RE: God's character
July 26, 2010 at 6:57 pm
(This post was last modified: July 26, 2010 at 7:01 pm by chasm.)
(July 26, 2010 at 6:37 pm)Mr Olefemi Wrote: I have been reading some of the things which have been said about god.Things about him being vengeful and angry and always punishing and killing and doing unfair things.What a shame,and I blame the bible and the people who wrote it,not to mention the pastors and other religious leaders who give this impression.
So? The point is that he DOES BAD THINGS. Even if you don't believe in the Bible, how can you believe in God and not think he DOESN'T DO BAD THINGS? Please enlighten me.
There is still death. There is still famine. There are still diseases. There is still murder and rape. There are still BAD THINGS in the world. And if you believe in God, he does these bad things, correct?
Mr Olefemi Wrote:This is why I stay away from church unless it has a good reputation.I will walk out of a church if the priest begins talking about smiting and punishing,but it doesn't happen much because I am careful where I go and I only go where I trust the person giving the talk.
Good for you. Do you want a pat on the back? (Sarcasm...)
Mr Olefemi Wrote:It is odd for me to say this as a christian but to get a good impression of god's character it is not a good idea to read most of the bible.It is best to just hear what Jesus said,and still you have to be careful because the bible was written by men with their own ideas and plans.
So how do you know those same men didn't make up God since they wrote the Bible? And one more thing: How do YOU know what Jesus said?
Mr Olefemi Wrote:The truth is that god's character is nothing except loving.He made the entire universe and he has no reason to punish people just because they didn't hear about him.Your ideas about who god is are based on lies and this is why I understand your feelings about him and why you can't believe that he could exist if that is what he is like.
Your ideas of God are based on the lies of 12 men who scribbled this shit on stones in the middle of the desert.
Mr Olefemi Wrote:If you don't want to believe in god that is not a bad thing at all but let us at least be clear about the god that we are talking about.
Yes, lets. We are talking about the invisible, vindictive sky daddy that doesn't provide proof of his existence, right?
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