Regarding: So far his morality is "Might makes right".
Well, it's an easy and convenient argument to make, and one I agree with. I don't want to limit my replies to that narrow rebuttal, but it may become necessary. When I was asked about holding God to some sort of standard, I immediately recused myself from that idea - I don't hold God to any standard, and wouldn't want to worship one who could be.
Jesus said, "there is no one good but God". You might not like the idea of the Israelites committing genocide in the old testament or hellfire in the new testament, but those are expressions of his justice. The initial post of this thread rages against the idea of eternal torment as an appropriate punishment,
The bigger the crime, the bigger the time right? If you intentionally murder someone else you could easily end up losing your life as punishment. Isn't it possible that rebelling against an infinite God is a considerably bigger crime, deserving of a much bigger punishment than merely mortal death?
Well, it's an easy and convenient argument to make, and one I agree with. I don't want to limit my replies to that narrow rebuttal, but it may become necessary. When I was asked about holding God to some sort of standard, I immediately recused myself from that idea - I don't hold God to any standard, and wouldn't want to worship one who could be.
Jesus said, "there is no one good but God". You might not like the idea of the Israelites committing genocide in the old testament or hellfire in the new testament, but those are expressions of his justice. The initial post of this thread rages against the idea of eternal torment as an appropriate punishment,
Quote:that to me is NOT of justice, NOT of love and certainty NOT righteous, if anything, its barbaric, its savagery, its inhumane, and most importantly, its EVIL.
The bigger the crime, the bigger the time right? If you intentionally murder someone else you could easily end up losing your life as punishment. Isn't it possible that rebelling against an infinite God is a considerably bigger crime, deserving of a much bigger punishment than merely mortal death?