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Originally Posted by Ohio
Since this post is now on Alt-Views, I can connect what is being done to "ruin" God's reputation to the same tactics designed to "ruin" America's reputation. Thru our educational system, America is being painted as an evil country with evil origins. The (mis-)treatment of African Americans and native Indians is their "proof."
For those who long to see evil in God and His word, there is no answer. Jesus said our faith must be as a child -- trusting in our earthly and our heavenly Father. God allows "reasons" for their unbelief so that no one is mentally compelled to believe in Him. Faith is a choice. Yet, we have options. We can see what we want to see, and believe what we want to believe. Two people look at the same events, one sees God is good, and one sees God is evil. That's the way it is. Some things don't make sense.
Going back to the OP's topic, why is it that some look at creation and see God's handiwork, and some only see evolution? How can they reconcile these positions? How can they look at creation and say there is no God, and then look at man's history and say God is evil?
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Amen bro Ohio, to faith. We need that to relate to God here today.
But all the way back to Plato -- those Greek smarty-pants -- it was said that man has within 'him' a moral compass. It's pretty obvisous that it is that moral compass that judges God's action in the OT as evil, and what early America did to the slaves and Indians as evil.
I have no problem agreeing with what early America did as wrong. Our founders in the declaration of Independence even agree :
"all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness . . ."
It just took us time to catch up to that truth. A truth that even the founders were hypocritical to.
The OT God is another matter. I'm unable to explain it. Sorry. All I have is theories and speculations.