(June 24, 2015 at 6:40 pm)Randy Carson Wrote:(June 24, 2015 at 6:32 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I don't have the same understanding as Randy in regards to the OT, but I think what he's saying is that God was putting Himself down at the level of the people/culture of the time in order to integrate Himself slowly.
Yes. As I said previously, God met the Israelites where they were at and began to form them into a better people. This process took time.
Randy, a god who takes his time implementing a process forgoes the suffering of everyone else who is going through the situation. How could a loving benevolent god think this was the best possible way? If me, a finite mortal being can think of a better way to execute this master plan while minimizing suffering and maximizing happiness what does that say about god?
**Crickets** -- God
