Maninthemiddle
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would you choose God over your Children.
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Would you choose God
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Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
If I was a theist with children, I would tell God that my children are not your playthings for your amusement as a test of loyalty. As if a god didn't, or wouldn't know in the first place.
Of course , that would get me smited over my bravery at admonishing the almighty. ;0)
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For example ?
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Suppose you have 2 childrens.
Would you choose your one child over your another one ? then what will be your answer ?
TagliatelliMonster
Veteran Member
I'ld be hardpressed to choose anything over my children.
Did you have a specific scenario in mind?
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
I would think they decent parent would endeavor to preserve both his or her children unequivocally.Suppose you have 2 childrens.
Would you choose your one child over your another one ? then what will be your answer ?
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But, sadly that is not the choice given to you.
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I don't think that the author of this OP is capable of presenting any specific scenario.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Well there would have to be one, unless choice is ripped away by force.
No.
Sorry for the long reply.
Sorry for the long reply.
Of course not. That would be stupid.
I assumed that it was a direct reference to Abraham. Of course, I may be mistaken.
Muffled
Jesus in me
I believe it is the better option: God is good but my children love sin.
Muffled
Jesus in me
I believe my experience is that God doesn't play.
That's an awful thing to say
Muffled
Jesus in me
I believe Abraham's son was a gift from God. Sometimes we get the idea that we own our children when the truth is they are only given to us for short time. I have mine back because they live with me.
TagliatelliMonster
Veteran Member
So if you came to believe one way or the other that your god wants you to stab your children to death, you'ld do it?
Children own themselves, to call them a "gift" is to call them property
Abraham was a disgusting and severely messed-up human being
If I had kids I would never even contemplate killing them just because a person who is big and powerful told me to, that would be depraved
Abraham failed a test
TagliatelliMonster
Veteran Member
I have 2 kids. I by no means think that I "own" them.
I'ld rather say that I have a reponsability towards them to protect them, keep them fed and safe and warm.
And last but not least, to respect them as humans and cultivate their curiosity and make sure they get educated and "armed" to go out into the world and build out their life. As a parent, my first job is to prepare them to "leave the nest" in the best possible way.
And with "best possible way", I mean for them. Not for me.