When I read the OT, I see much as not something a theoretical omniscience, omnipotence, omnipresence god might do. For instance god apparently used angels and others to do much while if he could do anything, he would never need to. Likewise in Genesis he could have created the universe in an instant but even there it becomes an elaborate process. Or have removed the whole human race except Noah and family versus the elaborate flood explanation that reflects something primitive people would conjure up and in this science era reads as nonsense. The 3 OOO's in any case arguably lack logic that has endlessly been debated elsewhere. I don't have any issue believing god to be a vastly intelligent entity with limitations, especially if he is moral and offers us eternal life.
Under "Attributes and nature" the God_in_Christianity wikipedia page, it shows the omniscience, omnipotence, omnipresence were among other attributes of god that were gradually folded into Christian religious dogma over centuries and are not something explicitly stated in the Bible unless one exaggerates the scope of terms used. Certainly was not something Jesus spoke about, an indication it was not a matter of importance beyond understanding God has great powers. I likewise view predestination, being eternal, or in some other plane of existence, and impossible miracles as also illogical. I'm fine with believing in a power, knowledge, and location limited, loving God and that still fits everything in the OT and NT including what Jesus said as long as one discards the many denomination varying and inconsistent interpretations in scripture. Of course just consider what Jesus felt about centuries of Levite priestly sect laws after Moses's time that God apparently didn't bother to correct. So just because many human philosophers and scholars create ideas does not mean they are valid even if they've existed as dogma for millennia.
Under "Attributes and nature" the God_in_Christianity wikipedia page, it shows the omniscience, omnipotence, omnipresence were among other attributes of god that were gradually folded into Christian religious dogma over centuries and are not something explicitly stated in the Bible unless one exaggerates the scope of terms used. Certainly was not something Jesus spoke about, an indication it was not a matter of importance beyond understanding God has great powers. I likewise view predestination, being eternal, or in some other plane of existence, and impossible miracles as also illogical. I'm fine with believing in a power, knowledge, and location limited, loving God and that still fits everything in the OT and NT including what Jesus said as long as one discards the many denomination varying and inconsistent interpretations in scripture. Of course just consider what Jesus felt about centuries of Levite priestly sect laws after Moses's time that God apparently didn't bother to correct. So just because many human philosophers and scholars create ideas does not mean they are valid even if they've existed as dogma for millennia.
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