Re: What Theists Can't Answer

"Michael Ejercito" <mejercit@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Jul 23, 9:16 am, "grinder" <sea...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Michael Ejercito" <mejer...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> > On Jul 22, 4:09 pm, "CB" <C...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >> "Michael Ejercito" <mejer...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >> > On Jul 20, 7:36 am, Governor Swill <governor.sw...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >> >> On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 01:33:08 -0400, "CB" <C...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >So you're saying that rebellion against any and all higher 
>> >> >> >authority
>> >> >> >is
>> >> >> >good?
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>> >> >> No.  Certainly rebellion is healthy in a society endeavoring to
>> >> >> practice democratic principles but obviously our relation****p
with 
>> >> >> God
>> >> >> was not intended to be a democratic arrangement.
>> >> >   Indeed.
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>> >> >   God is the sovereign and we are the subjects.
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>> >> >   Tjhere are two choices - obey God or be tormented with fire and
>> >> > brimstone in Hell.
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>> >> I'm of the believe that Hell fire extinguishes souls. God is
merciful
>> >> that
>> >> way. He isn't a tormenter.
>> >   Revelations 20:10
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>> Tell it to those that are tormented in his name.
>   Indeed.
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>   This does bring up a very good question. If it is justified for God
> to cast sinners into eternal torment (note that His station as Lord of
> Lords and King of Kings justifies whatever He does),

then god is malevolent and not benevolent..