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Christians: Let's say you're God. Would you...?

I'm not asking what the Bible says, or what your God says. I am asking you, the person sitting in front of the computer reading this right now:

If you were the all powerful ruler of existence, would you condemn nonbelievers to hell? Would you have flooded the world and killed 99.999% of humanity? Would you have killed all those firstborn in Egypt? Would you have punished all of humanity for Eve's mistake? Would you have sent bears to maul 42 kids for teasing someone?

If not, congratulations! You're more moral than the God you worship.

If so, then you genuinely frighten me.

Update:

@CreationDetective: I wasn't asking about God, I was asking about you. What would YOU have done in those situations?

Update 2:

@S: Fair enough, but that doesn't change the issue. God still sent bears to maul 42 kids. Would you ever send bears to maul children, for ANY reason?

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  • ?
    Lv 4
    10 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Our morals > God's morals

  • ?
    Lv 6
    10 years ago

    1. No.

    2. No.

    3. No.

    4. No.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    The last one's wrong. He sent bears on the basis of Elisha's words, but not because they were mocking Elisha, but because they were mocking God's act of taking Elijah into heaven.

    He would not have sent bears unless Elisha had declared judgment (or unless He wanted to, which is unlikely, since God does not care about words atm... but in the day of judgment, all words will be accounted for).

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    definite, I actually do believe that Jehovah God will take care of my issues, easily i understand for a undeniable reality that he does only that. Being human and imperfect we from time to time doubt that issues might want to be fixed because a good type of the time, we do no longer have the skill to fix them...yet God can! over the years, I easily have fairly realized to remember entire-souled on Jehovah...and not in any respect attempt to take concerns into my own incompetent palms....all of us do nicely when we believe Jehovah God.

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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    I wouldn't have created people that I knew wouldn't believe in me or turn out evil in the first place. And if I did end up creating them, since I would be all powerful, I could look for different ways to change them without sending catastrophic disasters to kill them.

  • 10 years ago

    If I was God it is obvious I would do & be exactly the same as God the great " I AM".

    Anyone who is God would be exactly the same.

    To be God means being all wisdom, knowledge, peace, love, merciful, forgiving, just , truth, righteous, life.

    It is not possible to be a different God other than God ,our Lord & savior.

  • 10 years ago

    Yes, but I would create a super hell. Muuuuaaaaaahhhhaaaahgaaa

  • ?
    Lv 4
    10 years ago

    I would just eat chocolate and sleep if I was God. I wouldn't care about those puny humans.

  • Zoran
    Lv 4
    10 years ago

    If I was God, I would not put any soul to suffering – nor Adolf Hitler nor satan himself.

    And by that, it is for sure, I would totally mess up the matters.

    In any case, I am not God.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Since God is just and fair then if I was God, I would want to be just and fair so I'd do the same as him................then fry you....just kiddin.......or am I?

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