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so according to you... everyone that doesnt worship the GOD from the Bible, then they should be killed off...Originally Posted by CoolGrayGrey
Sodom & Gomorrah is not applicable because Abraham reasoned with and beckoned him to NOT destroy Sodom & Gomorrah. Abraham says that if he finds 50 righteous people, will God not save the city? He eventually brings God down to 10. Then two angels come to Sodom & Gomorrah, as men in form, and the citizens want to have sex with the men (angels)! So obviously there was not ONE righteous or God-Fearing or "Christian" person inside of that town, so it must be destroyed for the sake of humanity.Originally Posted by ericberry14
didnt the Noah's Ark Flood, the destruction of Sodom & Gmorrah, the 10 plagues happen before Jesus was killed? What is your explanaiton from thatOriginally Posted by CoolGrayGrey
It saddens my heart to see the reactions and thoughts of some people on this board, but it only strengthens my faith.
God is a jealous God. He is a perfect judge. Punishment comes from Sin. Many aspects of life we do not understand are not for us to understand. Deuteronomy 29:29 states that God knows secrets men will never be able to know, ever (paraphrasing, but still).
When you say vengeful, I believe you are correct, but only in justice. God is a perfect judge and any action that he takes is justified; but it is not in our ability to know what is justifiable.
In one aspect, you could say that yes he is. But you must remember that also, we (people) killed his one an only son! He could eliminate ALL of humanity and start the whole world over! If you were a father and someone killed your son, don't you think you would be vengeful? But he did not kill us. He gave us grace and mercy since we are yet sinners.
I believe the nature of God is shown to be probably not vengeful, but it is not up to me to decide.
The 10 plagues occured because God wanted the people of Egypt to understand the power and the might of God and not turn to Pharaoh for their authority. God always hardened Pharaohs heart so that the people of Egypt would listen to Moses and turn away from the Pharaoh. Basically, they followed him and believed him to be their authority and with the plagues came the knowledge that he was not the leader of everything. God wanted the people of Egypt to worship him.
The flood occured because "the earth was corrupt in God's sight and was full of violence. God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. So God said to Noah, "I am going to put an end to all people for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destory both them and the earth" (Genesis 6:11-13). He was smiting the land because of their horrendous demeanor towards him.
Vengeful carries negative tendancies. As I said, God is a perfect judge so his choices are justified because of his complete knowledge of justice and what is truely correct. The Holy Spirit, part of the triune God, is known as "The Spirit of Truth." God is truth and he knows what deserves what.
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that is a good description of our world today. a whole bunch of violence with alot of corruption... so how should the big guy upstairs deal with the samesituation today