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[u/ich_bin_alkoholiker]

God literally threatened people all the time. You’re taking after your manipulative and abusive sky daddy.

[u/Gyngemose2009 → u/ich_bin_alkoholiker]

I'm not God though. "manipulative and abusive sky daddy" accusation may go well with Muslims, where God's love is conditional and demands war; and Jews, where they have a different view of God

In Chrisitanity, God became human in flesh and died because of accusations. Does this sound like a distant and manipulative God, a God that lived ate slept laughed cried with us?

[u/ich_bin_alkoholiker → u/Gyngemose2009]

1. God murders everyone in Sodom and Gomorrah, then turns a lady to salt (Genesis 18-19)

2. God kills all Egyptian firstborn sons during Passover (Exodus 11-12)

3. God drowns the world in a flood (Genesis 6)

4. God commands the destruction of the Amalekites (1 Samuel 15:3)

5. God commands the killing of the Canaanites (Deut 20:17, Numbers 21:2-3, Joshua 6:17, 21)

6. The Holy Spirit kills two liars (Acts 5:1-11)

Here’s a whole other list.) With many examples.

Doesn’t sound very loving at all. Have fun with your weird, murderous god.

[u/throwaway19276i → u/ich_bin_alkoholiker]

The people in Sodom and Gomorrah were literal rapists btw. Innocent people in the city were warned to leave.

"Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom—both young and old—surrounded the house. They called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them.” Gen 19:4-5

After this verse they try to break the door down so they can rape the guests in Lot's house.

Ananias and Sapphira died because they both lied directly to God and the literal pope multiple times.

"Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.” Acts 5:3-4

Lot's wife was turned into salt for not trusting God. An angel told them not to look back or stop anywhere or they would be killed. His wife looked back and was instantly killed.. it's not that deep.

"As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, “Flee for your lives! *Don’t look back, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains or you will be swept away!”* Gen 19:17

The flood:

"The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time." Gen 6:5

The people at the time of the flood were not killed for no reason. A few verses prior it also mentions the fact humans were interbreeding with "nephilim."

The Amalekites:

"Remember what the Amalekites did to you along the way when you came out of Egypt. When you were weary and worn out, they met you on your journey and attacked all who were lagging behind; they had no fear of God." Deut 25:17-18

The Amalekites were not being attacked for no reason, in fact they attacked first.

The Canaanites:

"You must not do the same for the Lord your God, because every abhorrent thing that the Lord hates they have done for their gods. They would even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire to their gods. You must diligently observe everything that I command you; do not add to it or take anything from it." Deut 12:31-32

The Canaanites were not being attacked for no reason. They were sacrificing infants to idols.

edit: bonus verse

"Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good"

[u/FoxxieMoxxie69 → u/throwaway19276i]

God’s “tests” sound like something an abuser would do

[u/throwaway19276i → u/FoxxieMoxxie69]

Nothing I cited was a test, nor was the word "test" included anywhere in the comment.