Correct me if I am wrong,but isn't jealousy one of the "7 deadly sins"?
I guess it is ok for the Big Guy to be jealous and order the murder of innocent infants,and only a sin or evil if someone else does it,huh?
Christianity succeeded on the level of no other religious in the west because it was the most violent and unforgiving,period. It appeals to the evil side of mankind because it allows them to justify any brutality they can come up as long as it is done in "the name of the Lord". No evil they do in "HIS name" is evil,it is "Gawds Will".
Ever hear of the word "hypocrisy"?
Ever hear of the word "clueless"?
The LORD is a
jealous and
avenging God; the LORD takes vengeance and is filled with wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on his foes and vents his wrath against his enemies. Nahum 1:2
Sometimes He uses His people to take that vengeance.
Again, you have a problem with the Lord avenging what was done to his people? Did you have a problem at 9/11 when America decided to punish those that attacked it? Some folks point out that it is unChristian to kill, but it actually is unChristian to "murder". Big difference. One is deserved, the other isn't.
Seven Deadly Sins is a Catholic thing (or was)... What the Bible does list is 7 things the Lord despises. You can do your own homework... Proverbs 6:17 is a good start and no it doesn't list what you suggest. The only sin that cannot be forgiven is complete rejection of God’s grace which is outright rebellion against God, also known as blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. It is a good thing sin of which you listed can be forgiven, otherwise there would be no hope for myself (whom has committed all the sins the cardinal listed as deadly). BTW... oddly Jealousy is not on any of the lists (but if it were, I have committed more than my fair share of it too).
I don't know where you got the notion that Christians were to be pansies and "love" everything that comes against it. Jesus was a man, not a woman (and was offensive to most people). He even affirmed the putting to death of wayward kids that cursed their parents at one point, something that gets glossed over by most Christians now days as uncivilized (but to Jesus it certainly wasn't).
The Bible makes it clear there is a time and place for everything... Including a time to make war and fight (usually to defend ones family, country, and religion).... something Babylon found out. Like it or not, those wars were fought to win, not coddle, something that people have a problem with now days. It was fought to bring on peace, and to do so it meant not being gentle to those that didn't fight fair in return.
Christianity succeeded on the level of no other religious in the west because it was the most violent and unforgiving,period.
Christianity succeeded because it appealed and spoke love and forgiveness to everyone of all status, from poor to rich. To be loved and accepted forever no matter what color you were, no matter what your status in life and how bad you were previously. It spoke acceptance and forgiveness, something we don't find much elsewhere.
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