Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site sdcc6.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mhuxn!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!sdcsvax!sdcc3!sdcc6!ix415 From: ix415@sdcc6.UUCP (Rick Frey) Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: What picture does the Bible paint of God? Message-ID: <2206@sdcc6.UUCP> Date: Fri, 13-Sep-85 03:36:55 EDT Article-I.D.: sdcc6.2206 Posted: Fri Sep 13 03:36:55 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 19-Sep-85 06:14:12 EDT Organization: U.C. San Diego, Academic Computer Center Lines: 25 Keywords: God and the Bible Not to start a whole flurry of discussion, but the damager-God idea has got alot of people talking about the Bible and the picture it paints of God. In a recent article, John Miller states that he too might come to the same conclusions as Paul Zimmerman from reading the Bible. I'm wondering how many other people feel that way and which passages or stories lead them in this direction. In a response I've posted to Paul Zimmerman we started discussing the nature of the Bible and why a damager-God would allow a book that at least seems to teach means of reconciliation and peace to be out and popular and in His name. But the response that many people seem to be making is that the Bible teaches something else and the that the overall picture of the Bible is that God is this damager-God or at lest that He isn't the good God that Christians and most religions make Him out to be. So what's the concensus? I've heard from a lot of people who say the Bible makes God look bad and I'd like to hear what some of the parts are that paint this evil picture of God. Rick Frey (...!ihnp4!sdcsvax!sdcc6!ix415) "If God is God then worship Him, but if Baal, then worship him." "Choose this day whom you will serve, but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com