Time to regulate Bible and samurai sword ownership

Armistead · 11-25-10, 08:53 AM

If God didn't want evil on the earth, if you believe the literal story, when Satan fell why didn't God destroy him? Seems to me he would've at least taken his power away, but what did God do with him, he gave him dominion over the earth. Then that dang tree, they never ate of it until guess who showed up with enough power to convinve them to eat. Why put a tree full of beautiful fruit in front of someone and tell them not to eat it? Why place a evil creature on earth beside man to start with. I would've destroyed Satan or at least taken his power away. Why not put him on Mars instead of Earth?...seemd God had a job for the old devil.

When you have all power and all knowledge of all things for all time over all your creation, that would make you somewhat responsible for it...

The only place in the bible of a possible lake of fire is in Rev, but what is it.
Fire in the bible was a tool to define. Take the world torment, in the greek a torment was a stone used to beat something into perfection, not punishment. Sulfer and Brimstone, both cleansing agents. Our english words change all of these to evil things.

Regardless of the possibility of what God is or isn't, man created a God to use for their benefit to control people out of guilt and fear, then call it love.

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11-25-10, 08:53 AM	#1
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	If God didn't want evil on the earth, if you believe the literal story, when Satan fell why didn't God destroy him? Seems to me he would've at least taken his power away, but what did God do with him, he gave him dominion over the earth. Then that dang tree, they never ate of it until guess who showed up with enough power to convinve them to eat. Why put a tree full of beautiful fruit in front of someone and tell them not to eat it? Why place a evil creature on earth beside man to start with. I would've destroyed Satan or at least taken his power away. Why not put him on Mars instead of Earth?...seemd God had a job for the old devil. When you have all power and all knowledge of all things for all time over all your creation, that would make you somewhat responsible for it... The only place in the bible of a possible lake of fire is in Rev, but what is it. Fire in the bible was a tool to define. Take the world torment, in the greek a torment was a stone used to beat something into perfection, not punishment. Sulfer and Brimstone, both cleansing agents. Our english words change all of these to evil things. Regardless of the possibility of what God is or isn't, man created a God to use for their benefit to control people out of guilt and fear, then call it love.