I am referring to the GOD of Creation, the GOD of Abraham, the GOD of Isaac, the GOD of Jacob, the GOD of Israel, the GOD who took FLESH (Jesus Christ). In other words, the Biblical GOD.

Is there any other?

NOTE: Please do not respond that the GOD of the Bible is not "really" offensive and that the problem lies with man's "interpretation" of His Words. I am not looking for wishy-washy fluff. I want SPECIFIC answers to a SPECIFIC question: WHY DOES HE OFFEND YOU?

He doesn't.

But you have apparently excluded the only possible answer to the question that I can give you. Whether you like it or not, it is the interpretation of scripture that people disagree with (i.e. find disagreeable), not God Himself.

If people find God Himself disagreeable, it is because they have chosen to separate themselves from Him. For if God is Love, why would anyone find that disagreeable unless they believe themselves unworthy of that Love?

You clearly are "educated" in the Word. I believe you could give my pastor a run for his money, when it comes to Biblical knowledge. But my pastor understands that people can have a sensible moral compass, without having a divinity degree. He understands that people can, and must, make great personal sacrifices, without studying the Bible first for guidance. He believes that people can still do the right thing, even if they haven't memorized all of the chapters in the Bible.

He knows that, in spite of the availability of all of the divine words in the Bible, and despite the desire of every Christian church of every denomination in the world to recruit new members, people must still seek a personal relationship with God.

Were this not so, we would already have all the answers, and there would be no further need to learn.

In case I haven't made myself clear: It is not God that offends people at all; it is the ones that call themselves servants of God, the ones that call their God the only true God, and their interpretation of the scriptures the only true interpretation, the ones that claim to have all the answers, that people find difficult to swallow.

God doesn't need these people to spread the Word. What God needs is for these people to live their lives with integrity, to follow the principles they so fervently believe in, to be a shining example of God's word in their thoughts and deeds. If they can do that, they will attract far more people to the fold than if they just talk about the Bible.

The Bible doesn't need Biblical savants to help people understand the Word. People can read the Bible for themselves, and if they open their hearts, God will help them understand the Word.

You only and only want answers from people find God offensive so I guess I better shut up:-)

ok, I'm not offended, you are using socratic dialoque to guide the conversation to have a specific conclusion, You are attracting that perception. I'm sorry but I'm not offended, and I disagree that God would limit anyone, anyway, for any reason to come to know Him. I disagree that man's interpretation is concidered "wishy-washy- fluff. Now, If I sound offended, it isn't about the god of the bible, it is those that get attitudes about people's beleifs and responses to the bible that make it offensive.

Therefore, in conclusion, I guess I'm not one you were refering to respond.

Offensive??? I don't find the God of the Bible offensive, and if I did, why would I torture myself reading The Bible to begin with? The Bible is most of all allegoric, and you have to be a scholar on religion to be able to discuss it from an unbiased point of view, IMHO. I am only offended by prejudiced people, whatever their religion.

BJ09

Its the book that gets me the God is ok. It's like a users manual for a beta video device,was good to have when people used beta and needed and still might have some useful things to say (To avoid electric shock do not remove cover...) and the propaganda that people take from it.

Who here honestly believes in a 2000 year old book containing dragons, giants, and people walking on water, written by dusty old men who didn't know what science was
It always amazes me how many times this God orders the killing of innocent people even after the Ten Commandments said “Thou shall not kill”. For example, God kills 70,000 innocent people because David ordered a census of the people (1 Chronicles 21). God also orders the destruction of 60 cities so that the Israelites can live there. He orders the killing of all the men, women, and children of each city, and the looting of all of value (Deuteronomy 3). He orders another attack and the killing of “all the living creatures of the city: men and women, young, and old, as well as oxen sheep, and asses” (Joshua 6). In Judges 21, He orders the murder of all the people of Jabesh-gilead, except for the virgin girls who were taken to be forcibly raped and married. When they wanted more virgins, God told them to hide alongside the road and when they saw a girl they liked, kidnap her and forcibly rape her and make her your wife! Just about every other page in the Old Testament has God killing somebody! In 2 Kings 10:18-27, God orders the murder of all the worshipers of a different god in their very own church! In total God kills 371,186 people directly and orders another 1,862,265 people murdered.

I like the nice things "He" does and says in the book but the rest......

As an old useless book in a used book shop I would think the book is okay. But I hate the fact that people actually believe this kind of stuff in this day and age.

No, religion does not deserve respect - its out there with the UFO theories. It deserves just as much respect.

Ron Hubbard did it single handedly just since 1953 With Scientology. This is how religions are made. 2000 years back a bunch of manipulators compiled a bunch of books and people think the 'Universe' is revealed in the book.

Religion is just a bigger version of a cult.

To a lot of sane people Bible Vs The Lord Of The Rings is a closely contested match - where Bible would win for humor but for literary superiority will be claimed by Tolkien. So we don't hate the god of bible, we don't care really. We do hate religious people and the mis-information that they keep spreading.

I agree with Vesuvius. That being said, I want to give an example of a current event in which an interpretation of God and the Bible becomes questionable.

Muslims in America are wanting to build new mosques. Many people of the communities where the mosques are to be built along with mainstream media figures (that I usually find agreement with) are rejecting the mosques on the basis of everything from traffic to terrorism. Even though the Constitution guarantees the freedom of religion to all American citizens, the argument that the Constitution was heavily influenced by the Bible and Judeo-Christian ethics serves as a basis for the argument against the mosques. It's this kind of "Wishy-Washy fluff" that I reject, not christianity, just the people that think their own interpretation is more important than the individual's.

God is offensive because how people know of him and think they know him, i am not offended by God, yes I often question somethings in the bible, and receive answers , as for people who dont read the bible, God offends them because they don't understand or know God's position purpose or plan. in conclusion is offensive really the word?

somehow from 'in the beginning was the word' there now is a personal diety that we are to petition in prayer.
why has the esotericism been forgotten, is ignorance offensive and/ or can it be returned to wisdom?

God does not offend me. He has given me a very precious gift, “life,” otherwise, I would have never known him, or to be a part of the universe and the human race, needless to say, to participate in this human discussion.

Are you offended that there is a God, and a Bible, and that many people read the Bible, believe in, trust, love, and fear God? Do you fear God if so, is this the reason why you are using the Law of Attraction to lure us into this religious discussion with you? Why do you think that God would offend anyone and what would be his reason, or is it more that you are offended that some people do believe in God? The fact that God is a supernatural being, a spirit, and no has ever seen him, could lead one into the fear of the unknown if one does not believe in things of God!

Nonetheless, the word of God in the Bible is alive and active in our Universe, many people are called to serve, but few are chosen to do the work of the God. God word will prevail overtime, for we live by the word. God is full of mercy, and plentiful in forgiveness.

God is not offended with us, for he understands our human way of thinking, reasoning, and our specific human fears. God is the beginning, and the ending to all who believes in him and to all who do not believes in him, for the price of life is the same for one and all, from the dust we came to the dust we shall all return, and this is a truth for everyone who was given the gift of life. God has given us free will, so we can make the choice that is right for us as a human being. Life is about cause and effect, good, and evil, and of course consequences.

Peace and Love!

Ive read the answer to this from Vesuvius is one of the best answers ive seen on this site.I cant add much really. I dont think ANYONE on this earth would ever dislike or disrespect Him if they knew Him .Unfortunately many peoples knowledge about God is gleaned from gross misinterpretation of scripture ( often by those who do know there bibles backwards ) and from other peoples dogma and religion. I must admit that i dont like the god that many people seem to believe in. But the God i personally believe in is nothing but kind,compassionate,intelligent,generous and had no possible element that anyone could find offensive. HOWEVER i cant say that about many peoples religion or dogma. Grab hold of God and dump the religion!! Dont approach God thru religion( even if its your one! ),Hes not in any of it.Too big for that Graham