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God is not cruel. He gave us 'free will' which means we have the choice to follow him and be kind to each other, or not. He didn't want robots, he wanted us to choose him. God hates cruelty and any other form of abuse that we choose to commit on each other.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 8y agoVarious parts of the Old Testament, most notably the Book of Joshua, depict God as cruel and bloodthirsty. However, modern scholars say these events did not really occur. If we wish to believe in God, we can do so without having to believe in a cruel and bloodthirsty God.
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∙ 8y ago1) We have a concept called "the descent of the generations." That means that the people in the generations of the Prophets were on a much higher spiritual level than we are today. An offshoot of this is that more was expected of them by God.
2) All people lived with the Afterlife as part of the larger picture. Belief in the afterlife was part of the shared tradition of all mankind. When viewed in the context of the afterlife, when worthy people who died are recompensed and the prosperous wicked will have the opposite, the apparent injustices of this world become easier to understand. God was strict with those who died in the wilderness, among other reasons, in order to render their souls unblemished.
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3) Blaming or accusing God is an easy and common pastime. Rather, we should try directing our judging eye in a completely different direction and see what we come up with. This was the attitude of early generations (Genesis 42:21-22).
4) God doesn't owe anyone anything. Those people enjoyed life, air, water, etc., before they were taken from this Earth. The attitude of "I deserve" is an arrogance.
5) Entire books (such as Job) have long ago been written about this kind of question. Suffice it to say that such occurrences are a test, and/or the result of our own (humans') bad choices, and/or a warning to the survivors, or a message (Genesis 42:22).
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How do christian view God?
I assume they believe in the existence of God.
Can being close to God give you the ability to feel demons in the room?
the Christian point of view is that you are aways close to god. so it should make no deference whether you claim to be close to god.
Who is God -the christian view?
God is our supreme creator of all things visible and invisible.
Is Jesus Christ god in flesh?
That's the traditional Christian view.
How do you seek answers from a Christian view?
by fasting,praying and knowing the will of god through the bible.
What does cruel mean to God's view?
It may be that God is beyond our comprehension in some manner, however, I know of no theological basis to think that God understands cruelty differently than we human beings do.
Does God exist in the Christian view?
Christians believe God exists. Not only do Christians believe that God exists but also that He communicates with man.
What is the Christian view of one man making a difference?
When that man does what God asks, anything is possible.
Christian views on fornicaion?
The Christian or biblical view of fornication is that it is sinful. The Bible teaches that sex outside of marriage is against the law of God.
What is the Christian view of death?
Christianity's view of death, for Catholics anyways, is when God is ready for you to come into heaven. He takes you from the Earth at a chosen time.
What are your regrets in life?
I wasn't born a Christian and I waited as long as I did to become a Christian. There is a difference between being a Christian and not being a Christian; and I thank God, I finally accepted Jesus into my life. As the Roman Soldier said at the Cross; this Man (Jesus) is the Son of God!.
What did arius believe?
Arius believed in Arianism, a view that Jesus was a created being and not co-eternal with God the Father. This belief was deemed heretical by the early Christian church, leading to the convening of the First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD to address the issue.
