This question indirectly is trying to also explain pain and suffering. As we know god is omnibenevolent, omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent. If he is all of these then why bother putting the tree there if he knew the answer and the future to what Adam would do. He does seem in -biblical reference- show anger to this, even though he knows the answer!
When you answer the my question please do not start answer with because as it belittles pain and suffering.
Also please do not contradict the fact that god is all knowing by saying 'he chose not to know to protect integrity'
no - Jesus is not god!!!!!
you said to test Adam and eves obedience?? God is all knowing, therefore he knew what they were going to do!
you say with pain and suffering we learn the values of love and liberty. take for example, the holocaust, would god stand to watch 6,000,000 die to make us learn that lesson? does not the suffering out way the lesson by so much - even when there are more less-suffering ways to teach it?
reply to 'blessed' - In Matt. 24:35-36 Jesus said, "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words shall not pass away. 36"But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. 37For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah."
If Jesus is God in flesh, then shouldn't He know what the day and hour of his return would be? After all, God knows all things. Therefore, if Jesus doesn't know all things, then He cannot be God.
In reply to David - there is no hell, only annihilation -god is too loving to punish us for eternity.
- also out of interest, i also used to be a ex-Jehovah's witness... in the bible it claims There Is No true church, yet the Jehovah church preaches to be the true one (in their doctrine). I would also like a reply to this argument.
When you answer the my question please do not start answer with because as it belittles pain and suffering.
Also please do not contradict the fact that god is all knowing by saying 'he chose not to know to protect integrity'
no - Jesus is not god!!!!!
you said to test Adam and eves obedience?? God is all knowing, therefore he knew what they were going to do!
you say with pain and suffering we learn the values of love and liberty. take for example, the holocaust, would god stand to watch 6,000,000 die to make us learn that lesson? does not the suffering out way the lesson by so much - even when there are more less-suffering ways to teach it?
reply to 'blessed' - In Matt. 24:35-36 Jesus said, "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words shall not pass away. 36"But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. 37For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah."
If Jesus is God in flesh, then shouldn't He know what the day and hour of his return would be? After all, God knows all things. Therefore, if Jesus doesn't know all things, then He cannot be God.
In reply to David - there is no hell, only annihilation -god is too loving to punish us for eternity.
- also out of interest, i also used to be a ex-Jehovah's witness... in the bible it claims There Is No true church, yet the Jehovah church preaches to be the true one (in their doctrine). I would also like a reply to this argument.