Contrasting the Father and the Son

Contrasting the Father and the Son

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Why is Jesus so compassionate while the God of the Old Testament is so cruel?

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Originally posted by DoctorScribbles
Why is Jesus so compassionate while the God of the Old Testament is so cruel?
After he got married to Mary Magdalene and had a couple of kids, he probably mellowed out a bit. I've seen it happen before.

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Originally posted by DoctorScribbles
Why is Jesus so compassionate while the God of the Old Testament is so cruel?
How is losing one's [temper -ed] at a bunch of moneylenders compassionate? Even if xe is entitled to it, the compassionate person does not indulge in righteous anger.

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Originally posted by DoctorScribbles
Why is Jesus so compassionate while the God of the Old Testament is so cruel?
The pharisees didn't think so.

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Originally posted by no1marauder
After he got married to Mary Magdalene and had a couple of kids, he probably mellowed out a bit. I've seen it happen before.
Bunk.

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Originally posted by ChronicLeaky
How is losing one's [temper -ed] at a bunch of moneylenders compassionate? Even if xe is entitled to it, the compassionate person does not indulge in righteous anger.
And you know what is righteous. You must be very close to God indeed.

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Originally posted by DoctorScribbles
Why is Jesus so compassionate while the God of the Old Testament is so cruel?
So the Son is compassionate and the Father is not? Try telling that to the money changers Christ drove out with a whip from the temple. 😛 I think depends on ones perspective as to who is compassionate and who is not.

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Originally posted by whodey
So the Son is compassionate and the Father is not? Try telling that to the money changers Christ drove out with a whip from the temple. 😛 I think depends on ones perspective as to who is compassionate and who is not.
Given a choice between seeing some of my pigeons whipped and my money overturned and being struck down for spilling my seed on the ground, I'll take the first choice.

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Originally posted by kirksey957
Given a choice between seeing some of my pigeons whipped and my money overturned and being struck down for spilling my seed on the ground, I'll take the first choice.
Yes, but perhaps it is better than going blind. 😛

Anyhew, one must then ask, "Who gave us the Son?" Was it not the Father?

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One word: Trinitarianism.

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Originally posted by whodey
So the Son is compassionate and the Father is not? Try telling that to the money changers Christ drove out with a whip from the temple. 😛 I think depends on ones perspective as to who is compassionate and who is not.
Look, I'm a compassionate person, too, but if a bunch of greedy Jews set up shop in my house, you can bet that I'd start whipping some ass as well.

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Originally posted by DoctorScribbles
Why is Jesus so compassionate while the God of the Old Testament is so cruel?
is it a sort of good cop / bad cop theme?

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Originally posted by whodey
Yes, but perhaps it is better than going blind. 😛

Anyhew, one must then ask, "Who gave us the Son?" Was it not the Father?
Maybe he took more after the mother.

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Originally posted by DoctorScribbles
Look, I'm a compassionate person, too, but if a bunch of greedy Jews set up shop in my house, you can bet that I'd start whipping some ass as well.
do you think its a positive thing that the greedy people are labelled as jews? does it not help to continue the anti semitic tradition?