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The justice and mercy of God
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RE: The justice and mercy of God
December 23, 2011 at 9:56 am (This post was last modified: December 23, 2011 at 10:03 am by Freedom.)
(December 23, 2011 at 3:01 am)genkaus Wrote: Mercy and cruelty are not opposite concepts - they spring from the same root - giving what is undeserved and unearned. They just have different things to give - forgiveness or punishment.

These actions go against all rationality and are therefore fitting for the Christian god and other Christians. It is no surprise that god is seen as merciful by some and cruel by others. He can be both at the same time if he is taking or giving the unearned to the undeserving.

So, when Christians say their god is merciful and just, among other positive attributes (omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent), they are projecting their own preferences onto a being that doesn't exist, basically creating a god in the image of the human archetype. Otherwise, they are creating a god in the image of the complete opposite, a human aberration.

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The justice and mercy of God

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The justice and mercy of God - by Freedom - December 21, 2011 at 11:59 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Jaysyn - December 21, 2011 at 12:12 pm
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Blam! - December 22, 2011 at 2:45 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Cinjin - December 21, 2011 at 12:42 pm
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Heather - December 21, 2011 at 1:35 pm
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Erinome - December 21, 2011 at 12:50 pm
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Ace Otana - December 21, 2011 at 1:01 pm
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Godschild - December 21, 2011 at 1:41 pm
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Cinjin - December 21, 2011 at 1:58 pm
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Jaysyn - December 21, 2011 at 2:00 pm
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Freedom - December 21, 2011 at 2:54 pm
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Godschild - December 21, 2011 at 7:40 pm
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Freedom - December 22, 2011 at 12:45 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Minimalist - December 22, 2011 at 2:21 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Cinjin - December 22, 2011 at 2:34 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Godschild - December 22, 2011 at 3:14 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by KichigaiNeko - December 22, 2011 at 9:02 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Godschild - December 22, 2011 at 11:32 pm
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by KichigaiNeko - December 22, 2011 at 11:37 pm
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Zen Badger - December 24, 2011 at 5:47 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Aegrus - December 23, 2011 at 1:23 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Godschild - December 23, 2011 at 8:47 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by znk666 - December 21, 2011 at 2:54 pm
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Cinjin - December 21, 2011 at 3:26 pm
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Minimalist - December 21, 2011 at 7:45 pm
The justice and mercy of God - by Zen Badger - December 21, 2011 at 11:19 pm
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Whateverist - December 22, 2011 at 12:21 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Epimethean - December 22, 2011 at 12:28 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Erinome - December 22, 2011 at 1:15 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Nanzilla - December 22, 2011 at 8:59 am
The justice and mercy of God - by Zen Badger - December 22, 2011 at 9:12 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by The Grand Nudger - December 22, 2011 at 11:20 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Godschild - December 23, 2011 at 1:00 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Freedom - December 22, 2011 at 11:21 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Godschild - December 23, 2011 at 12:01 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by KichigaiNeko - December 23, 2011 at 1:36 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by genkaus - December 23, 2011 at 2:47 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by The Grand Nudger - December 22, 2011 at 11:38 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Minimalist - December 23, 2011 at 12:36 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Cyberman - December 23, 2011 at 12:56 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Minimalist - December 23, 2011 at 1:11 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by The Grand Nudger - December 23, 2011 at 1:42 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Erinome - December 23, 2011 at 2:55 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by genkaus - December 23, 2011 at 3:01 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Freedom - December 23, 2011 at 9:56 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Zen Badger - December 23, 2011 at 9:06 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by KichigaiNeko - December 23, 2011 at 9:45 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Norfolk And Chance - December 23, 2011 at 10:20 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by Epimethean - December 23, 2011 at 11:46 am
RE: The justice and mercy of God - by The Grand Nudger - December 23, 2011 at 11:50 pm

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