The bible says he regreted even making man. Then he flooded the world to drown everyone. He also created satan right?? I am confused can anyone help shed some light.
2007-04-12 15:25:36 · 31 answers · asked by Mattai 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Man always gives God attributes, but it doesn't mean any of it's true. How could we possibly know, if there is a God, if that God makes mistakes? Anyone can speak for God, but I would question their motives.
2007-04-12 15:29:41 · answer #1 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
No, God does not make mistakes. Period.
Humans have disappointed God, because they chose sin over Him.
But, if God regreted making humans - would He have struck the covenants with us, starting with the Covenant with Noah? No. God wanted to make it so we could come back to Him.
The way Satan started out in the OT and the way he was morphed in Christainty are two different things.
Read Job and see what Satan is. This is where Satan is mentioned - despite Christian 'proofs' in other areas of the bible. The Jews do not beleive the talking serphent was Satan.
The Christian view of Satan is very different then the Jewish one - to the point where Satan has power over humans and hate for God. This is a Christian beleif, as is the concept of hell.
But we are all made in the image of God out of love. God is just and repays our misdeeds but He also has infinite mercy and patience. It is us that makes life difficult for ourselves - by turning away from His love, Law and covenants.
2007-04-12 15:36:50 · answer #2 · answered by noncrazed 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, he doesn't make mistakes. It's called regrets. And Satan was an angel in heaven, but he wanted to be like God. God cast him out of heaven because of his pride.
The Bible does not provide any specific and detailed information relative to the origin of the devil. In the oldest book of the Bible, Satan appears along with "the sons of God" (Job 1: 6). He is present in the Garden of Eden (Gen. 3: 1 ff). From "the beginning" the devil was a murderer, a liar, and "abode not in the truth" (Jn. 8: 44). It appears to be a necessary inference that the devil was created (Col. 1: 16). Since God manifestly did not create the devil innately evil, the devil must have chosen to oppose rather than serve God. There are actually three views as to the devil's origin.
The devil was created either as man or some life form and phenomenally evolved to almost possess God like abilities. There is no intimation of such in the scriptures to even allow this view as being perceived as plausible. A necessary inference to suggest such a view is precluded because this view presents contradictions as far as the Genesis' account of creation (Gen. 1 - 3).
The devil was one of the Godhead who went bad. This view is blasphemy. God inherently and innately is good and cannot "go bad" (I Jn. 4: 8, Heb. 6: 18, Jas. 1: 13).
The devil is a fallen angel. The devil is associated with angels (Job 1: 6, Matt. 25: 41). Also, there were angels who sinned and were "cast down" (2 Pet. 2: 4). The devil is obviously "superior" to man (Gen. 3: 1, Heb. 2: 9). While the Bible does not tell us in plain words (explicit teaching) as to the origin of the devil, it does appear he was an angel. One, perhaps of very high rank, who sinned (see addendum 1).
It should also be observed that correctly speaking, there is only one devil (see addendum 2). The devil is the very epitome of evil and is responsible for all temptation (Eph. 6: 11, Jn. 8: 44).
2007-04-12 16:20:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The claim that god is omniscient, by most christians (or for that matter) all monotheistic religions, is a complete crock. I ask you, How could god regret even making man? For god to regret making man, would imply that god did not make the best ,most good, decision in his decision to create man. This observation of course would lead the logical person to conclude that this "god" could not be as these christians proclaim it to be. This "god" would be of less enormity than they claim it to be, making it less than perfect. As far as a "satan " is concerned it would also be a contridiction to assume that an omniscient being would create somthing that would be contrary to it's ultimate plan since it would have already known what was in the future of this creation, including the introduction of some sort of negative energy (Satan). The concepts that christianity try to push off, are all easly observed for what they are (evil), in the guise of kindness and compassion. The dogma that the christian church along with all the monotheistic religions push are deeply flawed and out right untrue and deeply damaging to mankind. There is nothing wrong with spirituality, we all feel some cosmic purpose. When we start to make the spirituality we feel conform to fear based and opressive control systems, then we get what we have now. We have wars waged in the name of a "god" that condones the opression of another country( according to our elected officals) becouse of their "morals" that they feel were handed down to them from their "god". The point I am trying to make is that their may be a god . Most likley that god is you and me, and the christian "god" is not to be believed, it is a man made controll method and is best given a wide passage.
2007-04-12 16:17:32 · answer #4 · answered by Randy T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God does not make mistakes. He regretted making man. He did not make a mistake. He gave those who wanted to do right ample time to try to get things right and get into the ark with Noah and his family but they did not. They were too busy acting much like some do today. When my kids act in a way that I have not raised them sometimes I might have regretted what they did but they were not my mistakes. Yes satan was an angel that used to be in Heaven before He thought He could be equal to God. But where is the mistake that God made. May God Bless U.
2007-04-12 15:31:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
There is no god - it's so obvious if you truly think about it. There is a better chance of my dog's pussy being god than the god referenced in the bible. there is nothing holy about the bible - it was written by men - men who were terribly flawed and generally not very "good". Christianity and Islam pretend to be religions of peace - but they are both exclusionary and hate filled. the best thing you can do is realize that you get this one life, live it to the fullest every day.
2007-04-12 15:34:14 · answer #6 · answered by scarson1109 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't believe everything you read. The bible was written by man, and it was verbal information passed down through many generations until it was finally written down. God makes no mistakes and has no regrets. He is God, not man, he does not feel things like you or I do. He made everything and everyone perfect. We are the only ones who judge ourselves so harshly, he does not.
...Well my God doesnt anyway..lol
2007-04-12 15:49:03 · answer #7 · answered by AnswerQueen 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He didnt drown everyone, He started over with Noah and his family. He created Satan as a beautiful angel. He must have had a free will as he took a third of the angels with him.
2007-04-12 15:47:31 · answer #8 · answered by expertless 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, God never makes a mistake. He "repented" that He had made man--meant that He was sorry or heartbroken over it. Man had become extremely wicked and sinful, turning their backs on God.
He created satan as an angel of light--full of his own wisdom and pride,satan rebelled against God and wanted to become god, and he was thrown out of heaven for it, managing in the process to convince 1/3 of the angels to rebel and follow him.
2007-04-12 15:35:26 · answer #9 · answered by beano™ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God does not make mistakes. He does however, change His mind about things. He's God after all, and He is certainly entitled to do that. As for flooding the world and saying He regretted making Man, that doesn't mean that He made a mistake - it means He was angry at the sin of mankind and said that out of righteous anger - not out of feeling like He made a mistake. As for creating Satan, yes, He did create him. He created all the angels. He created them with free will, same as humans. It was the free will of Satan that Satan used to rebel against God because he thought himself better than the God who created him (arrogant fool!!). When he rebelled against God, he took many angels with him, who then became demons while he became the devil. God knew from the very beginning that all this would happen, yet He still chose to allow it. Why? Because when He created the angels, mankind, the universe and all in it and on it, He wanted to instill in His created beings the freedom to choose to love and follow Him - or not. He is SUCH a loving and just God that He does not want to force His will and desires upon us. It is His desire to commune with all of us in love and goodness, but for it to be OUR choice - not His enforced will. Makes sense, doesn't it? I mean, wouldn't you rather have friends who love you for who you are rather than having friends who only love you because they are afraid not to, or because you force them to love you? It's the same with God.
While He knew the perfect and good beings He created would rebel and sin and evil would enter the picture and all the bad stuff that goes along with it, God knew it was far better to have that and give us all (including Satan) the freedom to choose to worship and love Him (or not) than to impose His will on us. That's how much He loves us. No, He doesn't make mistakes. He just simply changes His mind now and then. Because He changes His mind, prayer is a good thing. When we pray for God's will, but pray specifically for mercy or for Him to withhold punishment, if what we pray falls into accord with God's will and what God wants to accomplish, He is often willing to forgo His plans out of His love for those doing the praying. Keep in mind that this is only if what we are praying for works along with God's will for that situation. Don't know if this helps or not, but I hope it was at least a little bit helpful.
2007-04-12 15:40:14 · answer #10 · answered by Chimichanga to go please!! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, God does not make mistakes. The Bible often speaks in anthropomorphic terms when describing God as in the case of Noah.
2007-04-12 15:32:18 · answer #11 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋