God does have this self-serving habit of putting all blame for His own mistakes on other people, doesn't He? He picks someone arbitrarily, unbidden, right out of the blue so to speak, and levies upon them tasks of monumental difficulty for which we don't always measure up in every particular, then charges US for HIS error in selecting imperfectly. He tends to forget that we are no more infallible than He is.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author suggests God unfairly blames humans for divine mistakes.
- In plain terms
- God blames us for his own errors sometimes.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize human limitations and divine fallibility.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is divine justice perfect?
- Who bears blame for mistakes?
Another view
Many believers reject this view of God.
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