So the Lord was sorry that He had made mankind on the earth, and He was grieved [g]in His heart. Genesis 6:6 NASB Was sorry – There is perhaps no greater theological conundrum than God’s emotional expressions. Divine emotions are the ultimate stumbling block for Western philosophical theology. No, it’s not the problem of evil, nor is it why bad…
The Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. Genesis 6:6 NASB Grieved – We’ve explored the theological bias that treats this verse as anthropomorphic. Hopefully, that’s settled. God really does feel. When the verb ʿāṣab is used to describe God’s reaction to the corruption of creation, the…
The Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. Genesis 6:6 NASB Was sorry – Forget the discussion of anthropomorphism. Forget the theological back peddling of analogous attribution. Instead of worrying about the doctrinal issues, pay attention of the spiritual concern in this verse. God is grieved about…
The Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. Genesis 6:6 NASB Was sorry – This verse is a problem for most theologians. It’s not a problem because we can’t understand the words. It’s a problem because theology doesn’t think of God in biblical terms. Theology is the victim…
The Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. Genesis 6:6 NASB Grieved – Does God cry? Is He distressed about our condition? Does He lament His decision to create this very broken world? Theologians struggled with these questions, not because the Scripture is ambiguous….
To the woman he said, “I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Genesis 3:16 ESV Pain – We have examined this verse in some detail in the past (it is also analyzed in my book, Guardian Angel). We pointed out that a small emendation in the syllabication…
