For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:15-17
but first...
I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish.
Genesis 6:16-18
God's timing always confuses me. Why was Jesus born when he was? Was it because humanity really needed saving at that point? If so, didn't humanity really need saving in Noah's day? I thought the reason God sent the flood was because they were so sinful. Jesus probably could have helped then. Unless of course, they were beyond saving....but if this is beyond God's abilities, then why call Him omnipotent?
Well put Grundy!! I've noticed that irony before, but the way you coupled it with the graphic is awesome. :-)
ReplyDeleteOuch. Biblically defensible, but ouch.
ReplyDeleteBecause the world must be baptized similar to its inhabitants that are human (not animal of course). This notion seems legit eh? I want to baptized my cat just in case though. It'd be a shame if my cat wouldn't make it to heaven. Religion clearly makes no sense and only makes nonsense. :)
ReplyDeleteThe Christian response would be that they only died PHYSICALLY in the flood. It's the same defense for all the people in China and Africa etc who lived and died never knowing about Jesus.
ReplyDeleteSure it's bullshit, but there it is. "No paradox" the Christian will say.
When Christians argue that they only die physically, what happens to them spiritually? Going to hell hardly seems fair, but it doesn't seem that they should be allowed into heaven either.
ReplyDeleteWell put. There are so many problems with an omnipotent god it's hard to count. I hadn't thought of this one...in the arsenal it goes...
ReplyDeleteAnd what makes it worse is that, as far as I can tell, there were no laws given by God up to that point. The Bible just says that people were wicked, evil and violent. They weren't guilty of breaking any of God's laws (except Adam and Eve and they were already dead).
ReplyDeleteThe Old Testment God reminds me of a little kid who throws his Lego creation across the room because he doesn't like how it turned out. If humans in the story were so sinful, isn't God to blame for creating them than way? If human sin is so repugnant to God, then why did he permit it in his world in the first place?
ReplyDeleteBible stories. Ugh. The Bible REALLY needs an editor.