URAVIP2E said:
"What contradictory message or story did you have in mind?"
The ones that are described everywhere, such as 'How did Judas die?' My favorite is Ex 2:11, where Moses kills an Egyptian and buries his body in the sand, and then at Lev 24:17 and 24:21, twice 'God' says "If anyone takes the life of a human being, he must be put to death." Followed by the injunction at Lev 24:22, "You are to have the same law for the alien and the native-born."
Moses was a killer and should have been put to death by 'God's' own law. But surely it is obvious this is not a book of facts, these are stories.
Regretfully, to believe in a Christian 'God' requires me to believe that 'God' does not punish his 'earthly servants', the priests, when they sexually violate children, children who are likely praying to this same 'God' to save them, and to punish the priests. Instead 'He' watches and does nothing. The children suffer for life, and the priests are not punished.
Why would anyone believe in such a 'God'?
Moses was in Egypt when he killed the Egyptian. That was before the Mosaic law or Constitution was given to the nation of Israel. Also under the Constitutional Mosaic law the Avenger of Blood, next of kin, could in all good conscience put to death someone that killed another. They had no jails but they had Cities of Refuge where a unintentional manslayer could be safe.
Mercy could also also shown. If it wasn't for God's mercy in connection to David and Bath-Sheba they would have been executed.
As far as the Christian arrangement: We still need to look back to what happened at the Garden of Eden. By Adam's disobedience he separated himself and the whole human family by passing down human imperfection to us. Also, by Adam taking the law into his own hands then Adam was setting up people rule over God rule. In other words, mankind rules itself independently from God until the time of Matthew 25:32; 16:27.
In the past God has used the political kings or world powers against people, even on his own unfaithful people, such as with the 70 year exile to Babylon.
Rev 17:2,17; 18:7 is showing the political 'kings' or world powers will turn on the world's false religious 'queen' which is the world-wide religious sector that has now run amok playing false to God and his Word. [1Cor5:11-13]
Although it looks as if God does nothing at the moment according to Matthew 24:14 he is having the good news of God's kingdom or his royal government proclaimed world wide before the end of all badness on earth comes.
Remember all this badness will not end until Matt 25:32. Once the political world turns on the religious world then that is when Jesus words will be as sharp as an executioner's two-edged sword. See Isaiah 11:4; 19:11,14, 15.
The United Nations sees a dangerous religious climate brewing in the world today and with backing the UN can be strengthened to turn on the false religious world. At that time Jesus as crowned king of God's kingdom [Daniel 7:13,14; 2:44] will usher in Peace on Earth toward men of goodwill.
Psalm 92:7; 37:11,29,38; Proverbs 2:21,22; 10:30; Jer. 25:31-33; Micah 4:3,4
