The Good Samaritan and Jehovah

by confusedjw 4 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  confusedjw

  The Good Samaritan and Jehovah

  One of the huge struggles I have now with the morality of an ALL POWERFUL GOD is how HE does nothing.

  Think of the suffering of children in the world and yet God is no where to be found.

  YET, we are taught that we need to be good Samaritans and are condemned for not being.

  I say that Jehovah should set the example. I can think of multiple times that HE ordered the slaying of children, but can?t recall the accounts in the bible where he just went in and saved children.

  Well Jehovah? How about it? If you can read why don?t you start setting a better example!
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  under74

  Well I guess I agree because I thought of this a long while back and pretty much decided he wasn't there BUT have you ever read God Has A Dream from Desmond Tutu? In it he describes the idea of every act of kindness being a reminder of God or even act of God....I don't know, I don't believe it but I saw him on a show a few months ago and he was so damn sweet I really wanted to believe it. He'd be the best damn grandpa to have....
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  JustTickledPink

  Actually I can't remember anytime that God, the real God or Creator, ordered the murder of children. I do remember reading men's writtings who God told them to do this and this... but I liken that to the terrorists of today that say that their missions are from "Allah"
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  confusedjw

  Pinkish,

  Do I assume that you don't believe the bible is from God then? Didn't he order the Israelites to "show no mercy" with the children and women is some cases of invasion?
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  A Paduan

  God or jehovah ?

  Women & children - are we talking about people, or the spouse and fruit of your spirit ?

  To me 'jehovah' is pretty much the same as saying 'ankar' - simply a nasty imaginary beast inside their heads.

  Like justickledpink wrote - regarding the literalists.

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  Oh and, yes, he did come and set an example - so they crucified him - now, were they the followers of 'God' or 'jehovah' ?