From: Jim Eisele (jeisele@starpower.net)
Date: Sat Dec 07 2002 - 04:02:37 EST
Terry writes
>Well, to honest about the character of God involves recognizing that
>He is holy and we are not (and thus justly deserving of His wrath)
>and that he is free to execute His righteous judgment when and where
>He choses. Those who escape this wrath, do so by His mercy, which He
>is free to bestow on whomever He choses for whatever purpose He may
>have. As has been put by others much more eloquent than I, the
>mystery is not why God judges sinners, but why God is merciful toward
>any.
Terry, you've left the science out of your religion. That leaves you
with dogma. Not very attractive. Science says human suffering is a
result of imperfect evolution. You say that "God made us to suffer"
(unless you've changed your stance to believe in a literal Adam, Eve,
the garden and talking snake). I assume that you consider yourself
an ethical person. How do you justify promoting this hateful,
judgmental God? Note: you can't say "because the Bible says so"
because you believe in evolution and the Bible clearly does not.
Jim
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