The god of the bible is categorically, unconditionally, and conclusively evil

Dozens of Harvard faculty and students gathered at Emerson Hall on Feb. 23 to ponder the nature of perception with Ned Block, the Silver Professor of Philosophy, Psychology and Neural Science at New York University (NYU) and one of the country"s leading thinkers on consciousness. Done on a screen at the head of the classroom, he projected an image with three aspects. In the middle was a dot. On either side of the dot were identical images of differing contrast. The image on the left was a 22 percent contrast patch. The image on the right was 28 percent. Block asked the audience members to aim their gaze at the dot in the middle of the screen, but to attend to the image on the left. When they did, the members of the crowd discovered that the low-contrast patch looked identical to the high-contrast one. In other words, the way you pay attention to an object determines how you experience it. Perception is, neither objective and unchanging nor entirely a product of inner experience. http://news.harvard.edu... Emotions present various features of the world to our minds in a characteristically perceptual way. I invite you to eliminate the barriers that are obstructing your emotional vantage point of Jehovah. God has a purpose for your pain, a reason for your struggle and a gift for your faithfulness, Don't give up. As a youth, Jacob"s son Joseph had dreams that indicated he had a divine favor. Joseph's brothers then behaved harshly and desired to take away their rival's power. "They were not able to speak peacefully to him.""Gen. 37:3, 4. He was sold as a slave to Potiphar, For a time Joseph was treated harshly in prison. (Ps. 105:17, 18) What befell Joseph would be earthshaking for anyone. However, Joseph relied all the more on the saving and preserving power of Jehovah, and because of it, all the works of his hands were blessed. Joseph was brought from the prison to interpret Pharaoh"s dreams."Gen. 39:21"41:14. Now the record of forbearance that Joseph had built up and the compassionate attitude he had maintained during his trials were to be rewarded. Joseph interpreted the two dreams of Pharaoh, explaining that there would be seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine. Pharaoh appointed Joseph to the position of food administrator. Providing food for the starving nations as well as for the Egyptians. Joseph's ten-half brothers presented themselves before him and bowed down with their faces to the earth. Immediately Joseph remembered the dream. Joseph could not violate Jehovah"s justice, or he would have to render an account to God for his course of action toward them. Struck to the heart, his brothers revealed a completely repentant attitude. It was then that Joseph said: "I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt. But now do not feel hurt and do not be angry with yourselves because you sold me here; because for the preservation of life God has sent me ahead of you." The extent and quality of Joseph"s mercy are emphasized by the circumstances under which it was exercised. Joseph gave no thought to retaliate in kind when it was within his power to do so. He lovingly and with deep and sincere consideration cared for all their needs, extending his compassionate interest to all his father"s household and to all the people of the nation of Egypt Surely this quality of mercy was not something that Joseph acquired only after he was exalted to a position of prominence and power. Rather, the mercy that Jehovah exercised toward him during his trials, preserving, sustaining and reassuring him, stands as a testimony of the forgiving and merciful attitude that Joseph must have maintained through it all. It is much like Jesus" own attitude on the torture stake when he was about to die and he said: "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing," But as for you, ye thought evil against me,.... That must be said and owned, that their intentions were bad; they thought to have contradicted his dreams, and made them of none effect, to have token away his life, or however to have made him a slave all his days: but God meant it unto good; he designed good should come by it, and he brought good out of it: this shows that this action, which was sinful in itself, fell under the decree of God, or was the object of it, and that there was a concourse of providence in it; not that God was the author of sin, which neither his decree about it, nor the concourse of providence with the action as such supposes; he leaving the sinner wholly to his own will in it, and having no concern in the ataxy or disorder of it, but in the issue, through his infinite wisdom, causes it to work for good. http://biblehub.com... Since the Scriptures call us to be imitators of God, like Him we must endeavor to draw good out of evil. For believing souls there is a Divine alchemy. Its aim is to transform evil into good. Evil, considered as a trial, comes from three different sources: it comes either from God, through the afflictions of life; from men, through their animosity; from ourselves, through our fault. We may learn Divine lessons from sorrow, and lessons of wisdom from our enemies; we may even gather instruction from our faults. (E. Bersier, D. D.) www.studylight.org What is the Bible all About? God Arranges to Deliver Mankind. https://www.jw.org... God promised faithful Abraham that the foretold "seed" would be one of Abraham"s descendants. By means of that one, people of "all nations" would obtain blessings. (Genesis 22:18) Abraham"s grandson Jacob later moved to Egypt, where his family grew to become the ancient nation of Israel. God gave Israel laws, including the Ten Commandments, to guide and protect them. More than 400 years later, God promised King David that the coming one, the "seed" foretold in Eden, would rule over a kingdom that would last forever . That one would be the Messiah, the Deliverer appointed by God to save mankind and restore Paradise to the earth. Through David and other prophets, God progressively revealed more about the Messiah. They foretold that he would be humble and kind and that under his rule hunger, injustice, and war would end. All mankind would be at peace with one another and even with the animals. Sickness, suffering, and death"never part of God"s original purpose"would disappear, and people who had died would return to life on earth. Conclusion: If God is Sovereign and God is love why does he permit such horrible calamities and gruesome tragedies? If you have been thinking these thoughts don't be ashamed, these questions must be answered because only in answering them will you find peace and rest. It is unthinkable to think anyone could be happy when they are unjustly arrested, beaten without a trial, and thrown in jail. Joseph said; "Although you meant to harm me, God intended it to turn out well and to preserve many people alive, as he is doing today" Gen. 50:20 Joseph with others of God's people do not focus on circumstances, but they realize that God has a plan for the future and no one can change it Isaiah 14:27. So they focus on God's promise and not on any current suffering. "Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his people. And God himself will be with them. And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away." Rev. 21:3,4