silenciomandigma Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Good day... Before the world has fallen short in the Glory of God....Angels committed rebellion against God...my dear brothers and sisters one of the attributes of sin is JEALOUSY...sin that delivers Lucifer to hell.... Then God claimed to be the JEALOUS GOD...the source of everything our mind could imagine...Does GOD have sinned? The Great Flood of Noah...The killings of Israel...known to be GOD's wrath Please enlightened me...Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggamafu Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 [quote name='silenciomandigma' date='13 July 2010 - 06:37 AM' timestamp='1279017455' post='2141981'] Good day... Before the world has fallen short in the Glory of God....Angels committed rebellion against God...my dear brothers and sisters one of the attributes of sin is JEALOUSY...sin that delivers Lucifer to hell.... Then God claimed to be the JEALOUS GOD...the source of everything our mind could imagine...Does GOD have sinned? The Great Flood of Noah...The killings of Israel...known to be GOD's wrath Please enlightened me...Thank you [/quote] Much of the description of God in Scripture is by way of analogy or metaphor, and is provided as a means of relating to Him on a level that is familiar to humans while retaining reverence for His awesome infinity. Jealously reveals the "passion" with which He loves us, for He is Love itself. Moreover, God is pure act; it is a mistake to attribute what appear to be isolated emotional outbursts His nature as if He were as fickle as we are. God is the source and standard of goodness, and it is literally impossible for Him to sin. Omnipotence only applies to God's nature. He cannot do anything that is contrary to His nature. My opinion, which some here will likely disagree with: The Flood is part of the Age of Legend; the style of writing in which it was revealed and the period of time that it speaks of is highly "mythical"; poetic and sensational retellings of history. Which is not to say that a deluge did not happen (deluge myths approach universality throughout cultures), but it was not the global and universally destructive doomsday that literalists make it out to be. Perhaps it was just the "whole world" of Noah that God frowned upon and a flood wiped out some major areas of the cradle of civilization such that, after subsequent migrations, all cultures around the world would remember. And at any rate natural disasters (all under God's control) occur all the time. So your question may be targeted at the problem of pain more than it is on the Flood itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Hepburn Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 [quote name='Ziggamafu' date='13 July 2010 - 06:12 AM' timestamp='1279019573' post='2141989'] Much of the description of God in Scripture is by way of analogy or metaphor, and is provided as a means of relating to Him on a level that is familiar to humans while retaining reverence for His awesome infinity. Jealously reveals the "passion" with which He loves us, for He is Love itself. Moreover, God is pure act; it is a mistake to attribute what appear to be isolated emotional outbursts His nature as if He were as fickle as we are. God is the source and standard of goodness, and it is literally impossible for Him to sin. Omnipotence only applies to God's nature. He cannot do anything that is contrary to His nature. My opinion, which some here will likely disagree with: The Flood is part of the Age of Legend; the style of writing in which it was revealed and the period of time that it speaks of is highly "mythical"; poetic and sensational retellings of history. Which is not to say that a deluge did not happen (deluge myths approach universality throughout cultures), but it was not the global and universally destructive doomsday that literalists make it out to be. Perhaps it was just the "whole world" of Noah that God frowned upon and a flood wiped out some major areas of the cradle of civilization such that, after subsequent migrations, all cultures around the world would remember. And at any rate natural disasters (all under God's control) occur all the time. So your question may be targeted at the problem of pain more than it is on the Flood itself. [/quote] So you don't take the Old Testament literally, whew, good for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slappo Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 [quote name='silenciomandigma' date='13 July 2010 - 03:37 AM' timestamp='1279017455' post='2141981'] Good day... Before the world has fallen short in the Glory of God....Angels committed rebellion against God...my dear brothers and sisters one of the attributes of sin is JEALOUSY...sin that delivers Lucifer to hell.... Then God claimed to be the JEALOUS GOD...the source of everything our mind could imagine...Does GOD have sinned? The Great Flood of Noah...The killings of Israel...known to be GOD's wrath Please enlightened me...Thank you [/quote] In short... no God did not sin. The sin of Lucifer was [b]pride[/b] not jealousy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arco Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 I believe when God refers to himself as jealous, he is simply saying he brooks no false worship of other gods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Hepburn Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 He "brooks"? !!! Thank you - I had to look up that alternative use - it's my new word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennn Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 [quote name='Arco' date='14 July 2010 - 04:25 PM' timestamp='1279117547' post='2142506'] I believe when God refers to himself as jealous, he is simply saying he brooks no false worship of other gods. [/quote] Indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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