Posted by Flipsactown on April 19, 2004, at 5:56:16
In reply to Re: Free Will » Flipsactown, posted by simus on April 18, 2004, at 1:25:52
Simus,
Not offended at all. I asked for some enlightenment and you have provided it. You are correct that I am confused on the definition of a Good, Perfect and Absolute God because I think of God in those absolute terms and to me that would mean God is all set in everything and in everyway. You are also right in my needing to get back to reading the Word of God. I have at least 3 copies of the Bible which I have not touched in years and also need to go back to attending church on a regular basis. This is a good start in that I am acknowledging what I need to do. Thanks for the insight.
God Bless.
FST> Please don't be offended, but the confusion is in the definitons you are tacking on to the words "good" and "perfect". Yes, God is good, and perfect in all of His ways. (I use the masculine form "His" because God is referred to throughout the Bible in masculine terms. If He is indeed "gender neutral", He will forgive me.) As you study the Bible you will find that God does not have everything He wants. He may be void of needs, but He is not void of desires. God does have a "personality". He has "emotions". He loves, He hates, He can become angry, He can be pleased. He is very, very real. Many things have happened that God did not want to happen. As a matter of fact, there was a time that God regretted creating the human race. Genesis 6:6 "And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart." But in His mercy, He did save Noah and his family.
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> Anyway, back to why He created us. When I said we are His children, I didn't mean His "little kids". I meant we are His inheritance. He takes pleasure in us (at times). He delights in us (at times). David was called the apple of God's eye. Moses was called God's friend. We are His beloved. "For God so loved the world..."
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> I really want to encourage you again to read the Bible, at least the book of Genesis. It will answer a lot of questions for you.
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> God bless.
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> > That still does not explain why God created us because God is all Good (which means God has everything God wants} and Perfect (which means God has no other needs like Love since God is Love, Perfect Love). I understand and believe we are little children of God. But what I don't understand is why God who is all Good and Perfect would need the desire to be Loved or share God's Love. You are probably wondering why I don't use the word "His" for God the Father. I believe Jesus is Lord and God and believe "His" would be appropriate. For God the "Father", I am not so sure that God the Father is a He or She. This is another question I would like to have explained. Thanks for being patient with me.
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