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Denying reality seems to have become second nature to you. I guess thats to be expected.I did not evade the question.
In other words, you have no idea what I said, right?Considering your insistence in taking Genesis literally you seem to be making some astoundingly far-fetched interpretations when it comes to Revelation.
I was addressing your projection of religious zealotry onto Muslims when the question was solely about Christians and their propensity to violence in the name of God. Do Muslim extremists commit violent acts because the Koran commands them to? Yes. Now that we have that out of the way, can we move on?
Denying reality seems to have become second nature to you. I guess thats to be expected.
I was addressing your projection of religious zealotry onto Muslims when the question was solely about Christians and their propensity to violence in the name of God.
CoderHead said:Do Muslim extremists commit violent acts because the Koran commands them to? Yes.
CoderHead said:Whether or not the Bible explicitly commands Christians to commit violent acts is irrelevant, since Christians regularly and consistently act on their interpretation of the Bible and what they perceive God to be telling them.
CoderHead said:Could a good Christian man drag a homosexual or negro behind a truck or severely beat them, all the while believing it to be commanded and even condoned by God because of words in the Bible? I think it's been demonstrated in the past that, yes, they could.
CoderHead said:So, the question that was asked and that you keep side-stepping is this: would you kill people if your God commanded you to?
What was reluctant about it? I don't have any more love for Islam than I do for Christianity.Thanks for your reluctant recognition of this fact.
Obviously, the New Testament (but not the Old Testament) varies from the Koran in that there are no imperatives to go to war.The next step is for you to recognize that Christians are not commanded to do the same thing and if they do indulge in these actions are condemned by the the very words of Christ whom they claim to serve.
Im sick and tired of asking you questions only to have you evade nearly every single one. The rest of your reply was just more evasion of questions and I see that you evade the questions of others with similar consistency. It is pointless continuing any conversation with someone who behaves so evasively.Have you run out of steam or something? There was more to my reply than whatever you are addressing here.
A mixture of VINEGAR and HONEY is used instead of PEANUT BUTTER.But what about peanut butter? What good is Law or grace IF YOU DON'T HAVE PEANUT BUTTER?!?!
What was reluctant about it? I don't have any more love for Islam than I do for Christianity.
Obviously, the New Testament (but not the Old Testament) varies from the Koran in that there are no imperatives to go to war.
My confusion stems from the duality of OT/NT God combined with the statements: "He who is the Glory of Israel does not lie or change his mind; for he is not a man, that he should change his mind. (1 Sam 15:29)" and "I the Lord do not change. (Mal 3:6)" The OT God commanded the deaths of countless people, was intimately and physically involved in their lives, and ruled with an iron fist. The NT God took a back seat, sent an intermediary, taught us to love everyone and forgive unconditionally. How does God undergo a change that extensive, but not change?
And if He doesn't change, and He was so bloodthirsty in the OT, then why wouldn't He still command His followers to kill?
The way you use the term “slaughter” creates a picture of an imaginary god, and not of the Christian God.You are evading the question. The Bible claims that your God has already slaughtered people itself and commanded its followers to do the same—many times—unless, perhaps, you think the stories in the Bible are untrue.
If God told me to do this it would contradict what He already told me to do (turn the other cheek), so I would have great difficulty believing it was God who told me, since He would be contradicting Himself.There is plenty of precedent to show that this is exactly what your God tells its followers to do so the questions do apply specifically to Christians. Would you kill people if your God told you to do it?
Whats the difference?The way you use of the term slaughter creates a picture of an imaginary god, and not of the Christian God.
And so the evasions continue. Would you kill people if your God told you to do it? You say it has told you to turn the other cheek. Did it whisper that into your head or are you just going by what youve read in the Bible? The Bible also tells you that your God commands its followers to kill people and Ive given you examples of that so your God is already contradicting itself. Please stop making up excuses to evade the questions and answer them. Would you kill people if your God told you to do it?If God told me to do this it would contradict what He already told me to do (turn the other cheek), so I would have great difficulty believing it was God who told me, since He would be contradicting Himself.
God is a God of Justice and a God of Mercy. He doesn't change. Justice and Mercy are two eternal qualities of the Unchanging God.My confusion stems from the duality of OT/NT God combined with the statements: "He who is the Glory of Israel does not lie or change his mind; for he is not a man, that he should change his mind. (1 Sam 15:29)" and "I the Lord do not change. (Mal 3:6)" The OT God commanded the deaths of countless people, was intimately and physically involved in their lives, and ruled with an iron fist. The NT God took a back seat, sent an intermediary, taught us to love everyone and forgive unconditionally. How does God undergo a change that extensive, but not change?
How does that speak to the complete 180 God did between the OT and NT? How does that support His change from "Thou shalt surely die" to "But have everlasting life?" It's like someone who wants cold cereal for lunch but then has an epiphany on the toilet and ends up making grilled cheese. It's most certainly a change, and Justice and Mercy don't explain it.God is a God of Justice and a God of Mercy. He doesn't change. Justice and Mercy are two eternal qualities of the Unchanging God.
The Old Testament shows God in operation for a period of 4004 years.How does that speak to the complete 180 God did between the OT and NT?
Huge difference.Whats the difference?
I suppose.The Bible claims your God killed every human being on the entire planet except for one family. That qualifies as a slaughter.
I suppose.The Bible claims your God killed everyone in Sodom and Gomorrah. That qualifies as a slaughter.
I suppose.The Bible claims your God killed every first-born child in Egypt. That qualifies as a slaughter.
Yes, but you are not.The Bible is talking about the Christian God, isnt it?
No.And so the evasions continue. Would you kill people if your God told you to do it?
Both.You say it has told you to turn the other cheek. Did it whisper that into your head or are you just going by what youve read in the Bible?
This "contradicting" god you are referring to is the imaginary god I told you about earlier, the one you are creating in your own head.The Bible also tells you that your God commands its followers to kill people and Ive given you examples of that so your God is already contradicting itself.
I said NO.Please stop making up excuses to evade the questions and answer them. Would you kill people if your God told you to do it?
There is the actual meaning of the term "slaughter", and then there is the meaning you are trying to cause it to mean.
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