If I understand your question well you are asking why there is so much violence in the Bible including God's actions. Firstly for what people do God can not be held accountable for. But often people see a violent God, especially in the Old Testament, forgetting that God is a Judge who judges people and nations righteously. Sodom and Gommorah and surrounding villages were destroyed by God. People may see that as an action of violence by God. But how could God judge and punish those people? He didn't create mankind for people to go down the deepest sins ever existed. When the state/people is punishing criminals why is it surprising that God acts similarly? People want a righteous and mercyful God but them themselves are in no mood to be righteous and mercyful. They wish a God who loves them but they don't wish to love others. They wish a God who takes care of all people in our planet but them themselves don't care at all if people die of starvation in other places of the world. They actually wish a God who loves and takes care of all their needs while them themselves go down the deepest deapths of sin and devour all the others for their own benefit.
It is true that we don't have answers to every question but we can rely on that we believe in a rightous God who is determined to reward but also to punish. In the present time humanity enjoys the mercy and the grace of God who calls every single human to accept the gift of eternal salvation, it is free, we just have to accept it, so lets take advantage of that and go get the free gift of salvation that He offers before the door is closed. GBU
Thank you so much for responding to my question. When you ask: "When the state/people are punishing criminals, why is it surprising that God acts similarly?" My answer is that God is higher than us. His ways are not our ways. You also stated: "They wish a God who loves them, but they don't wish to love others." My response to that is that we cannot compare God to us. We can't judge what God does by what we do. We are trying to be like God. God is not trying to be like us! I am just not comfortable believing that God resorts to violence. I do, however, resonate with the part of your response that says: "It is true that we don't have answers to every question, but we can rely on that we believe in a righteous God who is determined to reward" Thank you, again for responding to my question.
If I understand your question well you are asking why there is so much violence in the Bible including God's actions. Firstly for what people do God can not be held accountable for. But often people see a violent God, especially in the Old Testament, forgetting that God is a Judge who judges people and nations righteously. Sodom and Gommorah and surrounding villages were destroyed by God. People may see that as an action of violence by God. But how could God judge and punish those people? He didn't create mankind for people to go down the deepest sins ever existed. When the state/people is punishing criminals why is it surprising that God acts similarly? People want a righteous and mercyful God but them themselves are in no mood to be righteous and mercyful. They wish a God who loves them but they don't wish to love others. They wish a God who takes care of all people in our planet but them themselves don't care at all if people die of starvation in other places of the world. They actually wish a God who loves and takes care of all their needs while them themselves go down the deepest deapths of sin and devour all the others for their own benefit.
It is true that we don't have answers to every question but we can rely on that we believe in a rightous God who is determined to reward but also to punish. In the present time humanity enjoys the mercy and the grace of God who calls every single human to accept the gift of eternal salvation, it is free, we just have to accept it, so lets take advantage of that and go get the free gift of salvation that He offers before the door is closed. GBU
Thank you so much for responding to my question. When you ask: "When the state/people are punishing criminals, why is it surprising that God acts similarly?" My answer is that God is higher than us. His ways are not our ways. You also stated: "They wish a God who loves them, but they don't wish to love others." My response to that is that we cannot compare God to us. We can't judge what God does by what we do. We are trying to be like God. God is not trying to be like us! I am just not comfortable believing that God resorts to violence. I do, however, resonate with the part of your response that says: "It is true that we don't have answers to every question, but we can rely on that we believe in a righteous God who is determined to reward" Thank you, again for responding to my question.
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