Of God and Temptation

Religion and Theology > Christianity
Religion and Theology > The Bible

An essay on God and his relation to the concept of temptation. This paper debates whether or not God initiated temptation and, consequently, sin, alluding to the possibility of a malevolent god.

1,313 words () | 3 sources | MLA | 2003 United States

Paper Summary:

This essay is actually written in a fairly satirical tone, pointing out contradictions in the "infallible" Bible, as well as contradictions in God's allegedly perfect character using Christian rhetoric and quotations from the Bible itself.

From the Paper:

"Although Genesis 3:4-5 ("The serpent said to the woman, "Surely you will not die, for God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will open and you will be like divine beings who know good and evil.") tells us that the serpent tempted Eve to eat the apple, isn't it true that God tempted Adam and Eve first" If there were no Tree of Knowledge for Adam and Eve to be tempted with, then there would be no concept of temptation, no sin, and no damnation. There would also be no malice, no murder, no hatred, no theft, no bigotry, no rape, no war, no crime and nothing else that could even be perceived as a negative action, because if there was no sin, then none of the aforementioned would even exist."