Word and Scepter

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Sola Scriptura

[Smash Baals @smashbaals]

Real.

[Darwin to Jesus @darwintojesus]

Must be lonely…

[Charlton Haupt @Charlton_Haupt]

The perfect meme does indeed exist 👇

[Darwin to Jesus @darwintojesus]

Atheism is about thinking you know better than God.

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@SearchCz I’ll take “fantastic, account for objective values and duties without God then.” I’ll wait👍

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@TheSkeptic4122 Not everything is demonstrated in the same way. Category error.

[Darwin to Jesus @darwintojesus]

Alright let’s untangle this mess…

Part 1: Debunking the Claim that God is in Favor of These Acts

1. Genocide:
People love to throw around the term “genocide” when it comes to the Old Testament, but they miss the context. God’s commands to the Israelites were about dealing with deeply corrupt societies at a specific time for a specific purpose. The phrase “to kill every last man, woman, and child” was often used as a figure of speech in ancient Near Eastern literature, including the Bible. It did not mean a literal extermination but rather a decisive victory over the enemy. This can be seen in the biblical accounts where groups that were supposedly wiped out appear later in the text. For example, in 1 Samuel 15, God commands Saul to completely destroy the Amalekites, yet later in the book, David encounters Amalekites, indicating that the command was not meant to be taken literally.

Regarding the flood narrative, God destroyed all the wicked people while Noah was preaching to them the entire time. They refused to heed the warning and did not get on the ark. If there had been any good people, God would have saved them, and they would have been on the ark with Noah. However, since only Noah and his family were righteous, they were the only ones spared. This shows that God’s judgment was just and targeted only the wicked.

God, as the creator and sustainer of life, has the sovereign right to judge and punish wickedness. The destruction of morally corrupt societies or individuals is an exercise of divine justice, ensuring that evil does not prevail. This is consistent with God’s nature as just, holy, and righteous.

2. Rape:
The Bible is crystal clear on rape. Deuteronomy 22:25-27 lays it out: if a man rapes a woman, he gets the death penalty. The idea that God condones rape is just flat-out wrong.

3. Slavery:
The Bible does mention slavery as it was a practice that the entire world engaged in until Christianity fought wars to end it, you’re all welcome. Biblical slavery was more like indentured servitude, not the brutal chattel slavery we think of today. Plus, Exodus 21:16 says that anyone who kidnaps and sells another person should be put to death. This shows that the Bible stands firmly against the kind of slavery most people are thinking of.

4. Child Abuse:
Jesus made it very clear that harming children is completely unacceptable. In Matthew 18:6, He says that if anyone harms a child, they’d be better off with a millstone around their neck, tossed into the sea. This shows that God absolutely does not support child abuse.

Part 2: The Necessity of an Objective Moral Standard

Subjective Morality:
The meme’s author thinks they’re more moral than God because they believe certain acts are always wrong. But if morality is just a matter of personal opinion, like in an atheistic worldview, then their moral claims are no better than saying, “I think it’s always wrong to put cream in coffee. Therefore, I’m a better person than people who put cream in their coffee.” Pretty silly isn’t it?

Objective Morality:
To say that things like rape, slavery, child abuse, and genocide are always wrong, you need an objective moral standard that goes beyond personal opinions. Christianity offers this through God’s nature. Without God, there’s no reason to think objective moral obligations exist at all, let alone believe some atheist’s personal preferences are somehow the correct, binding set of obligations. The only way these moral claims could be correct is if they align with God’s moral standard.

In conclusion this meme’s claim that God supports evil acts is a gross misrepresentation of the Bible. The moral outrage expressed in the meme only makes sense if there’s an objective moral standard, which could only come from God in the first place. Without that, moral claims are just subjective preferences, and the meme’s assertion of moral superiority falls apart.

And just like that 🫰…

this meme was entirely debunked.

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@Robocoupon @EdwardWaretini Atheists aren't great with worldview comparisons huh?

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@ScampReal @darwintojesus If God exist why bad thing happen bro?????

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@Rodgers_Ochi @darwintojesus After the fall, Adam and Eve became aware of their nakedness, so they were covered.

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Why do atheists care about anything?

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@Lilith_Atheist How do you know this?

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@darwintojesus Truth

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@darwintojesus Epic

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@Lilith_Atheist Ethics can't be justified in an atheistic worldview.

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@darwintojesus Atheism cannot be justified and is illogical.

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