"do whatsoever seems good onto thee" Samuel 14:36
So it is ok to be a Atheist ;)
2007-02-02 08:48:52 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I know i am guilty oldguy......
2007-02-02 08:56:33 · update #1
I think you could take many scriptures out of context & build your own cult; you wouldn't be the first or last. But to answer your question, it was the people saying that, not God. It is easy to follow the whims of the masses, whether your a christian, non-christian or atheist. So in your reasoning I could come murder you & not be wrong for doing it because it seemed "good" to me? I must always question the platform an atheist uses too establish his/her philosophical worldviews. You know your own atheism is a religion, right? You can not prove that God does not exist, but merely cling to a weak faith that your position is so. Psalm 14:1 says " the fool has said in his/her heart there is no God." Proverbs 15:1 says "a soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pour out foolishness." A fool is one who chooses to act foolishly not because they are stupid. You choose to stir up anger & not consider the fact that what we speak is true.You search out an answer to justify your own views without allowing yourself to accept or understand truth. Hey did you know God doesn't believe in atheists? I'm praying for you & your misunderstanding of truth & reason.
2007-02-02 09:36:42 · answer #1 · answered by Go Away 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The quote that you have used to justify your life style is taken out of context. One just simply cannot select a sentence here and there to back up their beliefs. You have to study the entire Bible to see if what you claim is true. That particular verse is Saul, talking about going to kill the Philistines and the reply he got was "Do whatever seems best to you". Meaning whether to go into battle or not. Too bad you didn't read the next sentence. It said,"But the priest said, "Lets us inquire of God here." So, if you want to be an atheist you should ask God first.
2007-02-02 08:55:06 · answer #2 · answered by angel 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Do you neglect the other half of the verse?
What is the answer to that:
Let us draw near hither to God. -1 Samuel 14:46
It actually has the opposite meaning.
2007-02-02 08:58:28 · answer #3 · answered by great gig in the sky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the quite word "abortion" isn't used in any Bible quote that i understand of. on the grounds which you doing a project approximately abortion, why no longer study "unborn" in the Bible? the 1st commandment "Thou Shalt no longer Kill"; and in the e book of Jeremiah (a million:5) the Bible reads "till now I shaped you in the womb I knew you, and till now you have been born I consecrated you." they're going to proclaim his righteousness to a human beings yet unborn— for he has executed it. Psalm 22:30-31 My church teaches that Human existence might desire to be respected and shielded from the 2d of thought. God, the Lord of existence, has entrusted to adult men the noble project of safeguarding existence, and adult men might desire to hold it out in a manor worth of themselves. existence might desire to be secure with the utmost care from the 2d of thought: abortion and infanticide are abominable crimes. I wish you all stable on your faith type and that i'm hoping the link I gave you below helps you extremely.
2016-11-24 19:45:46 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok but what is the context around that quote?
Note it is in the old testament which we hardly ever follow anymore.(except the 10 commandments)
2007-02-02 08:53:41 · answer #5 · answered by Serenayowlerlove 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so it seems but who said that I suspct not God.
No saul of the old testiment was not a godly man he saught Davids life.
36Then Saul said, "Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until the morning light; let us not leave a man of them." And they said, "Do whatever seems good to you." But the priest said, "Let us draw near to God here."
2007-02-02 08:53:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you realize neither Samuel nor the Lord said that?
2007-02-02 08:54:42 · answer #7 · answered by ? 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Aaaaahh....so we must do as Saul said....go down and kill them all and not let a single one remain...it's too bad that some people don't read the whole verse......and miss out on it's meaning.
2007-02-02 09:04:13 · answer #8 · answered by Blondie B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Woohoo! Proof that the deity of the Bible is in fact a hedonist.
2007-02-02 08:51:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The ultimate in taking out of context.
2007-02-02 08:52:32 · answer #10 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋