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Many Gnostics saw the God of the Old Testament as an angry and capricious god, who demanded sacrifices, encouraged genocide and was vain, in that he demanded constant worship. They could not imagine that the God of the Old Testament could be the same god as the loving god of the New Testament. Because they could not see the Old Testament God and the New Testament God to be the same, they decided that the Old Testament God was a lesser god, who was not even aware of the New Testament God in the higher heavens. Thus, he believed himself to be the only God and the Lord of creation, but there was (in Gnostic view) a higher God. To many, it was not so much that the Old Testament God was evil, it was that he was wholly ignorant.
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What did the gnostics believe?
god
What does god do when he feels evil?
It's all in the Bible.
How many people were evil in the Bible?
If you are going by God's standards, everybody was evil except Jesus in the bible because no man was better than another man. Correct the only person who was and is not evil is Jesus Christ.
Where in the bible is the verse what Satan intended for evil GOD used for good?
In Genesis 50:20, Joseph tells his brothers that what they meant for evil, God meant for good.
Is the God of the Old Testament evil, as Gnostics believed?
It takes a very selective reading of the Hebrew scriptures to fail to see that the God portrayed there balances the attributes of justice and mercy. Commandments such as "love your neighbor as yourself" (Leviticus 19:18) is hardly a satanic commandment!
Christianity According to the Bible how will God use fire?
God will send the evil ones who are condemed to hell to burn forever in the fire.
Why does the god of the bible think women are so nasty?
The idea that the God of the Bible thinks women are "nasty" is a misinterpretation. In the Bible, God values women and men equally, as they are both created in God's image. The use of strong language in certain biblical texts may reflect cultural and historical contexts, but it does not imply that God considers women to be inherently negative or inferior.
What is the one thing the gnostics believe about god?
Agnostics do not believe anything about God. Agnostics do not believe in any type of religion.
Does God have enemies?
Satan and his angels are God's enemies. Furthermore, the Bible mentions that those who willfully disobey God are "enemies in the mind because of [their] evil behavior".
In the Bible who was the first person to operate with faith in God?
Adam had total faith in God until he ate the fruit and became aware of evil.
Is there a difference between what the bible considered witchcraft then and what the modern world considers witchcraft?
Yes , in the Bible , witchcraft is utilised many times in the Old and New Testaments to edify God - in modern day Christianity , the very same practices of Old would be branded as "Evil". Prayer is "Focussed Energy" and Witchcraft is "Focussed Energy" - The God of the Bible gives us our own Free Will to choose - Witchcraft does exactly the same without affording the assigning of blame for bad choices
Are bat evil?
No, bats are not evil. Neither are frogs, locusts, or any other animals mentioned in The Bible. They are God's creations and they serve a purpose. They may cause trouble sometimes, but the animals themselves are not capable of evil. Only humans are capable of evil.
