Come on, even Christians have to admit that Biblegod can be cruel and petulent...FLooding the earth, hell fire and brimstone, judgement, Apocalypse etc.
2006-12-11 10:44:55 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Or were there no innocent children caught up in the flood? what a horrible death, we put people in jail for drowning kittens, yet your god get s a pass for drowning untold millions of human babies?
2006-12-11 10:54:57 · update #1
"You can't always get what you want..."
2006-12-11 10:48:01 · answer #1 · answered by I.M. 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes. For example, God can't even keep his promise
God's first covenant was with Noah, as he swore that He would never again flood the Earth and kill all flesh:
Genesis 9:11 And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth
Why r there still disasters on earth???
2006-12-11 11:03:33 · answer #2 · answered by Knowledge Seeker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The god of the bible is jealous, hateful, mean and vengeful.
Sounds more like the qualities of man than God. This is a case of man casting God in his own image.
This is decidedly NOT the perfect, loving Creator of all.
The mistake here is not the concept of God, but rather the idea that scripture is a literal truth.
Once you realize that scripture is symbolic and look for the core truth of unity and Love you can begin to contemplate the true nature of the Creator.
2006-12-11 10:55:07 · answer #3 · answered by Elmer R 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, some people think that the way God handled things in the Old Testament as compared to the New was due to the growth and intelligence of the people He was dealing with. They had grown more by the time Jesus came and could understand the ideas He was giving them. Whereas in the Old Test. they only had to follow 10 rules.
2006-12-11 10:50:42 · answer #4 · answered by catscratch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mankind deserves followers of god who are better than many modern day christians. There are some good people, but many just twist everything their god suppidly said to excuse their bad behavior.
2006-12-11 10:54:54 · answer #5 · answered by spirenteh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A history lesson that is most unfortunate: Roman Emperor Constantine and other Christians had a meeting of council, named Council of Nicea. It was decided to change God form a loving, benevolent being into a wrathful, fear-based being. The Nicea Council further agreed to remove God from the hearts of men and in every living thing, and jettisoned Him into the heavens. The Council of Nicea also decided to elevate Jesus from a man prophet into a Son of God. Constantine implemented much of empire into the books referring to Jesus that were ‘spared’ before he decided on the final draft.
Why were flaws of prophets, such as Jesus, Buddha, Muhammad, Moses and Lao Tzu glossed over? To make their divinity appear unattainable. Why would anyone separate us from God? We were separated to secure a place for your priest, rabbi, guru or the like to interpret the way to heaven for you, to speak to God for you, rather than teach that We Are One and are part of God.
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2006-12-11 10:48:38 · answer #6 · answered by twowords 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You mean better than the God who destroyed the wicked in a flood yet spared the righteous, better than the God who gave us His son so that we would be redeemed, better than than the God who is eternally loving and merciful?
God is never unjust, when you become omniscient, then you can judge the big picture.
2006-12-11 10:48:55 · answer #7 · answered by Draco Paladin 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have read the bible, then you would know that God will punish people in His own way. However, the bible has been translated, and re-translated so many times, that we perhaps will never know the truths that are supposed to lie within
2006-12-11 10:48:24 · answer #8 · answered by cclleeoo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See what I mean? ( for the person who asked what is the one question that offends your faith most)
THIS QUESTION! We deserve hell! We dont deserve the love of Jesus Christ! Yet those who believe in Him, he has suffered on the cross for- and died a painful death then defeated death and rose again on the 3rd day. God made us, and He holds our breath in His hands. I am amazed at just how prideful and selfish people are....This worlds needs LOTS of Humility~
2006-12-11 10:48:44 · answer #9 · answered by Mandolyn Monkey Munch 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Flooding the earth, hellfire, judgement. is for people that sin against god. they not observe and abide the law of god in the bible.
2006-12-11 10:52:04 · answer #10 · answered by arvin_ian 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mankind don't need a God; they have very Many atheist Scientists who can control floods and ignore judgement.
2006-12-11 10:49:44 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋