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Originally posted by the happy heathen:
That's some lovely, meaningless poetry there, Tra, but how do you reconcile that greeting card smarm with all the truly ugly stories in the bible?
And I am talking about the ugly things GOD does in your holy book, not things people do.
Going back to Abe & Isaac, please answer me: how is God not a total j/erk in this story? Funny, I thought "thou shalt not kill" was a moral absolute. I have NO respect for a God who turns around and says to one of his followers "thou shalt not kill--well, unless I'm in a mood on Tuesday and suddenly decide to tell you you MUST kill your own kid that day. Then you'd better do it! And hey, ya know what? I think I'll off my own son while I'm at it, too."
I know you won't answer my question here--you'll just spout another glazed-eyed it's God's plan yay God yay Jesus He's so perfect He's so dreamy Amen at me. But maybe a thinking person is reading this board and they might get something out of what I'm saying.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I was just reading the story of Abraham and Isaac today, and was yet again reminded how God truly cares for his people. If you start at the beginning of the story, you will note that Abraham and his wife Sarah were barren, but God blessed them with a child Isaac in their old age. God was not being a "total **** " by having Abraham sacrifice his son, but he was testing his servant Abraham, to see if he truly loved the Lord his God. Which he did, otherwise he would not have sacrificed his son. While it may be hard for you to believe that someone could kill their own son, we are to put God, even before our own relatives. This may be a hard concept to grasp, but it is the one and only truth. Abraham showed his loyalty to God, in being willing to sacrifice his son, that is what God was doing. Testing his servant. Abraham passed the "test" and his son was spared, and an alternate sacrifice was provided. Also, if you read more closely does it say that Isaac, his son, was "flailing his arms, pleading not to be killed!"? NO!! He was willing to do what the Lord had commanded as this was the plan the Lord had for him, and he accepted it, knowing it was right!