2006-12-12 04:49:33 · 23 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
god is a myth created by man
2006-12-12 04:51:49 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 3⤊ 4⤋
Because smiting never happened in the past either. It's the belief that an anthropamorphic God has emotions and decided to punish that which he/she is opressing. It's called mythology.
There is no such thing as smiting. Only people do that.
2006-12-12 12:52:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
I'm going with what baseballgrll said. It's all about letting go and letting us decide how we want to do things. Jesus is the new covenant. If we believe in Him and follow Him, He has already paid our sin debt. If not, the smiting will come later as stated all through the bible and finally in Revelations. Read up on it.
2006-12-12 13:09:23 · answer #3 · answered by Jeanne G 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because we as a whole are so far away from God. If you look in the Bible at when Gods judgment came swiftly, it is when people were close to him. The farther people drift away from God the longer it seams it takes for judgment.
The two that come to mind right away are :
Acts ch.5 Ananias and Sapphira
Leviticus ch.10 Nadab and Abihu, Aaron's two oldest sons.
2006-12-12 13:02:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is still smiting, young man! You better get right with God and his son, our Savior Jesus Christ. He will smite you right into hell.
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2006-12-12 12:53:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
It's a new age. We have the knowledge of how to get to heaven. The final judgement will be the only smiting left. He's left us to our own devices. We wanted Him gone, He's stepped back and given us what we wanted. Ever do that to your child?
2006-12-12 12:52:03 · answer #6 · answered by BaseballGrrl 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
God did not rule out smiting as a final measure against those who share his most famous work, the Bible, on the Internet. This marks the first time a deity has spoken on IT-related questions since Steve Jobs was temporarily Enlightened when touching the One True iMac some years ago.
Citing misuse of His word, misquotation, and putting hardworking Bible printers out of work, God said he would now start hunting Bible pirating around the globe. "I have to defend both my world-famous brand - the Bible and its distinctive likenesses - and the livelihood of those who create and distribute legal copies of it. Sure, they live not by bread alone, but website hits - someone else's website mind you - don't pay the bills for these folks."
Since large portions of the Bible are many centuries old, many people believe the work to be in the public domain. Not so, said God. "Look, most copyright laws are based on something like the author's lifetime plus, let's say, 15 years. News flash: I'm still here."
" I am a jealous God," He said, "but I am by no means unreasonable. If the person will stop distributing My copyrighted materials, there will be no further consequences. Like I've said before: hate pirating, love the pirate."
Ironically, some of those most likely to be hit by these measures are among God's biggest fans. The Reverend Alfred Jackson is a minister at the church of St. Cecilia in Kansas City. In his spare time, he maintains the Bible study website "eChapter and eVerse," which cross-references large parts of the bible with commentary from clergy and laypeople from around the world.
God said that 'spreading the Gospel' was not a valid defense for distributing copyrighted materials. "Rev. Jackson has published at least 35% of My word electronically, where anyone with an internet connection can download it. Thrice did I call on him to repent; thrice did he ignore me or refer me to the EFF [Electronic Frontier Foundation]."
Jackson said he had had several emails from someone claiming to be the Deity, but had first dismissed them as pranks. When he received the second 'cease and desist’, Jackson contacted the EFF and asked for advice.
Marie Dang, an attorney with EFF said smiting was clearly an unreasonable response to alleged copyright infringement. "I realize that legal text often spells out all the details and ramifications right from the start. But mentions of smiting and damnation are hardly suitable for a first letter," said Dang.
Responding to widespread criticism over perceived misuse of omnipotence, God said people had misunderstood Him. "I repeat: Smiting would only be a last resort against the unrepentant. True, neither My Son nor I thought of electronic piracy when I sent him to earth. However, we have decided to include it as a 'sin' for purposes of forgiveness. I don't know who put in that 'damnation' stuff."
When asked what His next step might be, God was reluctant to discuss specifics. He stressed that He would consider the effect of His actions on the meek. "Let's make one thing clear," He said, "I may be omnipotent, but I'm not crazy: It's not like I think I'm Jack Valenti."
2006-12-12 12:54:09 · answer #7 · answered by Brite Tiger 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Ever since the great flood in the book of Genesis, God vowed to stay out of the affairs of mankind. The Hell fire and brimstone God of the Old Testament was tempered with Jesus and his forgiveness.
2006-12-12 12:53:52 · answer #8 · answered by Eva 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because it wasn't god that Smited, it was humanity blaming their problems on him.
2006-12-12 12:53:59 · answer #9 · answered by danksprite420 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
don't you think there's been alot of smiting lately? lolz
2006-12-12 12:52:32 · answer #10 · answered by Chia Pet 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, nowadays we know how the weather works, how volcanoes and earthquakes happen and we know how diseases spread. we no longer need to explain "acts of God" as the revenge of a wrathful deity. nowadays natural calamity is simply that.
2006-12-12 12:58:48 · answer #11 · answered by nebtet 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋