I have a stupid question

[DetlefK]

22. "Don't put God into a situation where he has to obey rules."

Lucifer tempting God in the desert consists of 3 trials.

Lucifer challenges Jesus to turn rocks into bread. Jesus says it doesn't work that way. (It would only satisfy his bodily hunger, not his spiritual hunger, so he doesn't do it at all.)

Lucifer brings Jesus to a high place and challenges him to jump and have god save him. Jesus says it doesn't work that way. (Don't tempt God.)

Lucifer offers Jesus rulership over Earth if he switches sides. Jesus tells him to go away. (I find it really strange that Jesus doesn't call Lucifer a liar for that. How could Lucifer possibly offer Jesus this rulership??? Doesn't this implicitly mean that Lucifer really has the power to decide who rules Earth???)

A truly glorious victory for Jesus...





Don't tempt God. I read it as "don't put God into a situation where he has to obey rules".

1. I think, this somehow defines God as untestable. You cannot and shalt not try to find out more about God by doing experiments on God.

2. God is the Supreme Being. He is not bound by laws of nature. (Well, the concept of laws of nature was pretty convoluted back then.) He is only bound by his own will. If you set up a scenario where God has to decide between option A and option B, you are denying that God can do whatever he wants. You are forcing him into a situation where you decide what he can do. You are implicitly denying that God is the Supreme being.