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Originally Posted by mfblume
When it comes to questions about what God does or God does not do, and whether that means the Word of God is truly His Word or not, the issue that must always be kept in mind is that God's mind is so vastly larger than our own. Who is to say our minute minds can comprehend things that only God can comprehend? And since God is real, and He is God, it stands to reason that the true God is just and that means we must trust Him even if we cannot figure Him out. Anything else is close to or actually is blasphemous, in my mind.
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The problem arises when people take a ridiculously literal approach to the Scriptures and end up painting a ridiculous portrait of the God of the Bible. Excusing and even promoting barbarity as some here frequently do is just one example of the pit falls of an overly literal interpretation.
God's mind is vastly greater than our own, but that doesn't mean He's a jerk. I have been embarrassed by my associations in the past with Oneness ministers who insisted that OT Law be the norm for today. I worked with one guy who actually went out and bought newspaper ads calling for the arrest and imprisonment of homosexuals. He then quoted Scripture for their condemnation and death sentences.
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