It's commonly claimed that god is a pretty good guy: He:
knows everything…
is all-powerful…
is ever-present…
is sovereign…
is holy…
is absolute truth…
is righteous…
is just…
is love…
is merciful…
is faithful…
never changing
A partial list I'm sure, taken from HERE
is all-powerful…
is ever-present…
is sovereign…
is holy…
is absolute truth…
is righteous…
is just…
is love…
is merciful…
is faithful…
never changing
A partial list I'm sure, taken from HERE
Not exactly certain what all of these things are, and some will probably differ depending on whom you ask, but they all seem to be good attributes, and no doubt make him worthy of worship, but on reading about some of the other things he has done:
Sending Bears to Murder Children for making fu of a bald man (4 Kings 2:23-24)
Turning Lot's Wife to Salt for breaking a rule she didn't know existed (Genesis 19:26)
Hating Ugly People (Leviticus 21:17-24)
Committing So Much Genocide (many verses)
Ordering His Underlings to Kill Their Own Children (Genesis 22:1-12)
Killing Egyptian Babies (Numbers 16:41-49)
Killing a Dude for Not Making More Babies (Genesis 38:1-10)
Helping Samson Murder People to Pay Off a Bet (Judges 14:1-19)
Killing People for Complaining About God Killing Them (Numbers 16:1-49)
Everything He Did to Job (Job 1)
Condoning Slavery (Leviticus 25:44-46)
(Also a partial list)
Turning Lot's Wife to Salt for breaking a rule she didn't know existed (Genesis 19:26)
Hating Ugly People (Leviticus 21:17-24)
Committing So Much Genocide (many verses)
Ordering His Underlings to Kill Their Own Children (Genesis 22:1-12)
Killing Egyptian Babies (Numbers 16:41-49)
Killing a Dude for Not Making More Babies (Genesis 38:1-10)
Helping Samson Murder People to Pay Off a Bet (Judges 14:1-19)
Killing People for Complaining About God Killing Them (Numbers 16:1-49)
Everything He Did to Job (Job 1)
Condoning Slavery (Leviticus 25:44-46)
(Also a partial list)
one has to wonder just what kind of guy is running the show. A loving and benevolent god certainly wouldn't deceive people by doing dastardly things. Why would he? But a dastardly god, say one with the scruples of Satan who does a lot of deceitful and harmful things, could well try to deceive people into thinking he is good by occasionally doing the right a proper thing. So, where does this leave us? As I see it "the god of Abraham" reveals himself as more of an evil god (just to note, he does admit to creating evil) than a good god. In which case, it's far more likely that "Satan" is running the show.
What do you think?
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