Originally posted by EladarThis is from the Old Testament. The days when God was directing the Jews.
16 However, in the cities of the nations the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, do not leave alive anything that breathes. 17 Completely destroy[a] them—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites—as the Lord your God has commanded you. 18 Otherwise, they will teach you to follow all the detestable things they do in worsh ...[text shortened]... efuse to kill everything that lives is immoral.
Anyone who claims to be a Christian disagree?
The Scripture also states that God allowed King Nebuchadnezzar to be the "scourge of the world" .
Originally posted by EladarDeath and suffering and destruction is all around us, and I think every Christian struggles with why these things must be. None of us will ever have all the answers cuz we are not God.
16 However, in the cities of the nations the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, do not leave alive anything that breathes. 17 Completely destroy[a] them—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites—as the Lord your God has commanded you. 18 Otherwise, they will teach you to follow all the detestable things they do in worsh ...[text shortened]... efuse to kill everything that lives is immoral.
Anyone who claims to be a Christian disagree?
To be honest, I think this sort of thread just rubs it in everyone's face, conveying you have the attitude of not giving a damn.
What say you?
05 Mar 17
Originally posted by EladarNon-Christians, as well as Christians who actually think and reason and find difficulty accepting actions that seem patently evil as morally good.
Ruin credibility with who? Non-Christians?
If so, who cares? That's a given.
Your not caring says more about you than anyone else.
05 Mar 17
Originally posted by divegeesterPosting on these forums is like high school. Are you on the "in crowd" or not?
From what I can tell from your interactions across the various forums, you don't seem to command respect or hold credibility with anyone.
If not, then they are thrown to the dogs, never to be listened to again, as if their opinions no longer matter.
Disgusting.
Originally posted by whodeyThe funniest thing was that the proposer of the argument is hardly considered to be a paragon of virtue himself.
Posting on these forums is like high school. Are you on the "in crowd" or not?
If not, then they are thrown to the dogs, never to be listened to again, as if their opinions no longer matter.
Disgusting.
Originally posted by whodeyDeath and destruction is a result of sin.
Death and suffering and destruction is all around us, and I think every Christian struggles with why these things must be. None of us will ever have all the answers cuz we are not God.
To be honest, I think this sort of thread just rubs it in everyone's face, conveying you have the attitude of not giving a damn.
What say you?
But I can see what you are saying. We are surrounded here by people who embrace sin. I wonder why they choose a path of evil and destruction.