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Post by Feologild Oakes on Feb 15, 2023 16:34:24 GMT
Than why do some believers portray God as an evil easily offended childish psychopath? You are generalizing, of course. I don't do that. They probably do it for the same reason people like you call God a 'flying spaghetti monster', or other ridiculous things. I said some, not all So no i am not generalizing. Generalizing would be if i said why do all believers portray God as an evil offended childish psychopath. I did not do that, i said some which is not the same as all.
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Post by heeeeey on Feb 15, 2023 16:44:54 GMT
You are generalizing, of course. I don't do that. They probably do it for the same reason people like you call God a 'flying spaghetti monster', or other ridiculous things. I said some, not all So no i am not generalizing. Generalizing would be if i said why do all believers portray God as an evil offended childish psychopath. I did not do that, i said some which is not the same as all. Then my answer to you is because they misinterpret scripture whether unintentionally or intentionally for convenience, i.e, "God wants you to send me your last nickel or you'll go to hell," sort of thing you hear from televangelists.
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Post by captainbryce on Feb 15, 2023 17:03:06 GMT
Than why do some believers portray God as an evil easily offended childish psychopath? Because they are using a different definition of love. “Agape” which is a Greek word referring to “God’s love” is a “special” (pleading) type of love that is unique enough that it’s exempt from the normal rules for how we evaluate love. When they redefine love to mean “God”, they give permission for love to encompass anything that God does, endorses, or commands (whether it’s acting out of vengeance, glorifying himself, or for no reason at all), no matter how heinous, grotesque, and non-loving the actions are by normal definitions of love. According to Christian logic, “evil” is also “love” as long as God is the one doing it (Isaiah 45:7). It’s only NOT love when anyone else does it, because God is “special” (pleasing fallacy).
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Post by Sarge on Feb 16, 2023 3:45:20 GMT
I always found it interesting that the minute Moses left camp, the people started worshipping other gods. Yahweh couldn't put it right until Moses came back.
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Feb 17, 2023 2:00:45 GMT
I always found it interesting that the minute Moses left camp, the people started worshipping other gods. Yahweh couldn't put it right until Moses came back. Interesting point. I'd never thought of it that way. Hmmmmm...
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