First, he tries to destroy it, then he sacrifices himself to himself just so that he can have us around in heaven.
Would these kind of results be acceptable where you work?
2007-08-31 08:41:00 · 17 answers · asked by ? 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Shoddy god in an even more shoddy package?
2007-08-31 08:45:29 · answer #1 · answered by Shawn B 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Your position is the Gnostic one wether you realize it or not. Not one I subscribe to BTW.
You need to get a better grasp on Christian theology IMO. God chooses to work the way He does because He is God. God is more powerful and greater than any CEO of any workplace. As we all know, in a workplace the CEO can pretty much do as he (yes, he - for better or worse most CEOs are "he's) pleases, as long as the "bottom line" is met.
In the history of man and the universe, the "bottom line" is that in the end, good will prevail, and wickedness will be destroyed. Some people will be on the correct side of this, some won't. Any blame or fault for this lies with the people themselves, not God.
2007-08-31 15:59:44 · answer #2 · answered by the phantom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Y do u have such an opinion?
God created Adam and Eve, and had a perfect relationship with them, and y not since there was no sin to prevent that relationship? But , after they ate from the tree, they disobied God . Disobedience is a sin , so the relationship with God became impossible, coz He is very very Holy and can not deal with sinfull humans.
When Adam and Eve were dismissed out of Eden , their eyes were opened and knew each other( married) . They didnt do that while being in Eden coz they were sanctified. So, their offspring were the fruit of sin. God was aware of that.
Y should their offspring suffer since their comming to the world was inevitable ? God had to save them . God brought an animal. He transfered the sin from Adam and Eve to that animal, so they appeared to b sanctified, and the animal appeared to b a sinner. God then slaughtered that animal. Blood was the sign that they became innocent. God told them to repeat that act every time they sin. They told that act to their offspring.
Then the prophets prophesised abt the second comming of Jesus. His blood restored the relationship which was between Him and Adam and Eve.
He did all these things coz He loved us, not to have us around Him in heavens.
Good luck!
2007-08-31 16:10:26 · answer #3 · answered by cleopatra 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First by you saying that he tried to destroy it, im assuming you mean the flood. The word tried indicates he failed,which he didnt. He made a way for 7 people to survive, 120 years prior to the flood happening he gave Noah a warning that it would happen and Noah is decribed as being a preacher of rightousness, meaning not only did he build the Ark but had the responsiblity of letting people know in advance what was going to happen. So God gave people the opportunity to chose life or death.
Secondly according to Jewish history they never believed that GOD himself was going to come down to earth but rather his Son. When Abraham offered up his son as a sacrifice it forshadowed God the father offering up his own first born son Jesus to redeem mankind. The difference being GOD sparing Abrahams son but not his own.
A perfect life (Adam) was lost thru his disobedience and a perfect life(Jesus) was needed to even the scales of justice. The bible( God) doesnt imply that all men go to heaven. In fact when the sentence of death was given to Adam, he was told by GOD " Form dust you were taken and to dust you shall return" In Ecclestias(sp) its stated that both man and beast have the same eventuality when they die. We know animals dont go to heaven so its therefore reasonable that neither does man....
In Psalms 37 its stated that man was meant to inherit the earth. In Genesis both when adam was created and Noah was saved from the flood they were told to " be fruitful and fill the earth" so man was never meant to be in heaven from the beginning.
As far as whats acceptable in my workplace as you can see i spend alot of time on the internet and for that ... i would have to say no,it not acceptable ..LOL
2007-08-31 16:06:54 · answer #4 · answered by kaseyK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are under the influence of the false teachers..
Abraham as a human was not perfect.. however he practiced righteousness to others in all his dealings.. and that is the Spirit of the most High God..
He gave tithes to and recognized a cursed Canaanite priest and king..
This priesthood Jesus is High Priest to..
God has been in just about all the religions in the world... here it is witnessed Abraham recognized this priest who did not even follow Abraham's tribe as the priest to the most high God..
Jesus is high priest in all religions of the world the follow after..
Good of others and things
Truth for good
Righteousness to others..
The above are the spirit of the most high God..
To be worshiped, ministered to and served in all our laws on earth...
To be Spirit perfect not flesh perfect..
strive to be by practicing and doing
2007-08-31 15:54:28 · answer #5 · answered by john 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He did create a perfect world. But He gave humans, whom He created to manage the planet, the power to choose good or evil. They chose evil. Thus it wasn't His fault, but Man's. To quote Morgan Freeman from "Bruce Almighty", "If you can find a way to make someone love you without interfering with Free Will, let me know." God didn't want robots. He wanted people who would willingly love Him and follow Him. The only way to do this logically is to allow them Free Will to choose to love Him or not, then reap those who do love Him and destroy those who don't, since those who don't would pose a danger to the universe.
2007-08-31 15:52:46 · answer #6 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because God didn't wanted people to be "robots". Some have accepted Him, some haven't. Free will.
Great God, that He himself sacrifices for us, in order to fulfill justice.
At work, people who meet the standard will be accepted, others would be rejected, is that what you mean?
Where, that is what God does... if you accept Jesus, you meet the standard.
2007-08-31 16:56:36 · answer #7 · answered by Joshua 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're lying or horribly mistaken... God never said humans were perfect. As a matter of fact, they were clearly not perfect. Also, He never tried to destroy it! If you're referring to the Great Flood, He was not trying to wipe out humanity. Just all the evil people. Which was not all of humanity!
2007-08-31 15:47:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
well handsome dude,mankind was perfect in creation until they flunked the test.are you a robot, and do every thing you are told?i don't think so.man is his own worst enemy,the day he was given a free will.and as far work is concerned,for every action there is a reaction of consequences.
2007-08-31 15:57:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We did (and do) fail God. I'm not sure any Christian tries to deny that.
I'm a bit confused by your 'at work' question. No employer keeps poor employees around. But I would guess your parents love you and keep you around no matter how much you screw up. Mine did.
2007-08-31 16:06:26 · answer #10 · answered by starfishltd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who said God intended people to be perfect? It's not written in MY Bible, but then again, I don't have the Greek parts...
2007-08-31 15:47:27 · answer #11 · answered by XX 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋