While reading another question, I thought of something else.
Everyone says GOD is perfect, right? According to what religion teaches from the bible, HE created everyone in his image... Okay, we have free will, he has free will. We make mistakes, he makes mistakes...So, is perfection really his imperfection?
In the bible it says that he regretted causing the flood and wiping out everything...this is admition that he thought he made a mistake, and regret by itself is a sign of imperfection, right...
Does this make any sense?
Please no nasty comments, this is just something that popped into my head.
2007-04-13 09:32:37 · 14 answers · asked by Star 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
All of the answers so far are excellent and I just want to remind you that I am not questioning GOD himself, but putting forth a topic of discussion because something popped into my head. I like playing devil's advocate in debates. I like to see what others have to say.
I like to encourage my children to do the same...Is that not how we learn?
Thank you to everyone so far.
2007-04-13 10:47:15 · update #1
thumbs up to everyone...there is no wrong answer.
thanks
2007-04-13 10:48:06 · update #2
I don't think that God makes mistakes AT ALL. I believe the he gives us free will. What we do with the free will is another thing.
"Gen 8:21 And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
8:22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease."
God stated His intentions. I'm not sure he regretted it but he may have regretted the fact that he had too? But God knew everything that would happen on the earth before it was created. I don't believe God ever makes mistakes.
2007-04-13 09:54:22 · answer #1 · answered by learning_lyfe 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God does not make mistakes. When God flooded the earth he was not in error because he was administering justice for the sins of the people. God does not say in the Bible that he regreted flooding the earth, he says that he vows to never wipe everything out with a flood again, even though he knows mankind will be evil. This is a sign of God's mercy. Where you got regrett was probably from where God said he grieved making the human race. However, grieving is not the same as regretting. The Lord knows what He is doing, who are we to tell Him He is wrong or imperfect? Do you know what perfection is?
2007-04-13 09:49:41 · answer #2 · answered by 4Christ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There was an anecdote about the Paraoh's soldiers drowning in the Sea of Reed when the water closes down as they pursue the Jews who were able to cross.
It is a known fact that the Israelites are God's children and should have shown a gleeful face upon seeing His people now free from the bondage of slavery from Egypt. And yet He was seen crying by an angel and the angel asked, "O Mighty One. why do you cry when your people have safely crossed the sea?" and God replied, "My people are drowning." and He was referring to the Egyptian soldiers. Did He admit He did wrong? of course not. He just expressed His sorrow over the soldiers.
2007-04-13 09:56:36 · answer #3 · answered by Rallie Florencio C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First, God doesn't exist, so this is a moot point.
But you bring up an interesting point about perfection. In reality, the word "perfect" doesn't mean much, except under really strict circumstances.
For example, the definition of a circle is rather strict. So, it makes sense to talk about a "perfect circle", even if none exist in reality. The concept is well defined.
However, the word "god" is, at best, vaguely defined. Even the definition of "human" is not really strictly defined. If you take two people, there are differences between them, but they are both equally human. There really is no objective measure of "human" where you can measure which of those people is more perfect.
If the concept of "perfect human" is undefinable, then "perfect god" is even less defined. We can't even agree on what the word "god" means in any real sense. So, talking about god being perfect is meaningless.
2007-04-13 09:36:19 · answer #4 · answered by nondescript 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Something you must understand is that the bible is a very large book full of contradictions. God (as portrayed in the bible) and the bible itself were both created by man, what makes you think that any kind of perfection could come of that?
2007-04-13 09:40:03 · answer #5 · answered by lupinesidhe 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A person can regret taking the right course of action. The regret is not necessarily evidence the action was wrong, but simply painful to commit.
2007-04-13 09:38:37 · answer #6 · answered by Lao Pu 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No mistakes. This material body appears and disappear in due course of time, what is the mistake? Everything material is created and destroyed in schedule times.
God says in Bhagavad gita:
" Time I am, the great destroyer of the worlds"
He also says : "I am all-devouring death".
Where is the mistake?
2007-04-13 14:02:27 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
when it says that we are created in His image, it means that He gave us a souil and we can go to heaven. the free will part is the chioce He gave us to follow Him so that when we go to heaven, we can be perfect.
He is perfect and cant make a mistake. He cant because He is the creator of all so since the creator is always beter than the creation, He is beter than us and cant make mistakes.
2007-04-13 09:40:27 · answer #8 · answered by Catholic 14 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have read somewhere that the imperfection of a man makes them perfect!
2007-04-13 09:39:20 · answer #9 · answered by ♥beautyfly♥ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's possible to love God with all your heart, and still believe the bible to be a collection of morals to guide one through life, and not an accurate representation of history.
2007-04-13 09:38:22 · answer #10 · answered by Fourth Line 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋