@LadyGrace Well considered and phrased. Although I'm not a Christian I do appreciate skill.

@CleverGirl Thanks. I appreciate that. ❤

@1490wayb Argumentative. And being good at one thing doesn't mean being good at another.

@Massageman So... let me get this right... if I were to follow its "instructions":

"God" tells us to kill:

The Amalekites (1 Samuel 15:3): God instructs King Saul through the prophet Samuel: "Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy all that belongs to them... put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys."

The Conquest of Canaan (Deuteronomy 20:16-17): As the Israelites approached the Promised Land, they were told: "However, in the cities of the nations the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, do not leave alive anything that breathes. Completely destroy them..."

Capital Crimes (Exodus 21:12-17): The Mosaic Law established death as a penalty for specific acts, such as premeditated murder, kidnapping, or striking one's parents.

The Golden Calf Incident (Exodus 32:27): After the Israelites began worshipping an idol, Moses commanded the Levites: "Each man strap a sword to his side... and kill his brother and friend and neighbor."

And it tells us not to kill:

The Sixth Commandment (Exodus 20:13): "You shall not murder."

The Binding of Isaac (Genesis 22:12): After commanding Abraham to sacrifice his son as a test of faith, God stops him at the last moment: "Do not lay a hand on the boy... Do not do anything to him."

Protection of Cain (Genesis 4:15): Even after Cain murdered his brother Abel, God placed a mark on Cain to prevent anyone from killing him in revenge, establishing that vengeance belongs to God alone.

David and Saul (1 Samuel 24): While King Saul was hunting David, David had a clear opportunity to kill him. However, David refrained, stating he would not "stretch out his hand against the Lord’s anointed."

This "god" character is mighty confused, inconsistent and inciting to murder. Nasty piece of work.

@Adeptlinguist It's obivous that you don't understand a metaphor. He is as real as anything that created you

@val70 If it’s real, its existence is easily proven.

So prove it. And yes I understand metaphor.

“God” is a nasty manipulative fiction.

@th3r0n Pro comments are also welcomed here.

@BiasForAction
That's not one of the real Ten Commandments.

@Diotrephes duh. I was responding to the post.

@BiasForAction Yeah, that sums it up. 😆

@Adeptlinguist =
There are verses in the fairytale that say that it is crap.

@Iwillwait 1. The Amalekites (1 Samuel 15)
A direct command for total extermination. God instructs King Saul through the prophet Samuel to punish the Amalekites for their opposition to the Israelites during the Exodus.

The Command: "Now go and strike Amalek and utterly destroy all that they have; do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey." (1 Samuel 15:3)

2. The Conquest of Jericho (Joshua 6)
During the entry into the Promised Land, the city of Jericho is the first major target.

The Command: The city and everything in it were "devoted to the Lord."

3. The Seven Nations of Canaan (Deuteronomy 7 & 20)
Before the Israelites entered Canaan, the Mosaic Law established specific rules for warfare against the inhabitants of the land (the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites).

The Instruction: "You must destroy them totally. Make no treaty with them, and show them no mercy." (Deuteronomy 7:2)

4. Midianite Women and Children (Numbers 31)
After a war against the Midianites where the Israelite men killed the Midianite kings and soldiers, Moses became angry that the women were spared.

The Command: Moses, speaking on behalf of God’s previous directives regarding the Midianites' role in leading Israel into idolatry, commanded: "Now kill all the boys. And kill every woman who has slept with a man, but save for yourselves every girl who has never slept with a man." (Numbers 31:17–18)

@Adeptlinguist There was a time that this was directed as commended by God in the Old Testament, this was not directed soly based on race or ethnicity but the practices of their sins.Many of these people were killing their children sacrificing them to Baal or Molech, sending Jesus to die for our sins in the New Testament opened a door for Salvation for all who believes in Christ Jesus.

@Iwillwait Bla bla bla. Incitement to genocide. By "god".

@peterlee God is calling us pagans to remind christians of their compassion

@WolfGirlwh0r3 No you are missing out on his blessings. And we are saved by Grace alone, and the efficacy of the Cross. We are not saved by works.

@peterlee Worry not for my soul, for i know where i head when this life ends and i am at peace with it