18 Mar 12
Originally posted by Grampy Bobbyhmmm, he speaks as a father does to his children, with consistency and their best interests at heart.
[b]God knows...
God knows precisely what He's doing and, therefore, naturally thinks and speaks in direct terms... 'yes' and 'no', not maybe or 'we'll see' or any other indecisive form of lukewarm.
Your view?
-gb[/b]
Originally posted by Proper KnobI think he must mean "having the best interest of the community in heart"
Condemning people to death by stoning is having 'their best interests at heart'?! That's a new one on me.
unless he believes that the evil sinners will be better off having committed less
sins to be judged for in the final judgment by our God.
18 Mar 12
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Originally posted by Proper KnobMaybe he had the best interest of the purity and cleanlyness of the rest of the honest and good people around his nation he wanted to protect and keep free from sexualy transmitted diseases, unwanted pregnancies, broken marriages? Is that beyound your concept?
Condemning people to death by stoning is having 'their best interests at heart'?! That's a new one on me.
18 Mar 12
Originally posted by rwingettThis is a variation of those circular arguments that theists are so fond of i.e 'Whatever god does is perfect by virtue of the fact god does it' He could sexually molest kittens and his followers would not only say the kittens deserved it but would probably molest kittens on 'kitten molestation Thursday'.
I fail to see how drowning anyone en masse is either consistent (consistent with what?) or in the victim's best interests.
18 Mar 12
Originally posted by kevcvs57'Whatever god does is perfect by virtue of the fact God Himself is perfect'.
]This is a variation of those circular arguments that theists are so fond of i.e 'tever god does is perfect by virtue of the fact god does it'could sexually molest kittens and his followers would not only say the kittens deserved it but would probably molest kittens on 'kitten molestation Thursday'.
18 Mar 12
Originally posted by rwingettconsistent with Gods justice, after all, he reasoned with Abraham that if one faithful
I fail to see how drowning anyone en masse is either consistent (consistent with what?) or in the victim's best interests.
person was found in Sodom, he would spare the entire city, clearly then the world which
was destroyed was irredeemable.
18 Mar 12
Originally posted by galveston75Have you ever watched a video of someone being stoned to death? I can post you a link if you want, watch it, and then tell me how what you watched is having the persons best interests at heart.
Maybe he had the best interest of the purity and cleanlyness of the rest of the honest and good people around his nation he wanted to protect and keep free from sexualy transmitted diseases, unwanted pregnancies, broken marriages? Is that beyound your concept?
Originally posted by Proper KnobI believe Moses was thinking of the best interest of the community, not the one
Have you ever watched a video of someone being stoned to death? I can post you a link if you want, watch it, and then tell me how what you watched is having the persons best interests at heart.
being stoned. He made stoning laws in an attempt to discourage and prevent
evil.
P.S. It is similiar to the death penalty today. We just have different methods.