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- From: wdo@TEFS1.acd.com (Bill Overpeck)
- Subject: Re: Reconciling OT with NT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.204552.28166@acd4.acd.com>
- Sender: news@acd4.acd.com (USENET News System)
- Organization: Applied Computing Devices, Inc., Terre Haute IN
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 20:45:52 GMT
- Lines: 37
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- In <1992Nov16.205155.9951@advtech.uswest.com> steven@advtech.uswest.com
- ( Steve Novak) writes: >
- >> = Scott @Brandeis:
-
- >>Let's see, in the OT God is portrayed as capable of unimaginable wrath
- >>and unimaginable love.
- >
- >...and an unimaginable vengeful asshole who murdered whole cities because
- >of the sins of a few (including, for you crocodile tear-droppers, many
- >"innocent babes" and other exalted types of human life).
-
- Absolutely. Who does He think He is, anyway? God? He has no *right*
- to destroy what he created. Doesn't He know about our Rights?
-
- >>In the NT, God is portrayed as capable of unimaginable
- >>wrath and unimaginable love. Yep, they are different.
- >
- >How would you know, since obviously you haven't READ it? Just picked a
- >few smarmy quotes so you could create an arrogant .sig.
-
- Your presumptuous criticism seems far more arrogant than his two quotes.
-
- >> "But God demonstrates His "I tell you that in the same way,
- >> own love for us, in that there will be more joy in heaven
- >> while we were yet sinners, over one sinner who repents, than
- >> Christ died for us." over ninety-nine righteous persons
- >> who need no repentance."
- >> -- Romans 5:8 [NASB] -- Luke 15:7 [NASB]
- >
- >This is pathetically preachy; pull your head out of your Christian ass and
- >try living with the rest of humanity.
-
- My experience with the "rest of humanity" suggests that they're not
- nearly as hateful as you seem to be. Perhaps you should take your
- own advice.
-
- Bill
-