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If God "did" ask me I'd probably just go admit myself to a psychiatric ward since I know God wouldn't ask me to do that.
I just keep thinking about it because the thought honestly worries/disturbs me a lot....
This of course leaves interesting dilemma of you having to decide yourself what God could conceivably ask you to do and trying to judge if you are just mad or actually being told to do something by God.
Well God no longer asked people to do that and also says murder is a sin. So won't have to worry about it. If God "did" ask me I'd probably just go admit myself to a psychiatric ward since I know God wouldn't ask me to do that.
Why does your question specify someone in another group? Is the dilemma not the same if they belong to one of your own groups?
This of course leaves interesting dilemma of you having to decide yourself what God could conceivably ask you to do and trying to judge if you are just mad or actually being told to do something by God.
Are you concerned that God will actually show up and ask people to do some disturbing things?
As for me, I believe by way of 'context.' So, in my estimation, this is a no-brainer....I already know my answer would be 'no' for reasons that should be obvious to anyone who is familiar with the 'context' of the NEW TESTAMENT (i.e. the fact that we are in a New Covenant). The rest I've already delineated in another thread that Crystal put in the Ethics and Morality section.
Again, it should be a no-brainer.
Peace,
2PhiloVoid
Not really. God wouldn't tell me to break His rules and commit a sin that He already said is a sin.This of course leaves interesting dilemma of you having to decide yourself what God could conceivably ask you to do and trying to judge if you are just mad or actually being told to do something by God.
And as I stated earlier, anyone that claims that as an excuse should still face the consequences of the laws of a civil society. Whether they feel it was biblically justified or not, they should still face prison time or execution (if the law allows for that sentence).Not necessarily, but people have claimed that they killed because God told them to, which is in the Old Testament as well, so someone could claim that and find themselves biblically justified in doing so.
God wouldn't tell me to break His rules and commit a sin that He already said is a sin.
Also why couldn't God conceivably break His rules if he wanted or it might be easily argued that we can't know his mind or "rules" in first place.
God works in mysterious ways after all. Who are we to second guess God?
The very reason that Jesus died on the cross was to take the punishment and bear the burden of your sin. Do you honestly believe that given what Jesus endured for you, that God would ask you to sin? From the moment you became a Christian you began the process of sanctification which is a lifelong process of becoming more like Christ. We have commands in Scripture to be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect. For God to ask you to sin would be God going against His very character and nature.And if God would ask you to sin for him as an act of faith? Also why couldn't God conceivably break His rules if he wanted or it might be easily argued that we can't know his mind or "rules" in first place.
God works in mysterious ways after all. Who are we to second guess God?
I think we can look at many of the Vietnam War veterans for that answer...so many didn't understand why they were there, they saw it as a pointless war...and years later many still suffer from the effects...
You can do your own research...it's easily done. I was merely using this as an example...in fact, a well known one. But I'm not going to derail this thread. If you would like to discuss this more please start a thread in the appropriate forum.Can you provide a credible, verifiable source for this claim? It sounds like internet gossip to me.
The places sacked in the OT on the order of God all had something in common... these were places giants lived. I personally believe that this was in part why we had the flood, and that same cleansing happens again on a smaller scale as Israel moves toward and into the chosen land. There more here than just "God ordered them to kill."(Feel free to move this if it should be in Ethics and Morality instead.)
Now before you say "God would never do that!" keep in mind that in the Old Testament, there were several times where God commanded entire cities to be destroyed and killed, including the infants. And disobedient children were sometimes stoned to death due to not following the Fourth Commandment (at least of the group commonly called the Ten Commandments. So as much as we may try to ignore it, if we go by the Bible there was a time when God commanded those things.
So even if you say God wouldn't do that now, it's clear he did at one point (and thus he could again since he's the same through time, right?). So, would you be willing to draw a heavy metal sword down upon the tiny body of an infant newborn if God commanded it? Even disregarding modern times, say if you lived in that time period and God asked you to do that, or stone disobedient children in your family or group. Would you do it?
(Feel free to move this if it should be in Ethics and Morality instead.)
Now before you say "God would never do that!" keep in mind that in the Old Testament, there were several times where God commanded entire cities to be destroyed and killed, including the infants. And disobedient children were sometimes stoned to death due to not following the Fourth Commandment (at least of the group commonly called the Ten Commandments. So as much as we may try to ignore it, if we go by the Bible there was a time when God commanded those things.
So even if you say God wouldn't do that now, it's clear he did at one point (and thus he could again since he's the same through time, right?). So, would you be willing to draw a heavy metal sword down upon the tiny body of an infant newborn if God commanded it? Even disregarding modern times, say if you lived in that time period and God asked you to do that, or stone disobedient children in your family or group. Would you do it?
I'd say anyone who thinks like that is out of touch with the bible. I mean true, there are somethings we don't fully understand about how God thinks. However, He makes it super clear the rules now. Which is not murdering. So if He told me to murder someone, I would not because its really the devil speaking. This isn't the OT days where God told people to do such things.And if God would ask you to sin for him as an act of faith? Also why couldn't God conceivably break His rules if he wanted or it might be easily argued that we can't know his mind or "rules" in first place.
God works in mysterious ways after all. Who are we to second guess God?
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