Why can't Christians say that parts of the Old Testament don't apply??..

[solja247]

How about Samuel 15 then? Seems pretty unambiguous. God gets pissed off because Saul didn't kill everyone down to the last sheep. I mean, God does love to punish the animals along with the humans he is targeting as part of his latest genocidal pogrom. Consider the flood... kills off a majority of living creatures just to punish humanity. Subtlety is not one of Yahweh's traits that is for sure.

Was that God? The Bible also says in 1 Samuel that God made Hannah infertile, I think we need to becareful, the Bible was written within a completely different time. We need to be careful to understand the context.

Well, flowers can be beautiful. There's beauty in mountain scenery or watching a majestic waterfall. There's also beauty in a meadow feshly covered with snow. But all of nature is most certainly NOT beautiful. Ever seen a pack of lions bring down a zebra and then rip it to shreds while it's still alive? Ever seen vultures tear into a carcass? Ever seen two animals fight to the death? Was hurricane Katrina "beautiful"? How about earthquakes? Tsunamis? Floods?

How is it not beautiful to see a lion catch a zebra and tear it apart? Its beautiful and amazing!
Where I live there is an octopi that will kill you in an hour (the most deadliest octopus) its called the blue ringed octopus. Its a beautiful creature, just because it could kill me or anyone else doesnt mean it isnt beautiful.