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Who Is God Jealous Of? by plaetton: 2:31pm On Mar 09, 2015
Many times in the bible we read the statement,
"... For I, your God, am A Jealous God.."

The universal definition of Jealousy is thus:

A negative feeling of resentment, anxiety, inadequacy, insecurity againsts a another or rival who appears to enjoy greater advantage or success.

So, againSt whom was the omni omni creator of the universe feeling resentment and insecure?

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Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by MizMyColi(f): 2:44pm On Mar 09, 2015
1. Which God is that? SkyBipolarGod? gringringrin

2. Now that I think of the word Jealousy, I think you're not doing justice to it.....
Just saying sha.

I mean.....I get jealous too.....but none of that quite captures my feelings (Your statutory definition, I mean).
Say I'm in love with you now, or massively crushing on you......and I happen to know you well enough, more like you belong to me.....if some random chic flirts around with you, I may feel somewhat somehow.......
owh well, we're practically saying the same thing.

I can't take excuses for the God up there.
I don't know himgrin

3. Is there even a faint 0.00001% chance that the translators did not do justice to the original languages, in reference to that scripture.
These days, I take things I hear of in the bible with a pinch of salt.
It has been proven that I can't depend on some translation/translators to guide me....to some extent.
So I follow my spirit, the eternal spirit. I actually depend on Him/It to retranslate these scriptures whenever I come across them.
That is God to me. God within.

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Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by FOLYKAZE(m): 2:48pm On Mar 09, 2015
He is jealous of Lucifer. That Niggggga is winning billions of soul.

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Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by ifekemmie(f): 3:16pm On Mar 09, 2015
God doesn't feel insecure or watever , dnt av anoda God with me. Dat where d jealous comes in. His wat us to be his forever not to satan, dat y He said His a jealous God.

Like u re aving extra affair with ur fiance or fiancee, he/ she will get jealous
Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by johnydon22(m): 3:27pm On Mar 09, 2015
ifekemmie:
God doesn't feel insecure or watever , dnt av anoda God with me. Dat where d jealous comes in. His wat us to be his forever not to satan, dat y He said His a jealous God.

Like u re aving extra affair with ur fiance or fiancee, he/ she will get jealous

Thats freaking insecurity naa .... if thats not insecurity he wouldn't mind..
Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by ifekemmie(f): 3:29pm On Mar 09, 2015
Thats freaking insecurity naa .... if thats not insecurity he wouldn't mind..

He has to mind, because he wants us to make heaven n dine with Him
Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by mumumugu(m): 3:42pm On Mar 09, 2015
Me
Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by jnrbayano(m): 3:51pm On Mar 09, 2015
The Almighty God knows there's another god (the devil) who doesn't stop at nothing to possessing the people he created in his image after his likeness.

Feeling resentful over evil is God's nature because he is all good. The kingdom of God (light) is always at war with the kingdom of Satan (darkness)
Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by Pr0ton: 3:53pm On Mar 09, 2015
ifekemmie:
God doesn't feel insecure or watever , dnt av anoda God with me. Dat where d jealous comes in. His wat us to be his forever not to satan, dat y He said His a jealous God.

Like u re aving extra affair with ur fiance or fiancee, he/ she will get jealous

Then my going to another god would make God jealous (Isn't Christianity monotheism BTW?) So, He is still jealous of someone/something who/that is "enjoying greater advantage or success" than Him.

Hence, insecured.

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Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by Pr0ton: 4:05pm On Mar 09, 2015
jnrbayano:
The Almighty God knows there's another god (the devil)

Haha. First, you are an embarrassment to Christianity for saying God knows another "god" competing with him.

Second, you are also saying God is deceiving and lying to us in Isa 44:6 where He says "I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no other god."

who doesn't stop at nothing to possessing the people he created in his image after his likeness.

Feeling resentful over evil is God's nature because he is all good. The kingdom of God (light) is always at war with the kingdom of Satan (darkness)

Has God created a mountain that He cannot lift?

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Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by jnrbayano(m): 4:30pm On Mar 09, 2015
Pr0ton:


Haha. First, you are an embarrassment to Christianity for saying God knows another "god" competing with him.

Second, you are also saying God is deceiving and lying to us in Isa 44:6 where He says "I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no other god."



Has God created a mountain that He cannot lift?

The verse you cherry-picked tells you that he is the only true God. That's why I referred to him earlier as the almighty God

For God to say "you shall not have any other God before me" supports my earlier post.

That's why I don't like commenting on threads made by Atheists.

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Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by Sylvekzee(m): 4:56pm On Mar 09, 2015
God is of course jealous of the other millions of Gods.

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Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by malvisguy212: 5:04pm On Mar 09, 2015
plaetton:
Many times in the bible we read the statement,
"... For I, your God, am A Jealous God.."

The universal definition of Jealousy is thus:

A negative feeling of resentment, anxiety, inadequacy, insecurity againsts a another or rival who appears to enjoy greater advantage or success.

So, againSt whom was the omni omni creator of the universe feeling resentment and insecure?


The doctrine that God is a jealous God comes from the Old Testament books of the law of Moses. The "jealousy" is always in the context of idol worship, beginning in the Ten Commandments of Exodus 20.

"You shall not worship them or serve
them; for I, the LORD your God, am a
jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the
fathers on the children, on the third
and the fourth generations of those
who hate Me, ( Exodus 20:5)
for you shall not worship any other god,
for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is
a jealous God-- ( Exodus 34:14)
"For the LORD your God is a consuming
fire, a jealous God. ( Deuteronomy 4:24)
'You shall not worship them or serve
them; for I, the LORD your God, am a
jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the
fathers on the children, and on the
third and the fourth generations of
those who hate Me, ( Deuteronomy 5:9)
for the LORD your God in the midst of
you is a jealous God; otherwise the
anger of the LORD your God will be
kindled against you, and He will wipe
you off, the face of the earth.
( Deuteronomy 6:15)


What these five verses have in common
is that they all share the same Hebrew
adjective, qannâ' (Strong's H7067),
translated with the English word
"jealous." The interesting thing about this word is that it is only used in reference to God. In no instance is the word qannâ' used to describe HUMAN jealousy. The reason that God is "jealous" is because He wants people to choose to love Him.

Jesus said that the most important
commandment was to love God. God
does not want us to waste out time
worshipping pretend gods that do not
exist.God created you and He loved you fatherly love,he will be jealous for you if you worship other gods
Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by Pr0ton: 6:02pm On Mar 09, 2015
jnrbayano:


The verse you cherry-picked tells you that he is the only true God. That's why I referred to him earlier as the almighty God

For God to say "you shall not have any other God before me" supports my earlier post.

That's why I don't like commenting on threads made by Atheists.

Monotheism is the doctrine or belief that there is only one God - http://www.thefreedictionary.com/monotheism

Christianity is a monotheistic religion; the belief in the existence of only one god. Psalm 135:15 states it clear that the other so-called gods are no gods at all; having eyes, ears, legs that are useless. There are many other verses that state that God is the only god and there is no other.

Here you are contradicting Christianity by introducing a life god that is competiting with your god.

That's why I like arguing with Christians. They are inconsistent and contradictory; making the whole argument fun.

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Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by Nobody: 6:02pm On Mar 09, 2015
plaetton:
Many times in the bible we read the statement,
"... For I, your God, am A Jealous God.."

The universal definition of Jealousy is thus:

A negative feeling of resentment, anxiety, inadequacy, insecurity againsts a another or rival who appears to enjoy greater advantage or success.

So, againSt whom was the omni omni creator of the universe feeling resentment and insecure?



It's definitely me cool

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Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by plaetton: 6:16pm On Mar 09, 2015
ifekemmie:
God doesn't feel insecure or watever , dnt av anoda God with me. Dat where d jealous comes in. His wat us to be his forever not to satan, dat y He said His a jealous God.

Like u re aving extra affair with ur fiance or fiancee, he/ she will get jealous
So, your point is that God feels anxiety, inadequate and insecure because of Satan.
Interesting view indeed.
Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by wordcat(m): 6:49pm On Mar 09, 2015
malvisguy212:
The doctrine that God is a jealous God comes from the Old Testament books of the law of Moses. The "jealousy" is always in the context of idol worship, beginning in the Ten Commandments of Exodus 20.

"You shall not worship them or serve
them; for I, the LORD your God, am a
jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the
fathers on the children, on the third
and the fourth generations of those
who hate Me, ( Exodus 20:5)
for you shall not worship any other god,
for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is
a jealous God-- ( Exodus 34:14)
"For the LORD your God is a consuming
fire, a jealous God. ( Deuteronomy 4:24)
'You shall not worship them or serve
them; for I, the LORD your God, am a
jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the
fathers on the children, and on the
third and the fourth generations of
those who hate Me, ( Deuteronomy 5:9)
for the LORD your God in the midst of
you is a jealous God; otherwise the
anger of the LORD your God will be
kindled against you, and He will wipe
you off, the face of the earth.
( Deuteronomy 6:15)


What these five verses have in common
is that they all share the same Hebrew
adjective, qannâ' (Strong's H7067),
translated with the English word
"jealous." The interesting thing about this word is that it is only used in reference to God. In no instance is the word qannâ' used to describe HUMAN jealousy. The reason that God is "jealous" is because He wants people to choose to love Him.

Jesus said that the most important
commandment was to love God. God
does not want us to waste out time
worshipping pretend gods that do not
exist.God created you and He loved you fatherly love,he will be jealous for you if you worship other gods

Why should God be Jealous if I worship another God, is he no longer Omniscient?

Is he not suppose to knw from beginning that I will worship another God?

What's the essence of giving me instruction since he already know what I will choose even before I was born?

Is he normal or just want to punish me for his lapses?
Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by malvisguy212: 7:07pm On Mar 09, 2015
wordcat:


Why should God be Jealous if I worship another God, is he no longer Omniscient?

Is he not suppose to knw from beginning that I will worship another God?

What's the essence of giving me instruction since he already know what I will choose even before I was born?

Is he normal or just want to punish me for his lapses?
human jealousy and God jealousy is different,jealousy is determined in the context of each verse.

God's "jealousy" is primarily restricted to a jealousy over the worship of idols that competes with His love to
prevent a dedicated relationship with
Him, jealousy between people takes on
quite a number of forms. Two different
Hebrew words are used to describe
human jealousy. The Hebrew verb
qânâ' (Strong's H7065) refers to a
passionate jealousy or envy. The
Hebrew noun qin'âh (Strong's H7068)
takes on a wide range of meanings from
sexual passion (or jealousy) to a zeal for
God to anger or envy. The exact
meaning (and the English translation is
usually determined from the context.

Honestly the op got it all wrong,but I don't blame Him, the question is a fair one.
Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by blueyedgeek(m): 7:49pm On Mar 09, 2015
There are two kinds of jealousy in the world, human jealousy and Godish jealousy.

Human jealousy is petty and ridiculous

Godish jealousy is petty and ridiculous with the only caveat being that it's God and he doesn't give a rat's tail what you feel about it.

He's the almighty and if he wants to be jealous, he damn well can!
Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by Nobody: 8:41pm On Mar 09, 2015
blueyedgeek:
There are two kinds of jealousy in the world, human jealousy and Godish jealousy.

Human jealousy is petty and ridiculous

Godish jealous is petty and ridiculous with the only caveat being that it's God and he doesn't give a rat's tail what you feel about it.

He's the almighty and if he wants to be jealous, he damn well can!


So one type then? Are you even sur you know what JEALOUY means?
Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by Nobody: 9:01pm On Mar 09, 2015
jealous of what he created?? another dumb bible verse
Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by davien(m): 9:02pm On Mar 09, 2015
MrPresident:
jealous of what he created?? another dumb bible verse
wait,aren't you a theist?
Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by Nobody: 9:04pm On Mar 09, 2015
davien:
wait,aren't you a theist?

nope, am a staunch Atheist.
Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by davien(m): 9:05pm On Mar 09, 2015
MrPresident:


nope, am a staunch Atheist.
since when?
Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by Nobody: 9:08pm On Mar 09, 2015
davien:
since when?

more than a decade, Sir
Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by Nobody: 9:14pm On Mar 09, 2015
ifekemmie:


Thats freaking insecurity naa .... if thats not insecurity he wouldn't mind..

He has to mind, because he wants us to make heaven n dine with Him

on the contrary, i think it pretty much shows that God and stories of him are made up by men.

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Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by wordcat(m): 9:33pm On Mar 09, 2015
malvisguy212:
human jealousy and God jealousy is different,jealousy is determined in the context of each verse.

God's "jealousy" is primarily restricted to a jealousy over the worship of idols that competes with His love to
prevent a dedicated relationship with
Him, jealousy between people takes on
quite a number of forms. Two different
Hebrew words are used to describe
human jealousy. The Hebrew verb
qânâ' (Strong's H7065) refers to a
passionate jealousy or envy. The
Hebrew noun qin'âh (Strong's H7068)
takes on a wide range of meanings from
sexual passion (or jealousy) to a zeal for
God to anger or envy. The exact
meaning (and the English translation is
usually determined from the context.

Honestly the op got it all wrong,but I don't blame Him, the question is a fair one.

Jealousy is Jealousy.

What makes u jealous may not make me jealous.
Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by Shirley07: 9:35pm On Mar 09, 2015
He's jealous of sin.
Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by Nobody: 9:40pm On Mar 09, 2015
Shirley07:
He's jealous of sin.

really? why didn't he create a sinless world then, or ain't he omnipotent no more?
Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by blueyedgeek(m): 9:53pm On Mar 09, 2015
DProDG:


So one type then? Are you even sur you know what JEALOUY means?
Dude, give up. God has won the battle of your soul already, the devil tried and failed. Give thanks and praises to white man Jesus.
Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by lepasharon(f): 10:08pm On Mar 09, 2015
He is jealous of other gods. I am a henotheist
Re: Who Is God Jealous Of? by Pr0ton: 10:09pm On Mar 09, 2015
lepasharon:
He is jealous of other gods. I am a henotheist

and you worship the Bible God?

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