According to the bible, God is all knowing and infallible. But if God didn't know Lucifer was planning to corrupt mankind until it happened than he is not all knowing. If God did know, then he is solely responsible for mans outcome at present. Thus proving that we are not his most favored creation. He allowed Lucifer to live, but he is willing to condemn us for eternity for one lifetime of mistakes. I'm an aetheist but at one point I had faith, and then I looked at the world around me.
It said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates." And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind. Rev 9:14-15
God loves us enough to eradicate a third of us.
2007-05-08 02:34:15 · 7 answers · asked by shadow-wolf666 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
According to Christian dogma, God is omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent and omnibenevolent.
It's patently impossible. Could God create a boulder so heavy even He couldn't lift it?
How can an infinitely benevolent God create evil and allow suffering? Why would He let us be tempted or allow us to sin if His greatest wish is for us all to enter into Heaven? And don't give me this 'free will' stuff, if He's all-knowing then He knows the future and everything that we will do; free will is impossible in a predetermined future.
2007-05-08 02:48:11 · answer #1 · answered by Jack W 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you are assuming God didn't know Satan was going to corrupt mankind shows your fallibility...God knew both outcomes if Satan tried to deceive man...if man resisted or if man failed...man failed and God already had a plan....
John 1
The Word Became Flesh
1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning.
3Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood[a] it.
God loves us enough to give us time to accept Him or reject Him...each man is responsible for his own soul...
2007-05-08 09:46:44 · answer #2 · answered by turntable 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God allows Lucifer to live like he allows you to live... for a while. After that comes judgment.
If you reject God's love and don't repent, you fall under his judgment and he will eradicate you.
God is not responsible. We are the ones who disobeyed. What is so difficult to understand? Adam and Eve had free will, they made their choice. They chose to disobey. The punishment is death.
2007-05-08 09:42:24 · answer #3 · answered by Gui 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is that why god is upset with Lucifer. She is jealous that Lucifer is more beautiful. That makes sense. We already know from the OT that she is a jealous god.
2007-05-08 11:05:15 · answer #4 · answered by Fred 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have this totally twisted. It might help to go back and read all of the bible and not just pick out the verses you want to use.
2007-05-08 09:48:20 · answer #5 · answered by just forgiven 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because an all-knowing, all-loving God is impossible.
But a stupid/weak, yet loving God......or an all-powerful evil God are certainly within the realm of possibility.
2007-05-08 09:43:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2007-05-08 09:45:22 · answer #7 · answered by Renny 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋