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How can God's emotions shift from one to another if he is supposed to be unchanging?
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2007-08-29 12:41:46 · 17 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Logic 101
Emotions are fluid: OK
God is said to be constant: OK (Proviso: Assuming your definition of God is the same as mine)
How can God be Angry, Pleased, Loving, Sad?
Hmmm somehow your logic started to evade me here.
How can God's emotions shift from one to another if he is supposed to be unchanging.
You are making an assumption here that God's emotion shifts from one to another like us humans. I thought that God was way out there above all of the human emotions.
Some questions for you.
1. Where did you get the notion that God has emotions?
2. What is your definition of God?
3. What is the root of emotion? Is it human or other?
4. What is your definition of unchanging?
You don't have to answer this of course. But let's think together about this.
So, it is akin to the question what happens when an immovable object meets an irresistible force? (or was it the other way around) lol. The answer to this question is simple, there is either no such thing as an immutable object or if there is there would not be an irresistible force.
Either way we have no way of proving it. Same with your question. You cannot prove the existence of God nor if there was you cannot prove that he or she or it has emotions. It is a hypothetical question. One that does not help uncover any truth.
Sorry for my ramblings. I hope I don't sound condescending.
Thank you for reading till the end.
2007-08-29 14:40:48 · answer #1 · answered by Just me 2 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God is fast to like and sluggish to anger. That is stated generally within the Bible. Also, one of the crucial Ten Commandments states that you just shall now not make any carved photograph and bow all the way down to it considering that, "For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God."-Exodus 20:four
2016-09-05 17:50:39 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If god is eternal and perfect, beyond the dualities of man, then god would have all emotions. Charactaristics depend on the religion.
2007-08-29 12:44:52 · answer #3 · answered by Swiftwind 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
His values and morality are unchanging. He's not righteous one minute and unrighteous the next. He's not good one minute and bad the next. He's always good. He is always loving, even when He chastens us, His children.
"For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?" Hebrews 12:6-7
"He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes." Proverbs 13:24
His emotions may change, but his character does not. Have you ever heard of "righteous indignation?" Not all anger is wrong. Some anger is good and actually quite healthy for us to experience.
2007-08-29 12:50:54 · answer #4 · answered by Arthurpod 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
All god talk of god's nature is, by definition, analogical. Anything which is not a possible object of our experience is analogical. For example, we speak of the "spin of and electron" or "electron orbits in an atom" when in actual fact both of these assertions are analogical. We cannot see, indeed we are barred from seeing, an electron.
So, with god. God is not a possible object of experience in any direct sense. So, all talk of god is analogical or metaphorical.
HTH
Charles
2007-08-29 12:50:20 · answer #5 · answered by Charles 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In Genesis in the story of the flood the bible said God was pained or grieved to his heart. How can he. You and me. If you can think of Jesus metaphorically as God's heart. You can get an idea of everything he goes through with us. He even holds himself back. Hope this helps
2007-08-29 12:48:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oh, pooh. That's about the dumbest analysis I ever heard. So what about when he goes to the bathroom--must be constipated to meet your criterion? I sure wouldn't want to be your God.
2007-08-29 12:55:37 · answer #7 · answered by richard d 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
His emotions are constant depending on what they are directed to... i.e. when He sees sin He hates it... when He sees Christ, He loves Him... the responses are constant that is how
2007-08-29 12:45:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
God is "just" and "righteous" not emotional.
EDIT: What is unchanging are His requirements and expectations as well as His responses - they are constant and unchanging.
2007-08-29 12:45:24 · answer #9 · answered by LadyB!™ 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Because He is all emotions, all at once.
He is omnipotent, so he is happy, sad, pleased, loving, angry all at once.
I bet that's the answer you'll get from the Christians below...
Wait for it...
2007-08-29 12:43:57 · answer #10 · answered by struds2671 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋