Spirituality
07 May 07
14 May 07
Originally posted by orfeoYou really feel fully comfortable submitting in obeisant worship a God who has a 'right' to kill and
Comparisons of God to Hitler, or anybody else for that matter, are not comparing like to like.
God is not human. And that's the entire bleeding point.
has elected to exercise that 'right' through His faithful in the manifestation of the slaughter of innocent
women and children?
Nemesio
14 May 07
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Originally posted by NemesioWhat exactly do you mean by 'comfortable'?
You really feel fully comfortable submitting in obeisant worship a God who has a 'right' to kill and
has elected to exercise that 'right' through His faithful in the manifestation of the slaughter of innocent
women and children?
Nemesio
I think some people are rather too fond of turning God into an old man with a flowing white beard who loves everybody. And then equating him with Santa Claus.
I seem to recall the Bible stating that 'it is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God'.
I don't worship God to be 'comfortable'.
Let's be clear about something though. I DON'T understand why God would view the slaughter of an entire city as the appropriate method of securing the land of Canaan. The difference between you and me is that you choose to conclude that God did not in fact order the slaughter, and that the Israelites were making God's orders up to suit themselves.
To me, that is the easy way out. It involves making God 'nicer' to fit what you think is right and wrong. I prefer having to wrestle with the incident and struggling to understand the nature of God, and not assuming that God meets my definition of 'nice'.
14 May 07
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Originally posted by orfeoNice? Your bible claims God is love. It claims he is just. It claims that he is merciful.
What exactly do you mean by 'comfortable'?
I think some people are rather too fond of turning God into an old man with a flowing white beard who loves everybody. And then equating him with Santa Claus.
I seem to recall the Bible stating that 'it is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God'.
I don't worship God to be 'comfortable'.
rstand the nature of God, and not assuming that God meets my definition of 'nice'.
You'd like to get off the hook that easily!
