The DIvine Manifestation of God
The Divine Manifestation of God
After reading the Book of Genesis, it isn’t surprising that many believe that the God of heaven and earth is nothing but capricious. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the word capricious as “changing often and quickly; especially: often changing suddenly in mood or behavior, not logical or reasonable: based on an idea, desire, etc., that is not possible to predict”. From the beginning to the end, Genesis does nothing but to support the assumption that every one of the characters suffered by the hands of a capricious god. However, further examination proves just the opposite- that God is reasonable, just, loving while not predictable, He can predict and prevent. Through these stories show that all things, both good and bad, are used to manifest the goodness of God and are all apart of his plan to strengthen and build His relationship with man. The fall of Adam and Eve is probably one of the most famous capricious acts ever told in the Bible. Scholars and theologians have long since been puzzled by the fact that God, all-knowing and all-powerful, knew that Adam and Eve would sin yet He created them anyways. He knew that they would fall yet he bravely said, “Let us create man in our image”. To make matters worse, God not only created man but He also placed the forbidden tree right in their presence knowing full well that they would choose what the tree had to offer over what He had to offer. Yet, He didn't coerce or persuade them to choose Him, He simply sat back and allowed them to choose. This is one of the reasons why God created man even though He knew that they would sin. Everything that God creates is used to manifest His glory and His attributes. Creating man was no different. You see, God created man so that they could serve and worship Him but He only wants them to do so willingly in both spirit and in truth. He wants our love unconditionally, not out of fear or coercion. He wants us to freely love Him as much
After reading the Book of Genesis, it isn’t surprising that many believe that the God of heaven and earth is nothing but capricious. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the word capricious as “changing often and quickly; especially: often changing suddenly in mood or behavior, not logical or reasonable: based on an idea, desire, etc., that is not possible to predict”. From the beginning to the end, Genesis does nothing but to support the assumption that every one of the characters suffered by the hands of a capricious god. However, further examination proves just the opposite- that God is reasonable, just, loving while not predictable, He can predict and prevent. Through these stories show that all things, both good and bad, are used to manifest the goodness of God and are all apart of his plan to strengthen and build His relationship with man. The fall of Adam and Eve is probably one of the most famous capricious acts ever told in the Bible. Scholars and theologians have long since been puzzled by the fact that God, all-knowing and all-powerful, knew that Adam and Eve would sin yet He created them anyways. He knew that they would fall yet he bravely said, “Let us create man in our image”. To make matters worse, God not only created man but He also placed the forbidden tree right in their presence knowing full well that they would choose what the tree had to offer over what He had to offer. Yet, He didn't coerce or persuade them to choose Him, He simply sat back and allowed them to choose. This is one of the reasons why God created man even though He knew that they would sin. Everything that God creates is used to manifest His glory and His attributes. Creating man was no different. You see, God created man so that they could serve and worship Him but He only wants them to do so willingly in both spirit and in truth. He wants our love unconditionally, not out of fear or coercion. He wants us to freely love Him as much