"I think it's perfectly fine to say things like God is pleased when we do his will, "
If that is so, the opposite must also be true. IE that he gets angry when he is disobeyed. There are
a number of examples in the Torah about what happens when god gets angry. He is capricious. Piss him off and he gets really vicious, cruel, and vengeful ,in fact quite psychotic in his wrath.
I've asked this question before, but no one has answered. How can an infinite god be offended or pleased by his finite creations?. Plus, he is omniscient, so knows how each of his creations will behave. The so called free will he bestows is an illusion.
Sorry, but really not interested in hearing the opinions of our resident apologists.
If that is so, the opposite must also be true. IE that he gets angry when he is disobeyed. There are
a number of examples in the Torah about what happens when god gets angry. He is capricious. Piss him off and he gets really vicious, cruel, and vengeful ,in fact quite psychotic in his wrath.
I've asked this question before, but no one has answered. How can an infinite god be offended or pleased by his finite creations?. Plus, he is omniscient, so knows how each of his creations will behave. The so called free will he bestows is an illusion.
Sorry, but really not interested in hearing the opinions of our resident apologists.