>>Now, let me tell you the story of Lot. That's another example of what happens when you're bad.<<
It was not about Lot being bad.
I agree with your first few paragraphs. It looks as though ALL theories have a few holes. That's where faith comes in - on both sides of the issue.
">>Now, let me tell you the story of Lot. That's another example of what happens when you're bad.<<
It was not about Lot being bad.
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That's right. Very good. You remember from the last time I told about Lot. He was good...well he was good then...and all the people in Sodom and Gomorrah were bad...very bad, indeed.
So God blew those towns to smithereens, even though Lot asked him to wait and see if he couldn't find some good folks.
Lot and his family survived, because they were good. But...Lot's wife...poor woman...she didn't pay attention when God said not to look back, so God turned her into a pillar of salt. You see....that's the kind of thing that happens if you misbehave. I want you, Johnny, to take out the garbage now, and Sissy...you still haven't cleaned up your room.
When you're all done, I'll tell you what happened to Lot and his daughters after Sodom and Gommorah, but it's a pretty grown-up story, so you have to do a good job and show me how grown-up you really are.
And don't forget to ask me about Elisha and the bears. That's another good story, and its about misbehaving children, too.