(August 22, 2018 at 12:06 am)Cecelia Wrote: Is there a line you're not willing to cross for god?
Let's say, like Abraham, God came down and asked you to sacrifice your child? Would you do that for him? Or would you draw the line and say "no"
What lines are there? I mean it's easy to say that "Oh god wouldn't ask me to do that!" (He asked Abraham to do it, so I don't see why not). Would you do whatever God asked you to?
I'm sure the most common answer will be "Well, God wouldn't ask me to do something so terrible! So I'd know it wasn't god." To which I have to ask why Abraham did not think the same thing, and what therefore makes him credible in the least?
This question gets asked a lot here lol. 😉
No, I would not kill my kid. If God asked me to do that, I would at that moment come to the realization that the God I believe in doesn't exist, because something like this would be contrary to His nature. God wouldn't be who I thought He was. It would be extremely confusing, especially to try to wrap my head around how the creator of the universe could be evil, since natural law (which comes from God) demonstrates that killing the innocent is wrong.
I could go on about how this wouldn't make any sense and wouldn't line up with... well, the world. But the short answer is, no, I would not do it.
As for Abraham, did God's voice actually sound from the skies and order Abraham to kill his son? Or was that story written allegorically, to convey some sort of message for the people of the time? When it comes to OT stories, I take the latter approach.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
