Why the Christian God is not Perfect.
a) First I would like to cover the idea that the Christian God is perfect and completely with out character flaws. The Christian God is a very angry God. As we all know anger is a human aspect and it is an aspect that makes us less than perfect, it clouds our judgement and affect our actions in a negative way. In some ways anger makes us lose control of our actions and when it comes to that point we seek counseling for this character flaw. If an individual had the same anger the Christian God had it would be safe to say he would be going to court mandated anger management classes Take for example the story of Noah, he flooded the entire earth killing everything not on Noah's ark. Such a temper would not be acceptable in a human so why would it be acceptable for a perfect deity to act in this way. The God in the Christian bible is a deeply troubled being who isnt by any stretch of the imagination perfect.
b) Also his hypocrisies are evident throughout the bible, I dont believe anyone could argue that hypocrisies are an aspect you would find in a perfect being. Do as I say and not as I do is an absurd statement crappy parents tell their kids so they do not have to work on their own character flaws. It is a base aspect of humanity a perfect being should follow the same guidelines they ask others to follow. "Thou shalt not kill" and "kill everything in the land of cana'an" would be seem a logically incompatible with each other.
c) Another problem with the idea of a perfect Christian God can be seen in his creation. God created something very imperfect he created man with all of their character flaws and this should have a reflection on the creator. When an a watchmaker producer mediocre watches it show that the watchmaker is mediocre. So when God produces imperfect beings it indicates that he is an imperfect creator. It is said in the bible God created us in his image, a perfect image but we are not perfect. So for the purpose of non-contradiction either the bible was mistaken when is said God was perfect or it was mistaken when it said God created us in his image, you cant have it both ways.
Why the Christian God is not benevolent.
a) Benevolence is defined as "inclination or tendency to help or do good to others; charity" and I would also like to add kindness to the definition. This is obviously inconsistent with certain parts of the bible mainly the old testament. Some Christians would say the old testament is irrelevant to the Christian God as he had forged a new relationship with the people. When you are looking into hiring an individual you look at their criminal background and depending on what you find you may not hire them for the job even if they say they formed a new relationship with society. You are not without cause for refusing to employ this reformed individual as it speaks to his character. Just as the old testament speaks to the Character of God.
b) Now that I established that the old testament is in fact relevant to the view of the Christian God let's look at some examples of his benevolence. The bible advocates the practice of slavery, nothing screams the tendency to do good to others like enslaving them.
"Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids. Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession. And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour."
-Leviticus 25:44-46
No one could possibly argue that the practice of slavery is an example of God's benevolence. Slavery has been a bane on society and yet the Christian God seems not to see a problem with its inherent evil. However some Christians defend this by saying, "The slavery of the bible was much more humane than the slavery of the American south." This to me is an absurd statement there is no "good" slavery to have a individual claim ownership of another human is a moral wrong, a moral wrong that the Christian God is blind to.
c) Would a benevolent God order his followers to kill in his name? God ordered the Israelites to kill everyone and everything in the land of Cana'an. God asked them to kill everything that breathes to leave no one alive no matter their sex and no matter their age. I think it is clear to me the killing of children is not exactly the benevolent thing to do.
The Christian God is not omnipotent.
My reasoning for this part is very short... When God created Adam an Eve he created them with free will and he has no power over that free will. So you can see the contradiction if free will is something God can not control then he is not omnipotent.
The Christian God is not omniscient.
My reasoning for this part is also very short. I will use the same example when God created Adam and Eve and said they could do whatever they wanted except partake from the tree of knowledge he failed to grasp the simple factor of human nature. You stick a child in a room full of toys and tell him he can play with any toy except the red fire truck, he will end up playing with that fire truck. Was God so completely clueless of human nature that he unknowingly set Adam and Eve up for failure?
Conclusion
I have established the Christian Go is not omnipotent, omniscient, benevolent, or perfect and as a Christian you still may be hanging on the the fact I did not disprove the existence of the being you called God however I did disprove the defining characters of this being.
Think of the Christian God as a four sided figure like a square and each side represents a defining aspect of God.
Why the Christian God is not benevolent.
a) Benevolence is defined as "inclination or tendency to help or do good to others; charity" and I would also like to add kindness to the definition. This is obviously inconsistent with certain parts of the bible mainly the old testament. Some Christians would say the old testament is irrelevant to the Christian God as he had forged a new relationship with the people. When you are looking into hiring an individual you look at their criminal background and depending on what you find you may not hire them for the job even if they say they formed a new relationship with society. You are not without cause for refusing to employ this reformed individual as it speaks to his character. Just as the old testament speaks to the Character of God.
b) Now that I established that the old testament is in fact relevant to the view of the Christian God let's look at some examples of his benevolence. The bible advocates the practice of slavery, nothing screams the tendency to do good to others like enslaving them.
"Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids. Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession. And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour."
-Leviticus 25:44-46
No one could possibly argue that the practice of slavery is an example of God's benevolence. Slavery has been a bane on society and yet the Christian God seems not to see a problem with its inherent evil. However some Christians defend this by saying, "The slavery of the bible was much more humane than the slavery of the American south." This to me is an absurd statement there is no "good" slavery to have a individual claim ownership of another human is a moral wrong, a moral wrong that the Christian God is blind to.
c) Would a benevolent God order his followers to kill in his name? God ordered the Israelites to kill everyone and everything in the land of Cana'an. God asked them to kill everything that breathes to leave no one alive no matter their sex and no matter their age. I think it is clear to me the killing of children is not exactly the benevolent thing to do.
The Christian God is not omnipotent.
My reasoning for this part is very short... When God created Adam an Eve he created them with free will and he has no power over that free will. So you can see the contradiction if free will is something God can not control then he is not omnipotent.
The Christian God is not omniscient.
My reasoning for this part is also very short. I will use the same example when God created Adam and Eve and said they could do whatever they wanted except partake from the tree of knowledge he failed to grasp the simple factor of human nature. You stick a child in a room full of toys and tell him he can play with any toy except the red fire truck, he will end up playing with that fire truck. Was God so completely clueless of human nature that he unknowingly set Adam and Eve up for failure?
Conclusion
I have established the Christian Go is not omnipotent, omniscient, benevolent, or perfect and as a Christian you still may be hanging on the the fact I did not disprove the existence of the being you called God however I did disprove the defining characters of this being.
Think of the Christian God as a four sided figure like a square and each side represents a defining aspect of God.
This is God each side represent a defining aspect.
God is not perfect, and by taking away one side of the figure(God) I changed the figure into something completely different.
God is not benevolent, and it loses another side.
God is not omnipotent, leaving it with one side. At this point the refuted aspects make the figure unrecognizable.
God is not omniscient, now the figure has been refuted to non existence as its properties are no longer there. Sure you could argue that it is there just not as anyone would recognize it but it would not be the Christian God as we know it.
Wow.....you wrap it up so perfectly, Apathy
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