Why does God get angry?

Question

After all, beings are only doing what he already knew they will do (before he even made them, he had to know, well, gee, they will do this or that!)

Well, ok, put on your god mind for a minute. Hmm, yes, I choose to make this one or that one...

Wait, but they will do this or that sin later. Oops, oh well, here goes, I am making them ANYWAY.

I tell you what, I will just wait till they do what I already know they will do before I get angry. Not that it is my fault for making them of course, but, what else do I have left to do?

Hmmm... I could sure get used to this. Why don't I make other (creatures who will do wrong to get angry at)?

I have the power to make perfect people... but strangely, the thought of creating people in imperfection, having them HAVE to have me, gives me some secret satisfaction, knowing I am needed. Without this need, I am nothing as God.

I create value by being needed. Therefore, I am big, something God. I can scare them into obediance with hell. I am good!

Answer 1

Why would you get angry about something you already know will happen? You're not surprised. You had plenty of chance to avert it and you chose not to. Nothing can or does happen without your permission. Everything that is is your handiwork. Doesn't make sense, does it? God seems to have all the worst human traits doesn't he?

Answer 2

All of that is under the assumption that we have no free will then, considering that you're saying God knew what would happen, or knows what will happen in the future - why didn't he stop it before it happened? If God knows exactly what going to happen before it's played out, then how come it seems that we have a choice? Your question doesn't make complete sense to me, though I understand your point. I feel that we all have a choice to obey or not - just as any other choices that occur in life.
Remember those books back in the day? I think of it like one of those books where you make the decision and it then tells you to go on to "such and such" a page... and you read a couple of pages as to what happens to the character and then you have to make another decision as to what to do from there and go on to another page of the book. There's a lot of decisions to make in life. God can tell what could happen if we make the decision one way, but he can also see what could happen if we make the decision another way. Either way, it's our decision what plays out for us here on earth. Considering Adam and Eve made those first couple of decisions about the fruit of the tree quite badly, is why we are where we are today.
Example: If you had a 23 year old daughter who was dating a 45 year old man with kids her age and a seemingly obvious to you alchoholism problem, would you respect her decision to date such a man? or would you force her to stop - she's 23, she can make her own decisions, she's quite capable. You, however, being older and more mature can see that this relationship will only end in heartbreak for her...what do you do?

Answer 3

Are you a parent? Did you choose to be a parent? If so, you probably knew that at some point, your child would make mistakes and you would be angry.

Kids will never be perfect, and we have them anyway...on purpose even!

Same with God, it is an act of love to be created perfect and yet affected from the second we are born by a sin nature. This you understand is not God's doing, it is people's doing...due to free will, which is the only way true love can exist. What you get from God is perfect love, because he loves you even though you aren't perfect. What you choose to do in response to that is up to you. You can be built up by that love, and express it yourself to others, or you can run from the love and start chasing other things to fill up a God shaped hole. But God made us with the CHOICE to love, it wouldn't be love if you had no option.

Answer 4

God gave humanity free will. Therefore he took away his own power to know what we will or will not do. He has given us guidelines as to what he would like from us. God is no different than any other parent, he gets disappointed and even angry that despite his best efforts to show us the way , we still be disobedient children , just because we can.

And for all those who say God can't have any Human Characteristics, I beg to differ, after all, are we not created in "His" image ?

Answer 5

Obviously asked by someone who hasn't read the Bible.

First, tell me where in the Bible God is described as angry. (I'll give you a clue, there are very few) Remember this can only include those passages where God is truly described as being angry. There are many passages where people fear that God will become angry, but this is not the same as God being angry. Let's be intellectually honest.

Then look at the circumstances surrounding why He was angry and you will have your answer.

Answer 6

Ok 1, God didn't make us imperfect. He didn't make us sin, WE DID. It's our choice. We were the ones that got ourselves messed up.

2, Would you rather he didn't make us?

and 3, He can't scare us into obedience with hell. PEOPLE can scare us into think if we do just one thing wrong we go to hell. In a way their right, but if we ask God to forgive us and believe in Him and that He sent his son to earth to die for us then we will be saved. And it's your choice.

Answer 7

A fine example of creating God in your own image! It's a shame that people can't grasp the meaning of the word "mystery" anymore.

Answer 8

Perhaps you could arrange your thoughts and present them in a somewhat more understandable format.

For my direct answer, I'll refer you to the Book of Romans, Chapter 11, where we are told that God has "bound us over to disobedience in order that he may have mercy on us." Yes, God has righteous indignation bat the things we do, just as Jesus had righteous indignation when he overturned the tables of the money changers or when he addressed the pharisees as "hypocrites".

Answer 9

Throughout the Bible, there are examples of God having emotions just like mankind. You will find examples of love, compassion, concern, caring, anger, etc.

We are created in his image and therefore we have those same characteristics. We need to become perfect, as it says in the New Testament, even as he is.

Answer 10

Isaiah 5:21

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight.

Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.