Is the Holy Spirit Misleading You?

[Lek]

The message of the Holy Spirit is always true.  Individuals who perform evil in the name of the Holy Spirit are not following him.  Do some people commit evil in the name of God?  Sure.  People commit evil in the name of many things and may even think they're doing the right thing.  We should always check our desires against scripture.  In the case of burning witches, the bible doesn't condone it.  It may have been commanded to the old testament Israelites, but not to us.  God's covenant with Moses had it's purposes and his covenant with his followers after the cross has it's purposes.

So god changed his mind? Or he was...wr-wr-wr-wrong?!!

Y'know, it'd be easier to take this seriously if you didn't have an entire book in there where god royally fucks with a truly devoted guy just for yuks. How can we not look at ourselves like meaningless little playthings for a vindictive child-minded overlord in that worldview?

No. He didn't change his mind. He had a purpose for doing what he did under the old covenant and for what he did under the new covenant. And he did mess with poor Job, but how did Job come out in the whole scheme of things? Based on your ideas of eternity, you'll come away with entirely different interpretations of God actions and motives. God did act wrathfully with people before Christ. That's what Jesus took upon himself for us on the cross.