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“Am I therefore become your enemy for telling you the truth?”
The Apostle Paul Galatians 4:16
Which God?
*Choose You This Day Whom Ye Will Serve
Mark Smith JCnot4me.com // *(Joshua 24:15 KJV)
Fundy Christians seem torn between two Gods-
Omnibenevolence
The Nice God: Each December brings about the season of “peace on Earth, goodwill towards men” which is a good description of omnibenevolence. As Rev. Charles Finney pointed out in 1843, “God is benevolent-
BibleGod Created Hell Discipline can be good. A strategic spanking can be both benevolent AND painful, i.e. short-
BibleGod Releases Satan The God of the Bible finally captures Satan (Revelation 20:7), but then releases him onto Earth a thousand years later. Releasing a mad “foaming at the mouth” pit bull onto a playground is something a loving benevolent father would never do, especially to his own children.
BibleGod Created Evil
“I make peace, and create evil...” (Isaiah 45:7 KJV)
“Shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?” (Amos 3:6 KJV)
“…shall we receive good at the hand of God, and… not receive evil?” (Job 2:10 KJV)
“Behold, I (the Lord) am bringing EVIL on this place... even all the curses...” (2nd Chronicles 34:24 NASB)
The Hebrew word for “evil” is translated in the King James as “evil”, “wickedness”, “mischief”, “hurt” and so on, but you get the picture. However it’s translated, “evil” just isn’t something a benevolent God would create.
BibleGod’s Wrath & Vengeance The God described in the Bible is oft-
“The day of the LORD is coming, cruel, with fury and burning anger.” (Isaiah 13:9 NASB)
"The Lord shall never be willing to forgive him… the anger of the Lord and His jealousy will burn against that man… every curse… blot out his name… adversity… curses of the covenant” etc. etc etc. (Deuteronomy 29: 20-
These verses clearly describe not the ALL-
BibleGod Deceives People Paul writes “God will cause them to be… deceived, and... believe... lies. Then they will be condemned…”(5) Deceiving people isn’t benevolent, especially deceiving them in order to burn them in hell. The God Christians admire and worship is all-
Perfection
The Nice God: The God Christians admire and worship is perfect, as in “does not make mistakes, even little ones” per the Encyclopedia of Philosophy (6). Dr. Hugh Ross, of Reasons to Believe, calls God “infinitely perfect” in his Statement of Faith (7) whereas “…there is no way in which God can be better” (8) comes from Omega Faith, while a group out of Canada puts it “God does not make mistakes. Not a one. Never.” (9). What about Biblegod?
BibleGod Created Adam Without Eve In Genesis 2:18-
BibleGod Allowed 9/11 According to Thayer’s Greek-
BibleGod Made False Prophecies A God who makes no mistakes would not have made the mistake of predicting the Second Coming to occur within the first century, as Jesus did in Matthew 24:34 where he told his Apostles face-
Justice
The Nice God: The God Christians admire is a God of justice. Isaiah wrote: “…The LORD is a God of justice” (15) while Job has “Does God pervert justice?”(16), the implied answer being no. What about BibleGod?
BibleGod Punished Children for Crimes of Parents Exodus 20:5 “…I the LORD… am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children…”(18) Punishing ANYONE for another’s crime is unjust, and an unjust BibleGod can’t be a God of justice.
BibleGod Punished Jesus for Crimes of Others Jesus, whether a volunteer or drafted, was punished for crimes he didn’t commit (19), and that is a blatant injustice. Therefore the “plan of salvation” as found in the Bible is founded upon an injustice, and cannot, by definition, be a just plan. Hence, the God of the Bible cannot be a just God.
BibleGod Controls Men to Condemn Them Paul wrote: “Are we saying... God was unfair …to harden the hearts... so they refuse to listen? …You might say... ‘Haven’t they simply done what he makes them do?’’ (17). He also wrote: “God will cause them to be… deceived... Then they will be condemned (20) Any God who sends people to hell for doing what he twisted their arm to do, is not the God of justice, and thus not the God Christians worship.
BibleGod Treated Job Unjustly According to scripture, Job was “blameless & upright” (22), but the Biblical God unjustly, without Job deserving it, ruined his life via Satan by destroying his health, wealth, and children, then left the nagging wife just to rub it all in. These injustices that were thrust upon Job, with Biblegod’s full blessing, were not the acts of a God of justice.
BibleGod Setup Mankind To Fail While commenting on the Bible verse Romans 5:20, Christian author Dr. Jack Hyles wrote:
“Though we are to attempt to keep the commandments of God, it is impossible to do so. Hence, the law was given to be broken rather than to be kept... God knew that we were helpless to fulfill it.” (21)
Any God who deliberately sets his hurdles, his laws, higher than his children can jump, just for some sick “enjoyment” of watching them painfully trip face-
Love
The Nice God: In 1st John 4:8 it is written, “God is Love”. What about BibleGod?
Love…“is not jealous” *1st Corinthians 13:4
Bible God: Jealous
“I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God...” (Exodus 20:5 NASB)
Love… “is not provoked” 1st Corinthians 13:5 NASB
Bible God: Provoked
“They have… provoked Me to anger…” (Malachi 1:4 NASB)
Love… “is patient” 1st Corinthians 13:4 NASB
Bible God: Not Patient
“You unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you?” (Matthew 17:17 NASB)
Love… “is kind” 1st Corinthians 13:4 NASB
Bible God: Not Kind
“Save alive nothing that breathes… utterly destroy them… put to death child and infant” (Deuteronomy 20: 16-
Love… “is not boastful” 1st Corinthians 13:4 Amplified
Bible God: Boastful
“Do YOU have an arm like God, and can YOU thunder with a voice like His?” (Job 39:9 NASB)
Love… “takes no account of evil” 1st Corinthians 13:5 Bible in Basic English
Bible God: Keeps Account of Evil
“God will bring EVERY act to judgment…” (Ecclesiastes 12:14 NASB)
*Translated “Jealous” in these 14 Bibles: New American Standard Bible, God’s Word, Moffat, New Living Translation, Weymouth, Amplified, Williams, Beck, Concordant Literal New Testament, Berkeley Version, Interlinear Greek-
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Christians! If you’re going to worship a God, Choose you this day whom ye will serve!
The God of Benevolence, Perfection, Justice & Love?
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The God of the Bible???
References: #1) Rev. Charles Finney, December 6, 1843 http://www.gospeltruth.net/1843OE/431206_benevolence_god.htm #2) “Reasons to Believe”, “Creation Ex Nihlo” by Kenneth Samples http://www.reasons.org/creation-
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