(July 5, 2015 at 9:14 pm)IATIA Wrote:The Lord isn't going to intervene in most cases. Due to our knowledge and the acquisition there of we must learn and make conscious effort to change our being as a whole. Just because evil is a stronger will in few that doesn't mean there is no God. Indeed there is evil. And no, evil isn't Universal. It is in us do to our free will. We were given the knowledge of evil without the Lord's consent for our own good. We must find our way back to the righteous. Just because there is a God and he gave us the opportunity for greatness doesn't mean we are inherently great. We must work for it through good.(July 5, 2015 at 10:57 am)popsthebuilder Wrote: Ok. Evidently he was struck down because he foolishly thought that the Lord needed him to steady the arch. He didn't believe that the Lord controlled everything's fate including the fate of the arch.
(my bold)
But yet is unable to stop rapists and murderers.
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Why Did Uzzah Die For Touching the Ark?
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As it was explained to me when mom tried to make "Raiders of the Lost Ark" into a teaching experience (I know...
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 (July 5, 2015 at 10:58 pm)SnakeOilWarrior Wrote: As it was explained to me when mom tried to make "Raiders of the Lost Ark" into a teaching experience (I know... Not really benevolent then, I'd say more childish...
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
 RE: Why Did Uzzah Die For Touching the Ark?
July 5, 2015 at 11:11 pm
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(July 5, 2015 at 10:58 pm)popsthebuilder Wrote:(July 5, 2015 at 9:14 pm)IATIA Wrote: But yet is unable to stop rapists and murderers.The Lord isn't going to intervene in most cases. Due to our knowledge and the acquisition there of we must learn and make conscious effort to change our being as a whole. Just because evil is a stronger will in few that doesn't mean there is no God. Indeed there is evil. And no, evil isn't Universal. It is in us do to our free will. We were given the knowledge of evil without the Lord's consent for our own good. We must find our way back to the righteous. Just because there is a God and he gave us the opportunity for greatness doesn't mean we are inherently great. We must work for it through good. Like I said, it is OK to rape and kill, but do not touch the ark. What a misanthrope.
You make people miserable and there's nothing they can do about it, just like god.
-- Homer Simpson God has no place within these walls, just as facts have no place within organized religion. -- Superintendent Chalmers Science is like a blabbermouth who ruins a movie by telling you how it ends. There are some things we don't want to know. Important things. -- Ned Flanders Once something's been approved by the government, it's no longer immoral. -- The Rev Lovejoy  (July 5, 2015 at 6:40 pm)popsthebuilder Wrote: ... God commanded rape and murder and had the Israelites go through with it, according to the Bible. Do you need me to find Bible verses for you, or do you have some familiarity with the Bible? "A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence." — David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
Just where I could find the verses would be sufficient.
(July 5, 2015 at 12:29 pm)Randy Carson Wrote: Um...apparently not in this age, either. Apparently not, as you can't recognize sarcasm.
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(July 5, 2015 at 6:22 pm)Beccs Wrote: Uzzah was a victim of murder. Likely the whole world, or at least a couple cities. He seems to like the whole "go big or go home" thing.
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(July 5, 2015 at 11:17 pm)popsthebuilder Wrote: Just where I could find the verses would be sufficient. Murder and rape Numbers 31 Deuteronomy 20:10-14 Rape Deuteronomy 21:10-14 Murder Numbers 21 1 Samuel 15 That is more than enough, but there is more. Really, the Israelites, as described in the Bible, are very much like ISIS today. "A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence." — David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
 (July 5, 2015 at 10:58 pm)SnakeOilWarrior Wrote: As it was explained to me when mom tried to make "Raiders of the Lost Ark" into a teaching experience (I know... Angel: Sir, the Germans are committing genocide against the Jews and desire world domination! God: ...meh. Angel 2: Sir, they found your magic box and are opening it! God: Melt their faces. All of them. Angel: Sir! It turns out that simply looking away nullifies your attack! God: Jesus Christ! Jesus: Yeah, Dad/Me? God:I wasn't talking to you. Jesus: But- God: Shut the fuck up! Johnson! Did anyone's face melt? Angel: Yes, sir. Quite spectacularly, too God: Good enough. ...I'm getting too old for this shit. The Jews are one thing, but no one touches my shit and gets away with it. Especially when it's where I stash my weed. Sounds like a legitimately capable and loving deity to me.
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