If God is truly omnipotent, would he (or she/ it) really care what you call him?

Question

I was thinking about this last night; if God really is all-powerful, surely the concept of goodness and holiness in mankind (regardless of religious denomination) is more important than squabbling over the particulars of the varying interpretations of the core message of gentleness that all faith groups share?

Now I know I'll get Christians saying, 'but God says to worship him our way, it says so in the bible,', and the Muslims will say, 'but God says to worship him our way, it says so in the Koran,', but doesn't this just add gravity to my argument?

I am not trying to be offensive as I respect everyone's beliefs, and I am not the sharpest tool in the box either, but do I not have a point?

Thanks for all open-minded and polite answers.

Answer 1

If God was truly omnipotent, he wouldn't care a farthing about ANYTHING humans ever did. Being omnipotent, it wouldn't affect him in the slightest.

That's yet another patent absurdity about Christianity. God is omnipotent, and yet he's so vain and insecure that he demands constant affection and obedience from puny humans.

Okaaaay.

Answer 2

Most people are of the opinion that human nature,of itself, is inherently good.

The Bible actually tells us that it is not:-

Rom 8:7 Because the carnal mind [is] enmity against God for it is not subject to the laws of God neither indeed can be.

Historically, and upto the present day, we can see that human development has not evolved at all, some would say that it has actually retarded.
Considering the breadth and depth of information we have today in this modern(so-called) World, one would expect a heightened sense of awareness within humanity compared to those who have gone before us.

Yet the human mind continues to commit CRIMES of outstanding proportion. Crimes not only against the Laws of Man, but also more importantly against the Laws of God.

There is a right way and a wrong way - Until ALL peoples accept and actively live by one set of Laws that are followed by ALL - Then our lives will continue to be blighted by crime and terror and worse.

The Word of God does give us some hope for the future, but it looks as if we are heading for(in fact already in) harder times.

As to what is in a name - Instead of being called 'Davy' for instance, what if people started calling you Polly, or Jimmy or something even worse.
Would you not be a little upset?

Regards John g

Answer 3

Oh i'm specific FOX information does not suggestions dressing up somebody as God and pretending he printed himself to each and all of the unbelievers. *lol* user-friendly disbelief isn't something against the undertaking no longer being believed in. Sending them to a place of eternal torment is the worst difficulty somebody ought to do to somebody and that they easily does not deserve that. they only have not seen something that would instruct them it exists. that's no longer asserting "i do in contrast to you", it somewhat is asserting "the place are you?" yet this God thinks it merits eternal punishment. listed below are helping passages that say some thing undesirable will ensue to you in case you do not have faith. additionally that God will intentionally do it himself onto you. that he's the only which will deliver them there, no longer the devil. additionally they say "whosoever" which of course skill all of us: John 3:36, John 3:sixteen, John 3:18, John 3:3, Mark sixteen:sixteen, John 5:24, Acts sixteen:31, one million John 5:13, 2 Chronicles 15:13 Bible passages that describe an eternal Hell: (Daniel 12:2-3, Matthew 13:40-one-40 two, Matthew 18:8-9, Matthew 22:13, Matthew 25:40-one, 40 six, Mark 9:40 3-40 8, Luke sixteen:22-24, John 5:28-29, 2 Thessalonians one million:8-9, Revelation 14:10-11, Revelation 20:10, Revelation 20:14-15) i'm uncertain why you possibly can choose for to worship a God like that, different than out of terror or being compelled to. i do no longer see the way it somewhat is worth of worship after all. Omnipotence skill infinite in skill people. there is not any "he would be unable to do this" or "he has to attempt us" or "he would be unable to make loose will without people burning for eternity" the only reason an omniptent god could punish unbelievers is sadism.

Answer 4

It is not what we call God that is important.It is what we do to God that matters.

EDIT......Most Christians have different beliefs of who God is due to the many translations of the Bible, and they can't even agree on that ,let alone what to call him! [For example :some say Jesus was God, some say Jesus is the Son of God .some say Jesus is God,some say Jesus is not God. There is no Trinity mentioned in the Bible. There is aTriune God mentioned in the Bible.If God the Father is God, how can Jesus be God.There are 3 persons in the one God therefore the other 2 cant be God.If the Father is God then the Son cannot be God ]. See what i mean.

Answer 5

I don't know where the concept of one way of believing came from. It's not in the Torah. The Torah is addressed to Jews and to those who choose to follow the Torah. It's not for others.

Jews have no concept they are the only ones going to heaven. That was created later by others.

In Judaism, we consider any religion with the following seven characteristics to be legitimate.

1. No idolatry (belief in multile gods)
2. Being respectful of whatever you call G-d.
3. forbids murder
4. forbids sexual transgression
5. forbids theft
6. has a just courts system
7. Don't eat the limb torn from a live animal. (sounds crazy, but they do this with dogs in some places.

Answer 6

That is a great question and I do think you have a point.

I honestly don't think God cares whether we call him God, Father, Mother, Lord, Master, Creator, Spirit, whatever RELATIVE to the holiness that He is.

Christians are often legalistic in that they believe you have to follow the instructions word for word. Some even believe God can't hear you if you are not on your knees in a position of submission. What foolishness! The Apostles didn't stop and drop every time they wanted to pray!

I believe we distort who and what God is by putting him in a little box with a bow on it. Or in some cases, handing out a list of rules and telling people to follow them. Religion is man-made, it doesn't have much to do with God.

If a person has a meaningful relationship with God, is God not smart enough to convict a person for calling Him by a name that He doesn't like? I believe we live in a time of serious confusion between a spiritual relationship with God and a religious teaching by man.

And that's my two cents! :)

Answer 7

There is of course no way to tell: reading the mind of god is not something at which anyone is skilled. For all we know, any god might condemn to the fire anyone who called it by any name other than Allah. Of course, one could assume some sort of rationality, such that a god wouldn't care how it was called, or indeed whether it was called at all, but all of this is pure speculation, grounded on no evidence whatever. Absent such evidence, it makes as much sense to just suppose that no such thing exists, and proceed accordingly.

Answer 8

You cannot have an answer that is not based on the Bible because that is God's final authority. So what you call God is very important as you know He is certainly not a piece of carved wood or a god who never resurrected or a god who gives ultimatums to the followers without grace.

What you call Him is part of who He is, you cannot seperate the two.

Answer 9

You do have a point and I think you could have expanded on it a bit more. The concept of god is flawed in my opinion.

Answer 10

Perhaps we share different core beliefs. Although one may believe in love and gentleness that may not be the core. Let me ask you this would you like to be called Robert if your name was Dianne?