The Bible is repulsive

"First of all, By this same logic, You would argue that God is not a " forgiving " God at all. And since the bible also tries to state that God is forgiving, This would be a very blatant contradiction. "He is a forgiving God, But he is also a just one. God forgave these people time after time and he gave them a chance to repent, But they did not, So he enacted his promise for those that continually sin. "Secondly, It doesn't matter the circumstance for their punishment, Killing babies, Women and children are wrong no matter what the circumstance. "Well, First of all, Why are you saying that women are exempt from punishment, But not men? They are just as equally responsible for their actions. Second, Children are being saved from a worse fate:"Including the children in the destruction of such populations actually spared them from a worse condition—that of being reared to be as wicked as their parents and thus face eternal punishment. All persons who die in childhood, According to the Bible, Are ushered to Paradise and will ultimately reside in Heaven. Children who have parents who are evil must naturally suffer innocently while on Earth (e. G. , Numbers 14:33). "http://apologeticspress. Org/apcontent. Aspx? Category=13&article=2810"Thirdly even if you wanted to argue that god killing them was justified, This still doesn't give God the excuse to make their deaths so violent. " their little ones will be dashed to the ground, Their pregnant women ripped open. " These are obviously very gruesome and inhumane deaths, Especially for women and children. "The reason for the method of death is irrelevant. Perhaps it is a deterrent for other people who think they can do the same thing and get off scot-free. However, We cannot truly know why or how God chooses the method of death. "How incredibly ironic that the atheist, The agnostic, The skeptic, And the liberal all attempt to stand in judgment upon the ethical behavior of God when, If one embraces their position, There is no such thing as an absolute, Objective, Authoritative standard by which to pronounce anything right or wrong. As the French existentialist philosopher, Sartre, Admitted: “Everything is indeed permitted if God does not exist. . . . Nor. . . Are we provided with any values or commands that could legitimize our behavior” (1961, P. 485). The atheist and agnostic have absolutely no platform on which to stand to make moral or ethical distinctions—except as the result of purely personal taste. The mere fact that they concede the existence of objective evil is an unwitting concession there is a God Who has established an absolute framework of moral judgments. "(Same source)"I am not that familiar with the stories of the Bible, However, The fact that God still allows these people to do such horrible is still REPULSIVE. Also please provide me a quote that states that these people aren't commanded by God since the quote states that " Go in peace. Your journey has the Lord's approval. "Again, Read Judges 17. The priest who said that was appointed BY Micah in the house of IDOLS that MICAH created. The priest was not chosen by God. ""If there is anyone who curses his father or his mother, He shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother, His bloodguiltiness is upon him. "Here in this quote, The Bible is condoning the killing of teenagers. Rather than simply giving the kid counseling or teaching him proper etiquette towards their parents, The Bible instead calls for the killing of the kid. The very idea that the Bible encourages the brutal killing of teenagers is REPULSIVE. "This law is expanded on a lot more in Deuteronomy. They did try to counsel the child. This was given out precisely because the counseling didn't work:"The sin was ongoing and continuous. Deuteronomy 21:18 indicates that the punishment was only meted out after a persistent refusal to heed both father and mother and after all discipline had failed. The parents have tried to deal with their son in a loving, Firm way, But nothing worked. It was deep-seated sin. Verse 20 specifies that the son is stubborn in his rebellion. Not only is he recalcitrant, “he is a glutton and a drunkard. ” This is not a case of a child who misses curfew or plays ball in the house. This was a true menace, A child who is causing trouble in society and grieving his parents, Possibly to the point of endangering them physically and financially. ""Also, It is important to remember that the Mosaic Law was for God’s covenant people, Israel, Living in a theocracy. The Old Testament Law is not in force today (Romans 10:4; Galatians 3:23–25; Ephesians 2:15). "https://www. Gotquestions. Org/stone-rebellious-children. Html""I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent. " (1 Timothy 2:12)- This is a very obvious sexist statement. The Bible is pretty much exerting a prejudice attitude that Women are inferior to men. The fact that the Bible condones sexism is REPULSIVE. ""The key is not the term didaskein, Referring to teaching, But the Greek word translated as "exercise authority:" authentein. This word means "to assume a stance of independent authority, Give orders to, Or dictate to. " In simple terms, Women are not to serve in the role of elder, Or attempt to lead in the specific ways in which elders are expected to lead. Though women were not—and are not—excluded from praying in church gatherings, Men were taught to take leadership in this area. The repeated reference to "quietness" here again has more to do with self-control than with absolute lack of sound. Women were not to overtake a worship service, By taking control of public prayers or teaching, And especially not through hysterics or commotion. Elders were expected to oversee instruction and prayer in the church. "https://www. Bibleref. Com/1-Timothy/2/1-Timothy-2-12. Html