@Lumichaoss [2/2] 2. Revelation describes the final judgment of all humans, living and dead. These will not be "ruthlessly judged;" they will be evaluated by the sum total of all thoughts, motives, words and actions, regarding all matters of eternal importance. The result will be just.
@Lumichaoss [1/2] 1. "Judge," as Jesus used it in Matthew 7:1, does not mean one cannot make an evaluation of another's behavior; it means we are not allowed to condemn [pass judgment upon] another. Jesus used the same word in John 7:24, with, "...judge righteous judgment."
@PabloDiablo99@AndyWatk@AtheistPhoenix Then, in your opinion, why do people die horrible deaths from ravaging diseases, starvation, child abuse and natural phenomena?
@AndyWatk@AtheistPhoenix And you are intelligent enough to understand that there may be--just, may be--events and experiences beyond what you are familiar with. Your critical thinking skills would draw that conclusion for you.
@Yusuke_420@AndyWatk@AtheistPhoenix The only rational explanation I have, is that I, personally, have experienced this supernatural, all-good, all-knowing Being. Others< I know and trust, have also. Your label of me, as being delusional, changes nothing; I've already had those experiences. You are too late.
@DavidCamham1@AndyWatk@AtheistPhoenix I have witnessed miracles; others, I know, have also. God is not a circus performer, or, a Genie in a bottle; He does not perform miracles on command, or, on demand. Do you believe miracles are possible? Your answer will determine your likelihood of witnessing one.
@jimrodney@AndyWatk@AtheistPhoenix "Tsunami zones" are for human use only; they were not needed--or, necessary--prior to humans; or, to human occupation of a given area. Again, humans sometimes think our comfort and convenience is of the highest priority; someone MUST be to blame, if they are disrupted.
@hapree464862@AndyWatk@AtheistPhoenix Thank you for the information! You are welcomed to blame "amoral evolution," if you choose; then, nothing of God, or His creation, needs any reference...or blame.
@AndyWatk@AQuartermain@AtheistPhoenix I am; I believe, there is a world, beyond the world, perceived by our five senses. God is part of that super-natural world; as such, His actions are super-natural; beyond what we would "normally" experience. If you want, make the case that such a world is not possible.
@RickK101@AndyWatk@AtheistPhoenix [2/2] That those "disasters" affect--and even take--human life is not God's "fault;" any more than God is no blame, if I get seriously hurt, falling off a building.
@RickK101@AndyWatk@AtheistPhoenix [1/2] God created the Earth with an atmosphere and tectonic plates; both of which are in constant flux. What we term as "natural disasters," are actually the processes of the natural world, responding to the forces, God has put in order.
@Ernest1588761 Because you also know nothing about your life after life; neither does anyone else, claiming there is no heaven and hell. You can choose to disbelieve the reports, but, you do not know for certain. Eternity is a long time to be gambling with your future. Investigate it.
@LucifersTweetz Most of us had problems with Mr. Platner, long before the rape allegations: including the reports of female disrespect and abuse; the anit-Semitism, the Nazi tattoo. We were simply waiting until even the Democrats had had enough; it was too long, in my opinion.
@jimrodney@AtheistPhoenix What if I simply claim, There is no God? Who is responsible for all the problems? If no one is responsible, a belief in God--or not--has no bearing on this issue; yet, we still have the problems. Now what?
@AQuartermain@AndyWatk@AtheistPhoenix I enjoy Monty Python; thanks! I wonder if the poisons, we now experience in the world, developed as the result of humanity's initial sin, in the Garden of Eden.
@AndyWatk@AtheistPhoenix Should God stop--or prevent--every natural disaster? Why? Because He can? What about the positive benefits, that may result from those natural disasters? Sometimes, life is not about our personal comfort and convenience.