Cathy_Cooper said...
I just wanted to add, that if Jesus is [G]od, as many Christians believe, then Jesus is not perfect, as he has many vices according to the bible--vices such being jealous and angry--and his actions show he is vengeful, as he orders the slaughter of those who don't believe in him.
1Kings 11:19; Jeremiah 10:10; Exodus 34:14; Deut 5:9; Zech. 13:13
@Cathy,
God describes himself as "jealous", that does not make his jealousy a vice. Nor is "vengeance" or "anger" a vice.
God is holy and just. God cannot abide sin, there can be no peace between God and sin. God hates sin. And God is angry with sinners.
The episodes you highlight demonstrate, quite vividly, that God is just, and that wickedness is judged. God does not make peace with sin.
There is no contradiction.
God's justice is supreme, and it will prevail in the end. Do not mistake God's timing, his temporary withholding of judgment against sin, as meaning that God will not judge.
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Professor Cathy Cooper doesn't seem to realize how these verses should be applied. Some things are forbidden to men because they are proper only for God:
ReplyDelete"Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengence is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord." (Romans 12:19)
Our judgment is far from perfect, and in exacting retribution we may be overly lenient, or else overly harsh. God's judgment is perfect.
There is something else that Professor Cooper doesn't seem to understand; and you alluded to this in your comment, Spencer. We are presently living in the "Day of Grace." God's full wrath is being held back until a day He has appointed. The Good News is being heralded, and forgiveness is being extended to sinners as God is drawing them into His kingdom.
Craig Boyd