Consider this quote: "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 created them."
At the time he said that, he could not foresee that he was going to send Jesus to redeem mankind?
Could it be that God cannot see the future, and could it be that God sometimes feels regretful and confused?
What about the the time he considered smiting the Earth with a curse (during the time of the prophet Malachi)?
Did he later come up with the idea of sending Jesus? And then shelved the idea of cursing the Earth?
2007-01-26 05:28:01 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Could it be that the Bible was written by man and not God and there is no truth to the portrayal of God in the Holy Bible? Could it possibly be????
2007-01-26 05:34:41 · answer #1 · answered by MyPreshus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just to warn you in advance that there will be Christians who say that yes, God knew all these before hand... there are also those of us who believe that in giving man free will, God had to choose NOT to know everything in advance. Some things yes... He probably knew at some point that man would go against Him, that's kinda obvious even to me, but its also obvious in scripture that He was unaware of just how bad and how soon. This is why He was sorry He created man.
The Bible has many examples of this. You might look into the "Open Theist" view. Or email me and I'll tell you some more if you are interested. :)
2007-01-26 05:35:56 · answer #2 · answered by impossble_dream 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a really good question that I did think about for a few minutes.
I think he did know he was going to send Jesus. Because if he didn't intend to, he would have went ahead and destroyed man right then and there and been done with it. The most likely explanation was that this was a test of man's faith.
2007-01-26 05:42:27 · answer #3 · answered by wuzzamaddayou 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Correct me if I'm wrong, which I might be... but isn't that quote from Genesis, before the flood? There was also another time when God said he would destroy the Earth, a faithful man interceded and God changed his mind... or maybe he just threatened to do it to prove a point...
Either way, I think all of your arguments are valid and worth researching... could God be less powerful than we like to think?? Maybe the Bible is less accurate than we like to think??
I don't know... but for myself, I don't need definites, I used to... but now, I'm content to trust in all the divine forces of the world....
2007-01-26 05:35:18 · answer #4 · answered by Tiff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can take any quote out of the bible (or any where for that matter) and twist it into whatever you like, like a well crafted fortune teller.This though is like reading coles notes. You don,t get the full meaning. Every being needs feelings to create without them your left with a blank slate. So in defence of our creator this earth(world) is a beutiful place to be and must have been made with passion. I believe God has many feelings as does any mother and though the actions of Gods children do not always please God the love is always there.
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2007-01-26 06:06:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
He knew he would send mankind a redeemer when he spoke the first prophecy at Genesis 3:15. That redeemer would be his own Son. who would offer up his perfect life as a human to gain back for imperfect mankind , what Adam lost---the hope of living forever in perfection on earth.
That same prophecy lets us know that Jesus will soon bruise Satan in the head, meaning the end of Satan and those who follow him.
2007-01-26 05:44:24 · answer #6 · answered by Micah 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The first scripture applies to a spesific generation of evil-doers. Noah and his family was spared, afterward God made a covenant with man that such a flood would never take place again.
2007-01-26 05:44:23 · answer #7 · answered by Rochlina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No , God is Allmighty , knows everything. Once that he made Adam and Eve and set the forbidden fruit in Heaven he knew that Eve shall it it and then Adam , and He knew that he must send Jesus to convince some rebelious people to return to God .I am not a clever ..but God is clever and God knows everything from the begining to end...he knows how my life shall end ...and I try to convince Him to give me a good end , and my family...And from Bible and life it results that God has powers and knowledge that you never dreamt about ..but we musn't want to know it..But we must know that He can ...everything...because He is God , otherwise He is not a God ...Don't you imagine how powerfull He can be if He says ..let it be light!and the light appears only with a word?Let it be ..land and the Earth apears with a word ..let it be grass , trees , flowers and tousands of species apears with a word?..and so on ...I think God is great...Let's trust God ...
2007-01-26 05:52:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually, if you compare certain aspects of the Abrahamic covenant with the death of jesus Christ, you can see how the sacrifices parallel each other. God took responsibility for our part of the Abrahamic covenant, then paid the price through His Son Jesus. This is what made salvation possible.
2007-01-26 08:11:07 · answer #9 · answered by bigvol662004 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Great question. I teach Theology and this one came up from a student at the end of last year.
We cannot know the mind of God. He not only knows what will happen, He knows what COULD happen in an infinite number of variables. He sees all time from beginning to end, He knows what will happen if you turn right, turn left, go straight, or any infinite number of possibilities.
That's the definition of "omniscience".
2007-01-26 05:34:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋