(August 28, 2018 at 6:29 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote:(August 28, 2018 at 1:21 pm)SteveII Wrote: Go ahead, divorce that whole story (Gen 6) from God's holiness/justice/love/mercy and make the case for 'emotions'.
God says quite explicitly in Genesis 6 that he will blot them out "for I am sorry that I made them." It couldn't be any plainer than that Steve. Action, followed by cause. You can certainly suggest that his wiping them out was just, but God is quite clear on his motive here.
Here is some more context to discuss:
5 The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. 6 The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. 7 So the Lord said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.
Why would God be happy about the inordinate amount of people going to hell--with generation upon generation to follow? Do you think that God was unaware of Noah or what he would actually do when he shared his thoughts? You responded to a post where I said God does not make decisions based on emotion. I stand by that and this text does nothing to dispell that.
1. Man was evil all the time
2. Evil men go to hell (justice)
3. God regrets such events (love)
4. God wiped them all out and started again with Noah (mercy)
re·gret
rəˈɡret/
verb
3rd person present: regrets
- 1.
feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over (something that has happened or been done, especially a loss or missed opportunity).
