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SouthWriter wrote:HaloOverOurDemise wrote:*If God told you to kill 30 people, would you do it?
*Would you kill somebody for not liking you?
*Would you threaten to kill somebody for not liking you?
*Would you send your own child to be killed JUST to be able to forgive somebody else?
If you've answered yes to ANY of these questions ........ you need help, man.
Well, HOOD, I will not answer "yes" to your questions.  The simple reason is this: I am not God.  First, If God told someone to kill someone else in the days before the Law, there was a reason that the believer would not know.  Or if the one receiving the command was an angel, then the reason could be very well be known.
Second, I am not God, so I don't have the right to kill anyone without due process.  In God's case, he did not kill anyone on a whim.  He warned people that they were doing bad things and that they deserved death for doing those things.  The fact that they were seldom struck down on the spot is proof of mercy and patience.
Last, I am not God, but sending His Son to die was not "JUST" to forgive someone.  Or a lot of someones.  Forgiveness is a legal term, not a casual "oh forget it."  It is akin to Redemption -- buying back what belongs to you.  It is granting freedom to those in slavery.  Forgiveness in a court of law is treating a crime as if it did not happen, removing all consequences legally.  In the case of a debt, be it large or small, it is "paid in full" -- the debtor is set free of any obligations.
I understand your point. We look at God through a magnifying glass, not a telescope. That magnifier is the Word of God. All of it! That magnifier is Jesus Christ, the incarnate Word -- the exact likeness of God the Father upon the earth. God is "Christ-like" - look at Jesus and see God -- the Creator, the Redeemer and the Coming Judge!
I love you, man. Really. It is my prayer that God will call you unto Himself. If he had not called me, and let me come close to him, I might be asking the same things you are.
In His Service,
SouthWriter (talk) 06:02, February 14, 2016 (UTC)
I never asked if you were God. How is there a good reason to demand somebody's death? How is murder mercy? How can you say people who commit even the smallest of transgressions deserve death? Forgiveness has nothing to do with law or politics. I can forgive somebody without an ultimatum, can you? What does that even mean, looking at God through a magnifying glass rather than a telescope? Again, if you honestly believe ALL of God's actions are justifiable, you need help.