Jeff: Free Moral Agency ?
This begs the question: Is the God of the Bible All knowing ? All Powerful .All Loving ?
The Bible implies He is NOT.
How can Yahweh be All knowing if he demands Abraham sacrifice his only sononly to give His reprieve when Abraham raises the knife for the killing blow ? Didn’t HE already know what the outcome was, before HE even asked Abraham to kill his son ? Even if this was a loyalty test of Abraham’s devotion to Yahweh, an all knowing Entity would NOT NEED this test. HE knew all along the loyalties and priorities in Abraham’s heart.
***Yes, God did know the end from the beginning. But Abraham did not, and Isaac did not.***Jet
Jeff: So why did HE do it ? is HE cruel ? ..sadistic ?
Then HE isn’t an All Loving God.
***God is All-Knowing, but He is not All Loving. There are many things that God hates, and all are the product of sin. Most likely Jeff, you are simply exhibiting the tell-tale signs of the logic and moral code of a lost heart and mind.***Jet
Jeff: Could it be that this was just a morality tale, to instill piousness in the ancient Hebrews ? and had nothing to do with actual events ?
***That is about as likely as buying some oceanfront property in Arizona.***Jet
Jeff: Why else would an Omniscient, Omnipotent being behave as if HE were thug from a primitive, neolithic hunter gatherer society ?
***Again Jeff, your thought process is indicative of the fact that most likely you are simply exhibiting the tell-tale signs of the logic and moral code of a lost heart and mind.***Jet
Jeff: It makes one wonder why the Bible portrays God as less than Omniscient, Omnipotent and Omni-benevolent.
I suppose that, rather than reading the Bible LITERALLY, we could try INTERPRETTING the meaning into something other than what the Bible implies. However, many Christians would be offended by that.
***Or, you could take the proper approach and you could submit your will to the Will of God, and watch your world change for the better. Heart, mind, soul, and spirit. Unfortunately, the pride of some will never allow them to submit their will.***Jet
Shalom
Jet
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As we survey all the evidence, the thought insistently arises that some supernatural agency - or, rather, Agency - must be involved. Is it possible that suddenly, without intending to, we have stumbled upon scientific proof of the existence of a Supreme Being? Was it God who stepped in and so providentially crafted the cosmos for our benefit?
Prof. George Greenstei