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Omnipotence. OK, so God is all-powerful. So why then did it take 6 DAYS to create the Heavens and the Earth? Couldn�t he have just blinked it into existence? It seems to me that there wouldn�t really be any reason to beat around the bush on something like this. I would think that if God wanted something to happen he would just
make it happen. Was he pretending NOT to be all-powerful just for 6 days to entertain Himself?
Thats an interesting thought, Deltachaos. Why did it take six days, and then why did God 'rest' on the seventh (the sabbath) ?
God not knowing what happened when Cain killed Able. He had to ask where is brother was? Didn't he already know?
Thank you, Pisky. That was my next point. For what would One who was all-powerful need 'rest'? What, so does that mean he took an 'all-power nap'?
God is omnipotent. Yet, there is evil. If god is omnipotent, he should destroy all evil, aff? Therefore, if he does not, he is one of two things: 1. Not omnipotent 2. Not benevolent.
Since God is infinite, God is everything. Therefore, evil and good are both derived from within God. To destroy evil, or what we perceive to be evil, would mean God would have to destroy a part of It's infinite self.
Originally posted by DeltaChaos
Omnipotence. OK, so God is all-powerful. So why then did it take 6 DAYS to create the Heavens and the Earth? Couldn�t he have just blinked it into existence? It seems to me that there wouldn�t really be any reason to beat around the bush on something like this. I would think that if God wanted something to happen he would just make it happen. Was he pretending NOT to be all-powerful just for 6 days to entertain Himself?
Or could it be that God is not, in fact, all-powerful?
DeltaChaos
Originally posted by kinglizard
A parent teaches his children by example. Maybe that was God�s intention as well. Working 6 days of the week and resting on the 7th. That would also give us the framework to record history by giving us so many days in a week. If we had no structure to the days we lived it would just be day, after day, after day, after day. Having this structure allows someone to say �20 weeks ago ���..�.
45:7
I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
Originally posted by thedarkprojekt
45:7
I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
Originally posted by kinglizard
You misquoted the verse.
Isaiah 45:7
I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the LORD , do all these things.
Originally posted by kinglizard
You just had the quote marks without the poster. I thought you were quoting the bible not another member. My mistake.
Originally posted by DeltaChaos
There are just a few things that really lead me to believe that the God to which we most commonly refer is actually a fraud perpetrated by ancient social engineers and mind-manipulators for the purpose of control of the masses through fear, sensationalism, and superstition.
Omnipotence. OK, so God is all-powerful. So why then did it take 6 DAYS to create the Heavens and the Earth? Couldn�t he have just blinked it into existence? It seems to me that there wouldn�t really be any reason to beat around the bush on something like this. I would think that if God wanted something to happen he would just make it happen. Was he pretending NOT to be all-powerful just for 6 days to entertain Himself?
Or could it be that God is not, in fact, all-powerful?
DeltaChaos
Originally posted by DeusEx
Here, I have a different conundrum for you all...
God is omnipotent. Yet, there is evil.
If god is omnipotent, he should destroy all evil, aff?
Therefore, if he does not, he is one of two things:
1. Not omnipotent
or
2. Not benevolent.
DE
Originally posted by DeusEx
Here, I have a different conundrum for you all...
God is omnipotent. Yet, there is evil.
If god is omnipotent, he should destroy all evil, aff?
Therefore, if he does not, he is one of two things:
1. Not omnipotent
or
2. Not benevolent.
DE
Originally posted by kinglizard
Originally posted by thedarkprojekt
45:7
I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
You misquoted the verse.
Isaiah 45:7
I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the LORD , do all these things.
Originally posted by favouriteslave
Originally posted by kinglizard
Originally posted by thedarkprojekt
45:7
I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
You misquoted the verse.
Isaiah 45:7
I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the LORD , do all these things.
That all depends on which version you are reading! Its worded differently. This is from the King James version.
Originally posted by favouriteslave
There are so many problems with god being all powerful
for example:
God not knowing what happened when Cain killed Able. He had to ask where is brother was? Didn't he already know?
God having to be told about the incident in the Garden by an angel. Then when he arrived they were hiding and he didn't know where they were?
Something I find very weird and most X-ians give me the same stupid answer for this.
When reading the Old T it appears that God, Jehova, Yahweh are very physically involved in the general population. He speaks to them, kills people, command others to kill, fights etc................ So what happened to him.......... he seems to have fallen off the face of the earth in the New T. X-ians like to say its because he wasn't needed after JC came. Thats so lame considering they preached a different means of salvations and JC was for the most part calm, not muderous with a few exceptions.
Anyone have any takes on this.
By the way for ease of use try
www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/index.html
Lists many absurdities, violence and stuff most people don't know is in there. Very easy to read and navigate.