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RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God
May 9, 2013 at 5:36 pm
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And what parent literally leaves their children with the devil?
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Could've been worse, could've left 'em with a Catholic priest
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RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God
May 9, 2013 at 6:03 pm
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
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RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God
May 9, 2013 at 7:31 pm
(May 9, 2013 at 4:51 pm)smax Wrote: (May 9, 2013 at 4:11 pm)Godschild Wrote: With one simple commandment.
And what parent literally leaves their children with the devil?
Anyone who does not teach their children about Christ, and God said "it would be better for that person to put a millstone around their neck and jump into the sea."
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
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RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God
May 9, 2013 at 7:33 pm
(May 9, 2013 at 7:31 pm)Godschild Wrote: Anyone who does not teach their children about Christ, and God said "it would be better for that person to put a millstone around their neck and jump into the sea."
Yep, evil God.
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RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God
May 9, 2013 at 7:33 pm
(May 9, 2013 at 4:43 pm)Esquilax Wrote: (May 9, 2013 at 4:11 pm)Godschild Wrote: With one simple commandment.
And hey, I'll ask you directly: why was the tree there to begin with? What purpose did it serve?
Read my last reply to Ryan, the answer is there.
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RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God
May 9, 2013 at 10:25 pm
(May 9, 2013 at 10:02 pm)smax Wrote: (May 9, 2013 at 7:31 pm)Godschild Wrote: Anyone who does not teach their children about Christ, and God said "it would be better for that person to put a millstone around their neck and jump into the sea."
so people have a moral obligation to teach their children about Christ but god doesn't?
Oh, and in what universe was that an answer to my question?
In this one, why do you live in a different one.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
