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by Scottythinks on August 11th, 2005

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How does God "smite" people?

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  • by Alatea on November 17th, 2005

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    God does not smite people.
    God is fair and just.
    A "just" God is not capable of smite.

    The charge that God indiscriminately murdered people does
    not hold to critical evaluation of the biblical texts.

    The commandment "Thou shalt not kill" is really not as general as the King James version would indicate. The commandment actually refers to premeditated, unjustified killing - murder. Although God ordered the extermination of entire cities, He did so in righteous judgment on a people whose corruption had led to extreme wickedness, including child sacrifice. Did God destroy the righteous along with the wicked? In an exchange with Abraham, God indicated that He would spare the wicked to save the righteous. He demonstrated this principle by saving righteous people from Sodom and later Jericho prior to their destruction. The charge that God indiscriminately murdered people does not hold to to critical evaluation of the biblical texts.

    We don't call a line crooked unless we have some idea of what a straight line is. It's the standard of God's justice that enables us to learn what injustice is.

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    • coffee bean

      by coffee bean on January 9th, 2006

    • This is a good answer. Some actual biblical(or other) references would be delightful

      Scottythinks

      by Scottythinks on November 18th, 2005

    • This is an attempt to prove opinions such as 'just' can be applied to a persona, and in the end it falls apart.

      pareto

      by pareto on December 8th, 2005

    • Just means fair, He repays evil withsomething the evil one will hate, HELL

      wfbrad

      by wfbrad on December 12th, 2005

    • Like forcing a rapist to marry his victim. God knows the rapist will hate to do it again.

      LePoupon is a proper gander.

      by LePoupon is a proper gander. on September 20th, 2011

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