(January 13, 2014 at 2:13 pm)truthBtold Wrote:(January 13, 2014 at 12:19 pm)Drich Wrote: Maybe (just a suggestion to help you avoid any future embarassment) you should start with the verse in question rather than the straw man arguement that Atheist typically use to make the arguement you just made.
In the account in Genesis the purpose was not to see God but to make a name for themselves among men. They were looking to unify themselves with this project.
4 And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.”
as such God did not confuse their language because they would breach the walls of heaven as most of you imply.
God confused their language because for man to be unified at that time in our history/development would set us on a course that was no consistant with His plan of salvation.
“Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them. 7 Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.” 8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city.
Notice the bold part. Also notice God did not say He confused their language to keep them from breaching the gates of Heaven, but rather allow man the power to choose his own destiny at that point in our development.
once again...trying too hard to give an answer because u failed to read/study ur own bible.. primative men thought the earth was a flat disk with a dome over it,, and thinking that if they can get over the top of the dome they would be in heaven.. NEXT!!
If that were the case, then Why doesn't genesis 11 reflect your version of the story?
