EVERYONE needs to pray to God for His intervention. And that He uses us as instruments of His Will. Doing nothing is not going to restore sanity - evil gets a vote as does all of the evil surrogates and there are a lot of evil surrogates willing to do the will of evil.
EVERYONE needs to pray to God for His intervention. And that He uses us as instruments of His Will. Doing nothing is not going to restore sanity - evil gets a vote as does all of the evil surrogates and there are a lot of evil surrogates willing to do the will of evil.
You might need to ask Him "why", but if you pay attention to the Bible, then it seems He does...
(Genesis 18:20)
So the Lord told Abraham, “I have heard a great outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah, because their sin is so flagrant. I am going down to see if their actions are as wicked as I have heard. If not, I want to know.”
The other men turned and headed toward Sodom, but the Lord remained with Abraham. Abraham approached him and said, “Will you sweep away both the righteous and the wicked? Suppose you find fifty righteous people living there in the city—will you still sweep it away and not spare it for their sakes? Surely you wouldn’t do such a thing, destroying the righteous along with the wicked. Why, you would be treating the righteous and the wicked exactly the same! Surely you wouldn’t do that! Should not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
And the Lord replied, “If I find fifty righteous people in Sodom, I will spare the entire city for their sake.”
Then Abraham spoke again. “Since I have begun, let me speak further to my Lord, even though I am but dust and ashes. Suppose there are only forty-five righteous people rather than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?”
And the Lord said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five righteous people there.”
Then Abraham pressed his request further. “Suppose there are only forty?” And the Lord replied, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the forty.”
“Please don’t be angry, my Lord,” Abraham pleaded. “Let me speak—suppose only thirty righteous people are found?” And the Lord replied, “I will not destroy it if I find thirty.” Then Abraham said, “Since I have dared to speak to the Lord, let me continue—suppose there are only twenty?” And the Lord replied, “Then I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty.”
Finally, Abraham said, “Lord, please don’t be angry with me if I speak one more time. Suppose only ten are found there?” And the Lord replied, “Then I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
So, Abraham was just hanging out with this Yahweh character, and they are trying to figure out what is going on down in the city. I thought no one can see god and live. An omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent being should not have to wander into the town to see who is naughty or nice. And then to consider killing innocent women and children due to the actions of a few.
This god is a psychopath, and this fable reads like a dark Monty Python skit.
Unfortunately the ancient world was full of this stuff. Because if he killed just all the men who participated in gang-r***ing visitors, suddenly you have a bunch of women and children with no protection and no food supply. Yay starvation. And if he magically provides food for every starving person, then bye-bye causality and consequences.
The bible talks about a God who comes down and engages with humans on our level. Maybe you think that's undignified and he should just sit in heaven smiting everyone from way up there? YHWH ain't Zeus.
"As a theologian of a loving God, how do you explain that Yahweh orders the extermination of men, women, and children and claims for himself 675 sheep, 72 oxen, 61 donkeys, and 32 virgins after a battle against the Midianites (Numbers 31:32-40)? This portion of the spoils was not for the service of the tabernacle, as Numbers 31 explains: it was for Yahweh’s personal use. One only wonders why a spiritual and transcendent “God” would need 32 virgins — or 61 donkeys, for that matter"
Give it up, Bryan Dair! You know exactly what it means and why we pray... AND WHY GOD TELLS US TO PRAY!
You're obviously in need of some attention. And then as folks attempt to give you "good" answers... based on their Faith and belief... you can wallow in your "smirk-itude"
“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
Prayer
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
"As a theologian of a loving God, how do you explain that Yahweh orders the extermination of men, women, and children and claims for himself 675 sheep, 72 oxen, 61 donkeys, and 32 virgins after a battle against the Midianites (Numbers 31:32-40)? This portion of the spoils was not for the service of the tabernacle, as Numbers 31 explains: it was for Yahweh’s personal use. One only wonders why a spiritual and transcendent “God” would need 32 virgins — or 61 donkeys, for that matter"
Or don't you read the "bible"?? It is YOU, you smug, pompous assclown, that is the delusional moron. We mock YOU, fool!
Clueless. No, satan worshipper, unlike you, I know of only one God, the one true God and I praise, honor, and glorify him.
It is you who seek to deceive with your evil lies. But you will get to answer for them. You should go pray for awhile, awhile meaning years, you are going to need a lot of time to overcome your delusion and insanity.
From the cancerous hate and bile that issues from your every orifice... you are no "christian", ahole, you are demon-possessed.
Your hate will have you roasting in eternity, IF your mythology is true. If not, you will rot in some liar's grave, unloved, unmourned, forgotten. Again, eunuch, F-OFF!
Your words, not mine, you must quit projecting your evil on to me and others "abidingdude": "From the cancerous hate and bile that issues from your every orifice... you are no "christian", ahole, you are demon-possessed.
Your hate will have you roasting in eternity, IF your mythology is true. If not, you will rot in some liar's grave, unloved, unmourned, forgotten. Again, eunuch, F-OFF!"
I get comfort from your self immolation, in allowing you to out your true evil nature evil dude...
Why do you put out comments to disrupt? You, like Bryan Dair, know how most people on here believe. You even know that the writer of this blog has a strong and secure Faith in the ONLY GOD WHO EXISTS.
If your questions were a sincere inquiry, many/most Believers would do their best to provide faith-building answers. But that's not your purpose at all.
Scripture tells us that YAHWEH laughs at efforts to prove He is not EVERYTHING He claims.
Wait, your faith is confusing to me. Do you believe in just one god,
or in the Holy Trinity? (By the way, 'Holy Trinity' is the name of the school I went to as a child.) Is that not three gods? Do you deny the Holy Spirit?
Coward, you are so full of crap... you post this schit and then block me? What a vile ahole you are!
So... "the ONLY GOD WHO EXISTS"??? Idiot!!! "christians are around a third of world population, and muslims are outbreeding them in a BIG way. But you condemn all others to the pit, you yeasty psycho turd?
the ONLY GOD WHO EXISTS?? Fool christians are a THIRD of world pop... you, arrogant swine, condemn all others to your imaginary pit of hell?
And speaking of bible writings... how do you explain that Yahweh orders the extermination of men, women, and children and claims for himself 675 sheep, 72 oxen, 61 donkeys, and 32 virgins after a battle against the Midianites (Numbers 31:32-40)? This portion of the spoils was not for the service of the tabernacle, as Numbers 31 explains: it was for Yahweh’s personal use. One only wonders why a spiritual and transcendent “God” would need 32 virgins — or 61 donkeys, for that matter".. WELL, big mouth???
EVERYONE needs to pray to God for His intervention. And that He uses us as instruments of His Will. Doing nothing is not going to restore sanity - evil gets a vote as does all of the evil surrogates and there are a lot of evil surrogates willing to do the will of evil.
I thought everything was god's will.
Why would he change his divine plan?
You might need to ask Him "why", but if you pay attention to the Bible, then it seems He does...
(Genesis 18:20)
So the Lord told Abraham, “I have heard a great outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah, because their sin is so flagrant. I am going down to see if their actions are as wicked as I have heard. If not, I want to know.”
The other men turned and headed toward Sodom, but the Lord remained with Abraham. Abraham approached him and said, “Will you sweep away both the righteous and the wicked? Suppose you find fifty righteous people living there in the city—will you still sweep it away and not spare it for their sakes? Surely you wouldn’t do such a thing, destroying the righteous along with the wicked. Why, you would be treating the righteous and the wicked exactly the same! Surely you wouldn’t do that! Should not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
And the Lord replied, “If I find fifty righteous people in Sodom, I will spare the entire city for their sake.”
Then Abraham spoke again. “Since I have begun, let me speak further to my Lord, even though I am but dust and ashes. Suppose there are only forty-five righteous people rather than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?”
And the Lord said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five righteous people there.”
Then Abraham pressed his request further. “Suppose there are only forty?” And the Lord replied, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the forty.”
“Please don’t be angry, my Lord,” Abraham pleaded. “Let me speak—suppose only thirty righteous people are found?” And the Lord replied, “I will not destroy it if I find thirty.” Then Abraham said, “Since I have dared to speak to the Lord, let me continue—suppose there are only twenty?” And the Lord replied, “Then I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty.”
Finally, Abraham said, “Lord, please don’t be angry with me if I speak one more time. Suppose only ten are found there?” And the Lord replied, “Then I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
So, Abraham was just hanging out with this Yahweh character, and they are trying to figure out what is going on down in the city. I thought no one can see god and live. An omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent being should not have to wander into the town to see who is naughty or nice. And then to consider killing innocent women and children due to the actions of a few.
This god is a psychopath, and this fable reads like a dark Monty Python skit.
Unfortunately the ancient world was full of this stuff. Because if he killed just all the men who participated in gang-r***ing visitors, suddenly you have a bunch of women and children with no protection and no food supply. Yay starvation. And if he magically provides food for every starving person, then bye-bye causality and consequences.
The bible talks about a God who comes down and engages with humans on our level. Maybe you think that's undignified and he should just sit in heaven smiting everyone from way up there? YHWH ain't Zeus.
"As a theologian of a loving God, how do you explain that Yahweh orders the extermination of men, women, and children and claims for himself 675 sheep, 72 oxen, 61 donkeys, and 32 virgins after a battle against the Midianites (Numbers 31:32-40)? This portion of the spoils was not for the service of the tabernacle, as Numbers 31 explains: it was for Yahweh’s personal use. One only wonders why a spiritual and transcendent “God” would need 32 virgins — or 61 donkeys, for that matter"
The Lord loves the sweet savor of a good BBQ,
and I would bet he fancies a bit of bestiality with
those donkeys.
The donkeys will take turns on Daniel L... the hysterical Pansy loser who screeches like the fat pigs of the "View".
Shame on you. God will not be mocked.
Which "God"?
https://stateofthenation.co/?p=246118#more-246118
What is she going to do about it?
This god is sounding more like the Wizard of Oz.
Just a normal guy, not really all powerful and all knowing.
LOL!!! So true!
Is Yahweh a "good guy"?? Or... ???
https://stateofthenation.co/?p=246118#more-246118
Give it up, Bryan Dair! You know exactly what it means and why we pray... AND WHY GOD TELLS US TO PRAY!
You're obviously in need of some attention. And then as folks attempt to give you "good" answers... based on their Faith and belief... you can wallow in your "smirk-itude"
"Be not deceived, GOD is not mocked"
Matthew 6 -
“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
Prayer
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
"As a theologian of a loving God, how do you explain that Yahweh orders the extermination of men, women, and children and claims for himself 675 sheep, 72 oxen, 61 donkeys, and 32 virgins after a battle against the Midianites (Numbers 31:32-40)? This portion of the spoils was not for the service of the tabernacle, as Numbers 31 explains: it was for Yahweh’s personal use. One only wonders why a spiritual and transcendent “God” would need 32 virgins — or 61 donkeys, for that matter"
Or don't you read the "bible"?? It is YOU, you smug, pompous assclown, that is the delusional moron. We mock YOU, fool!
Which "God"?
As you know, there are many and the "christian god" is worshiped by a minority... other "religions" outnumber you 2 to 1.
Clueless. No, satan worshipper, unlike you, I know of only one God, the one true God and I praise, honor, and glorify him.
It is you who seek to deceive with your evil lies. But you will get to answer for them. You should go pray for awhile, awhile meaning years, you are going to need a lot of time to overcome your delusion and insanity.
Oh, here you go clueless "dude", suck on this:
Religion Adherents Percentage
Christianity 2.365 billion 30.74%
Islam 1.907 billion 24.9%
Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist 1.193 billion 15.58%
Hinduism 1.152 billion 15.1%
From the cancerous hate and bile that issues from your every orifice... you are no "christian", ahole, you are demon-possessed.
Your hate will have you roasting in eternity, IF your mythology is true. If not, you will rot in some liar's grave, unloved, unmourned, forgotten. Again, eunuch, F-OFF!
JFY.
Not.
Your words, not mine, you must quit projecting your evil on to me and others "abidingdude": "From the cancerous hate and bile that issues from your every orifice... you are no "christian", ahole, you are demon-possessed.
Your hate will have you roasting in eternity, IF your mythology is true. If not, you will rot in some liar's grave, unloved, unmourned, forgotten. Again, eunuch, F-OFF!"
I get comfort from your self immolation, in allowing you to out your true evil nature evil dude...
Thanks.
Your delusions and judgement of others will have YOU roasting, maggot-boy, if your mythology is true.
Why do you put out comments to disrupt? You, like Bryan Dair, know how most people on here believe. You even know that the writer of this blog has a strong and secure Faith in the ONLY GOD WHO EXISTS.
If your questions were a sincere inquiry, many/most Believers would do their best to provide faith-building answers. But that's not your purpose at all.
Scripture tells us that YAHWEH laughs at efforts to prove He is not EVERYTHING He claims.
"Smug" fades away... and what will you have then?
Wait, your faith is confusing to me. Do you believe in just one god,
or in the Holy Trinity? (By the way, 'Holy Trinity' is the name of the school I went to as a child.) Is that not three gods? Do you deny the Holy Spirit?
Coward, you are so full of crap... you post this schit and then block me? What a vile ahole you are!
So... "the ONLY GOD WHO EXISTS"??? Idiot!!! "christians are around a third of world population, and muslims are outbreeding them in a BIG way. But you condemn all others to the pit, you yeasty psycho turd?
the ONLY GOD WHO EXISTS?? Fool christians are a THIRD of world pop... you, arrogant swine, condemn all others to your imaginary pit of hell?
And speaking of bible writings... how do you explain that Yahweh orders the extermination of men, women, and children and claims for himself 675 sheep, 72 oxen, 61 donkeys, and 32 virgins after a battle against the Midianites (Numbers 31:32-40)? This portion of the spoils was not for the service of the tabernacle, as Numbers 31 explains: it was for Yahweh’s personal use. One only wonders why a spiritual and transcendent “God” would need 32 virgins — or 61 donkeys, for that matter".. WELL, big mouth???