Yeah there is evil in our hearts. The problem is, that our god is, in fact, worse than we are! Doesn't the Bible say to imitate god? Yet the Bible also shows god to be jealous, petty, angry, vindictive, judgmental and choosing which people to save and which to damn simply on a divine whim. It also says god is mainly concerned with his glory, not being good or loving to anyone or anything else. That sounds remarkably like selfishness. But we're condemned if we act the way I just described. Why is something right for god yet wrong for man?
God is none of those things. Here I speak from outside the bible. What you see in the bible is
the perception of an angry God by those who have broken the 'laws',or seen others do so. I believe
that God has set up the universe like a school ,with rules which we must work within .The internet
is also, a good metaphor for how we 'connect', or not ,to God. I think
a God concerned with 'glory' is an emphasis made by human beings.
God is first and foremost a 'loving God' a creative God, and a scientific God. The
first programme maker.
As a teacher [retired] I had experiences where pupils either loved me or hated me according to
whether they accepted the rules of the classroom. Where they either saw what I was trying to
do as positive and creative and fair ,or tyrannical, arrogant ,snobby,unfair etc depending on
where they were at. Since God has existed before material creation,and is always active in His
creation like a good teacher He wants us all to arrive' at our original ,pure and innocent state
as He created us,in perfect harmony with All of His vast creation .It is His creation,and only He
can make it work to bring about an eternal life for those who enter into 'harmony' with him and
His works.
We are given freedom from death,corruption, and ignorance in a loving relation ship with
Him if we follow Jesus.
Jesus came during the last period before the 'cycle 'closes' to make sure that we could complete and come to fruition before a new long cycle begins. On a more pragmatic level,I believe we are talking about the perfection which is needed to enter the highest level of evolution . All that we think, feel, in our minds and bodies is recorded...We have to be like little children ,spontaneous, loving ,without guile,willing to change ,to obey ,be humble helpful. While it is good to learn with the intellect which can only record material knowledge,[left brain] it is with the heart of a loving obedient child that we enter into a personal relationship with God .We can understand much of God's material world with the intellect,but without this personal 'relationship',we will stay outside,and will be subject to suffering,death,and all that entails .
Intellectual cunning,trying to outwit by being smart,knowing God in that way never works.We can fool ourselves and other people ,but not God.He has told us what to do,the Way the Truth and the Life.
I am a Christian who believes that our souls are old,old as God's
creation of them ,so we were not created when we were born.
Something to think about ,not so much for atheists as christians
