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> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> It reveals the true nature of the judeo-christian god; a capricious and
> malevolent being, willing to torture a person living by the rules laid down
> by that very same god merely to win a bet, and a bet with one of his own
> creations no less.
Wrong! You miss the point. The author of Job *doesn't* know the true nature
of God. I happen to appreciate the honesty of the Biblical redactors to
include the book of Job. The revelation of the nature God to the Israelites
was a *process*, which culminated in the life of Jesus and His final revelation
of God's true nature.
> No thanks. As I've said before I'll gladly burn in hell before worshiping
> that god...
I know you think you are noble for saying that, but I don't really think you
realize what you're saying (not that I do, either).
I have some specific ideas about hell which I simply define as separation from
God, which have been greatly influenced by C.S. Lewis' book _The Great
Divorce_.
-John
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| (...) I judge the nature of your god by the evidence presented. The ends do not justify the means, and there is no possible justification for your god's persistent torture of Job. If the bible is revealed truth, your god isn't a very good (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Ya, me too. Of course, I may have read a different version than you... in my view Job should never have been allowed to remain in the bible as it spells things out quite clearly for those paying attention. It reveals the true nature of the (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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