Protestantism

» Migisi - Would we believe them?

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I don't agree with that notion about God wanting nothing to do with imperfect humans. The Pslamist David was far from perfect. Moses protested that he was unworthy because he was not good at speaking. Jonah tried to escape his duties as a prophet. Jeremiah protested he wasn't worthy because he was "a mere child."
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I didn't mean 'nothing to do with', but I do question God wanting human companionship. God communicated with the imperfect people you named for a specific purpose(s). Briefly, God chose Moses to deliver the Hebrews from slavery. God chose David to replace Saul as king, to unite the Hebrew tribes, and established the cohesive Jewish kingdom. God assigned Jonah as a prophet of doom to heathen Nineveh. God asked Jeremiah to warn the Hebrews about the fall of the Kingdom of Judah (among other things). I don't read in scriptures where God kept friendly company, or shared his beingness, with them.
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In any event, why would a just and loving God create us as imperfect and then demand the impossible of us?
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Excellent question. One I've pondered and argued for years.
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According to the narrative in Genesis, we are made in God's image,...
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1:26 reads "... in ~our~ image, in ~our~ likeness..." 1:27 reads "male ~and female~ he created them". That presents a problem for monotheism, and God's personna as male. The verses 'our image' and 'male and female' imply two Gods, a male and female. But this would be a subject for a different thread.
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AND God thought highly enough of humankind to let Adam name all the animals.
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Frankly, I think God gave Adam that job to keep him busy. As they say, an idle mind is the devil's workshop. Sure enough, look what happened when Adam took a break from naming the animals. All hell broke loose.

-- posted by Migisi