<< I know that we
believe that God is good, we experience his goodness and the Bible tells us
of his goodness. But what if He chose not to tell us of his evil? I am not
trying to be blasphemous I am merely pointing out that the idea that God
withhold's information, especially information which to every appearance He
has made an attempt to communicate, leads to major problems. >>
Only for those who put human demands upon Him. What does Deut. 29:29 mean to
you? Perhaps you don't like the idea of God having "secret things." But then
that's the kind of God we have. Is that a "major problem" for you?
<< If God chooses to withhold the info, then why did he have Moses write what
he wrote? It would be better not to have Moses write anything. >>
Again, that is only true for someone demanding a certain form of revelation.
Why is this demand being made?
<< The entire Bible is an attempt by God to "step in" and
correct our misconceptions about who and what God is, and what His plan is
for humanity. Christianity has the view that God is attempting to
communicate with fallen mankind. Thus, by definition, God IS stepping in to
correct us.>>
Hey, we agree! But I suspect that scratching under the surface we'll find some
tension. Let's scratch.
Using your "God could have" logic, Glenn, we can easily say the following:
God could have made sure there were no misunderstandings whatsoever by
implanting in our brains all the necessary wisdom and knowledge we need. Using
human written-divinely inspired textual revelation is such a bother. We
disagree all the time, grammar is inconvenient, and all that. It seems a good
God wouldn't let us get confused this way. He should have used the implants.
Your logic, carried to the extreme, can call into question everything about
Scriptural revelation. Where do you stop?
Jim