(September 24, 2016 at 4:21 pm)Alasdair Ham Wrote:(September 24, 2016 at 3:38 pm)Lek Wrote: I, like most christians and non-christians, have long had a problem to one degree or another with the seemingly wrathful God of the old testament. I've always come to the conclusion of God being a God of justice as well as of love. Because of the sins of mankind, our lives here on this imperfect world involve suffering. It's a consequence that stems from our sins. Even innocent children often suffer consequences of the sins of others because they live in the resulting world.
No loving almighty "God" would ever allow that. You just can't justify that.
I'm discussing the issue from a biblical standpoint, which we often do in this forum, and I think what I expounded on was a pretty good justification, although I really don't need to justify God's actions. Coming from a believer's standpoint it makes sense. I understand that no matter what I say, God isn't going to be what you want or accept.
