(March 31, 2016 at 11:34 am)GeneralDog Wrote:(March 31, 2016 at 11:30 am)Won2blv Wrote: I think that one misplaced idea is that god cannot be loving and justify killing people. So if it is absolutely impossible to be loving and justify killing then the biblical god could not possible be moral and loving. I don't believe this. I believe that the death penalty is wrong because of the possibility of even one person being killed unjustly with no chance of retribution. This is in spite of the fact that I do believe some people deserve death. But I would rather 100 deserving death penalties be missed for the 1 undeserving one to be saved. So if God has perfect wisdom, justice, and knowledge, then I believe that he could justifiably use killing as a method of accomplishing his purpose.
This is just me saying that hypothetically I could trust someone like that. Trusting in god doesn't have to be based off incredulity. Maybe someone applies god suggestions on how to live life and trusts god based off of good results. Its a straw man to say that all christians just think, "god can do whatever he likes and its fine by me" and that it includes immoral unjustified actions
God breaks commandment 6. If god requires evil for his purpose, as you claim, "then I believe that he could justifiably use killing as a method of accomplishing his purpose", he isn't all good, as the bible claims. (PSALMS 136:1)
God cannot break commandment #6. He cannot murder. Murder is an unlawful taking of life. What applicable law would God be breaking to end a life?
Regarding categorizing this as evil, Augustine defined evil as choosing a lesser good. It is an action (not a thing in and of itself). God would not be capable of choosing a less moral choice because he is essentially good (not contingently good).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustinian_theodicy
Augustine proposed that evil could not exist within God, nor be created by God, and is instead a by-product of God's creativity.[13] He rejected the notion that evil exists in itself, proposing instead that it is a privation of (or falling away from) good, and a corruption of nature.[5] He wrote that "evil has no positive nature; but the loss of good has received the name 'evil.'"[14]