1 Samuel 15: 3
Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy everything that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.
If God (as represented in the Old Testament) is perfect, loving and good then can anyone find perfection and goodness in this verse? Ok, let's assume those babies had to die in order to prevent them from becoming "evil". But that theory doesn't fly because plenty of "evil" people are allowed to exist. If the babies had to die for the greater good of mankind then why couldn't God just painlessly zap them away or let them go to sleep peacefully if they weren't meant for this world? Wouldn't that be a more loving approach? That's why I don't believe the Bible can be the exact and final word of God. Otherwise, God would be less than perfect. I think the people who have had Near Death Experiences give a better picture of God then some of what is in the Bible.
2006-08-01
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