Quote:God goes for a stroll:
Genesis 3:8 "And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden."
Why not? Could an all-powerful God manifest a physical form in order to be more easily understood by humans? Sure.
Quote:God can not find Adam (not all-knowing??):
Genesis 3:9-10 "And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where are you? And he said, I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself."(From God?)
God does not know if Adam ate from the tree or not (not all-knowing?):
Genesis 3:11 "And he (God) said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?"
Okay, now I'm not all-knowing myself, but as a parent I have done this with my own children. I know where they are or what they are doing, but I still ask to give them the opportunity to take responsibility for their actions.
Quote:God becomes tired and needs to be refreshed??:
Exodus 31:17 "It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed."
Notice that the verse does not claim that God Almighty "abstained from work," but rather that He "rested." This implies that it is possible for God Almighty to experience fatigue and that He is not All-Mighty and All-Powerful since He sometimes needs to be "refreshed"
Some translations use "ceased from labor" rather than rested. This is generally explained along the lines of 'setting the example' for our needs rather than for God's need to rest. WE need to rest is the message here.
Quote:God is not cognizant and/or is not eternally aware (not all knowing, all seeing, attentive and aware):
Psalms 44:23 "Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever."
This is generally viewed as the perception of the writer - basically God hadn't done precisely what the writer wanted. Think of it this way. If one of my kids asks for help pulling a wagon up a hill and I know they can figure out how to get it up themselves or find a way around the hill and gain some knowledge, experience and a sense of accomplishment, I may choose not to help them. Does that mean I am unaware of the situation, or that perhaps I may be more knowledgeable of the situation than the child is?
Quote:When God finally becomes cognizant attentive and aware, He acts like a drunkard:
Psalms 78:65 "Then the LORD awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine."
Remember, this is poetry, and paints a picture with just a few words. The writer could have gone into a long, drawn-out explanation that may have been more clear, but this gives you a quick mental picture, perhaps at the cost of precision.
Quote:God regrets his actions, God can not see the future, God can not change the past:
Genesis 6:6 "And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart."
It is not possible to regret doing something unless the result of this action was something bad that had not been foreseen and can not be changed.
In Webster's New Dictionary (1990), the word "repent" is defined as follows: to regret, sorrow for, to wish to have been otherwise what one has done or left undone.
Another translation: "The Lord was sorry He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in his heart."
This is an expression of sorrow for what the people had done to themselves, as a parent might express sorrow over a rebellious child. It is entirely possible to know something will happen and still feel sorrow when it does. Remember, one of God's gifts to us was free will. We are not controlled - we are asked. The fact that God does not change the past does not mean He couldn't - it means He chooses to allow us free will even though we cause grief. Even if I could protect my children from all harm, I wouldn't. Should I prevent them from having the experience of climbing a mountain just because they might fall?
Quote:And also...where did the names of religions come from ?? (Example : Christianity , Islam , Judaism.)
Christianity: The term Christian, or "Chist-one" was first used in Antioch because it was a way to describe the group that had nothing else in common. The had nothing else in common - not race, culture or language. Christianity was then used to describe the religion.
Judaism: Initially, the name referred to the tribe of Judah, a Judean being a person from that tribe and Judaism the religion of the tribe.
Islam: As I understand it, Islam was an arabic word, roughly meaning, "a readyness to take orders from God and follow them" and Muslim means "a person who is ready to take orders from God." When Mohammed became a monotheist, he used the word Islam to describe the religion. (I am by no means an expert on Islam so perhaps someone more knowledgable can provide better info.)
I hope this helps.
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