Not asking whether or not "god" has the right, but how is it loving merciful and kind of him to kill everyone he doesn't like?
2007-03-10 16:00:52 · 18 answers · asked by Ⓐ iinux2 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
possibly....
2007-03-10 16:07:18 · update #1
God sent His own Son to take the place, in death, of all those who "Disagree With or Disobey Him." He's not killing anyone; on the contrary, He gave up what was dearest to Him, to keep us from having to die the death that we've earned! I'd call THAT pretty doggone loving, merciful, and kind!
2007-03-10 16:11:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ah, but He doesn't kill anyone He doesn't like. Doesn't He give everybody a lifetime to choose between Him and a non-Christian alternative?
I say He's a fair God. We're all sinners, yet He forgives adulterers, liars, murderers, etc. on an eternal basis with one condition only: That we sincerely acknowledge Him to be our one true God, that Jesus is our Savior. That's letting us all off pretty easy, considering that He created us and could fry us with a proverbial magnifying glass anytime he chooses. Plus, he promises that Judgment Day for all will not come until the whole world has heard the Good News.
Since God is omniscient, he would know exactly the course of any person's spiritual journey. Yet, he allows us our fill of life. Truly, a Loving Creator and Master.
2007-03-10 16:09:43 · answer #2 · answered by tigertrot1986 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes, He is merciful. That's why He sent Jesus. We all have the opportunity to be "saved". But more importantly, God is righteous and just. He does not tolerate sin in any way, shape or form unless there is repentance. He has provided a window of grace but there will come a time that window is closed. Mercy extends only as far as the one who it is intended for, accepts it. If you're dangling from a building's ledge and I extend my hand for help, YOU have to take hold...not me.
2007-03-10 16:12:38 · answer #3 · answered by JohnFromNC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-01 19:51:20 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Attributes given to God is actually given by us and then we say that god is so! this how we like our imagination of god to be. God does not do all the acts it is only our own acts. or the acts of the people we interact with that perform and experience it. One of the easiest thing we do is to blame others, when we cannot find anyone to blame then we find it convenient to blame god. There is no obeying or dis obeying god, because all the rules of society and home are imposed by us and not him, He/she does not differentiate any thing.
2007-03-10 16:14:23 · answer #5 · answered by mr.kotiankar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This may not be the answer you want, but He is going to try very hard to help everyone understand. By the end, I just can't see that very many people are going to be able to look at Christ and say no. It's going to get difficult and the longer you wait, the more you will suffer. I know that doesn't sound nice, but that is what it's going to take.
2007-03-10 16:09:22 · answer #6 · answered by rezany 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Are you hearing messages from God?
I've never heard him threaten to kill anyone. I have read about many people who disagreed with him - they are usually described as his "friends" in Scripture (Abraham, Moses, Jacob, Ezekiel, Jonah, Job... all diagreed with God openly).
"Don't play in the street - you'll get hit by a car."
"Why does my mom always threaten to run over me with a school bus if I play in the street?"
2007-03-10 16:07:25 · answer #7 · answered by NONAME 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
God does not threaten to kill anyone. Everyone will live forever, it is the locations that will differ.
2007-03-10 16:04:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
God doesn't threaten to kill anybody. He does however warn them that certain sins are Deadly and will bring about their demise. such as gluttony ( heart failure and stroke) Lust ( venereal diseases) etc., while others simply bring about misery in your life. God doesn't threaten, he warns. Big difference.
2007-03-10 16:23:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God has to stand up for himself; if he was a doormat, then no one would respect him, or obey his morals. There has to be some justice in the world.
2007-03-10 16:05:21 · answer #10 · answered by Randy G 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋