A quote from Ravhin got me thinking about something:
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The murder of every last man, woman and child by the Hebrews invading another nation was attributed to a command from God - but did they actually receive such a command? Perhaps the soldiers were simply overzealous and did some pretty evil things. Perhaps, as the victors, they simply wrote that God had commanded it as justification.
After all, who would question the Will of God?
If we accept that God is real - how do we determine if he gives direct commands to people? What if he commanded me to kill Gay people or people who did not respect the holy day. Am I a serial killer or obeying the will of the lord?
I think what I'm really trying to ask - is there a cut-off period in the bible where God no longer interacts directly with people ? (The coming of jesus?) Or is it never specifically stated?
Does that mean that anyone who claims to have a vision or command from God (working on the assumption that the bible is true) cannot be correct within the history of interaction given by the bible?
Does that make sense to anyone?
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