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Originally Posted by brokenjoker
I suggest you read this: Why is God a jealous God?
Punishes those that don't blindly serve Him? Where'd you get that? God wants to save us.
The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks
at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.
Verse from 1 Samuel 16:7 New International Version
God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.--John 3:17 New International Version
And Lucifer started off as an angel, who chose to go against God. |
Lucifer wanted a shot at ruling the Kingdom of Heaven, and actually had a following of angels who supported him. However, God wouldn't give him a shot and declared him evil.
God trying to save us? From what? He says serve him in every way, or he'll send us to Hell. He basically says serve him or die, so the only thing he's saving us from is his own punishment.
That's akin to someone demanding you pay them so they won't wreck your home or business.
Edit: As for the link, if God wanted to create something that would serve him only and forever, he should have created robots. He didn't though, and created people with free will.The consequence of doing that is that some people aren't going to serve him. He should just be happy with the ones that do, but instead he decides to punish people that don't. What is the point of free will if we get punished for eternity for not giving up that freedom for him?