God ordered the Jewish people to kill neighboring tribes several times in the Old Testament. Jesus orders peace in the New Testament, however. "Love you enemies," and similar statements, as well as Jesus refusing to allow Peter to defend against the Romans with a sword before his crusifiction.
God and Jesus are one in the same, according to the Trinity doctrine. So unless you say that God really didn't order the Jewish people to kill all the neighboring tribes, then wouldn't you say that the Trinity is contradictory? And without Jesus' message of love and peace, what makes the Trinity any more valid than all the other ancient war gods?
Also, if you look at the Old Testament and claim that you have the right to take others' lives because God said it was ok for the Jewish people to do so, then how are you any better than Osama Bin Laden?
I'm just saying that you can't have the God who "so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son" and a war god in one.
God and Jesus are one in the same, according to the Trinity doctrine. So unless you say that God really didn't order the Jewish people to kill all the neighboring tribes, then wouldn't you say that the Trinity is contradictory? And without Jesus' message of love and peace, what makes the Trinity any more valid than all the other ancient war gods?
Also, if you look at the Old Testament and claim that you have the right to take others' lives because God said it was ok for the Jewish people to do so, then how are you any better than Osama Bin Laden?
I'm just saying that you can't have the God who "so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son" and a war god in one.