God the author of confusion?

Question

For all of you protestant Christians out there, if the Scriptures are sufficient and contain all that a person needs to know God and walk after the example of Christ, why can't any of you agree on anything? If your interpretation of Scripture is guided by the Holy Spirit, then does the Holy Spirit not know Himself since you claim that the Holy Spirit is God? I know protestant Churches that believe in the sacramental view of baptism, communion, marriage, and still others that say it is all just a symbol. IIf this is not important, why did Christ and the apostles put so much emphasis on these 'unimportant' things? If your God is personal and can be known personally, then how calm no one can agree as to whether He double predestines people, whether He gives true free will, whether He judges people based on faith alone or on faith and works both, or just works, or just Grace? Some can't even agree that God is Trinity! If you knew Him personally, wouldn't you know His personality?

I'm not saying that God doesn't exist. I say, it matters what people believe about Christ, but protestantism seems to say many of these beliefs about who Christ is and who God is aside and say they don't matter. When I look at this, these Churches that say all you need is the Scriptures and faith in Christ, then, since all protestant Churches that confess faith in Christ have an interpretation of the Scriptures lead by the Holy Spirit, wouldn't the Holy Spirit lead them all to agree? Why do churches say that so many of these beliefs about Christ don't matter, so that someone could believe virtually anything about God yet still be considered a right believing Christian? All of these Christians claim to have a personal relationship with God, but then they all disagree on what sort of God is He? So they say it doesnt matter?

Schneb,

To me, that just sounds like none of you really know who God is, so you therefore choose not to take any stance on who He really is. Your argument gives me more evidence against the claim of a personal relationship with God than for it.

Answer 1

I agree with you.

I've read some answers where people say "my God wouldn't do that or this..." or "the God I know..."

It really amazes me that so many think they can be infallible in their interpretation of scripture. Never taking into account their own flawed character, sense of justice and compassion etc. Two Christians can read the same verse and get two different meanings...this in turn causes division. That's why there are so many different denominations.

Even for those who say we don't need church...so each of us in our own home is trying to live by the Word of God based on our understanding of it. This still leads to a world of pluralism and relative truth. Both are dangerous.

There needs to be an overall authority to give us a general interpretation and understanding of scripture and God.

When each of us makes God our own personal God...we actually make him in our image. We decide that God would not do this or that....because we wouldn't. Then we find ourselves dealing with that "original sin" which is to say...yes we want to BE God.

Answer 2

satan is the author of all confusion,
we are told, he is a liar and the father of lies
(John 8:44).
Satan's aim of attack hasn't changed!


In Luke 8, Jesus Christ tells the parable of the sower, verses 11,12 read, "Now the parable is this: The SEED is the word of God. . . THEN COMETH THE DEVIL, and taketh away the word. . ."

Satan knows - if he can supplant even a small seed of doubt in God's word - MANKIND WILL LOOK ELSEWHERE!

Never in history has such doubt and confusion over the Bible existed as is today. And nothing has flamed the fire of confusion and doubt over the Bible more than the scores of different translations flooding the scene. Time magazine (April 20, 1981 p.62) reports, ". . . there is an UNPRECEDENTED CONFUSION of choices in Bibles. Never have so many major new translations been on the market." Since 1880, over 200 different translations have appeared. Every six months a new English version appears!


NO WONDER PEOPLE ARE CONFUSED!
The question has to be asked - is God the author of this flood of new versions? Is God the author of CONFUSION in His word? 1 Corinthians 14:33, clearly states, "God is NOT the author of CONFUSION."

BUT SATAN IS! He knows, if he can plant the smallest seed of doubt and confusion - that individual will not take God's word serious!
thay have changed the word of GOD and made new bibles that say things other then what was said in the

Answer 3

Christians are united. I have seen no division at all. However, religions ARE divided. But that has nothing really to do with individual Christians.

At this point in time, I have about 150 "fans" watching my answers. Many of these users I have emailed and spoken with, just to get an idea of who they are, where they fellowship, etc. There are many Christians and I find we are one in our love for the Lord. We may not agree on a doctrine here or there, but that does not hinder our fellowship in the least. Like all siblings within a family, we will have our rivalries, but we are still family if our Lord is the same Jesus as revealed in the Bible.

Answer 4

God people are not believer in a church building or anything man made and God is not the author of confusion apparently you are.what you need to do is find out for your self and stop worshiping a building read his word for yourself..stop blaming people for your disbelief

Answer 5

It's the Jews attempts at converting polytheism to monotheism.

Originally in the Sumerian texts there were multiple Gods, which would explain the apparent "split personalities" of Yahweh. Check this link out, in my sources,


Praise be to Anu.