It is written in the Bible that God is perfect (Deuteronomy 32:4) being incapable of making mistakes and that he feels regret just before the Flood when exterminating mankind.What do you think?
2007-03-02 18:52:39 · 10 answers · asked by starjammer 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Since Jehovah God does not make mistakes, his regretting manifestly refers to a change in attitude toward humans. Just what prompts such a change on his part?
Take the situation in the days of Noah. At that time the earth was filled with violence. The Bible reports: “Jehovah saw that the badness of man was abundant in the earth and every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only bad all the time. And Jehovah felt regrets that he had made men in the earth, and he felt hurt at his heart.”—Gen. 6:5, 6.
We are not to conclude from this that God felt that he had made a mistake in creating man. This could not be, for he pronounced all his creative works “very good,” measuring up to his standard of perfection. (Gen. 1:31) Rather, Jehovah regretted that humans had chosen to follow a course of disobedience. He regretted that they, with the exception of Noah and his immediate family, had become so corrupt that he was forced to take rightful action against them.
2007-03-02 19:19:25 · answer #1 · answered by LineDancer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God feels no regrets, he is perfect and he is aware of every outcome before it happens. He is in charge, so talking about "regrets" in relation to God is a nonsense invented by people who wrote about him, but could extrapolate only their own limitations onto him.
Read the Divine Laws as they were announced on the 20th February 2006 directly from the Source, in "Rational Spirituality" available on the Dhaxem website. You will learn in logical terms about God, the Universe, and the future. Regret is solely a human trait connected to making mistakes.
2007-03-02 19:51:16 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the bible is like having a conversation with god through a translator who doesn't completely understand the language he is translating. Your gonna get some mistakes here and there, some minor and some major. The important thing is to be able to understand the real message behind the whole conversation and that is that "god loves you and wants your love in return".
2007-03-02 19:00:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the Bible uses human terms in describing God. It is what is called "anthromorphism". Thats the only way that He CAN communicate with us.Of course God has Emotions. We had to get our emotions from Him. To think that He doesnt is to make Him less than us.That does not make Him any less than perfect. It makes Him more understandable. It also shows how much He loves us, in that, He would ALLOW Himself to feel something like regret over us...theBerean
2007-03-02 18:57:29 · answer #4 · answered by theBerean 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible is so full of contradictions, especially the Old Testament, that it's hard to believe that there are actually people out there who take it literally. I think that what it comes down to is what you can get from the stories in the Bible in regards to how they can help you in your life. It's not about the literal meaning of the Bible, because there isn't one, but more about the lessons learned from it. Just my opinion though!
2007-03-02 18:59:47 · answer #5 · answered by Accaio 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
regret means to feel sorrow for [also remorse], you've confused how a word is used in common practice and what it actually means. to feel regret for one's actions is a statement often made when someone feels they made a mistake and would change it given the option. however it may only technically refer to someone feeling sorrowful for having to do something.
2007-03-02 18:59:13 · answer #6 · answered by tothebeans 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"regret means to feel sorrow for [also remorse], you've confused how a word is used in common practice and what it actually means. to feel regret for one's actions is a statement often made when someone feels they made a mistake and would change it given the option. however it may only technically refer to someone feeling sorrowful for having to do something. "
-> i completely agree.. =)
2007-03-02 19:08:00 · answer #7 · answered by denise_pianist 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think the bible is a stolen, story that is full of hipocracy and self contradictions, too numerous to cite.
2007-03-02 18:56:55 · answer #8 · answered by Another☼Human 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i believe that he has a plan and a popose for everything He does. He knows exactly what He is doing and why He is doing it.
2007-03-02 18:55:51 · answer #9 · answered by Jane 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think he made a mistake by killing just about every living thing on the planet, but thats just me
2007-03-02 18:55:29 · answer #10 · answered by kitty is ANGRY!™ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋