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Is God Ever a Bully? (CT Scan, Episode 63)
Is the God of the Bible a bully? A top objection to Christianity argues that God is not good, for instance, because He drowned people in the global flood, commanded the Israelites to kill other nations, and condemns people to hell. Let’s explore how to think about such arguments by checking what Scripture says about three things.
DIGGING DEEPER
• Hodge, B. (2010). Isn’t the God of the Old Testament Harsh, Brutal, and Downright Evil?
https://answersingenesis.org/who-is-god/isnt-the-god-of-the-old-testament-harsh-brutal-and-downright-evil/ (Chapter from The New Answers Book 3, available to read online for free here:https://answersingenesis.org/answers/books/new-answers-book-3/)
• Smith, J. C. P. (2015). God of Love? https://answersingenesis.org/hermeneutics/god-of-love/
• Spurgeon, C. (1869). The Gospel of Abraham’s Sacrifice of Isaac. https://answersingenesis.org/education/spurgeon-sermons/869-the-gospel-of-abrahams-sacrifice-of-isaac/
• Ham, S. (2010). What Ultimately Happened to Job? https://answersingenesis.org/answers/biblical-authority-devotional/what-ultimately-happened-to-job/
• Mitchel, E. (2011). Were the Plagues on Pharaoh Because of Abram and Sarai Unfair? https://answersingenesis.org/archaeology/ancient-egypt/were-the-plagues-on-pharaoh-because-of-abram-and-sarai-unfair/
• Mitchel, T. (2015). Why is the World Broken? https://answersingenesis.org/suffering/why-world-broken/
• Lutz, E., (2010). God’s Biggest “Problem.” https://answersingenesis.org/who-is-god/god-is-good/gods-biggest-problem/
• Lacey, T. (2013). Examining the True Character of God the Father. https://answersingenesis.org/who-is-god/god-is-good/examining-the-true-character-of-god-the-father/
• Challies, T. (2012). Would He Condemn People to Eternal Torment? https://answersingenesis.org/eternal-torment/
• God is Good – topic: https://answersingenesis.org/who-is-god/god-is-good/
• Morality – topic: https://answersingenesis.org/morality/
• Suffering and Death – topic: https://answersingenesis.org/suffering/suffering-death/
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