This is outside the scope of this thread ... but none of those verses remotely suggest that God is the author of moral evil only that He uses calamity (sometimes called evil or bad things) and wicked men or demons to accomplish His purposes.
These verses, and more, are not outside the scope of your claim: ''You won't find one verse in the Bible that teaches that God is author of moral evil'' - Thunderstruck.
These verses falsify your claim.
They clearly do not just refer to so called 'natural calamities' - which if brought about by God for the reason of causing death and suffering is an act of evil.
Originally Posted by Thunderstick
There are plenty of verses which declare that God is perfectly holy and cannot sin.
Sure, there are.....and that is another contradiction in the bible.
The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, ... their land shall be soaked with blood, ... For it is the day of the LORD's vengeance. Isaiah 34:7-8
I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear comes. (Proverbs 1:26)
He is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins. Joshua 24:19
God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; Nahum 1:2
Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers. Isaiah 14:21
In contradiction to:
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.'' - 1 Corinthians 13;
The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works. << Psalm 145:9 >>
We have discussed your attempts at contrived contradictions on another thread. I'm not going to play along and hijack this thread's topic with any further discussion on your alleged contradictions. You have yet to offer one that takes context, logic, and common sense into account.
Nothing contrived about them. The contradictions are there for anyone to see. It seems that you are not willing to acknowledge their reality.
The statement that God punishes generations for the sins of their fathers contradicts the statement that God is good to all, referring to His love and tender mercy .
If one is true, the other is false. Or God is bipolar.
