It is HATE that is the only ABOMINATION? It is those who HATE who are THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE?
WHAT IF IT WERE A COMMANDMENT?
THOU SHALT LOVE WHOMEVER THOU PLEASETH. LOVE IS GOOD. HATE IS EVIL.
THOU SHALT NOT HATE THOU SHALT NOT HATE THOU SHALT NOT HATE THY FELLOW HUMAN BEING
ALL LOVE IS GOOD. GOD IS LOVE.
But the purpose of sex ISN'T just for reproduction. There’s more to “sex” than just intercourse. God made sex to be an intimate, enjoyable and vital act between a husband and his wife. Not a onetime thing (wham, bam, got a kid now that's it), but a loving act that brings the two closer together (literally). It helps to hold a marriage together.
God never says evil is "ok".
You know the answer to that question - God allows evil because He gave us free will. We choose to commit evil acts. Everyone’s heard that rote answer a billion times. So let me go at that question at a different angle…
What if God did compensate for people’s evil actions through supernatural intervention 100% of the time? ZAP! He stops a drunk driver from causing an automobile accident. ZAP! He stops a lazy construction worker from doing a substandard job on a house that would later cause grief to the homeowners. ZAP! He stops a father who is addicted to drugs or alcohol from doing any harm to his wife, children, or extended family. ZAP! He stops gunmen from robbing convenience stores. ZAP! He stops high school bullies from tormenting the brainy kids. ZAP! He stops thieves from shoplifting, or stops a gunman from shooting up a school.
Is that what you want? I mean, no more evil, right? Ok, but what if God’s intervention infringed on something we wanted to do. Sure, we want God to prevent horribly evil actions, but are we willing to let “lesser-evil” actions slide—not realizing that those “lesser-evil” actions are what usually lead to the “greater-evil” actions. Should God only stop actual sexual affairs, or should He also block our access to pornography, or end any inappropriate, but not-yet-sexual, relationships? Should God stop “true” thieves, or should He also stop us from cheating on our taxes? (theft is theft) Should God only stop murder, or should He also stop the “lesser-evil” actions done to people that lead them to commit murder. Should God only stop acts of terrorism, or should He also stop the indoctrination that transformed a person into a terrorist?
Ok, so what if God were just to judge and remove all those who choose to commit evil acts? ZAP! and they’re gone! That’d get rid of evil, right? Well, the only problem with that is that there’d be no one left; God would have to remove everyone because we ALL sin and commit evil acts. Sure, some people are more evil than others, but where would God draw the line? I mean, ultimately, ALL evil causes harm to others. We live in a real world where our good and evil actions have direct consequences and indirect consequences upon us and those around us. We can choose our actions but not their consequences. Our decisions to sin (all sin is evil in God’s sight) have an impact on us, those around us, as well as those who will come after us. We may not think so, but the butterfly effect holds true.
God does prevent and restrain some acts of evil. This world would be MUCH WORSE were God not restraining evil. At the same time, God has given us the ability to choose good and evil, and when we choose evil, He allows us, and those around us, to suffer the consequences of our evil.
Would it surprise you to know that God feels the same way about people that you do? Here’s how He describes them…
“No one is righteous— not even one! No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. All have turned away; all have become useless! No one does good, not a single one! Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave! Their tongues are filled with lies! Snake venom drips from their lips. Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness. They rush to commit murder. Destruction and misery always follow them. They don’t know where to find peace. They have no fear of God at all!” “Their lives are full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip. They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They invent new ways of doing evil, and they disobey their parents. They refuse to understand, break their promises, are heartless, and have no mercy.”
Is that about an accurate portrait of people? Total scum, huh? This is what God says about EVERY person on earth - you, me, politicians, doctors, clerks, missionaries, firemen, Olympians… everybody! Billions and billions of people all complete scumbags. While Jesus died for everyone (past, present and future), very few care. Yet in the midst of all the chaos and stupidity in this world, there are a few people who do care. They’re nowhere near perfect, but they still try to follow Jesus. It’s these few who make Jesus’ death not in vain.
Shuhak 