What would you think if you asked your neighbour why he was building a large stone table in his backyard, and he said, "I'm building an altar because God has commanded me to sacrifice my son as a whole burnt offering. Won't you come to the ceremony tomorrow morning?" All agree that the neighbour should be committed to a mental hospital.
Robert Adams
What lesson is to be learned from Abraham's relationship with God?
Originally posted by twhiteheadClearly. But what are we (who lack a belief in God) to make of our neighbours who, like Abraham, are sometimes able to justify monstrous acts on the basis of some perceived special relationship with God? And how do theists understand God's injunction to immolate Isaac?
Don't base your view of the truth on what the neighbours say?
Originally posted by Green PaladinThe lesson? I think one of them is, "So you know all about God do you"?What would you think if you asked your neighbour why he was building a large stone table in his backyard, and he said, "I'm building an altar because God has commanded me to sacrifice my son as a whole burnt offering. Won't you come to the ceremony tomorrow morning?" All agree that the neighbour should be committed to a mental hospital.
Robert Adams
What lesson is to be learned from Abraham's relationship with God?
Nope.
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Originally posted by Green Paladina benevolent god would not accept human sacrifices, therefore that neighbour is either insane or, as the case of abraham, being tested by the benevolent god and failing (as abraham did).
Clearly. But what are we (who lack a belief in God) to make of our neighbours who, like Abraham, are sometimes able to justify monstrous acts on the basis of some perceived special relationship with God? And how do theists understand God's injunction to immolate Isaac?
if the god is not benevolent we are fuked anywhow.
in ANY the above cases, your duty as a human being is to stop your neighbour from killing his son or anyone else for that matter.
Originally posted by Green PaladinAbraham was from a religious culture of human sacrifice, and the Abrahamic God, like Quetzalcoatl, wanted it to stop.What would you think if you asked your neighbour why he was building a large stone table in his backyard, and he said, "I'm building an altar because God has commanded me to sacrifice my son as a whole burnt offering. Won't you come to the ceremony tomorrow morning?" All agree that the neighbour should be committed to a mental hospital.
Robert Adams
What lesson is to be learned from Abraham's relationship with God?
Originally posted by ZahlanziBut Abraham did not fail His test. For the Holy Bible said his faith was
a benevolent god would not accept human sacrifices, therefore that neighbour is either insane or, as the case of abraham, being tested by the benevolent god and failing (as abraham did).
if the god is not benevolent we are fuked anywhow.
in ANY the above cases, your duty as a human being is to stop your neighbour from killing his son or anyone else for that matter.
counted to him as righteousness.
Originally posted by Green Paladinone psychological nutter found another.What would you think if you asked your neighbour why he was building a large stone table in his backyard, and he said, "I'm building an altar because God has commanded me to sacrifice my son as a whole burnt offering. Won't you come to the ceremony tomorrow morning?" All agree that the neighbour should be committed to a mental hospital.
Robert Adams
What lesson is to be learned from Abraham's relationship with God?
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Originally posted by RJHindsabraham failed his test
But Abraham did not fail His test. For the Holy Bible said his faith was
counted to him as righteousness.
he was asked by a benevolent god, a god he knew to be benevolent and a god doesn't want killing, to kill his son. and he agreed. that's fail.
the bible speaks of his awesome faith when it should be speaking about the horrors blind faith can bring to being.