By Manuel Mariano Jr.
Conclusion
ALL the gods that Karen Armstrong mentioned in her book History of God did have a beginning and ended with the same generation they existed as stated in her book, i.e., “In the beginning, human beings created a God who was the first cause of all things and ruler of heaven and earth.”
Can this supercede Genesis I:I, “In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth”?
Moses, who lived in 1400 BC, said: “Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God [Psalms 90:1-2].”
Therefore, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. Wow, two books telling about the history of God. Which one was inspired by God and which one was inspired by Satan?
The very first command that God told Adam was: “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it, you will surely die.” But Satan said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘you must not eat from any tree in the garden?’…you will not surely die! For God knows that when you eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. The violation of this command was banishment of mankind from Eden and struggled for survival in this cruel world.”
This God is the one true God I believe and put my faith into. He could not be another God created by Adam or any other man after him.
If God is a product of human imagination, what, then, is the purpose of His existence in this creation called heaven and earth? According to Chuck Missler, a televangelist, we ask ourselves, what is the miracle of our origin and the mystery of our destination? There must be a reason why we are here. Can a man-made God explain this question?
Truly, Satan is cunning and because of him, life on earth became confusing and burdensome. God said to Cain: “If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is encroaching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it.”
I wish Armstrong did not leave the convent and was not inspired by Satan in writing the History of God. Her premise of man creating so many gods in the course of human history is wrong, otherwise, the word faith would cease to exist in Wikipedia.
Faith in God is permanent from eternity to eternity because He never changed from generation to generation.
Mariano is a retired Philippine Army brigadier general who served in the field as infantry and intelligence officer.