god persecutes gays, Blasphemers, Adulterers, Those that work on the sabbath, Don't worship him etc

Hello reader. As you can see, My opponent is erratic and refusing to answer any of my arguments. For that reason, I will talk to you from now on. I hope that you can see why I chose to do this. First of all, I apologize that you have had to waste your time reading such gibberish. The good thing is that backwardseden does this for fun, Which you can see him admitting to here: https://www. Debate. Org/debates/A-challenge-to-old-debaters/1/ This is proof that he is purposefully trying to get under my skin. The good thing is that, Now that I know this, It isn't working. Now, I will address (for the sixth time) my opponent's questions. I specifically stated "I said no to all of those questions. " My opponent, For some reason, Ignores this even though it helps HIS POINT. Strange. Next, He proceeds to say that I have not provided 50 reasons why God would not use text as a form of communication. He ignores one small detail. God not using text as a form of communication is HIS argument, Which means HE must come up with reasons for it. He says that the debate is over until I answer the questions. Well, First of all, To my knowledge he cannot end the debate when he wants to. Second, I did answer the questions. That's it. Now, I will simply reiterate my previous arguments because my opponent has decided not to give me anything more to respond to. And to those of you wondering why I do not respond to the videos, It is because I do not have the time to watch ten videos and respond to every single one of them. If my opponent wants me to do so, He must provide a brief synopsis of each video that I can read so that I can quickly finish them (writing this argument takes me like 10 minutes, The videos would increase that to 30+ minutes). Past Me: "To start, Let me address what you said about God persecuting those who do not follow his laws. John 3:16 is probably the most well-known scripture beyond Genesis 1:1. It says: 'For God so loved the world, That he gave his only begotten Son, That whosoever believeth on him should not perish, But have eternal life. ' This characterizes a God who loves the people that He created. However, In your argument, You constantly characterize God as this evil person who destroys people, For fun perhaps. How can such a loving God who made the entire world be evil? This is akin to a parent who takes away their child's privileges or tells them they cannot go somewhere, Perhaps because they did not do their chores or for some other reason. Does that parent find joy in giving their children punishment? Of course not, Assuming that this is a sane and moral person. Likewise, God does not find joy in punishing his children, His creation. " Me Now: Here, I am saying that God does not want to punish his people, Just like parents do not want to punish their children. Past Me: "However, Of course, The big difference is the penalty, Which is death in the examples you have given. The cool thing for you is, You're right! The Bible does say all of those things, Plus more, Specifically 613 commandments that everyone must follow. And the penalty for all of them is death. So the question follows: why are we alive? For example, One obvious law is to not lie. Well, I certainly have lied. Then why am I not dead? The truth is that everyone has broken the law, Whether they realize it or not. If the principles you outlined are true, Then our ancestors would have died long ago and we would not be here arguing today. But here we are. Eventually, We will all die, But in the Bible, The punishment was specifically death in the spirit, Or disconnection from God and sentencing to hell. " Me Now: The penalty for breaking the law is death in the spirit and going to hell. However, This was under the old covenant. The new covenant was enacted as soon as Jesus died on the cross for our sins. Before, People had to make daily animal sacrifices to wash away their sins. Now, As soon as you accept Jesus, He washes away your past, Present, And future sins. Hebrews 8:6-7 "Christ has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, Since it is enacted on better promises. . . If that first covenant had been faultless, There would have been no occasion to look for a second. " Past Me: "So what was the purpose of the law if God loves us and cares for us? Well, Just look at Romans 7:7, Which says 'What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, 'You shall not covet. , ' The law was an outline of those things that God would have us do. Just like this scripture says, How could we possibly know the difference between good and evil if it was not outlined in the law? However, It is obvious that no one can keep all of the law, So why were we given it? Well, Galatians 2:16 says: 'Yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, So we also have believed in Christ Jesus, In order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, Because by works of the law no one will be justified. ' The law let us know just how imperfect we are in God's eyes, And how we could never measure up to his standards. That is exactly why he gave us Jesus. When God judges Christians, He looks at Jesus, Not the works and sins that we have committed. The reason people can and do go to hell is that they refuse Jesus. After that, They are judged on themselves, And as I have already said, We all have sinned, Meaning that they go to hell because of the things they themselves have done. Romans 6:23: 'For the wages of sin is death, But the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. '" Me Now: The law showed everyone how they could not live up to God's standards, And how much they needed to humble themselves to receive Jesus as their Lord and Savior. He is the only one who can wash away all of our sins. Past Me: "*Now before I continue, I would like to say that the following is my own understanding of this, Which is constantly changing. I do not speak for all Christians or for God when I say the following. * God's endgame, Or as far as he has told us, Is for everyone to go to heaven. Even non-believers know this. However, How is God supposed to have a perfect place with no tears if he lets in sinners? He has made it perfectly clear that those who don't accept Jesus go to hell, And those who do will go to heaven. Why would anyone who knows this refuse that deal? One of the few things God cannot do is control the wills of the people he creates. He cannot force anyone to stop sinning unless they willingly allow him to, And so anyone who does not do so cannot be allowed to disturb his place. " Me Now: God cannot allow sinners into heaven because then it would become just like earth. By accepting Jesus, You give God permission to one day take away your desire to sin completely. Past Me: "Your main argument is that He is immoral. The main thing you do, However, Is respond to the loving, Caring God that Christians talk about all the time. You hold Him to that standard as you argue, While also treating Him like a human. The truth is, Ethical standards are not universal, But they are set in stone for God. He knows what is best for us, And He has outlined that. God is not human, And He does not waver. Numbers 23:19: 'God is not human, That he should lie, Not a human being, That he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill? ' One mistake you make is thinking that God is pure love, And while he is, He is more than just that. Deuteronomy 4:24 says: 'For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, A jealous God. ' This is just one other of many aspects of God's character. One cannot argue as if God is human, And one cannot argue as if God is only love. You argue from the perspective of a human, Which you are, And that is all you know. You nor I could possibly ever argue from the perspective of God, And so we must rely on His Word as the next best thing. " Me Now: No one can argue against God as if he is human. No one can possibly comprehend his mind, So we must therefore use the Bible as our only interpretation of him. Past Me: And yes, I said no to all of those questions. But then again, If my parents were to ask me if I should be punished for forgetting to take out the trash, Of course I would say no! So to conclude, No, God is not immoral, And most non-believers such as yourself have a skewed vision of who he is. I do not blame you, Of course, Because, Unfortunately, Many churches and Christians who really know nothing about their faith claim to offer the truth, When all they really have is religion that was taken out of context. Me Now: Not much to comment on, It's the truth. Now I will restate what I said at the end of my previous round. *Readers can skip to the end for my conclusion* backwardseden, Let's face the truth here. You are bigoted towards Christians, And nothing I can say will change that (unfortunately), And nothing you can say will change my mind or the mind of any other committed Christian who comes across your arguments. You don't care so much that you copied arguments from past debates! (And yes, I read some of your past debates). However, You continue to debate Christianity, Despite having lost 74 times and only won 4 times out of 129 debates. If you truly believed that God did not exist, You would not waste your time trying to change anyone's mind who did, Because you have failed to do so. I pray for you and hope that you eventually learn to not hate Christians, Even if you never agree with us. *end* So, As you can see, I have responded to my opponent to the best of my ability. Even if you do not agree with me, I hope that you see the logic I use. Thank you for taking the time to read this!