(April 6, 2016 at 11:23 am)Vincent Wrote: I'm confused. I was raised to believe that the God of the Bible never changes. He doesn't make mistakes and doesn't change his mind, as would befit someone who is infinite and eternal. So if that is true, that means he has and always will believe child-killing is perfectly permissible, so long as the right circumstances are in place... circumstances like the child is living in a culture that doesn't worship him (something that the child has no control over, I guess he just has to suck it up?)
Better question: Is killing babies ever justified, for any reason? If you answered no, then congratulations; you are morally superior to the god you worship.
I posted this back on page 2:
However, what is your point? That God doesn't exist because he commanded such a thing? That does not follow. That God is a monster? To support that, you would have to assume there was no reason for these actions. Can you do that? Can you put yourself in God's head?
Related to this, why do you think God is under some kind of obligation to extend or preserve life? There is no basis for thinking that. Do you think humans have "rights" in relation to God? That would be to vastly misunderstand what it means to be God.
EDIT: I found this if you want to educate yourself to the oppositions thoughts on the subject: http://www.reasonablefaith.org/did-god-c...-testament
