And then God said "April Fool!"

[Ben Kenobi]

The lamb may think otherwise

You would have preferred the human sacrifice?

[Ben Kenobi]

Verto has just said he would "probably" do something he holds from immoral if convinced God orders him. I'd expect pretty much any person who's very faithful to hold the same argument.

God would never ask me to do something immoral by his standards.

Satan might though. I think this is one of his favourite tricks.

[Ben Kenobi]

Dt. 21:18, 21: If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother ... all the men of the city shall stone him with stones, that he die.

Do we live in a theocracy? Very different situation now than before.

Numbers 31:17-18: Now, therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man intimately.

Samuel 15:3: Now go and strike Amalek and utterly destroy all that he has, and do not spare him; but put to death both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.

Let me ask you, gamenaught. Do you believe war is immoral?

[Verto]

God would never ask me to do something immoral by his standards.

As has been mentioned before, Abraham was asked to do something immoral. You are presumptuous enough to dictate what God will and will not require of you?

[Ben Kenobi]

You are presumptuous enough to dictate what God will and will not require of you?

Abraham believed that God would intervene and offer something else for sacrifice.

You are presumptuous enough to dictate what God will and will not require of you?

I said his standards and not mine. He can demand of me anything by his standards.

[Verto]

"And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together."

I'm assuming that is the basis for your above statement? If so, I would have to disagree.

[Verto]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
I said his standards and not mine. He can demand of me anything by his standards.

I apologize, and in light of this correction agree.

[Ben Kenobi]

I'm assuming that is the basis for your above statement? If so, I would have to disagree.

Yep. I figured you knew, so I didn't cite.

Why would you disagree?

[Dr Strangelove]

I'm pretty sure that the word "fear" as used in the OT doesn't have the same meaning as the modern word. At that time and in that usage "fear" means to heed.

[Dr Strangelove]

Originally posted by gamenaught


Samuel 15:3: Now go and strike Amalek and utterly destroy all that he has, and do not spare him; but put to death both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.

Amaleks were evil robotic beings which the Doctor often had to contend with. Fortunately they were rather clumsy and easily defeated with even the humblest of household appliances.

[Spiffor]

I am no archeopsychologist, but I think ancient people would fear a God who is very keen on taking lives on a whim (my favorite part remains Onan, of course )

[SpencerH]

Amaleks were evil robotic beings which the Doctor often had to contend with. Fortunately they were rather clumsy and easily defeated with even the humblest of household appliances.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by MrFun
Mainstream Christians, Jews, and Muslims will find this horribly repugnant, and against the tenets of their religion -- no matter their sect/denomination.

How do you know God didn't say this to her? It's not like he hasn't done it before.

[chequita guevara]

Anyway, unfortunately for this woman, a jury is unlikely to be sympathetic. Juries hate women who kill their children. She's better off without a jury and throwing herself on the mercy of the court (depening on the judge). Course, if she does that she's still screwed. She knew what she was doing was wrong but did so anyway. She is not legally insane, however much she may be hearing voices.

[gamenaught]

It does not mean to literally fear him, but to respect/revere him. 0/10, just for directly mentioning Hussein.

Hey, I really thought that "fear" meant..well..."fear." 3/10!!