Great --- sure would hate for him to miss out. You think ole Evilmouse and his gang are stalking you? I guess it can't be a reunion yet --- all those guys were just here.
This isn't an athiests forum, but you would think it to be Christians Dunning Kruger's forum. They know so much about God. Should rename church 'dunning kruger institution'.
Or maybe the Christians And Other Atheists forum? (Christians ignore any god which does not make man). Or maybe the Daily Astroturfing forum? "astroturfing noun the deceptive practice of presenting an orchestrated marketing or public relations campaign in the guise of unsolicited comments from members of the public." "Astroturfing campaigns attempt to mislead the public into believing that their opinion or position is shared by most people. Because people tend to adopt the opinions they believe to be held by the majority—the so-called herd instinct— astroturfing campaigns can become an obstacle to independent thinking. " But maybe a Whitewashing forum would be best, since this appears to be an effort to portray a Judeo-Christian version of ancient Jewish literature as unified, rather than in self conflict. Or maybe the Daily Autosuggestion forum which recognizes that faith can be manufactured through repetition, per the famous book, "Think and Grow Rich".
Had it ready to go for yesterday, so I might as well post it! Maybe I will and Maybe I won't Post another Daily Bible Verse
Well in case you don't Post another Daily Bible Verse, let me post some Bible for you instead Psalm 55:15 Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them. nice whatever happened to Love Thine Enemies
Your picture is deceptive. Jesus did not say the quote below the picture. Jesus did pray several times outdoors or in gardens and from what we know of His prayers in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus was actually in great sorrow in His praying knowing that He would soon be crucified for our sakes. The fact that the crucifixion was so awful shows that God really does punish all sin. The fact that Jesus did that for us to make a way so that those who repent and believe can be pardoned from God's wrath reveals the desire and yearning of God's heart to forgive rather than condemn. However, the verse you quoted was written by King David. Although the exact circumstances aren't exactly clear as far as who he is referring to, there were several times where David had enemies that wanted to kill him or came against him or those around him to do him harm. The law that God gave through the Torah was an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, etc. King David was wanting God to judge wickedness. Justice is always deserved and fair. Forgiveness and pardon are not deserved. God is a God of justice. Thankfully God is also forgiving, but only when the conditions God has laid out for forgiveness are met, which is repentance (turning to God from self-rule and sin) and faith in Jesus. So Moses chiseled out two stone tablets like the originals. He rose early in the morning, and taking the two stone tablets in his hands, he went up Mount Sinai as the LORD had commanded him.And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD. Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.” Exodus 34:4-7 BSB The same principles apply to the verse below, posted by @themickey. It was spoken by David to Goliath who had come to attack the Israelites.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16 NKJV