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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: Rats Feet Ordered by Date |
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1 | How can we know it's God? | Genesis | Rats Feet | 162171 | ||
You are right- I do believe God is perfect, yet I am having trouble reconcile some things with his nature. First, if God determines moral standards- and thus good and evil, how can we call him good? Secondly, if we believe in a just God, how can he kill innocent children? Lastly, if God is unrestrained by moral standards, and seems to tell people to kill, coule a mass murder be an honest tool of God's? Like I have mentioned before, what if Bin Laden truly WAS told by God to commit holy war (as he believes so himself)? |
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2 | God sanctions murder of the innocent? | Bible general Archive 3 | Rats Feet | 162156 | ||
I do think there is an apparent contradiction- God preaches love and forgiveness, yet he seems to allow and approve of the murder of the innocents in some areas- i.e. at Og and Heshborn. Also, if God does allow the murder of the innocent, how can we be sure what is from God, and what is not? While I admire your faith, I cannot help but think there are merits to questioning what we don't understand instead of giving up the search in the beginning as God must be right. |
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3 | Where is Abraham's test of faith? | Genesis | Rats Feet | 162153 | ||
If Abraham knew God was going to save Isaac, how does it show Abraham's faith? If he did know- the entire mock sacrifice was nothing more than a elaborate set up then. |
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4 | God's motives? | Genesis | Rats Feet | 162152 | ||
If Abraham believed that God would raise Isaac up after his sacrifice, then the case for him being a faithful servant, ready to sacrifice his son for God is completely lost. If God was all powerful, surely he could do something to protect his people without killing the enemies? This seems to reek of favoritism- and the crusades. I have the impression that the murder of those two nations was simple and pure punishment. So in a sense- are you saying that God does approve of murder- as long as it helps ensure that his plans for us- the survivors of history- stay intact? |
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5 | Again- God sanctions holy murder? | Genesis | Rats Feet | 162151 | ||
Hi Makarios- I'm still a bit confused. If Osama Bin Laden had no authority to kill anyone, then did Moses in the massacre at Heshbon and Og, or Abraham at the altar with Isaac? What if Bin Laden was the hand of God? Okay, Isaac may have been a willing, or threatened participant, but what about the women and children in Heshbon and Og? Is the killing of children in line with God's Holy Word? |
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6 | Difference between Moses and BinLaden? | Genesis | Rats Feet | 162150 | ||
There is something wrong with the modern viewpoint that it is infinitely worse to murder people of your own nationality. USA may not have murdered people of its own people, but it has murdered hundred of others through its wars, its foreign policies, all in the name of democracy. I'd say, God has definitely put the punishing countries thing on hold. |
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7 | Bin Laden God's hand in justice? | Genesis | Rats Feet | 162149 | ||
Bin Laden was raised as an example of a deluded murderer who believes he is the hand of Justice. I am wondering at the difference between him and Abraham and Moses- all thought they were the prophet and chosen one of God. |
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8 | US the chosen one? | Genesis | Rats Feet | 162148 | ||
Are you insinuating that USA is the "chosen nation"? If you do support bringing nations into judgement, do you support the crusades in the middle ages? |
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9 | Bin Laden God's hand in justice? | Genesis | Rats Feet | 162031 | ||
I don't think you quite get my point. Are you agreeing that Bin Laden is God's hand in justice then? If God's commands aren't ethical- or at least not deemed ethical by us, a.k.a. murder, then who's to say that a random mass murderer isn't a prophet of God? | ||||||
10 | contradiction? | Genesis | Rats Feet | 162030 | ||
I fully agree with you- faith conquers all. However, you mention the fact (in the previous note) that Abraham, in saying, we will return to you, basically KNEW God would show up- or am I mistaken? |
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11 | Difference between Moses and BinLaden? | Genesis | Rats Feet | 162019 | ||
Will you please give me the Biblical reference for Abraham telling Isaac that he would be the sacrifice? I cannot find it anywhere in Genesis 22. Furthermore, if the only way we can tell whether something is truly from God is whether or not it is ethical, if God does command for murder, then how can we know what is true? What is there to stop Osama Bin Laden from saying that he was correct in the Sept. 11th event if God could also command Moses to kill the men, women, and children in the kingdoms of Heshbon and Og on God's command (Deut. 3:6). According to Bin Laden, Americans are also leading very sinful lives. |
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12 | God sanctions murder of the innocent? | Genesis | Rats Feet | 162018 | ||
Aren't you using circular reasoning? The whole point of why Abraham's faith is admired is because he was willing to sacrifice his son Isaac- if he knew that God really wouldn't allow Isaac to die, then the test of Abraham's faith shows nothing. |
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13 | Murder of the Innocents? | Genesis | Rats Feet | 161852 | ||
THanks makarios- but when God was testing Abraham's faith, it WAS the right thing for abraham to kill isaac right? what kind of God would ask that of us? It is true that God called Jesus to die- but Jesus was a willing participant. what about the Old Testament Wars where God commanded the Israelis to kill everyone, including children and women. |
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14 | God sanctions murder of the innocent? | Not Specified | Rats Feet | 161762 | ||
If the only way we can test whether someone or something is of Christ is by testing his actions against the Bible, then surely God commanding Abraham to kill Isaac is "ungodly"? If a rather person came to tell you that God had told him to tell you to kill your child, surely you would not believe he was "of God"? How can God sanction the murder of innocent people? People can argue that God really didn't mean for Abraham to kill Isaac, yet obviously Abraham killing Isaac would have been the right thing to do, so there is no difference. | ||||||
15 | God sanctions murder of the innocent? | Bible general Archive 3 | Rats Feet | 161850 | ||
If the only way we can test whether someone or something is of Christ is by testing his actions against the Bible, then surely God commanding Abraham to kill Isaac is "ungodly"? If a rather person came to tell you that God had told him to tell you to kill your child, surely you would not believe he was "of God"? How can God sanction the murder of innocent people? People can argue that God really didn't mean for Abraham to kill Isaac, yet obviously Abraham killing Isaac would have been the right thing to do, so there is no difference. | ||||||
16 | God sanctions murder of the innocent? | Genesis | Rats Feet | 161848 | ||
If the only way we can test whether someone or something is of Christ is by testing his actions against the Bible, then surely God commanding Abraham to kill Isaac is "ungodly"? If a rather person came to tell you that God had told him to tell you to kill your child, surely you would not believe he was "of God"? How can God sanction the murder of innocent people? People can argue that God really didn't mean for Abraham to kill Isaac, yet obviously Abraham killing Isaac would have been the right thing to do, so there is no difference. | ||||||