Question about God the Father

[abandon]

Before you respond please read my reply to Mishakel

I’m not saying evil or bad, just mean. The whole human race is condemned to death for the sins of 2. I can only assume it is because human nature proves the sin will only keep happening but why does the father seem so mean and negative in the bible? I just feel sad thinking this way. I don’t know if these questions are sinful but I can’t help my wandering mind In this field.

 

[Kei]

I think you’re missing out on a lot of the stuff going on (especially if you’re new to Biblical study).

It is fine to not understand, pray about it, research it (check for good sources though; if you have the money for it, I’d recommend Brant Pitre and John Burgsma’s “A Catholic Introduction to the Old Testament”).

 

[Mishakel]

The easy answer is God is sovereign. Every act God commits is just because He is God. Do you find it mean that He sent his only Son to die at the hands of his own creation so that the creation would have a chance of eternal life?

Can you give one example of what you would consider God being mean? Your human mind can’t fathom the holiness of God. Do you understand that nobody comes to God by their own will but it is God’s will. Do you find that mean?

God is the potter and we are the clay. God can do whatever he wants and is always just because He is perfect.

 

[Margaret_Ann]

God the Father IS NOT mean. That’s bordering on Marcionism.

 

[abandon]

You’re so right. I just keep having such a hard time understanding some things cause like you said “Your human mind can’t fathom the holiness of God”. I just keep running things like this around in my head and when I can’t reason it out on my own I look to asking others to explain it for me. I knew it wasn’t true when I asked because I accept the truth of the church Christ founded completely but, I just wanted the rationale for the thought. If that makes and sense

 

[abandon]

Dude im just trying to get rationale for a question that can easily arise in anyone’s mind. Don’t be such a hard-a

 

[Vico]

Before you respond please read my reply to Mishakel

I’m not saying evil or bad, just mean. The whole human race is condemned to death for the sins of 2. I can only assume it is because human nature proves the sin will only keep happening but why does the father seem so mean and negative in the bible? I just feel sad thinking this way. I don’t know if these questions are sinful but I can’t help my wandering mind In this field.

Do you use the verb mean? – Merriam Webster 5b “characterized by petty selfishness or malice”

What God does is to be faithful and save souls, even when it requires correction.

 

[jochoa]

Before you respond please read my reply to Mishakel

I’m not saying evil or bad, just mean. The whole human race is condemned to death for the sins of 2. I can only assume it is because human nature proves the sin will only keep happening but why does the father seem so mean and negative in the bible? I just feel sad thinking this way. I don’t know if these questions are sinful but I can’t help my wandering mind In this field.

God seems mean to us because we take for granted the logical process to share the greatest being as the Creator of Everything

Recognize that if God was seemingly kind by revealing himself to all of us as He revealed Himself to Adam & Eve, or seemingly even kinder by revealing Himself to us as He revealed Himself to the angels, we would forfeit the blessing of His unfathomable mercy. Meaning one rebellious act, and we are equal to Satan, who closed himself off to receiving the mercy of God. To which those of us that take for granted the mighty blessings of God revealing Himself fully to us, yet reject some of His Way would respond, “God is mean, He won’t even give me a second chance.”

Consider the following question:
Do you perceive God as kinder if He…
a. Reveals all of Himself to you, but if you disobey once, you are eternally banned from AMAZINGNESS because you knew everything including the reason why it is amazing to never disobey God, yet you still choose to disobey?
b. Reveals Himself to you slowly over time, and you are given 7*70 times to reconcile your disobedience because when you are learning God mistakes and failures will most likely be made?

I am forever grateful that God is so kind to me that He forgives me so much and helps me reconcile my misunderstandings and failures, especially via the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

 

[Mmarco]

The whole human race is condemned to death for the sins of 2.

I think that is a very superficial interpretation of the Fall.

The original sin consists in the lack of trust in God, in the proud desire to affirm our authority above everything and everyone, in the proud desire to feel “the god of ourselves”, so that we can esablish the moral rules and do whatever we want to.
I think that each of us must recognize himself in Adam and Eve, because we all rebelled against God, since we were kids, even if we were not aware of that. In fact, every time a child disoebeys his parents, he is unconsciously rebelling against God. Since the most tender age, children manfest forms of egoism and the desire to affirm their will against their parents’ will; I think these behaviors represent embrionic forms of the original sin.
The story of the fall is not only a figurative account of Adam’s sin, but it is also the figurative story of each of us; it tells us who we really are, it tells us that we are all proud rebels.
Therefore, Adam’s sin is also our sin.

 

[Margaret_Ann]

Ahem… A gentleman doesn’t call a lady “Dude” (sic)…

 

[Margaret_Ann]

Therefore, Adam’s sin is also our sin.

Except for Our Lady. Today is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. She was preserved from all stain of original sin because she had to be immaculate in order to be the worthy Mother of the Only-Begotten Son of God, Who would assume human nature in Her chaste and immaculate womb.