When I was a street preacher, I used to remind other Christians of 1 Peter 3:15–16 whenever they treated atheists with contempt, which frequently included false accusations of hating and/or rebelling against God, as well as extremely sarcastic remarks whenever any atheist attempted to reason...
I agree. I see humans writing to themes and drama, talking about our hopes and fears. Enjoying a good GvE melodrama. Some good raunchy sex scenes. A little gross-you-out body horror.
You just reminded me ==> Have you ever read The Cyberiad by Stanislaw Lem? :) Here is a small excerpt.
Well said, in my opinion. And in response, I'd like to re-post what I wrote earlier in this thread.
According to the Bible, God is omniscient (Psalm 139:1–6; Isaiah 46:9–10; 1 John 3:20), omnipotent (Psalm 147:5; Job 42:2; Daniel 2:21), and omnipresent (Psalm 139:7–10; Isaiah 40:12; Colossians...
According to the Bible, God is omniscient (Psalm 139:1–6; Isaiah 46:9–10; 1 John 3:20), omnipotent (Psalm 147:5; Job 42:2; Daniel 2:21), and omnipresent (Psalm 139:7–10; Isaiah 40:12; Colossians 1:17). And also, according to Genesis 6:6-7, God regretted creating not only mankind but also every...
there were early christian groups that believe in such a duality .. YHWH was a demiurge .. it is not hard to see where they got such ideas from .. The God of Jesus is much the polar opposite of that YHWH fellow..
In my opinion, the God of the Bible is analogous to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
The biblical God as Dr. Jekyll (calm, civilized, and wise):
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
The biblical...
The one good example you brought is from Psalms 137. The others have explanations written into the story which do not match your description.
Regarding morality, the point is: no one is above the law. That's the message.
i do not agree with the authenticity of what are chroniclers not Prophets or Messengers and even the author for the passages on the Amalekites is unknown. So we cannot say these are authored by God. Here is one explanation regarding the stories of chroniclers.
As to that which hath been...
There are a plethora of biblical stories of a sadistic, psychopathic, and genocidal God who commanded the Israelites to wipe other nations off the face of the earth. According to the Bible, God commanded the Israelites to wipe the Amalikites off the face of the earth (Exodus 17:8–13; 1Samuel...
Kill counts are irrelevant. God commanded the killing of children.
"1 Samuel15:
2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.
3 Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and...
Some slave owners considered it a huge favour,
as they'd baptized the slaves.
A lil hard work w salvation v eternity in a place way
worse than a plantation
You're, again, ignoring what it actually says. First of all, this has nothing to do with slavery. Second of all, they drew first blood and had been repeatedly killing for, I think, hundreds of years in the story. Perhaps you're like @Audie? You would prefer for unarmed people to submit and...
I assume these slave owners were just following the example of the "Good Book." 1Samuel15:2–3: "2 This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘I will punish the Amalekites for what they did to Israel when they waylaid them as they came up from Egypt. 3 Now go attack the Amalekites and totally destroy...
Or maybe seize some infants and smash their heads against the rocks (Psalm 137:9), or how about killing some witches (Exodus 22:18) in a public witch burning? I hear Salem, Massachusetts, is nice this time of year. If we're going to follow the "Good Book" in regards to punishing people for their...
God thus, somehow, unfathomably, proving Himself to be "all loving." The person who can accept all of what you demonstrated, and still believe "God is Love," has to be consciously and deliberately deluding themselves.
Well said, in my opinion. There are aslo biblical stories of a sadistic, psychopathic, and genocidal God who commanded the Israelites to wipe other nations off the face of the earth. According to the Bible, God ordered the Israelites to wipe the Amalikites off the face of the earth (Exodus...
"Happy is the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks." Psalm 137:9
God ordered the Israelites to wipe the Amalikites off the face of the earth (Exodus 17:8–13; 1Samuel15:2–3). According to the Bible, he told the Israelites, "Now go, attack the Amalekites, and totally...