Does he live by his own rules?

Question

If someone walks up to you and tells you that you were created by a god you never heard of, and that you must believe in this god and follow his rules, are you supposed to believe the person?

It appears that this is what Jehovah expects people to do, as these are the rules he laid down for achieving salvation.

Many christian missionaries have gone all over the world expecting people to believe what they tell them.

However, imagine that some spiritual being approached Jehovah and informed Jehovah that he had actually been created by some god that was greater than himself, some god that Jehovah had never heard of. Imagine if Jehovah was told that he must believe in this "super-god" and do as that being commanded. Do you think that Jehovah would be likely to just decide to believe what he was told? Its what he apparently expects us to do - if he thinks this type of behavior is so admirable, would he follow suit?

Another interesting question - if Jehovah happened to suddenly discover some being existed that Jehovah did not create, do you think Jehovah would bother to tell us about it?

Actually, neither the Bible nor Jehovah's power has any bearing on this question. The being that told Jehovah that there was a god above him could just as well have a book that is even better than the Bible.

Jehovah tells us that his power is unlimited and that he is the ultimate god, however we have no way of knowing if this is true, and neither does he. He might very well truly believe what he claims, but that doesn't necessarily make it true. If there was something that he was unaware of, he obviously wouldn't know about it.

Answer 1

Most Christians don't seem to be able to apply the ideas behind their religious beliefs to hypothetical situations that could show that the basic logic behind their religion is skewed.

If they find an idea uncomfortable, rather than actually thinking about it, they tend to give an "answer" that doesn't apply to the question. Occasionally they will also just become angry and accuse the asker of "attacking" them.

You might notice that there were very few answers to this question. It was apparently too difficult for a lot of Christians to understand.

Answer 2

There are no limits to Jehovah's power.

(Matthew 19:26) With God all things are possible.

(Mark 10:27) All things are possible with God.

(Mark 14:36) Father, all things are possible to you


The questioner's premise is preposterous, and would require seemingly irreconcilable bible teachings to be reconciled.

(1 Samuel 15:29) The Excellency of Israel will not prove false, and He will not feel regrets, for He is not an earthling man

(Numbers 23:19) God is not a man


Frankly, it seems impossible to address this so-called "question" without noting a remarkably apropos Scripture:

(Romans 1:22-23) They became foolish and turned the glory of the incorruptible God into something like the image of corruptible man


Here is more from that passage:
(Romans 1:18-25) God’s wrath is being revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who are suppressing the truth in an unrighteous way... Although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God nor did they thank him, but they became empty-headed in their reasonings and their unintelligent heart became darkened. Although asserting they were wise, they became foolish and turned the glory of the incorruptible God into something like the image of corruptible man... Therefore God, in keeping with the desires of their hearts, gave them up to uncleanness, that their bodies might be dishonored among them, even those who exchanged the truth of God for the lie and venerated and rendered sacred service to the creation rather than the One who created

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Answer 3

I understand that you are saying, "How can we know that what is said is true?"

When reading the Bible, one must take into consideration all of the information in it. All Scripture verifies other scripture. It takes searching and referring to other scripture.

The Old Testament verifies the New Testament. You can't just read a verse here and there and understand.

Isaiah foretold of Jesus in Isaiah chapter 53. This was written about 600 years before Jesus came. There are many other examples. A Bible commentary would help.

When Christian's read the Bible, we first pray for understanding. Then we remember that Jesus who is God in the flesh, came down to man to not only tell them of His love for them but, to show His love by giving up His life for them. Jesus came to die for our sins because God loves us.

The Bible is God's love letter to us. There are many grewsome things in it but, they are there for a reason. He wants us to know what Israel went through so that they could produce His Son (God in the flesh) through Mary. He wants us to know that because of man's choice to disobey His protection for them, they are separated from Him. He wants us to know that Jesus' forgiveness is the way back to Him. This is found in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. I would suggest that you start with John.