Why would God have to test anyone if he is all-knowing?
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You've stated just a few reasons why I ended up asking the question, "Is it possible that the Christian God and the Muslim God(Yahweh and Allah) are the same entity as Satan? The character flaws exhibited by the religious "good gods" can be lined up point for point with the understood character flaws of "Satan". One of the most sadistic stories I've ever read has got to be the story of God telling Abraham to sacrifice his own son and then, "Oh, sorry just testing". You don't get any more cruel or mind-controlling than that.
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i asked a similar question recently about why all must hate other religions just because the people are taught the way they are. i am glad there are others who agree.\n\nMaybe God is testing us and seeing how we do with the free will he gave us
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If evil exists and god is against evil then god cannot be all good all knowing and all powerful at the same time.He either doesn't know about evil, doesn't have a problem with evil, or can't do anything about evil. \n\nThis is not about free will either, as if god is all knowing he would have known about evil before it happens, If he were all powerful he would be able to stop the evil, and were he all good he would not have created people who were going to do evil in the first place. \n\nThere is no way arround it, such a god would have created the universe for evil to be in it. He would have wanted evil. Thankfully there's polytheism.
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Why do you feel the need to make rules for God? He does what he wants when he wants to do it. He doesn't have to answer to the likes of you. This is the Earth, not Heaven. \nLife happens the way it happens for a reason. \nYou can question him all you like. He's also answering. You're just not listening. \n.
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you need to ask this question to god, because only he knows,,
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why would god have rules on himself?\n\nGod does as He wishes and no one can put restrictions on His power...at least that is what i believe... i mean, if you believe in God, who else is greater than Himself? no one, so only He controls what he does...therefore He doesn't need rules to control that which cannot be controlled in anyway
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If I was positive it was God.  Usually when it is god you receive conformation from others and when you test it the thing that is supposed to happen happens.
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the basic premise of the question is in itself wrong, GOD aint everyone and everything, it is a part of him in each one of us and in things around us.\n\nso clearly a part cannot equal the whole entity, hence our pea brains as compared to HIS all encompassing knowledgeable self. \n\nso the situation you described is justified.\n\nas simple as that dear.
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Yes, God IS all-knowing and sovereign. It's repeated in the Bible over and over again. \nIsaiah 25:1 O LORD, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name; For You have worked wonders, Plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.\nPsalm 139:1-4   LORD, You have searched me and known me.\n    You know when I sit down and when I rise up;\n         You understand my thought from afar.\n    You scrutinize my path and my lying down,\n         And are intimately acquainted with all my ways.\n    Even before there is a word on my tongue,\n         Behold, O LORD, You know it all.\n\nHis plans are always fulfilled. (Prov 21:30; Romans 9)\n\nBut oy, that is a hard question you ask. I do believe we have free-will. We are responsible for our actions. But how are God's sovereignty and our free will compatible? I can't figure it out... BUT there are great Christian thinkers of the past who came to some conclusion. Why not read, "On the Freedom of the Will" by St. Augustine or \nread a brief bio. concerning "On the.." (scroll down a little more than half-way): http://www.desiringgod.org/library/biographies/98augustine.html\n\nI think I'll read it as well... ; )
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hahahhaha funny... in fact yes, God is everywhere by a X-sense He has... and also in that relations angels or mom's could be considered spy of God :)))
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god is omnicient. he needs not to change his mind
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Let me give you something to think about. \n\nAccording to the Bible, God is all knowing, right? \n\nWhen he told Adam & Eve, "Do whatever you want, but don't eat fruit from that tree," he knew that Adam & Eve would be snacking on that fruit in due time. How do I know this? God is all knowing. \n\nSo, if God is all knowing, and he knew they'd eat from the tree, why was he so ticked off? HE KNEW THEY'D EAT FROM THE TREE.\n\nEither God is one angry, irrational, and illogical being, or he's not all knowing. If he's not all knowing, what other flaws does he have? \n\nConsider the Garden of Eden as allegory, and that changes the dynamic of the question. Given a choice between a blissful but ignorant life, or a difficult but knowledgeable life, I'd choose knowledge. However, I would really kick myself for not staying dumb and happy. Human nature, what can you do? \n\n(The Matrix movies are a great example of choosing Eden or choosing reality. Overall, I think humans want to know the truth of things.)
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Nobody knows for sure.  My opinion is that if there is a God then he would judge us on our actions and our character and not on something as unimportant as blind faith.\n\nBut, truth to tell, there are a whole truck load of folks out there who think I am crazy for believing that.\n\nIn the end - you have to decide for yourself.\n\na
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God only put us here to be toys of amusement for him. He enjoys watching people suffer. Just think about it for a minute...supposedly he is all-powerful, all-knowing, all-...whatever. Yet he allows this world to be infested with disease, famine, war, death, and horrors beyond imagination. Now, how can you call a god who does all these things loving and expect him to do anything for you. People who always turn to god to help them in their struggles are just trying to find someone else to fix their mistakes. They can't handle the fact that their god probably doesn't like them. God allows all these atrocities on earth to occur and doesn't lift a finger. The question you should really be asking is "Why do I worship a god that does not care?" God did not give us free will. And as far as free will in the respect to god goes, if it had not been for Satan, we would all be wandering around in complete servitude without even realizing we were slaves. By tempting Eve to eat that apple, if you believe the story, he gave us the ability to realize our slavery. Furthermore, anyone who says that we have free will given by god should examine their religion further. How can it be free will when he says that to disobey him will result in a tormenting eternity of fire and brimstone? Are these really choices...slavery or fire? I will thank God for nothing. My thanks go to the god of the underworld for giving me the knowledge to know these lies as they are.
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God may be "omniscient" (all knowing) but the writer of Genesis wasn't, and only wrote down what God led him (or her) to write.  \n\nthe writer ascribed human motivations to God, because that's all he or she could do, being human.  Just one of the paradoxes about God is that God "passes all understanding".  If we completely comprehended God, we'd be Gods ourselves. \n\ngood luck with this one.  humans have been puzzling with this one since there were humans to puzzle.
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It means that, like most employers, God is the only one with a complete overview of the entire situation.  Whenever He does something, most of the time (like employees) we don't know why he does it.  He just wants us to take it on faith that He knows what he is doing.  It is usually a mystery, and sometimes we never know for sure.
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God also tells us to test the spirit, and I say you were not inspired by God to write this, but maybe inspired by satan himself. \n\nI cannot give you any proof since you are blind/deaf/dumb to the ways of God.