"Yes, killing in self-defense is the only time it is justifiable, I will concede that, but considering God is an omnipotent being under no threat, this is irrelevant. Regardless of whether it is okay for humans to kill as a form of punishment, which for the record I am against, an omnipotent being should have an infinite number of options to rectify a situation. Killing in self-defense is a last resort, which Yaweh should never have to use."
look, i don't care if you believe what God did was wrong that's between you and him. what we're argueing is if God contradicts himself in breaking his own commandment and he does not and this is why. the hebrew for the word sometimes translates to kill but more often translates to murder. the jewish sages note that the word retsach (origonal hebrew used in the 6th commendment) applies to illegal killing. not killing in general. this means the following is justified: killing in war, exceptions to killing listed in the law, and KILLING FOR PUNISHMENT FOR BREAKING THE LAW. if you look at any instance where God kill's people himself, it's always been b/c they have committed a sin or multiple sins that are punishable by death. in this way he does not contradict himself. ---this is how you look into scribture, not taking one verse and saying "oh you see? it's wrong."
"Looks like you better get your ass back to sunday school and brush up."
yes i very well know this but you should know you cannot apply new testimate scripture to old testiment events. though christians cannot say it is justifyable to kill someone out of self defense athiests often do don't they? i myself never said it was justifyable i just asked "is it not?"
look, i don't care if you believe what God did was wrong that's between you and him. what we're argueing is if God contradicts himself in breaking his own commandment and he does not and this is why. the hebrew for the word sometimes translates to kill but more often translates to murder. the jewish sages note that the word retsach (origonal hebrew used in the 6th commendment) applies to illegal killing. not killing in general. this means the following is justified: killing in war, exceptions to killing listed in the law, and KILLING FOR PUNISHMENT FOR BREAKING THE LAW. if you look at any instance where God kill's people himself, it's always been b/c they have committed a sin or multiple sins that are punishable by death. in this way he does not contradict himself. ---this is how you look into scribture, not taking one verse and saying "oh you see? it's wrong."
"Looks like you better get your ass back to sunday school and brush up."
yes i very well know this but you should know you cannot apply new testimate scripture to old testiment events. though christians cannot say it is justifyable to kill someone out of self defense athiests often do don't they? i myself never said it was justifyable i just asked "is it not?"
