RE: On Hell and Forgiveness
August 28, 2018 at 6:29 pm
(This post was last modified: August 28, 2018 at 7:31 pm by Angrboda.)
(August 28, 2018 at 1:21 pm)SteveII Wrote:(August 28, 2018 at 12:00 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: 6 And the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. 7 So the Lord said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them.”
Go ahead, divorce that whole story (Gen 6) from God's holiness/justice/love/mercy and make the case for 'emotions'.
God says quite explicitly in Genesis 6 that he will blot them out "for I am sorry that I made them." It couldn't be any plainer than that Steve. Action, followed by cause. You can certainly suggest that his wiping them out was just, but God is quite clear on his motive here.