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Originally Posted by asdfasdf32
You haven't really said much of anything.
Here's the rub of the argument Splendour. Most (all?) Christians view God as omnibenevolent, i.e. He is all-loving and can do no evil. Presumably Christians believe this because the Bible tells them so. Now, assume for the sake of argument that the Bible was written by a non-omnibenevolent God, but the authors mistakenly added in that part. How would you know the difference?
Well I'm not going to say more on the topic.
Imo atheists are weak on OT knowledge and hyperfixated to find God in the wrong. You can read the OT. Sin is endemic and manifests itself over and over again in the OT and spiritual warfare still goes on today and sin could affect your judgment.
Jesus Christ himself spoke in parables to his disciples until Satan was surprised and disarmed by His work on the Cross.
Colossians 2:15
"And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross."
It's a serious matter to mock a prophet:
2 Chronicles 36
The Fall of Jerusalem
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The Lord, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them through his messengers again and again, because he had pity on his people and on his dwelling place. 16 But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his words and scoffed at his prophets until the wrath of the Lord was aroused against his people and there was no remedy.
Bert Thompson on Elisha and the bears points out: "it is important to remember that God, not Elisha, used these bears to teach those young men an important lesson about respect and obedience. God is the One Who has power over the animal kingdom. He sent fiery serpents to bite the Israelites (Numbers 21:6); He sent a lion to slay a disobedient young prophet (1 Kings 13:24ff.); He prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah (Jonah 1:17); and He shut the lions’ mouths in order to protect Daniel (Daniel 6:22)."
BOYS, BEARS, AND BALDNESS
BERT THOMPSON
http://www.discoverymagazine.com/art...999/d9911e.htm