(December 13, 2008 at 2:45 pm)CoxRox Wrote: Daystar, it is claimed God intervened because of the wickedness of man ie vicious murders, rapes, child sacrifice. You said before:
'God can't simply remove evil at his whim because mankind is lord over their own planet under the influence of Satan'
Well, this is exactly what He is meant to have done in these earlier 'events'. He forced His will above the humans. He flooded the earth, he destroyed whole cities. He doesn't appear to do that now. It's been 2000 years since any supposed 'intervention'. This long 'absence' is worringly long and silent.
Most people don't realize that Genesis 3:15 is the first prophecy of Jesus, but you, through your studies with the JWs have learned this, correct? How long of a time was it from that prophecy until the Messiah? More than 2000 years, I can tell you.
When God 'steps in' it isn't for something trivial like saving someone from death who will die later anyway. With resurrection why would he?
The case of the flood was a case of supernatural proportions. The Nephilim. Did the JWs teach you of them? Most probably had God not destroyed most of the world the world would have been destroyed entire.
Soddom and Gomorrah? What was going on there? It wasn't just this crazy story about this crazy time and these crazy people. What was at steak there? A few righteous? That isn't the point. Think about it.
Why did Jesus and the apostles heal the sick? There was a time for that in order to kick start the Christian movement that isn't necessary now. It wasn't done to save a few people from death or sickness.
