(November 19, 2014 at 6:27 pm)Smaug Wrote: In case you assume God of the Bible to have similar emotions as humans bear in mind that emotional reactions very much depend on subject's abilities, situation, self-confidence etc. Anger, for example, is in fact an emotion of weakness and impotence. If you're uncontent with some situation and you absolutely positively have power to alter it to suit your demands you have no reason to be angry. The more you're in control, the less you have reason to become angry at something. Yahweh, being omnipotent, had absolutely no need to feel anger at all. Nothing could get in his way and make him feel insecure, weak or threatened and thus become enraged. While in Genesis 3 he became rather paranoid and furious about the situation with the Serpent, Adam and Eve and administered very severe punishment while he could just revert the history to the point when the Serpent advised Eve to eat the fruit and change the Serpent's mind per say. Or alter their minds aposteriori. No need to be angry or to administer unproportional and unjust punishments.
I don't agree with your assessment of why people become angry. If I become angry with my children for doing something wrong, I can correct them so that they don't do it again. God allows us to act against his will by giving us each a free will to make our own choices. If we act against his will for us he can become angry or hurt. If you love someone and they act against you, you can also become angry or hurt. You're also giving your own opinion concerning what is disproportional and unjust punishment for God to administer.
