He created the universe and people for his pleasure. He wants us to choose Him. If everyone automatically chose Him like little robots, where would the fun be?
Perfection does not logically preclude a demand for respect or being angry when people disobey.
Concentrate on the New Testament more than the Old Testament.
Why would "perfection" obviate any desire for pleasure? He isn't lacking in pleasure, because He created it.
We were created with free will so that we can choose Him freely. A bunch of robots would not be fun for very long.
God can know everything that will happen, but does He choose to know? We are less than God and can never fully understand. That is one of the reasons for faith. We know God exists and created the universe. We must have faith that whatever has been stated to have been revealed to men actually was.
The Bible says that God can choose to forget our sins.
You can freely choose your own actions, even if someone else knows what you will choose. They aren't making you choose. They just know the future. God is outside of space, time, and matter, and therefore can see the entirety of time at once.
We don't know what God needs. God doesn't need to give you any reasons for anything. We are not capable of complete understanding.
We can prove that God created the universe. We can prove that life was created by God, as DNA contains information that had to have been created by an intelligence.
If you need further info, look up Lee Strobel. He has a website, there are videos, and he has written a number of excellent books that explain things better than I can.
He created the universe and people for his pleasure. He wants us to choose Him. If everyone automatically chose Him like little robots, where would the fun be?
Perfection does not logically preclude a demand for respect or being angry when people disobey.
Concentrate on the New Testament more than the Old Testament.
Why would "perfection" obviate any desire for pleasure? He isn't lacking in pleasure, because He created it.
We were created with free will so that we can choose Him freely. A bunch of robots would not be fun for very long.
God can know everything that will happen, but does He choose to know? We are less than God and can never fully understand. That is one of the reasons for faith. We know God exists and created the universe. We must have faith that whatever has been stated to have been revealed to men actually was.
The Bible says that God can choose to forget our sins.
You can freely choose your own actions, even if someone else knows what you will choose. They aren't making you choose. They just know the future. God is outside of space, time, and matter, and therefore can see the entirety of time at once.
We don't know what God needs. God doesn't need to give you any reasons for anything. We are not capable of complete understanding.
We can prove that God created the universe. We can prove that life was created by God, as DNA contains information that had to have been created by an intelligence.
If you need further info, look up Lee Strobel. He has a website, there are videos, and he has written a number of excellent books that explain things better than I can.