is god perfect!!???

Very interesting discussion! I tend to think about that a lot. I think a fast answer is that God is imperfect. Why? This is much longer. I like the way that Yoruba religion explains this: Maybe at one point God (called Olofin) was perfet. But perfection was boring and had not the appeal of real life. So God introduced humans in life, and humans did mistakes. So God's creation became imperfect, and God started to regret this. Olofin didn't understood the way of thinking/acting of humans, since Olofin's mind is perfect and humans are not, so Olofin sent Obatala to earth to clarify this. Obatala finished the imperfect creation of Olofin givin humans a head and free will to act wheather be perfect (act right) or not. So Obatala and the other Orishas are semi-gods that can make mistakes as humans, and thus can understand good and bad. They are here to comunicate (relate) human mind with Olofin one. All this also means Olofin (the creator and MONOTHEISTIC God of this ancient culture) is not omnipotent nor perfect in the way that it could not do all by itself. I am not saying I follow this religion, but more or less this is the way I feel towards God. God's "perfection" makes it not perfect, or the inverse: if God was perfect we could not relate ourselves to it.

well I guess He is perfect because as we have seen in His creation everything is perfect. Well i just don't know much but He really is perfect.

Hi Kayakalp, Who would I be to answer this question of perfection if I was not being me, so I hope you don't think that I'm intruding and I hope you welcome my line of thinking... Peace to you, What is perfection? The absence of mistakes, everything is created by GOD for a purpose, that is that which is created by GOD. Could there be other creators and creations? Why does ivy grow with a poison? A choking vine that can kill a tree or choke the life out of other good plants good for nourishing the body mind and soul. The spread of weeds the seeds that blow into our gardens and strip the nutrients from the soil to disrupt the growth of our own food supplies. From over growth to draught fire and water work together to expose the flaw created by bad leadership and humanity liberally wasting all that is good for profits and self gratification. Perfection is pure and holy so what evil could enter into a perfect kingdom? What evil could enter into a perfectly created world? The only evil is the creation of the created and that evil is created in the minds of the created to form an imperfect ability to control the masses. Look at it this way, if GOD is perfect then GOD didn't create the story of Satan, it was one of the foreparents those people born of long ago. The next question is why submit to a lie?

Well, before we go talking about who's perfect and who isn't, define perfect. Everyone has their own idea of what perfect is, so perfection itself is not uniform. Assuming that when you say 'perfect' you mean perfect in everything, then no, he probably wouldn't be. The reason for this is that if God were perfect in everything, then he would have to be perfect in his omnipotence, benevolence, appearance, judgements, etc. Conversely, he would also have to be perfect in his weakness, malevolence, ugliness, lack of judgement, etc. To be completely perfect is to be perfect in all things - both good and bad. However, each characteristic would cancel out - nullified by it's opposite. For example, to be perfect in one's kindness would mean that one must possess never ending, unconditional, and unsurpassed kindness. One speck of maliciousness would make this trait imperfect. So if one were perfect in all things, one would have to be perfect in kindness, and in maliciousness. Because they are "perfect" in both, then they are perfect in neither. That's assuming God's perfect in everything, though. Ultimately, however, perfection is in the eye of the beholder, and the explanation above holds zero importance if your definition is different than the example.

We have different beliefs in life because of our different religion..As a catholic i believe that God is perfect he is the creator and ruler of the universe...

Yes, God is perfect. If you think of the Creator as imperfect, then you are giving 'him' human attributes. God is above human attributes. God created everything and programmed them all to evolve and function as intended. If we consider something imperfect, it is only through our perspective.

check answer 7 my last reply :P

Yes God the Creator, Souvren of the Universe is Perfect, where are you leading us kayakalp? i can't wait for the next shoe to drop, I hope there is a follow up to this question, I can think of many.

Dear kayakalp, the very concept of GOD -as understood in the judeo-christian-muslim worldview, is a concept of perfection. Perfect means that there is not the slightest possibility to be something else. It is in this way of meaning that John says: "God is Love". In reference to God's nature, this means that God is eternal -he is outside of time, ever was and ever will be-, and infinite -there is no place where God isn't. Because of this, God is also omniscient. As to his character, God is perfectly good and only good, just and only just, saint and only saint... God is perfect, else he can't be God.

God is perfect that is what he tells us,He claims perfection,He claims creation..He is perfect so he can be an appropriate sacrifice for the sins of the world so that he can redeem us into eternity with him as forgiven and made perfect..A sinner cannot sacrifice himself for the sinful,only a sinless one...and since all have sinned,God had to become a man to do it for those of us who will give him credit for doin it...so we can have our sins removed and become sinless after our ressurection,and hangout with a perfect God.being made perfect ourselves through his Blood.

It's just ok. I understand.

god is perfect he is 101%perfect