Not exact matches
In doing so, Hitchens summed up the mantras of the new atheism: that «faith is a fairy tale», that it is possible to be «good without
God» and that religion is not just false, but
evil.
16The LORD
God commanded the man, saying, «From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; 17but from the tree of the knowledge of good and
evil you shall not eat, for
in the day that you eat from it you will surely die.»
(NASB) Hebrews 3:12 — 14 — Take care, brothers, lest there be
in any of you an
evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living
God.
There is not enough
evil in the world to have need of a
god, we might take a litter longer then a
god to get it right, just not as fast as a
god.
* * * Built on the Rock the Church shall stand, though earthly temples be closing silenced are voices of
evil men, but
God's voice still is calling... Calling the young and old to rest, calling the souls
in darkness to Himself, calling to life everlasting!
Deuteronomy 17:2 - 5 Suppose a man or woman among you,
in one of your towns that the LORD your
God is giving you, has done
evil in the sight of the LORD your
God and has violated the covenant by serving other
gods or by worshiping the sun, the moon, or any of the forces of heaven, which I have strictly forbidden.
a) that the bible is an imperfect human representation of
gods word b) that the bible is a mixture of mythology and divine inspiration c) that the bible was created
in a way that people would understand at the time and intended to be updated d) that a pure message was corrupted intentionally by
evil humans or spirits
= > There is no necessity for the flood story to be anything more than a massive collection of spiritual truths that explain relationship between
God and man, good and
evil, life and death all
in accordance with the plan of creation for the salvation of souls.
An omnipotent, omniscient
god that supposedly created the universe and all
in it, would not have needed to create
evil, disease, and illness
in the first place and would have the power to eliminate
evil, disease, and illness if it chose to.
There were many
evil things done
in the Name of Jesus Christ, but it is not really to be as surprise, becaue Jesus said that the
evil one, which is the devil, will plant his seeds
in the midst of
God's church, meaning here «The Christendom».
it cracks me up that people would be respectful to any
god that would offer up their own son
in blood scarifice, not a kind and benevolent, all knowing
god, an
evil and hateful
god, we would be better off overing respects to santa clause, to my knowledge all he does is disappoint from time to time ive never known him to kill and destroy mankind by divers and sundry forms of cruel punishment.
The church is not authorized to represent the reign of
God, his justice and peace,
in any other way than that
in which Jesus represented it, namely by being partners with him
in challenging the powers of
evil and bearing
in its own life the cost of the challenge.
Your disgusting
evil god is nowhere to be seen, fortunately no matter what you think the voices
in your head are telling you.
I will say this much, wheter you like it or not Islam will dominate the world and
evil will lose its place and truth will pravail, justice will be
in place, that is Promise of
God almighty.
One problem is that we find ourselves back
in the garden of Eden when the serpent said to Eve you will be wise like
God knowing good and
evil.
This is all about control with religion and it has to stop.Gay people getting married doesn't have anything to do with straight people getting married.People are so full of hatred and disrespect it isn't funny.I'm glad this has come out now, because it really shows how
evil people really are.But these people who are so into GOD, the Bible, Church, and the only way of life they live 4 god, by god are the 1s who prmote going around the world starting WARS, killing innocent women, men, children and families because Jesus guides them in everything they do.That is a crock of B.S. if I ever heard it.They will continus to use GOD and continue their EVIL ways to get whatever they want and CONTROL who ever they
evil people really are.But these people who are so into
GOD, the Bible, Church, and the only way of life they live 4
god, by
god are the 1s who prmote going around the world starting WARS, killing innocent women, men, children and families because Jesus guides them
in everything they do.That is a crock of B.S. if I ever heard it.They will continus to use
GOD and continue their
EVIL ways to get whatever they want and CONTROL who ever they
EVIL ways to get whatever they want and CONTROL who ever they can.
That would be like saying all Canadians are
evil, undermining atheists when
in fact the overwhelming majority of Canadians are
in fact
God fearing and
God honoring.
In the Book of Genesis
God punishes Adam and Eve because Eve eats an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and
evil.
He can be a tool
in the hands of
God or a tool
in the hands of
Evil.
I see the image of
God in man through mans ability to form unseen thoughts into reality creating works of never ending wonder
in the presence of
evil that seeks only to destroy that which is good.
In the absence of
God or as some claim that there is no
God then Good and
evil become relative or subject to the culture and time.
Since atheists and agnostics are just as prone to human frailties as the religious, I don't doubt that there * are *
evil people who are athiests... but facts and numbers show that these «
evil atheists» are a bunch of pikers compared to the violence and viciousness of those who promote hatred and violence
in the name of their
God.
let alone the
god they present, one who could have created any kind of world he wanted, like an author who has complete control over what shows up
in a fictional work; why would
god then giddily create / allow so much pain and
evil?
I don't know how many people here are from Aurora — Co, but some comments are not helping
in any way the survivors and families.I respect all religions
in the world and I also respect the opinion of those who don't believe
in God or anything.But, instead of blasphemy the name of
God, send your positive thoughts and energy to those who survived this tragedy.Even though some of you show no signs of good Christians you should show at least signs of good neighbors.You still can be an Atheist and have compassion for others!Don't let the
evil be inside you, Aurora — CO needs to heal
in peace!!!
So, let's see, before we go any further, is your
god benevolent
in nature, or
evil, or simply disinterested?
If
God is able to step
in and stop all the fighting and death, but chooses not to, he is
evil.
> I know this may hit a nerve but i will pray for you whether you believe
in God or not and just know there are things that go bump
in the night and there is a force of
evil just as there is a force of good out there.
In the presence of
God there is no
evil.
Cruel and
evil is what comes to mind
in describing your
god.
Also, these later other
evils in classical Christian cosmology are not caused by the
God v. Satan battle simply
in that they occur after Satan's initial rebellion, but are caused by a battle Christians have typically seen as ongoing and continuous.
However, the new theology is both explicable and testable
in the ontological sense, that
God is not responsible for the origin of
evil and temptation.
@fimeilleur actually i can back up the claims i make both personally and historically, one example Abraham, Machpelah (actual location of his tomb and remains along with 5 others
in Israel right where they are supposed to be) Kedorlaomer king of Elam, (defeated by Abraham and recently discovered) it is said Abraham believed
God and it was credited to him as righteousness.More than that Abraham saw God and spoke with Him, not the god you are on about that men use to justify their evil intent, but the God who has created all things, the God that no one especially you can not contain.Ignorance is your choice but that will not negate the existence of God in any way.No one that i am aware of has all the answers at this point regarding spiritual things, evolution or evilution there are areas God has not yet revealed to mankind but every day more is discovered.I find it amazing that God is big enough to share discovery even with those who would reject H
God and it was credited to him as righteousness.More than that Abraham saw
God and spoke with Him, not the god you are on about that men use to justify their evil intent, but the God who has created all things, the God that no one especially you can not contain.Ignorance is your choice but that will not negate the existence of God in any way.No one that i am aware of has all the answers at this point regarding spiritual things, evolution or evilution there are areas God has not yet revealed to mankind but every day more is discovered.I find it amazing that God is big enough to share discovery even with those who would reject H
God and spoke with Him, not the
god you are on about that men use to justify their evil intent, but the God who has created all things, the God that no one especially you can not contain.Ignorance is your choice but that will not negate the existence of God in any way.No one that i am aware of has all the answers at this point regarding spiritual things, evolution or evilution there are areas God has not yet revealed to mankind but every day more is discovered.I find it amazing that God is big enough to share discovery even with those who would reject H
god you are on about that men use to justify their
evil intent, but the
God who has created all things, the God that no one especially you can not contain.Ignorance is your choice but that will not negate the existence of God in any way.No one that i am aware of has all the answers at this point regarding spiritual things, evolution or evilution there are areas God has not yet revealed to mankind but every day more is discovered.I find it amazing that God is big enough to share discovery even with those who would reject H
God who has created all things, the
God that no one especially you can not contain.Ignorance is your choice but that will not negate the existence of God in any way.No one that i am aware of has all the answers at this point regarding spiritual things, evolution or evilution there are areas God has not yet revealed to mankind but every day more is discovered.I find it amazing that God is big enough to share discovery even with those who would reject H
God that no one especially you can not contain.Ignorance is your choice but that will not negate the existence of
God in any way.No one that i am aware of has all the answers at this point regarding spiritual things, evolution or evilution there are areas God has not yet revealed to mankind but every day more is discovered.I find it amazing that God is big enough to share discovery even with those who would reject H
God in any way.No one that i am aware of has all the answers at this point regarding spiritual things, evolution or evilution there are areas
God has not yet revealed to mankind but every day more is discovered.I find it amazing that God is big enough to share discovery even with those who would reject H
God has not yet revealed to mankind but every day more is discovered.I find it amazing that
God is big enough to share discovery even with those who would reject H
God is big enough to share discovery even with those who would reject Him.
Genesis 2:16 - 17 And the Lord
God commanded the man, «You are free to eat from any tree
in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and
evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die.»
You said, that «if
God is able to step
in and stop all the fighting and death, but chooses not to, he is
evil.»
Either that or
God has relinquished control over his creation
in order to allow Satan to tempt, kill, maim, seduce, and otherwise bring
evil into a world where it is neither welcome nor wanted.
Because Satan is a prisoner
in purgatory hell, he's a criminal and his
evil spirits are allowed to roam the earth by
God's permission.
When I was
in Iraq and a group of
evil doers crashed into a church and massacred everyone
in the church including gutting a 3 year old girl do you think there was a caring
god there to protect everyone especially the innocent girl?
And oh yes, there's that part
in Revelation (the last few chapters) where
God simply «must» release Satan again, after killing all the «
evil» people and having Jesus reign on earth for an eon over all the «good» people that are left.
The people of Sodom & Gomorrah and the others you mentioned were ALL WARNED beforehand to stop their
evil ways and to STOP abusing
God's gift of life... they ignored the warnings and
God took back what He had given them
in the first place.
sorry I did not realize I was on a Jewish site, I have been told, within your faith you believe
in god but not the devil, I will try to explain
god needed a play mate, to make up the opposite as we know, example, day un night, right and left, up and down, good and
evil
God accommodates the
evil in this world too, choosing to delay the eradication of
evil in order to allow
evil people to be brought to him.
At the time it was written the belief
in such a being as Satan was unknown, and
evil, as well as good, was referred to
God as its author.
In 2016, he said that
God had been «unjust with his son,» announced his prayer intention to build a society «that places the human person at the center,» and declared that inequality is «the greatest
evil that exists.»
Cosmology theory, by default, defines
God as an Existent
God, a perverse mega-creature, who created
evil in the universe so we can step right into the trap.
We are not told if they were aware of
evil or not but do know that then as now those
in God (Christ) fear no
evil and are kept from it.
If Warfield is not concerned with Catholicism, then why
in his discussion of the kind of «faith healing» promoted by men like A. J. Gordon does he claim that it creates a class of «professionals» who stand between the soul and
God and that «from this germ the whole sacerdotal
evil has grown»?
Oh, I'm sure he probably does see
evil in the world as uaelmlttiy deriving from
God v. Satan.
Atheists often point out that IF there was a
god, He would be responsible for the
evil in the world.
If you believe
in God / Christ, then you have peace that no more suffering, pain, death, bickering among humans, corruption, death, and all of mankinds
evil deeds, etc. etc. will exist when you exit this earth.
The eyes beholding this message shall not behold
evil, the hand that will send this message to others shall not labor
in vain, the mouth saying amen to this prayer shall laugh forever, remain
in God's love.