Bailey writes:
Thank you for the exchange Caldron68.
Thank you for the response Bailey :-)
Bailey writes:
Past events may become sensible when the Truth is considered.
The God enacts decisions based on motivating impulses of Love.
He is incapable of doing otherwise.
I've heard this one before. In another thread I had a fellow tell me that I didn't have God's perspective and thus should not have an opinion one way or the other. i.e., don't judge God's actions.
The problem is that actions always speak louder than words. We didn't have Hitler's perspective either, but it is generally agreed that his actions spoke volumes about his overall character. The same holds true for the God of the OT. How can we possibly not pass judgment on his actions when his actions are absolutely gut wrenching? We sentence people to death for killing another human, especially a child. Not so with God, even though he is the one that gave us the commandment "Thou shalt not kill".
Personally I don't think an emotion like 'love' can even be considered in the equation when the directive to Saul is to kill em' all, including their animals.
Bailey writes:
He does not enforce evil or Love.
The God makes One point - Job's spirit does not belong to death.
He naturally proceeds salvaging the infected being.
Good point! God does not enforce evil or love. Not sure how this fits with your previous statement about God acting on impulses of love. In this story it is clear that God does not LOVE Job. If he did, he would not allow Satan, a character that God obviously does not like, to touch one single hair on Job's body.
It was clear from the beginning of the story that Job's spirit did not belong to death. Job was a solid, God fearing man and God knew it. There was no need for the 'demonstration'. But then again, it is just a story isn't it.
Bailey writes:
Other than it not being His responsibility.
Imagine what the world would be like without boils ...
Yet, realistically, is the God an avon representative?
The present opinion suggests another in charge of cosmetics.
He does not does not save your body, but rather your Life.
Not his responsibility? Why not, he allowed Satan to get to Job, how is it not his responsibility to protect Job from Satan? That's like saying that it's not your responsibility or fault if you let the murderers out of jail and they end up killing some poor innocent person. It most certainly was God's responsibility and it remains his responsibility if any pain or suffering is inflicted on a person by Satan.
God did create a world without boils and every other nasty thing that we can think of. Unless you think that boils and flesh-eating viruses existed in the Garden, too. God created these kinds of nasty things because in his eyes he sees man as a damned sinner! Oh, and it's not just Adam and Eve that are damned sinners, it's every single one of their offspring too! Not only that, but the curse holds even after God wipes the face of the planet clean with a horrible flood. Hmmmm.
Bailey writes:
The hopes and dreams of Job and his family lay reconciled in continuation of Life.
Yeah, except that this time around Job now has TWO wives!!! I wonder how the first wife, in her continuation of life, feels about Job and God in general? Dear God, thanks for terminating my life. Because of you my husband, Job, now has a new cute little wife. I guess in Heaven it's ok to have more than one wife. Maybe the Mormons are right after all. HA!
Bailey writes:
The present opinion asserts mankind plays fast and loose
with emotions and lives of individuals within the species.
You would disagree?
Well, yes I would. Certainly SOME men play fast and loose with the lives and emotions of others, but that's exactly why we have laws, law enforcement officials and a criminal justice system. We punish those that play fast and loose with the lives of others. Not so for God. He can command us not to commit murder and then go ahead and wipe out a whole planet worth of souls. No wonder certain religions feel that it's perfectly fine to just kill those that don't agree with their demented reasoning. They've got such a great role model!
Cheers,
--Caldron68