I refer to Genesis 6:7
And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
Could it be that this passage was inserted by an atheist to try and discredit God? An almighty God would never consider destroying his own creation -- including the birds, which never did anything wrong. This is likely a misquote, and a malicious one. Has anyone looked into this issue? Replies from scholars would be appreciated.
2007-01-14 07:21:42 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Bible was written by man.
2007-01-15 09:30:03 · answer #1 · answered by Havana Brown 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i'd desire to confess as quickly as I first observed this question i presumed which you have been merely 'having a bypass', even although the better info make me think of your finding for a real answer so here is going. perhaps we don't prefer to work out human beings being dragged down by 2000 year previous thoughts that have merely approximately all been proved to be non-sensical. there are various discoverys and innovations on the vanguard of humanity that if left to faith could never have happen. are not getting me incorrect, the full 'love your neighbours etc..' are relatively sturdy issues to instill in human beings and there are various different theistic ideals that have intense ethical worth. I merely don't experience like there is a few variety of sensible fashion designer in the back of all of it. in spite of each thing there are lots of errors that if there exchange right into a fashion designer he could be far from appropriate or sensible, for this reason not worth 'worship'.
2016-10-19 23:33:38 · answer #2 · answered by lander 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the Bible to be the inerrant Word of God and as such I believe that God meant for this verse to be here.
Here's the problem, however: If God is almighty, all-powerful, all-knowing, all-seeing, he probably knows a few things that we cannot possibly have a clue about. If our brain is a tiny grain of sand, God's mind is all of the oceans!
Applying that understanding here, I believe that God is describing his wrath in a way that we could understand it. Creation became corrupted due to man's decision to disobey God. All creation was cursed because of that decision. It is not God who cursed it, it was man.
And think about this: If you painted a picture and decided you didn't like it, you have every right to throw it away, right? God has that right, too. But because he is God and he is also all-loving, he is patient with us.
He couldn't allow the madness to continue... it was not in man's best interest. God's plan was to save the world. This 'cleansing' was a necessary part of this plan.
God is saddened by death. We know that because Jesus expressed his grief, and he is the revelation of God to us. BUT, death is not the end to God. He does not see death the way we do. Therefore, from God's perspective, he has done nothing wrong by wiping out the earth. We don't know what happened to the souls that perished in the flood; though it would seem they were destined to parish by their own choices.
It is malicious for man to kill man. We are the creation, and when we kill, we are destroying something that is not ours to destroy. That's what makes it wrong. But God's purposes are higher than ours. He is ultimately responsible for the souls of those who die, and he knows their destiny.
I heard a story on Christmas that might be helpful to you in understanding this...
There was a man who owned a farm. And one fall, he noticed a flock of geese who had landed in his yard. He knew that a big storm was coming and he must chase the geese off in order to save them.
He tried hearding them up into the barn, chasing them, etc., etc. All he did was scare them, but he knew he was only trying to save them. What he realized was that unless he could become a goose to gain their trust, they would always see his actions as dangerous and scary. That's exactly what God did in sending Jesus to us.
You see, in bringing the flood, God was working to save us. But from our perspective, it looks like a bad, scary thing.
Hope this helps...
2007-01-14 07:51:53 · answer #3 · answered by Diane K 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Christians already revised the bible long ago... They edited the way they liked...
2007-01-14 07:58:35 · answer #4 · answered by RED MIST! 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yeah sure, then there was no flood, no Noah, no Moses because he descended from Noah, which would mean no covenant or law or...... No... I think it is supposed to be there.
2007-01-14 07:25:59 · answer #5 · answered by impossble_dream 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
The bible is God's word. If he says it, it will happen. No use trying to question his authority, I already tried.
2007-01-14 07:26:40 · answer #6 · answered by Jamie 3 · 1⤊ 4⤋
He said it.
He did it.
That settles it.
2007-01-14 07:41:43 · answer #7 · answered by NickofTyme 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
no i don't thank thats true nice try though
2007-01-14 07:38:01 · answer #8 · answered by cthulhu will raise 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
lmao!!! hahaaaaaaaaaa good one!!!
2007-01-14 07:40:58 · answer #9 · answered by Evil Atheist Conspirator 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
rofl. No.
2007-01-14 07:37:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋