Tex Wrote:So, if God said, "don't do X or I'll make the ground swallow you", and then someone does X, and the ground doesn't swallow them, I would no longer trust God like I do.
No, what you do is interpret the non-ground swallowing as part of God's greater plan, or perhaps you will decide that when God says "don't do X or I'll make the ground swallow you", he really means that as a totally non-violent and very loving expression of his shame and sadness that you do not accept his love through your actions.