“God is responsible for everything that happens in the universe” Discuss. (10)
“God is responsible for everything that happens in the universe” Discuss. (10)
In the Judea-Christian tradition God is both omniscient and omnipotent this means that God is all knowing and all powerful. So God must know that every action made has a consequence including his own actions. He must then also know what this consequence is. It also means that God has the power to alter any action in any way that he pleases therefore making him responsible for everything that happens in the universe. Another reason that God is responsible comes from John 1:1-5 “In the beginning the Word already existed; the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 From the very beginning the Word was with God. 3 Through him God made all things; not one thing in all creation was made without him. 4 The Word was the source of life, and this life brought light to people. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has never put it out.” This verse shows the omnipotence of God and his responsibility for the creation of all things including the universe. This point is mainly evidenced by verse 3 “through him God made all things; not one thing in creation was made without him”. This shows that God is responsible in his capacity as creator and in starting all things.
But people can’t explain God as the word we use to describe him are made and defined by humans. As God is more than human no human word could ever hope to describe God. So we could not apply our definition of responsibility, a human finite definition to a better than human infinite being. Similarly we couldn’t possibly use our definitions of omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent, and omnipresent. Another argument against the statement is evidenced in Genesis 3:22-24 “22 Then the Lord God said, “Now these human beings have become like one of us and have knowledge of what is good and what is bad.[f] They must not be allowed to take fruit from the tree that gives life, eat it, and live forever.” 23 So the Lord God sent
In the Judea-Christian tradition God is both omniscient and omnipotent this means that God is all knowing and all powerful. So God must know that every action made has a consequence including his own actions. He must then also know what this consequence is. It also means that God has the power to alter any action in any way that he pleases therefore making him responsible for everything that happens in the universe. Another reason that God is responsible comes from John 1:1-5 “In the beginning the Word already existed; the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 From the very beginning the Word was with God. 3 Through him God made all things; not one thing in all creation was made without him. 4 The Word was the source of life, and this life brought light to people. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has never put it out.” This verse shows the omnipotence of God and his responsibility for the creation of all things including the universe. This point is mainly evidenced by verse 3 “through him God made all things; not one thing in creation was made without him”. This shows that God is responsible in his capacity as creator and in starting all things.
But people can’t explain God as the word we use to describe him are made and defined by humans. As God is more than human no human word could ever hope to describe God. So we could not apply our definition of responsibility, a human finite definition to a better than human infinite being. Similarly we couldn’t possibly use our definitions of omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent, and omnipresent. Another argument against the statement is evidenced in Genesis 3:22-24 “22 Then the Lord God said, “Now these human beings have become like one of us and have knowledge of what is good and what is bad.[f] They must not be allowed to take fruit from the tree that gives life, eat it, and live forever.” 23 So the Lord God sent