I think that is often what is taught to young children... I remember that
impression as a child... But then, applying a more mature viewpoint, do we blame the devil for natural disasters? Did the devil cause the earthquake that created the tsunami that took all those lives in Malaysia? Remember the one that the handful of tourists survived because they were riding elephants on the beach and the elephants ran inland with them? God supposedly created the miracle that saved them... but didn't create miracles to save any of the others? Isn't that a choice? Or why didn't God simply stop the devil from making the earthquake in the first place. IMO what we see today is folks willing to give God the credit for the good stuff but no responsibility for anything else.
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- Is God a good person? - Devo March 19, 2024, 12:41 pm
- If you are talking about the Biblical god then unequivically NO - Trish March 20, 2024, 6:39 am
- Not by human standards.... - Sprout March 19, 2024, 1:16 pm
- That’s right, not by human standards. - observer March 19, 2024, 11:26 pm
- I thought indiscriminate killing was done by the devil. - Ken C March 19, 2024, 2:07 pm
- I think that is often what is taught to young children... I remember that - Sprout March 20, 2024, 5:01 am
- The OT God killed everyone but Noah, sons and wives. - Pikes Peak 14115 March 19, 2024, 4:47 pm
- Well, evidently he. she or it spared Asians. - Muqwump March 20, 2024, 7:58 am
- Yup, because he LOVED them SO MUCH! - Sia March 19, 2024, 9:17 pm
- No, they were killed because they were disobedient, terribly - observer March 19, 2024, 8:55 pm
- When I went to church, they focused on the New Testament. - Ken C March 19, 2024, 7:54 pm
- I don't know if He is because you think He is. - Pikes Peak 14115 March 19, 2024, 12:59 pm
- God is good. The devil is bad. - Ken C March 19, 2024, 12:52 pm
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