If God can do anything can he make a mistake?

If God can do anything can he make a mistake? Dec 3, 2020 7:09:55 GMT

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Post by Admin on Dec 3, 2020 7:09:55 GMT

Dec 3, 2020 7:00:57 GMT Karl Aksel said:

Dec 3, 2020 6:46:27 GMT Admin said:

Do you suppose it counts if the only reason someone is with God is to avoid hell?

It's been the sole purpose of fire and brimstone preaching all these centuries, so I guess. To fear God was a big part of religious observance up until about 30 years ago. Still is among the Catholics, but the notion of fearing God is avoided in most Protestant circles these days. But you don't need to go far back in order to smell the brimstone.

I meant, is it love?

I don't think we're talking about the same kind of fear. The Bible seems to indicate it's much more than simply being afraid:

www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse235.html

Of particular note is this one: "by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil."

If the "fear of God" actually means being afraid of God, shouldn't they run the other way? Or is it because they fear hell more?

Of course I would be a controlling God. If things didn't go the way I wanted them to, I'd fix them. This is what people do: we fix what is in our power to fix, and we expect (even demand) others to do the same. If a leader had the means and opportunity to fix something, but did not bother to do it, we would not praise him for giving us freedom or for not being controlling. We would chastise him for not doing his job.

Why is it God's job to fix what you broke? Sounds to me like you'd raise a bunch of entitled pussies.