LittleNipper
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Druidus said:How do you know they weren't? Or if your "God", exists at all? I BELIEVE mine do, but they may not. Secondly, when was the last time you asked a Chimpanzee, Bonobo, Pig, Cetacean, Parrot or any other animal whether or not they contemplate their purpose?
The Bible clearly states in Genesis 1:26-28. Man is solely created in the IMAGE of GOD and man is given pre-eminence over the animals. My GOD exists. A question might be, why doesn't GOD exist for you? Secondly, when was the last time you heard an animal talk. Obviously, some creatures will respond to love and care, but their purpose is to serve man and care for their young (though some creatures do not). They do not have an eternal soul as does man. They are not GOD breathed...
Druidus said:Just writing a book and saying it is the word of "God" doesn't make it true. Merely saying God doesn't like homosexuals doesn't make it true.
Also, because you believe in the bible, it is part of your convictions.
The Old Testament has existed for well over 2000 thousand years in its completed form. It is known that even the Greeks and Romans philosophers had access to the Old Testament. The Bible has outlasted all the mystic cults. I've NEVER said the GOD doesn't love homosexuals. I believe that you confuse rejection of a form of sin with rejection of the person enslaved to the sin. This is most certainly not the case... It is more an act of love to tell a person that they are in error then it is to sit back and let the truth slide by.
That is what hard love is all about. Love isn't always an easy road...