coldhardcorndog t1_it7st2z wrote on October 21, 2022 at 3:38 PM

Reply to comment by SakarPhone in TIFU by eating shrooms and violently forcing my girlfriend to throw up by blackcatonacid

Doesn't one form of the bible also condone the stoning of, what I consider to be, innocent people? Maybe we shouldn't cite fiction books?

SakarPhone t1_it7t1he wrote on October 21, 2022 at 3:39 PM

Preface: I do get where you are coming from. I have wrestled with these exact questions at some point in my walk with God. End preface.

What scripture exactly are you referring to? The stoning of the man for gathering sticks on the Sabbath, after he was instructed by God to not do so? I wouldn't consider blatant disregard for God's laws as innocent.

Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him. Psalms 115:3

The Bible says that you break one law, you are guilty of breaking them all. Disobedience is disobedience.

For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. James 2:10

Lucky for us, we also have Galatians 1:4

Jesus gave his life for our sins, just as God our Father planned, in order to rescue us from this evil world in which we live.

Also, God may have used that man as an example. Think about it, there was not any law in the land up until that era. Laws from God were essentially brand new to these people.

Imagine you have thousands of soldiers under your command, soldiers that are not accustomed to being told what to do, and you put out some rules to follow, and immediately afterwards someone blatantly and publicly breaks a very, very clear rule. You have to lower the boom on him, and he would not be innocent.

Plus, we have no idea what was going on in that man's heart, what he said to justify his blatant disregard for God's law. Also, God may have even knew that that guy was going to do that before he even did it - He may have been planning it out long before time even came into existence (Romans 9:18-23)

Creating an idea of who God should be is called idolatry. It's creating a false image of God in our minds. God is who He is, not who we think He should be, and that's that, because God is not going to change. He is who He is. I am just glad that we have a loving God who practices and delights in loving kindness, righteousness, and justice (Jeremiah 9:24). This doesn't mean that He should not also be greatly feared. God is love, yes, but He is also the all powerful creator of everything you have or will ever experience - including yourself.