(Q)Life (as it continues to adhere to Biblical truths) has taught me never to make that assumption and that I am to be even more suspicious of those who would make such a claim.(/Q)
Too bad, your suspicion is completely misplaced, here. Anybody that doesn’t believe in God, as you define him, is automatically evil and worthy of suspicion and mistrust? We wouldn’t need armies or policemen if everybody was as moral as I am. Please explain to me why God would allow an innocent and otherwise perfectly healthy baby to be conceived, fully gestated to term, then die in birth, strangled by it own umbilical cord? What’s the point of that? To punish the parents for their sins? Does your infinitely-compassionate God have anything to do with that? And if your God is so all-knowing - why did he create Satan, with the full foreknowledge of all the trouble and pain that would cause mankind (and God himself?) You people crack me up. You are living in a fantasy world, a fairy tale written by superstitious primitives over 2 millenia ago.
You SO missed it. No one is righteous (Rom 3:10). EVERYONE who espouses they are Extremely moral, is suspect especially those that say they believe because Christians should know where the bar is set and that they are nowhere near it. This is the last verse of what I sent you, what proceeds it will provide more clarity.
NASB Matthew 5:48 "Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Please explain to me why God would allow an innocent and otherwise perfectly healthy baby to be conceived, fully gestated to term, then die in birth, strangled by it own umbilical cord?
Sounds similar to the story of my first born, every time my wife pushed his little heart would slow. Listening to the slowing beep of his monitor was painful. He is 7 years old now, praise God. Regarding the why of it all, I don't think my answer would do it for you. Try the book of Job he lost all of his kids. The below link will get you there. A lot of what you say reminds me of the book of Ecclesiastes, you might be able to relate better with it and be surprised at what it says. Man has been man for an awfully long time. Now that we are mostly talking past each other I am going to call it a night.
Cheers
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