The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-10-24
QUESTIONS FOR
HAM TOANSWER
Must One Believe That God
is as Bad, as The Bible
Makes Him Out to Be?

Rev. NJ. +. Ham has issued a
challenge from his pulpit to
any troubled soul or dOubtcr of
the iniallihility Of the Bible,
to ask him any question about
the book and he will answer all
questions. Here are some
questions prupOundcd bv one
who finds it hard to believe
that God is aS bad rs the Jews
made him out to be.
In the 9th chapter "r the Second
Book of SamUrl it is written that
David took II census of Israel which
81 diSplru>cd Jchotah, that Jehovah
set ont tO punish David and offered
David his choice Of three forms of
punishment seven years of famine.
ur flrrim. three months bcfor" his
enemies. ar three days of pc>tilcncc.
David chose the pcStilcncr and God
sent u prstilcncc and killed seventy
thousand men between Dan nnd
BrcrShrla aud WAS about to >lnuSh-
ter the inhabitants 0f the city at
Jerusalem when he rcpcntcd and
Jerusalem was spared.
i il necessary for one I" hclicrr
that God did II dummahlr thing like
that. ir one iS tn ~ saved: And
will one ga to hell if he believes that
story in the bible about Cod Is not
trI%:
In the 18Th verse uf the sixth
chapter ur the First Book "f Samuel
W. are t"ld that God Sm0tr nf the
people fifty thousand aud three
Store aud ten men because they
lunLrd into II box.
Does one hav" Ia hrlicv" that Cod
ever did Il rirnliSh act like that. in
order 10 "a tO heaven:
In the >rrund chapter "f Second
Kings we are told that The prophet
ELISHA cursed little children IN the
name uf The Lord hrcur>r they ran
nut in the road amd called him ""ld
lmld head" aud that two she bears
came uIt ur the wood and "tarc
forty nnd two children of them.
Must one believe that God com
mtird u hrinuuS act like that
against little children. Ur 20 {" hell
for his unhrlicf:
In the :;2nd uud :;Jth verses ur the
>iNtcrdrh chapter "f the Book "f
Numbers We are told that the rhil.
drrn "f Israel found man gather
in. sticks upon the Sabbath day amd
that the Lord said unto Moses. "thc
MAN shall lr surely put L. death.
all the congregation shall stone him
without The camp. And they
STONED him with stones aud hc
died"
Does one have tO h"lirvr that
heavenly father would hr ~ in.
human ~ 10 order the death of n
I,nrr uld man who gathered fire.
wuud Ia warm his hands uu th"
Sabbath: And which wnS worse:
for the one old man I" break the
sabbath guthcriu. kinhling. or for
the whole congregation uf Cod to
di~pnrt themselves on the Sabbath
hy lnhim. the old man ont and SION
img him To death:
Must one ga to hell If one doubts
the inspiration AMI infnllihility of
u book that prints tales like that
about Cod and holds him up H. Il
monster of such hi,lrUIlS mrin:
And will Mr.. Ham. who condemns
the jews H. liars. impoStorS and
enemies "f the Gentle world. plot
ting and Schrmin. for the overthrow
of all GENTLE civilization and the
>rtiin" up nl WofIu monarchy 'pil-
posed rf Jews, tell uS why he should
expect H. Ia accept the books ot
the Jewish Testament ~ the Word
of God: II the Jews are indeed the
chosen people of God ~ they claim
10 hc. then why should Mr.. Ham In
the name of God hc raising II rum
pIIS hcrHIISc hc says the Jews are
tryiu. To capture the world that
Cod gave them: Didn't God tell the
Jews time after time that hc would
give them the earth nnd destroy
all or their enemies; and isn't the
Old Testament II long drawn out
history of the Lord helping the Jews
Ia burn. rape. murder aud other
wise destroy every people VINO
didn't believe just uS they believed: