It would seem a strange thing to me for God to sacrifice his Son for mankind, but then withhold salvation from those over petty reasons.
It would seem a strange thing to me for God to sacrifice his Son for mankind, but then withhold salvation from those over petty reasons.
The fuller meaning of "Do not murder" would be we are to promote life. IOW, the Good Samaritan did not rob and steal from the Jew, but aided and sought help for him. He went beyond not stealing and robbing to restoring the injured Jew. And when the crowd heard the parable (about the rabbi and priest ignoring the man) and Jesus asked who was the good neighbor of the three. They dare not say good Samaritan because of their prejudice but answered "the one who had mercy on him". We are to go beyond bare minimum requirements and to explore what does God want. God knows we are depressed, hurt and frightened at times. It is times like these we are to turn to Him. EH had the opportunity but pride or some other emotion got in the way. May God have mercy on his soul.
Would you judge God?
Wonderful point!