Assuming there is a God, is it possible for him to be all knowing and omnipresent; yet still be perfectly good by the Bible's standards of good and evil?
2007-06-17 08:45:34 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Joseph,
The bible presents many conundrums. There are many contradictions. I do believe in God and believe him to be all knowing and omnipresent. The reason he/she/it is still good by the Bibles standards of good and evil is because of a little thing called free will. God gave us free will and that changes everything. While some people say how could God allow what is happening in Darfur, it is not God who is allowing it. It is man. Mans inhumanity to other men. Pretty deep subject, but I hope that somehow clarifies that for you.
Steve E.
2007-06-17 08:52:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 4⤋
If you can assume there is a God, you can assume anything you like. But if you actually read the Bible carefully you might well wonder how to define "good and evil". The figure of God is jealous and vengeful, cruel and narcissistic, destructive and manipulative, and many things beside. If there were a God "all knowing and omnipresent" he/she/it would certainly have much to account for. And I don't think having ways that are mysterious and "beyond our comprehension" is a good enough excuse. There is better guidance available than the superstitious suppositions of some ignorant and isolated tribes of a few thousand years ago. Look at the world ...
2007-06-17 14:56:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well, the Bibles standards of good and evil don't even apply to God, because most of the commandments found in the Bible basically boil down to "love God". If you mean is it possible for Him to want our eternal salvation, then I don't see why not. The only possible explanation I can find that would make him not want that is that humans do some terrible things, and He, if He is ominpresent and omniscient, must know and recognize them. However, the fact that He has placed us on Earth without a perfect knowledge of what is right and wrong, seems to indicate that He wants us to figure it out for ourselves, which doesn't necessarily mean He doesn't WANT our eternal salvation, only that He knows we must discover and choose it rather than have Him give it to us.
2007-06-17 10:04:47 · answer #3 · answered by Born at an early age 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes if you read the bible prior to Adam and Eve eating the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil.
As an agnostic, I can accept the symbolism of this to mean that man and woman could do anything they were capable of, they were given free choice, but chose to believe in Good and Evil. The Bible God does not apparently approve of them eating the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil. But it doesn't take an all knowing god to realize if you put temptation within reach, given eternity man would be tempted.
So the no judgment God knew that eventually humans would be tempted to eat (or believe in) the 'knowledge of good and evil.'
My understanding of Good and Evil, is that it is mans idea not Gods.
After the so called fall of Adam and Eve the Bible is seem from mans idea of God, a prejudiced God, jealous, judgmental, and from my point of view cruel.
A God which creates everything is balanced, it is not good or bad, it just is, it probably has to continue creating, because it is the only thing which can satisfy its eternity. And it would know the outcome of every death, and wouldn't need to interfere with problems on Earth because it is all God and God loves it as it is, it is a case of God continually saving itself.
I could go on, but basically yes if you take the God prior to the fall of Adam and Eve, thereafter it is mans ideal God, and that is unworthy to be called God.
2007-06-17 12:16:52 · answer #4 · answered by DoctressWho 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hey there is no need to assume.He is omnipresent in every single individual,so u tell are u perfectly good by the Bible's standards of good and evil??Its better to question ourself first.God's job is over as he sent us here now its upto us to make our living worthy
2007-06-17 08:58:08 · answer #5 · answered by cutiepie 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I dont believe its possible to have an all knowing God unless you consider God to be perspective itself even then its still not really possible because you can have a perspective of a perspective... Why are you so worried about the bible's standards anyhow? Its a book its not the answer to every question ever asked...
2007-06-17 09:16:16 · answer #6 · answered by magpiesmn 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
God has always been .Anything and everything is possible to God. The Bible was written by man and anything relating to God in the Bible is human interpretation.
2007-06-17 18:10:07 · answer #7 · answered by ROBERT P 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God is perfectly Good, but you do not understand to be perfectly good he has to love righteous and the wicked he does this by being impartial at the same time you have to understand what Jesus meant when he said "Love your enemys, for the Father causes the sun to shine on the just and the unjust, the good and the Bad." "God" as we name the unnameable is where all things issue from and where all things return, God creates the good and the bad and both depend on each other to exist. Traditionalists say The Devil or "D" evil fell from heaven but God created Satan just like he created everyone else he has a purpose for one to be merciful like our Father is merciful one must have an opposition to test ones mercy.
God Bless God Amen
2007-06-17 09:00:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
I'm Assuming there isn't a god..as far as all knowing one would have a headache
2007-06-17 11:12:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes. It says he's good. The standards are for others to appear good in his 'eyes.'
2007-06-17 10:06:40 · answer #10 · answered by shmux 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋