Perhaps part of the difference of opinion lies in a different aspect of defining good, loving, etc. besides variation in assessing the net right or wrong of a particular situation. I suspect that those of us who argue that God as portrayed in the OT is good, though not always easy to understand, are including in this assertion ideas about justice and righteousness. "Can a good God ordain or command this action?" and "Is this a good thing to do?" do not always have the same answer.
Dr. David Campbell
Old Seashells
University of Alabama
Biodiversity & Systematics
Dept. Biological Sciences
Box 870345
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA
bivalve@mail.davidson.alumlink.com
That is Uncle Joe, taken in the masonic regalia of a Grand Exalted Periwinkle of the Mystic Order of Whelks-P.G. Wodehouse, Romance at Droitgate Spa
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