...His perfect righteousness to justly punish the guilty as well as to test the faithful, like Job, contrive a false God in their minds?
I mean a person who could never imagine God as one who kills, or even wounds, i.e. they ignore Duet. 32:39. They don't believe in Hell, rather that God will forgive us all. They would rather replace "fear the Lord" with "revere[ence] the Lord". In fact they fear not the Lord.
Do you think this is a form of (mental) idolatry?
2007-10-20 09:25:35 · 12 answers · asked by BowtiePasta 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes people who think like that are worshiping a false god. They have made up their own god in their own mind to suit their self. He is not the True God of the bible. I am glade you asked this question, because I just had a battle with my in-laws about this last week. They believe that when a person dies they become an angel; they also believe that God is a loving and forgiving God only and all people go to heaven when they die. This is not the God of the bible; therefore it is a false belief.
2007-10-20 12:18:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if it's idolatry but ... While Christians affirm unequivocally that God is essentially good and loving, it must be emphasized that complementary to these attributes is the characteristic of justice. A loving being that ignored evil or that treated bad acts and good acts equally would not be good. Hence, if God is good, then God is also just - he must treat evil as evil. So, if any creatures merited the existence of hell, then God could remain essentially good and loving by giving them justice, even if that means sending some creatures to hell.
2007-10-20 16:38:34 · answer #2 · answered by thundercatt9 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Good question.
Are the New-Age Christians (God is only good and love) worshiping a false idol? I am not sure...
ADD: The idea of God as the abusive father and his worshipers "justifying" his brutality has been a popular subject of discussion lately.
"The Canaanites fell on a door nob. God would not have had them killed..."
Yeah right.
2007-10-20 16:31:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
A God is an absoluter owner of whatever you have mentioned in your letter. HE is in charge of everything happening in this world. You just believe that . Yours
vrvrao
2007-10-20 16:35:34 · answer #4 · answered by Raghavendra R 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can't have just the part of God you want. You have to take all of Him. He is loving and merciful, but He IS God.
Accept Jesus. Take the free gift that is offered.
2007-10-20 16:34:12 · answer #5 · answered by batgirl2good 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Yes i do ,they want a God who will let them live as they
choose and still go to Heaven,what they do not know is
God gave a gift of eternal life to everyone who will accept
and If they go to hell it will be of their on making.
2007-10-20 16:31:52 · answer #6 · answered by elaine 30705 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
The one that rejects the doctrines of hell, judgement, and God's working in the lives of all, have a fake "god" that doesn't exist.
In the Bible, Jesus is God, and He is grace, mercy, forgiveness, love, compassion, and judge as well.
2007-10-20 16:28:50 · answer #7 · answered by Chris 4 · 4⤊ 4⤋
Dear CJ No, in the Bible Jesus is not God. He is the Son of God.
2007-10-20 16:35:02 · answer #8 · answered by just because 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You know, there's no proof any god exists. And as far as the Christian God specifically, you are wasting your time by trying to decipher and interpret the paradoxes inherent in "His" definition. The Christian God is a self-contradiction and therefore cannot exist.
2007-10-20 16:29:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Justice IS mercy.
It is merciful if you punish a small child for playing with matches, because are saving him from torching himself later in life.
Same goes for us
2007-10-20 16:29:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 5⤋