. He was a poor man kept in prison so long that he simply lost his mind and started to imagine a vengeful God who would punish his captors and anyone like them.

The bible was created 2 century's later by the roman empire to change the message of Jesus to something that the Romans found more acceptable. At this time they chose the Paulist ideas to replace the true teachings of Jesus.

This is why it is often difficult to understand. The message of Jesus on the other hand is elegant and simple to understand. You need to separate the message that Jesus left for us from all of the nonsense that the Romans overlaid it with and it will start to become quite easy to understand.

Don't take my word for any of this. Study biblical history for your self and draw your own conclusions. There are many good books on this subject by some intelligent and thoughtful people. Take advantage of their efforts.

Email if you are interested and I will send so suggested reading material.

Love and blessings.
Don

Answer 3

because the bible says many things that shouldnt be taken literally. in fact, the bible should be read for leisure only. it is not something to live your life by. I personally believe in a higher power, not necessarily the christian version of god, but some god-like figure. I dont believe God is a jealous god. Hypothetically, if Christianity and everything said in the bible was the key to eternal happiness, I have a hard time believing that god would turn away good and loving people simply because they didnt believe in Christianity or read the bible. That is almost contradictory.

Answer 4

“Jehovah, whose name is Jealous, he is a jealous God.”—EXODUS 34:14.

JEHOVAH describes himself as “a jealous God.” You may wonder why, since the word “jealousy” has negative connotations. Of course, God’s dominant quality is love. (1 John 4:8) Any feelings of jealousy on his part must therefore be for mankind’s good. In fact, we shall see that God’s jealousy is vital to the peace and harmony of the universe.

2 The related Hebrew words for “jealousy” occur over 80 times in the Hebrew Scriptures. Almost half of these references are to Jehovah God. “When applied to God,” explains G. H. Livingston, “the concept of jealousy does not carry the connotation of a warped emotion, but, rather, of an insistence on the singleness of worship of Jehovah.” (The Pentateuch in Its Cultural Environment) Thus, the New World Translation sometimes renders the Hebrew noun “insistence on exclusive devotion.” (Ezekiel 5:13) Other appropriate renderings are “ardor” or “zeal.”—Psalm 79:5; Isaiah 9:7.

3 Man was created with the capacity to feel jealous, but mankind’s fall into sin has resulted in a distortion of jealousy. Nevertheless, human jealousy can be a force for good. It can move a person to protect a loved one from bad influences. Moreover, humans can properly show jealousy for Jehovah and his worship. (1 Kings 19:10) To convey the correct understanding of such jealousy for Jehovah, the Hebrew noun may be translated “toleration of no rivalry” toward him.—2 Kings 10:16.

The Golden Calf

4 An example of righteous jealousy is what occurred after the Israelites received the Law at Mount Sinai. Repeatedly, they had been warned not to worship man-made gods. Jehovah told them: “I Jehovah your God am a God exacting exclusive devotion [or, “a God who is jealous (zealous); a God not tolerating rivalry”].” (Exodus 20:5, footnote; compare Exodus 20:22, 23; 22:20; 23:13, 24, 32, 33.) Jehovah entered into a covenant with the Israelites, promising to bless them and to bring them into the Promised Land. (Exodus 23:22, 31) And the people said: “All that Jehovah has spoken we are willing to do and be obedient.”—Exodus 24:7.

Answer 5

Envy is the culprit.
Picture this:
Your father raised you, provided for you, trained you, paid for your college. After your graduation, you get a job and credit another man for taking care of you and your success.
How would your father feel? Better yet, if this was child, how would YOU feel?
Jealous?
That is how God feels when others reject Him as Creator.

Answer 6

It means that he wants to be first in our lives, not 2nd or 30th after television, racing car, video games and sleeping late on Sunday morning. He is the only God.

Answer 7

2 ways to look at it: 1. symbolic expression to get across the idea that attachment to the world and the experience of god are mutually exclusive (can't have our individuality and our bodies and be able to experience god); 2. taken a literal way, it's the result of people's ego thought systems projecting the concept of specialness onto god and making him into just like us: capable of jealousy, specialness, reward, punishment, etc.

Answer 8

It says that because Gods jealousy is for our benefit whereas a humans jealousy is not. God knows that belief in him is essential for our health and happiness. A person that is jealous is only concerned for themself.

Answer 9

People's idea of God have always reflected qualities they thought were desirable. Man has cast God in his image.

Answer 10

Excuse me, but could you give me the book and chapter and verse where is says that jealousy is wrong? I can not find it.