That is in OT, where God commanded Jews, and those commandments are to a specific people at that time (i.e. the Ameleks)
After Jesus came, God has give us clear commands and are no longer interference with us directly.
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This was a commandment already present while God was commanding others to kill for him. How is this a valid point?
He told them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Strap on your swords! Go back and forth from one end of the camp to the other, killing even your brothers, friends, and neighbors."
Just wondering.
And please don't say: "God would never ask me to do that"
Re-read the Old Testament if you need to.
Not relevant to my question. Answer my question before you ask one of your own.
I didn't make an estimation. That is what Jesus (God) said. It's clearly written in the Bible.
In one instance, he says to love your neighbor and in the other he says to kill him. He seems like a very wishy-washy God if he can't make up his mind.
Just wondering.
And please don't say: "God would never ask me to do that"
Re-read the Old Testament if you need to.
If God told me to kill someone, I would do it. Based on the instructions he gave to all Christians in the New Testament, he won't. The church has different marching orders. Otherwise, those who practiced sorcery in the book of Acts would have been killed rather than preached to, and Peter, John, and Paul would have put hits out on the false teachers they complained so much about. Those are the sorts of people who would have been killed in Old Testament times, but the church, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, let them live.
I would not be able to do that. However, I do believe He could manipulate my mentality to achieve this effect, if He required to.
Lol - yeah just when you thought you couldn't do it hehe
This is the distinction: I could not kill someone due to a perceived divine instruction, but if God requires me to do it, I expect He can bring me to the necessary belief by manipulation.
I don't know TBH, but I do have an example of where I have chosen recently to not act in order to achieve what I thought to be a vision for a better future, after consideration over several weeks. An opposing "rationale" convinced me that it wasn't ultimately the best thing to do.Why would it take "manipulation" rather than rationale? If God showed you a glimpse of the path to the future, would that make a difference to you?
This is the distinction: I could not kill someone due to a perceived divine instruction, but if God requires me to do it, I expect He can bring me to the necessary belief by manipulation. ISIS is an example of this attitude being developed in me, whether or not by God's action. Welcome to CF, I hope you can make a useful impact
Just wondering.
And please don't say: "God would never ask me to do that"
Re-read the Old Testament if you need to.
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