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This ''His ways are mysterious and better than what we want.'' is actually one of the worst arguments from religious people. Why would you trust god then, if you don't know whether his actions are actually good or bad then why trust him? Even if he really existed, why would I follow him?
To evaluate it you have to have the gift of discernement. Most people do not want it because as Solomon had wrote - understanding and wisdom brings suffering to the wise person. People prefer to be dumb, but it is required for christian not to be dumb.
You don't have to be too smart to realize that slavery or rape is wrong yet the bible is full of it, in fact it endorses it and even has rules for it, great god you have.
The Bible is against people who kidnap, buy or sell other people for use as slaves. The Bible is totally in favor of people voluntarily selling themselves into temporary "slavery" when they are poor, so that they can get out of their poverty.
The Bible is totally against rape.
You totally misinterpret what is being done where there are certain judgments in the Bible that are different than the way that you would judge. Bible judgments are better. This can be seen by the fact that you would badmouth the Bible with your lies, in intentional ignorance, or maliciously.
In the same way that you talk falsely about the bible, so you talk falsely about evolution. There isn't any evolution in the sense of evolution theory. Evolution is a hoax.
Look at your pathetic excuses... God couldn't find a better way to get people out of poverty than slavery? Why not a normal job where your master cannot beat you almost to death with no consequences.
''When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod so hard that the slave dies under his hand, he shall be punished. If, however, the slave survives for a day or two, he is not to be punished, since the slave is his own property. (Exodus 21:20-21 NAB)''
There is no rational defense for all the disgusting verses in the bible yet you still think god not only exists but that he is actually good.
You are having such a difficult time understanding the mindset of those ancient people.
No defense is necessary for something that people hold as part of their living conditions when it is reality. But when you continue to reject God, there is no defense for you.
With the Bible words that you are showing, above, God is bringing the position of slavery out into the beginnings of freedom for the slave. Prior to that wording from God, there was no punishment for the slave-owner even if the slave died at his hands.
But you would rather maintain slavery for the minds of people by continuing to promote something as stupid as evolution. So, you are the slave maker here.
''God is bringing the position of slavery out into the beginnings of freedom for the slave. Prior to that wording from God, there was no punishment for the slave-owner even if the slave died at his hands.'' WOOW god is so merciful with his laws, instead of simply abolishing and punishing any kind of slavery he only punishes owners if they kill their slaves, benevolent god...
Well, that's what God almost did... abolish and punish slavery. Almost? Yes, almost.
You see, God is too righteous and loving to involve Himself with punishing any crime, or even abolishing the freedom of people to do right or wrong. So, what Did God do that He ALMOST abolished and punished? He turned over the abolishment and punishment to the people, themselves.
How did God turn over the abolishment and punishment for any wrongdoing to people? By giving to people perfection which would give them a life without death... life filled with great joy without any punishment or need for abolishment. By doing this, God automatically built into nature the quality of abolishment and punishment for any imperfection that a person does. And you well know that all people do things that aren't perfect.
You well know many of the kinds of punishment that people get for their imperfections. They get pain and sorrow and eventually death for their imperfection. So, people create their own punishment and eventual abolishment, and the abolishment of their evil right along with their own abolishment in death.
But God didn't want people to abolish themselves. So, he gave them good laws that fit how the people lived... fit their mindset... so that they had some kind of a chance to reduce their self-inflicted punishment, and so that they might not abolish themselves quite as fast as if God had not given them these laws.
But, you might say? Why didn't God simply force them to not be able to be imperfect? Because then you would be complaining that God had made them slaves of perfection. This way God doesn't have to dirty His hands with abolishment and punishment, or slavery. He can maintain the good that He is giving people. And if people want abolishment and punishment, they can, of their own free will, maintain imperfection within themselves. God doesn't have to do it at all!
Where does that leave you? Perhaps in moderate peace for a time. But your personal abolishment and punishment is hanging over your head, ready and waiting to befall you. All you need to do is continue with the second greatest imperfection of all as you have been doing... rejecting the fact that God exists... next to which slavery is a glimmering candle-light in a cave of blackest darkness. If you won't change, your self-ordained and self-inflicted abolishment and punishment will catch up with you, and you won't like it in the least.
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