If you believe in the mass execution of your fellow man on judgment day, does that make God guilty of religicide? As human beings we have professed to be outraged over the execution of people throughout history for their beliefs, so why then would any rational human being believe in and look forward to such an autrocity? I sure don't see that as an act of brotherly love, and I have yet to meet anyone who can explain to me how PERFECT LOVE can perform such an act of hatred.
2006-09-14 17:10:53 · 10 answers · asked by buttercup 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
As you can see by my question I don't believe that this is possible, but I am wanting to know how it is anyone else can.
2006-09-14 17:32:05 · update #1
Genocide is absolutely unforgivable...
We have enough evidence in the bible to convict god of mass genocide again and again as he commanded the deaths of many people, even women and children. He said that David was a man after his own heart....well, David was a murdering, lustful peeping tom. Hmmmmm. I have said it b4 and I'll say it again...even if the xtians are right I want nothing to do with them, their bloody death cult or their evil, jealous god. It simply goes against my morals and principles of compassion, empathy and love.
2006-09-14 17:34:13 · answer #1 · answered by Medusa 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You think too logically.
People who believe this judgement day stuff say it isn't God who condemns people, it's the sinners who condemn themselves.
Which is fine, if that's all there was to it. But instead of allowing the wicked to proceed straight to hell, there has to be this whole big ritual. A final triumphal battle, the parading of the wicked, the show trials, the ritual casting out. As you say, either God really wants to rub it in, or it's for the entertainment of the righteous. And if this makes God and the winners feel good, what does it say about them?
2006-09-15 00:28:54 · answer #2 · answered by Zardoz 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Who looks forward to it? The bible tells us that God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked. Also, that He wishes none to perish, but for all to come to repentance.
I wish I could give you all the answers, but I can't. And I do understand your question. I have studied the bible for ten years. My experience of God is that He is loving, compassionate, merciful, just. You ask, how can this be so and yet so many will be cast into the lake of fire?
I don't have an answer for that. I just know that two things are true: God is holy, perfect in all His ways....and....those who reject Jesus Christ will die the "second death".
2006-09-15 00:17:14 · answer #3 · answered by Esther 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, the only thing unforgivable is to reject the very one who gave himself that we might have life eternal in the presence of God. Mankind is given only so much knowledge and it limits our abilities to comprehend, but we can never give human attributes to God - and without suffering and sorrows or pain, would we ever look truly within who we are to gain a vision that we are only spiritual beings confined within this flesh but for a moment in time? No, we wouldn't. But in this moment of time we must come to recognize the greater existence we have is in the Spirit and that goes on forever and where it goes on after this flesh has decayed and died away is up to us. So the act is ours not Gods that must be made.
2006-09-15 00:18:20 · answer #4 · answered by dph_40 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
This is just my perception, not any authoritative comment representative of any religion
The soul is our connection to God. When a person sins, he puts himself farther from God. He kills just a bit of his own soul. I think the people who are lost in sin have no souls at all anyway, so only their spirits, which are no more than animals (no offense to animals) will be condemned to eternal punishment.
I do not look forward to the day of judgement, not because I fear for myself, but because I do not want to see anyone suffer. I fear that I would have pity for the accursed, poor animals.
2006-09-15 00:15:59 · answer #5 · answered by Smiley 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well first one must believe in all that stuff. Personally I do not. I do believe there is a great industry out there making big bucks scaring the bejesus out of everyone.
2006-09-15 00:15:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Genocide is unforgivable. Just think of those poor people who suffer. If God ever deals with the devil, it will be great. Right? Right.
2006-09-15 00:15:31 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
When He created us He layed down the rules. He does not want robots. He is a fair God that I believe.
http://www.carm.org/doctrine/100truths.htm
2006-09-15 00:17:33 · answer #8 · answered by rapturefuture 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
God has warned the world about fallowing satan and that he can't let sinners into heaven.
Were do you think he went wrong?
2006-09-15 00:13:40 · answer #9 · answered by Investigation Specialist 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
God loves us enough to send his own son to die for us. There are consequences to sin .God's given us a choice...choose him live....not choose him die...........simple.
2006-09-15 00:19:38 · answer #10 · answered by B"Quotes 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋