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You're not even trying. Those are just words in a row. You didn't disprove chiastic structure, Josephs drought disproving a literalistic reading of the promise to Noah, Milankoitch cycles, ice cores, let alone a thousand other Proofs of how old the earth is. You didn't engage with anything really. You just repeated YOUR words - without even providing any real insights into God's word. Rinse and repeat when there's too much evidence against you hey?
 
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What is more accurate is the atheist world view is being dismantled by real science and the atheist are wanting to start murdering Christians.

This thread has already gone off the rails so I might as well ask: an example of this is...?
 
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You're not even trying.

Would you know it, if I was?

Those are just words in a row.

Would you know it, if they weren't?

Josephs drought disproving a literalistic reading of the promise to Noah,

I don't think so, chief.

Genesis 9:1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

Genesis 50:20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.


And remind me again how populated this earth is now?
 
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God creates life and He has every right to take it away.
By that logic I have the right to kill my son. No: creation does not equal power of life an death.
 
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Sure He could have ended it all already, but then we would be all in hell, which is much worse than any suffering here on Earth.
This sentence makes no sense. Why would we all be in Hell if God could choose the opposite.
 
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If it isn't your story of the formation of coal it is drastically off topic.

Coal (and anthracite) weren't "formed."

They were created instantly and embedded in the earth as "Easter eggs."

Just like oil was.
 
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By that logic I have the right to kill my son. No: creation does not equal power of life an death.
You are not God. You didn't create your son but God did. You are just a creation, but God created all. He is the one who sutains you, He is the source of your life that you keep rejecting. What will you do once God rejects you?
 
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Is that where coal comes from?

If it isn't your story of the formation of coal it is drastically off topic.
I know it's off topic. You are on a Christian forum full of Christians. Can I not turn the topic into Christianity?
 
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I know it's off topic. You are on a Christian forum full of Christians. Can I not turn the topic into Christianity?

It's a Christian forum, but this sub-forum is open to non-Christians also, and it behooves anyone to stick to the topic, as best as they can, when discussing it.

Arguments about God and the morality of killing visa-vi God or man is really best suited for theological or moral debates, not a thread about the formation of coal.
 
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That is God being needlessly cruel to Job.
Are you smarter than God. Are you all knowing as He is? Do you see everything as He does? He as an absolute right to do whatever He pleases, and if you don't like it, well that is your problem, not God's.

I know it's difficult to believe in all loving God that has a control over everything, yet He allows all the evil in this world. But one day, He will end this.

God defeated death and sin on the cross, and when He'll come back, He will destroy it completely. Why has He not done so yet? So more cam repent and have eternal life.
 
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This sentence makes no sense. Why would we all be in Hell if God could choose the opposite.
God did not chose did, we did. We rebelled against God, and you want God to reward us? Does a parent reward the child for disobedience?

God is just, so every sin must be punished, and just punishment for sin is death.

God provided a solution in His Son. He punished His sinless Son for our sins, a subsitute for our sins, in order for God forgive us. God cannot just forgive sin leaving it without punishment. So for a righteouss God to forgive us freely, someone had to pay the price. It's a free gift, but if you reject it, you will pay the price for your sins as your God's just must be satisfied.
 
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Arguments about God and the morality of killing visa-vi God or man is really best suited for theological or moral debates, not a thread about the formation of coal.
But if a topic turns into gospel, then it's worth it, which I shared. Then Larnievc was asking about God killing so I explained using the example of Canaanites. Maybe it could have been done of this sub-forum
 
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But if a topic turns into gospel, then it's worth it, which I shared. Then Larnievc was asking about God killing so I explained using the example of Canaanites. Maybe it could have been done of this sub-forum

Not really since you're just preaching now and preaching is not allowed on this sub-forum, nor are you required to defend your faith on this sub-forum as stated by the sub-forums Statement of Purpose, which states to wit:
General Apologetics: This is not a forum where Christians are asked to defend their faith against objections and criticism from non-believers. Non-Christians are not allowed to challenge Christian theology, beliefs and practices here or in any forum at Christianforums.

So I'd say you're both as bad as each other.
 
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Not really since you're just preaching now and preaching is not allowed on this sub-forum, nor are you required to defend your faith on this sub-forum as stated by the sub-forums Statement of Purpose, which states to wit:
General Apologetics: This is not a forum where Christians are asked to defend their faith against objections and criticism from non-believers. Non-Christians are not allowed to challenge Christian theology, beliefs and practices here or in any forum at Christianforums.

So I'd say you're both as bad as each other.
I was in the worng then. I'll leave this sub-forum
 
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What is more accurate is the atheist world view is being dismantled by real science and the atheist are wanting to start murdering Christians.
I must have missed this email, of course being a Deist, atheists look down on me and leave me out of their plans half of the time.
I’m pretty sure, though, that your martyrdom fantasies are just that.
 
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