Wednesday, May 12, 2010

PT.II Does God Make Mistakes?



Okay. Some you are probably thinking "This guy has gone off the deep end!" The idea that God could ever make a mistake doesn't make sense. I mean God is "Infinite", "Infallible", "Omnipotent", "Omnipresent", "Omniscient", meaning he's (1) Forever existing  (2)  Without error  (3) All powerful  (4) All over the place because he's everywhere and finally (5) he's All knowing. If that's how you feel or better yet believe than your absolutely right. So then how could he make a mistake? I did mention that he's perfect. No flaws!! Right?

In Genesis 1:26 the bible says...Then God said," Let us make man in our image, in our likeness..."

In Genesis 1:27 the bible says...So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

In Genesis 1:31 the bible says...God saw all that he had made, and it was very good."

Even these scriptures indicate that God created man to be just like himself that is perfect without any flaws. So then what happened??? Let's look further

In Genesis 6:5-8 KJV of the bible says...And GOD saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in the earth, and [that] every imagination of the thoughts of his heart [was] only evil continually. (6) And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. (7) And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. (8) But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

Now understand God in all of his awesomeness and wonder looked at what he created and notice that man wasn't functioning appropriately to God's original plan and purpose. Remember man has a free will and that liberty without accepting God's restrictions got man thrown out of the garden. So the Lord realize that what he
created was not so good after all...At least not anymore.

So God decided to get rid of the "duds" and hold onto to one "stud" Noah. But remember he never went back to the drawing board. You see in side of the problem, mistake, mishap, error was the solution. Of course he's God he knew their would be a issue with this fallen man who he intended on being good gone bad after the "FALL." --(see Gen. 3)

And if we look further throughout the bible you will see that over and over again mankind would fail their Creator (see  until finally he arrived at the best one of all...Jesus Christ! And Jesus perfect, sinless self/deity brought about the rebirth of God's original plan. Redeeming all of mankind back to himself.

God is not and has never been a mistake but he recognized the mistake he made not in himself but in letting man roam independently of him. But up until Jesus because of God being perfect he could not allow man back  into eternal life without the death of another man-Jesus Christ!

note: Definition for Repent
Old Test. Hebrew word (naham) means to change one's mind/ be grieved, to console, avenge onself
New Test. Greek word (metnoia) means change of mind, the state of changing any or all of the elements composing ones life: attitude, thoughts, and behaviors concerning the demands of God for right living.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good explanation

Anonymous said...

Good explanation