If God knows everything from the beginning to the end, why?

Question

then did he create people knowing he would have to slaughter them sometime in the future? As with the flood.

Don't insult my intelligence with stupid answers, give me a well-thoughtout explaination that makes sense. None of this crap that God is great and can do whatever he wants, rise above your superstition and give good reasons how a person, any person, can be excused for premeditated murder.

Answer 1

Exactly, it's just a tad nonsensical isn't it...I agree.

Answer 2

I'm going to use an analogy, and see if this gets the point across. I hope it does.
Pretend for a moment that you're a sculptor. You've made a bunch of various sculptures, and you're very proud of your work. However, the whole time before you even began sculpting, you knew that no matter what you did or where you put your life's work, that it would be destroyed, and that YOU would actually lead to it happening.
Does that mean that you were hateful towards your work? Or that it was any less fulfilling? Of course not.
Would you do it all over again, especially if you were able to save a few pieces that would serve as inspiration for you?
I know that in our eyes art is different from people, of course. But to God, we ARE His artwork. The whole world is. And considering the fact that He considers us to be His children, don't you think it would have pained Him to do such a thing?
Yet He did it anyway.
Excellent question, I hope I answered it satisfactorily.

Answer 3

Technically, there is no beginning or end, and so therefore, GOd knows all because he has no beginning or end. i believe that he cannot see into the future, though. God was fed up with sinners in this world, and so he sent the flood, sparing only Noah because he, with his family, had a whole heart for God. And God is great and can do whatever he wants. A person should not judge others for a premeditated murder. Sure, they should go to jail, and God says to judge your peers as you would have them judge you, but in the end, the one with the untimate power to judge anybody is God, the Creator and Almighty. And if you do not believe this, oh well, because this is my personal opinion.

Answer 4

Why stop there. Why was he surprised when Adam and Eve ate from the apple? Why was he surprised that the Israelites made idols while he was giving moses the 10 commandments? Why-Why-Why...the list could go on forever. You won't get any good reasons because there aren't any. If he's omnipotent then we need a new definition for the word. Something like- Kind of all knowing and sort of all seeing!

Answer 5

The view that God’s exercise of his foreknowledge is infinite and that he does foreordain the course and destiny of all individuals is known as predestinarianism. Its advocates reason that God’s divinity and perfection require that he be omniscient (all-knowing), not only respecting the past and present, but also regarding the future. For him not to foreknow all matters in their every detail would evidence imperfection, according to this concept.

But consider the implications of such a predestinarian view. This concept would mean that, prior to creating angels or earthling man, God exercised his powers of foreknowledge and foresaw and foreknew all that would result from such creation, including the rebellion of one of his spirit sons, the subsequent rebellion of the first human pair in Eden (Gen. 3:1-6; John 8:44), and all the bad consequences of such rebellion down to and beyond this present day. This would necessarily mean that all the wickedness that history has recorded (the crime and immorality, oppression and resultant suffering, lying and, hypocrisy, false worship and idolatry) once existed, before creation’s beginning, only in the mind of God, in the form of his foreknowledge of the future.

If the Creator of mankind had indeed exercised his power to foreknow all that history has seen since man’s creation, then the full force of all the wickedness thereafter resulting was deliberately set in motion by God when he spoke the words: “Let us make man.” (Gen. 1:26) These facts bring into question the reasonableness and consistency of the predestinarian concept; particularly so since the disciple James shows that disorder and other vile things do not originate from God’s heavenly presence but are “earthly, animal, demonic” in source.—Jas. 3:14-18.

The argument that God’s not foreknowing all future events and circumstances in full detail would evidence imperfection on his part is, in reality, an arbitrary view of perfection. Ultimately, God’s own will and good pleasure are the deciding factors as to whether anything is perfect, not human opinions or concepts.—2 Sam. 22:31; Isa. 46:10.

To illustrate this, God’s almightiness is undeniably perfect and is infinite in capacity. (1 Chron. 29:11, 12; Job 36:22; 37:23) Yet his perfection in strength does not require him to use his power to the full extent of his omnipotence in any or in all cases. Clearly he has not done so, or, not merely would certain ancient cities and some nations have been destroyed, but the earth and all in it would have been obliterated long ago by God’s executions of judgment, as at the Flood and on other occasions. (Gen. 6:5-8; 19:23-25, 29) God’s exercise of his might is therefore not simply an unleashing of limitless power but is constantly governed by his purpose and tempered by his mercy, where merited.—Neh. 9:31; Ps. 78:38, 39.

Similarly, if, in certain respects, God chooses to exercise his infinite ability of foreknowledge in a selective way and to the degree that pleases him, then assuredly no human or angel can rightly say: “What are you doing?” (Job 9:12; Isa. 45:9; Dan. 4:35) It is therefore not a question of ability, what God can foresee, foreknow and foreordain, for “with God all things are possible.” (Matt. 19:26) The question is what God sees fit to foresee, foreknow and foreordain, for “everything that he delighted to do he has done.”—Ps. 115:3.

So, God’s exercise of foreknowledge is selective and discretionary, so that whatever he chooses to foresee and foreknow, he does, but what he does not choose to foresee or foreknow, he does not. And, rather than his determination’s preceding their existence, God’s determination of his creatures’ eternal destiny awaits his judgment of their course of life and of their proved attitude under test.

Hope that helps.

Answer 6

Understand the concept, "Who is God" and it would become simpler to understand God Almighty in its entirety.


God Almighty... a cluster of pure energy is but the sum total of all souls (atmans) in the cosmos at a given point of time. The essence of every soul (atman) being the same as God Almighty... every soul is but a minuscule God in its entity.

The moment the big bang occurs... all souls (atmans) existing in the Cosmos spread all over the cosmos with unimaginable speeds. The magnitude and the scale of the big bang are beyond the comprehension of the human beings to visualize. Nothing that exists in the cosmos in energy form can be visualized by the help of the senses and the mind.

This explosion of the big bang results in creation of a new cosmos... a new beginning! After billions of years when some planets become suitable for giving birth to life... the souls start manifesting body after another. And a planet like Mother Earth is born.

Now... what is this big bang theory! The big bang occurs in what! As has been defined above... the definition of God is, "the sum total of all purified souls atmans in the cosmos at a given point of time is what we know as God Almighty".

This cluster of pure energy we know as God accumulates in its absolute pure state only when the dissolution of the Cosmos occurs in its entirety. It is as if a huge cauldron of fire... a massive black hole has reduced the whole of the Cosmos to the size of half a thumb. It is this stage when every single soul atman in the Cosmos in whatever stage of life it may be liberates after gaining enlightenment and salvation. There is just no escape for the collapse of the whole of Cosmos has occurred.

As has been expressed by Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism that souls atmans in whatever stage of life they may be... continue their journey into the next Cosmos exactly from the point where they stood in the earlier manifestation is totally wrong. This is where the teachings of Jainism are flawed.

Bhagavad Gita... the sacred doctrine of Lord Krishna distinctly clarifies this point. And it is logical that when the collapse of the entire cosmos occurs... the question of souls remaining in their position as such and transitioning into the next Cosmos after the big bang occurs is but a flawed parable that defies all reasoning and logic.

The point of difference where Mahavira went wrong in understanding the teachings of Bhagavad Gita! The reason why Jainism branched into a new thinking pattern as advocated and doctored by Bhagwan Mahavira (the 24th and last Tirthankara of Jainism) is evidenced here.


This cluster of pure energy... the sum total of all purified atmans in the Cosmos equals half the size of a thumb as has been clearly spelt out in the Bhagavad Gita... the most sacred doctrine put forward by Lord Krishna in the battlefield of Mahabharata. More on god here- http://www.godrealized.org/god/who_is_god.html

Answer 7

man created a god that knows everything about everything and everyone all the time and in the future. and yet we somehow make god humanlike, a him not a her, and a loving god, but an angry god at times. if god gets angry, then it stands to reason that he or she cannot know the future or god would have been angry before the earth was created. imagine his or her computer brain to be able to do all the work involved. next, imagine allah, needing all those people praying to him five times a day--isn't that kind of a self-esteem issue? it's obvious that we created god in our image.

Answer 8

God let the flood destroy people because they were nasty human beings,he offered them a way out by warning them.They did nothing but scoff a Noah for his beliefs and warnings about what God told him to do and what God was doing.Hitler was not a man of God he was influenced by powers of darkness and mentally ill,also had syphilis ,yet poeple joined his regime.God knew these things were going to happen,he gives us plenty of warnings,but people do not want to believe.Check out the book of Revelations read it completely then you can educate us on the heart of God.

Answer 9

Punishing someone for sin isn't murder, that's what God does. He is our judge, and so has the right to punish ppl for their sin. As for why He created us knowing He'd end up wiping some of them out bc their sin had become so great, I have no idea. I've wondered that myself. Frankly, I never would have allowed Noah to build the Ark knowing what we'd be like. However, God decided it was worth it, for the sake of those who would follow Him so we could have a relationship with Him.

Answer 10

What Is Justice?

From a human standpoint, justice is often understood to be nothing more than the fair application of the rules of law. The book Right and Reason—Ethics in Theory and Practice says that “justice is connected with law, obligation, rights, and duties, and measures out its awards according to equality or merit.” Jehovah’s justice, however, involves more than the cold application of regulations out of a sense of duty or obligation.

The breadth and depth of Jehovah’s justice can better be understood by considering the original-language words used in the Bible. In the Hebrew Scriptures, three principal words are involved. The word most often rendered “justice” may also be rendered “what is right.” (Genesis 18:25) The other two words are usually rendered “righteousness.” In the Christian Greek Scriptures, the word translated “righteousness” is defined as the “quality of being right or just.” Basically, then, there is no distinction between righteousness and justice.—Amos 5:24.

Hence, when the Bible says that God is just, it is telling us that he does what is right and fair and that he does so consistently, without partiality. (Romans 2:11) Really, it is inconceivable that he would act otherwise. Faithful Elihu stated: “Far be it from the true God to act wickedly, and the Almighty to act unjustly!” (Job 34:10) Indeed, it is impossible for Jehovah “to act unjustly.”

First, he is holy. Jehovah is infinitely pure and upright. Therefore, he is incapable of acting unrighteously, or unjustly. Consider what that means. The holiness of our heavenly Father gives us every reason to trust that he will never mistreat his children. Jesus had such confidence. On the final night of his earthly life, he prayed: “Holy Father, watch over them [the disciples] on account of your own name.” (John 17:11) “Holy Father”—in the Scriptures, that form of address applies to Jehovah alone. This is fitting, for no human father can compare with Him in holiness. Jesus had complete faith that his disciples would be safe in the hands of the Father, who is absolutely pure and clean and entirely separated from all sinfulness.—Matthew 23:9.

Second, unselfish love is intrinsic to God’s very nature. Such love moves him to be righteous, or just, in his dealings with others. But injustice in its many forms—including racism, discrimination, and partiality—often springs from greed and selfishness, the opposites of love. Regarding the God of love, the Bible assures us: “Jehovah is righteous; he does love righteous acts.” (Psalm 11:7) Jehovah says of himself: “I, Jehovah, am loving justice.” (Isaiah 61:8)
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God’s justice demanded that the wicked should be punished. Yet, God does not destroy the good along with the wicked. Instead, he guides the upright toward the way of survival. So, at God’s direction, Noah constructed an ark—the only way to survive the Deluge.—Genesis 6:13, 14; 2 Peter 2:5.

The Deluge showed that God does not tolerate wickedness forever, that he will never permit the wicked to harass the righteous indefinitely, and that he is the one who determines the way of survival.
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God’s Wars Needed for Peace

History paints a sordid picture of Canaanite life—they were exceedingly wicked. Spiritism, child sacrifice, sadistic violence, and various forms of perverted sex worship were the order of the day. As a God of justice who exacts exclusive devotion, Jehovah could not allow these disgusting practices to disrupt the peace and security of innocent people, especially Israel. (Deuteronomy 5:9) For example, imagine if the community in which you live was without a reputable police force or militia to enforce the laws of the land—would that not lead to anarchy and violence of the worst kind? Similarly, Jehovah was compelled to act against the Canaanites because of their licentiousness and the real danger they posed to pure worship. Therefore, he decreed: “The land is unclean, and I shall bring punishment for its error.”—Leviticus 18:25.

Divine justice was carried out when God’s executional forces—the Israelite armies—destroyed the Canaanites. The fact that God chose to use humans to carry out this judgment, rather than fire or flood, did not diminish the sentence. Thus, when warring with the seven nations of Canaan, the Israelite armies were instructed: “You must not preserve any breathing thing alive.”—Deuteronomy 20:16.

As a respecter of life, however, God did not sanction indiscriminate killing. For example, when the residents of one Canaanite city, Gibeon, asked for mercy, Jehovah granted it. (Joshua 9:3-27) Would a vicious war god have done this? No, but a God who loves peace and justice would.—Psalm 33:5; 37:28.

Answer 11

The Christian god is the most hateful and tyrannical mythical being ever created.