thanks

[zeeblue]

i learned lots

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[sushikat]

I'm not sure if you're actually talking about contradictions or things within the bible that are beyond our human understanding (ie, just don't make any sense), like the concept of a time before time or Jesus being both completely God and completely man. There will always be things in this world that we don't understand - even scientific things, such as the Big Bang, can be hard to wrap our minds around

[utopian_faults]

One contradiction she and I discussed was if God is omnicient, why would he ever need to test someone's faith? He instructed one person in the bible(i believe it was Jacob) to kill his own son to show his loyalty...he was already willing and able to do God's work wasnt he?
also, in the case of adam and eve,
did he put the forbidden fruit in the garden of eden to see how free will would affect their actions? why? what was the need? and even so....after all is said and done....he was ANGRY with Adam and eve...if he knows everything, was it really that much of a surprize?

[sushikat]

It was actually Moses, and he was instructed to sacrifice Isaac to show his loyalty to God. That's a very good question that I never really thought about, but...God knew what Moses would do, but I think He also wanted Moses to know how difficult some things would be that God would ask of him, and for Moses to test his own faith. In other words, it was really more for Moses' benefit.

As for the Garden of Eden...that one's a little more difficult to explain, but I personally think that's more of a teaching story than anything. :/ Either that, or God was hoping that they wouldn't do what he knew they would, but then they did anyway. It's hard to understand God's ability to know everything...

[sushikat]

'Scuse me, Abraham.^^;