Why did God fear human attempts to be like Him? Why would the all powerful God be intimidated by mortals?
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I think that you are taking the story in Genesis 3 a bit too far, too literally. The fancy word for it is called anthropomorphism, ascribing human attributes and emotions (like fear, intimidation) to a deity.
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hmmm. interesting question. \n\nmaybe, i guess i am afraid of the gods that dont exist. i am afraid of his followers stoning me to death for not believing in him. \n\nbut, in the meantime, while i am not being persecuted, but only prejudiced, i am not afraid. i am only angry, and my free voice allows me to fight back.
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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same....\n\n\ni am afraid that i will twist out of control in my life, and it will be so out-of-control, there's nothing i will be able to do but stand aside and watch it whirl away, scooping me up on the way and taking me away from my loved ones.
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It doesn't mean to be afraid of him.  It means to respect him and honor his wishes and think of how much he loves and cares for you and what he has done for you.  A "fear" of God is basically just having a conscience.  Knowing right and wrong and knowing when God wouldn't approve of something.
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God is a man-made construct. Only through our arrogance would we perceive an all-powerful being to look like us.\n\nIf all religion ceased tomorrow and god was proven not to exist, the world would keep turning.
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your not  crazy. That's a fact he, the evil one, want s to scare you into submission ...fear is one of satans greatest tools .. you know God is all powerful and will never leave you remember  next time satan and his angels try very hard to mess with you when you are doing your best to do what you know to be right  keep up the good work ...don't give up God loves you ok i am going to add  something  you cannot fight Satan God is the one with power you pray and pray and rebuke him in the name of Jesus and God will hear your prayers and make him leave....
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well, im a muslim.. n yep, i am afraid of god.. its not really afraid actually,its more like a sense of devotion n respect..cuz no matter wat religion u believe in, the whole point is to have faith =) n faith lights you in the darkest moment.. peace!
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It's pretty much summed up in Ecclesiastes:\n"Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man." Eccl. 12:13 :)
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Well. I think your right. god would not do what you described.\nGod, can do many things tho'.\n\nBe sure which god, God you have these feelings from.\n\n.
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The people that freak out are ones that cannot accept themselves.\n\nExcuse me, but God does NOT make mistakes...and He made me just fine, Thank You very Much.
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well... one possibility can be is that because human is power hungry, it was created as a means of spreading fear and to control others. \nOther possibility can be some people got some dreams and speculated on those further to give them shape to religion(s).\nStill another, some intellectual guys thought there should be some doctrines to live life.. how do we know what we are doing is good for all or what we should do that is good for all. This gave birth to religion.
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People fear what they don't understand.  We recognize the duality in all things, including Deity.  Many Christians have a problem with this because throughout the Bible, God is always a He.  They accept that as rote.  People tend to forget that grammer [at least used to] calls for masculine pronouns to be used if you are unsure of the gender to use.  I know that other languages have gender neutral words to use.  Many Christians also forget the part of the Bible that man AND woman are created in God's image.  If God was a HE, shouldn't the entire world be male then?\n\nThe other thing that many Christians don't realize is that our faith is a highly symbolic one.  We perform spells and rituals using specific colors, herbs or crystals during different days of the week, during different phases of the moon.  Each of these is symbolic of something particular.  The right combinations increase the symbolism of what we desire.  In essence, our rituals and spells are more visual and physical prayers than Christians are used to.\n\nAs for people telling you that your faith is wrong, don't even worry about them.  If any negative comments have no effect on your faith or beliefs, what do you have to worry about?  I would just recommend that you remember those people are only following what they believe, just like you are.  If you can accept that, I believe you'll look at those people in a clearer light and no longer judge them.
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God says He's a jealous God and I imagine He knows more about Himself than I do.\n\nConsider this: God is supreme.  He is GOD.  He wasn't invented by man, or He wouldn't be God.  He is all-knowing when we obviously aren't.  He's all-powerful when we obviously aren't.  He has always existed when we obviously were born not all that long ago.  He is holy and we definitely aren't.  He is GOD and is infinitely more awe-inspiring than we are.  Basically, He is worthy of praise.  He deserves it.  Just like kings and royalty get respect, He should get just as much and more.  He created us, we didn't make ourselves.  So imagine all that; imagine what the word "God" infers.\n\nAnd then read Exodus 20:2-5: "'Iam the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.  You shall have no other gods before Me.  You shall not make for yourself a carved image...you shall not bow down to them nor serve them.  For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God...."  \n\nIf God is really God, He has some claims on us.  Because we are not God.  We are His creation.  And one of those claims He has on us is that we worship His awesomeness.  I mean, imagine your favorite singer, actor, writer, athlete, and then imagine you trying to tell the media that, no, YOU are better than this person when obviously you stink next to their talent!  That is how we act as humans most of the time.  We don't give God His due.  And He has a right to be jealous.  Don't know if that answers your question, but that kind of jealousy is righteous.  Ours is petty.
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well, humans are so arrogant, we not only create a myth about some god, some said that he looks like a human. give me a break. god is a tool created to explain unknown things like dead and life, it does not look like something
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lol, the christian god is too human sounding to be a god in the first place. \nit wouldn't surprise me though, that god would pretend to be satan when he does bad things.\n\nbut they've obviously thought about this more than some christians have and recognized some sobering trends in the bible that don't coincide with the whole "god is only good" dogma they teach in sunday school.
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Do you really believe that God has any thing to fear about man.  Come on brother, think about it.  Remember when he was in front of Pilot and Herod.  They thought he should fear them too.\n  The only ones who have anything to fear with the coming of the Lord are the ones who wrap the poison of sin in the Bread of life, and try to feed it to His children.  And the ones that are so prideful that they cannot truly repent.
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Because many many people see the horrors of religion in general, the absolute lack of reason in involved with "faith" and are not afraid of death.  \n\nThe world is a teeny tiny place in the realm of the universe and whatever is beyond what we can see.  Many people need to be comforted by believeing that there is something "out there" taking care of the human race.  \n\nMany feel the need to have something to guide them (could it be that their moral principles are not strong enough, or that they just need SOME kind of purpose to not feel like a waste of flesh?).  \n\nFor some, it is just easier to be blind to reality and accept a made up god than to actually use their brain to ask the questions which might be able to actually provide any comprehensible answers.