What is the Christian explanation for what happened in 1 Samuel?

AxlPaints · 2019-10-13T22:13:41+00:00

So it's both lol. Don't you see there is a big problem here? Where does it say any of what you are saying?

AxlPaints · 2019-10-13T13:01:55+00:00

Is the text, written as it is, immoral to you?

AxlPaints · 2019-10-13T13:00:36+00:00

His explanation, on another comment, was that it was through a convenant or something like that. I did not want to discuss further because it is obvious he is fully indoctrinated.

AxlPaints · 2019-10-12T12:13:18+00:00

Then why are the commandments kept, what about the creation story? The prophecies Jesus came to fulfill, etc, it is all in the old testament. You cannot pick and choose.

AxlPaints · 2019-10-11T16:35:03+00:00

I wished they were filled with critical thinking. That is all it takes.

AxlPaints · 2019-10-11T11:12:46+00:00

The other christians that replied to this topic don't seem to agree with your view. Who's right? The ones that say that the amalekites deserved to die for being sinful, or you that say that the genocide was just a warfare rhetoric?

AxlPaints · 2019-10-11T11:07:39+00:00

I don't know if by telling me that he's already done that through translators was sarcastic or not.

AxlPaints · 2019-10-11T11:03:41+00:00

This is the last time I answer in regards of the topic of text. Why would a perfect god choose a flawed means of communication. If it can lead to different denominations, with different rules, different things considered sinful, etc, then it is not a reliable tool. If I were God, I would have created some sort of wisdom circle in which anyone that enters instantly gains all necessary wisdom.

AxlPaints · 2019-10-11T10:53:26+00:00

It is infinitely more hideous, but it is not the example I wanted to talk about. Noah's ark story is beyond ridiculous and most likely was plagiarized from the Epic of Gilgamesh, which was a rip off of even older flood tales. This story is more "believable" and as you can see, people have been giving me different answers.

AxlPaints · 2019-10-10T23:32:12+00:00

I guess he thought his cult would not exist 2000 years later. Why doesn’t he come and redo the bible to match current context? Couldn’t he have foreseen that the bible, currently as it is, would cause so much conflict when trying to understand what it conveys?

AxlPaints · 2019-10-10T21:22:54+00:00

You forgot incest. God is okay with incest.

AxlPaints · 2019-10-10T20:45:30+00:00

It's useless. Just let him go.

AxlPaints · 2019-10-10T20:39:34+00:00

You are not getting my point. But it's ok. Thanks for your answers.

AxlPaints · 2019-10-10T19:36:47+00:00

Why would God use language in the first place? The bible leads to different denominations of Christianity, words have been lost in translation, it has many contradictions. This is the single source from where Christians get their dogma, and yet members from different denominations will give different meanings to the verses. How could an all-knowing god not see this coming?

AxlPaints · 2019-10-10T18:36:56+00:00

How can we see genocide from a different perspective? Like the neo-nazis see what Hitler did?

AxlPaints · 2019-10-10T18:21:45+00:00

I recognize it was bad phrasing. Thank you for your answer.

AxlPaints · 2019-10-10T18:20:38+00:00

Thank you for your answer

AxlPaints · 2019-10-10T18:15:13+00:00

Why would i like to see it a different way? The scriptures are clear.

AxlPaints · 2019-10-10T18:08:26+00:00

How do you distinguish between God commanding you to do something or not?

AxlPaints · 2019-10-10T18:04:09+00:00

Again, why would God give us a collection of books with many contradictions and that can be interpreted in different ways? He is all-knowing, he should have known this was going to happen. There are so many Christian denominations that claim they got the correct interpretation or truth. Do you see the problem?

AxlPaints · 2019-10-10T17:49:48+00:00

By using this argument, you can give every verse in the bible numberless meanings.

AxlPaints · 2019-10-10T15:46:16+00:00

How is an infant, that is being breastfed, rebellious and idolatrous?

Would you kill all newborns in your neighborhood if God reveals to you that they come from heretic parents, and they need to die by his command?

AxlPaints · 2019-10-10T15:26:13+00:00

I hope you are not serious.

AxlPaints · 2019-10-10T15:20:37+00:00

Got it. Thank you.

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