[Swordfished]

So your argument is that God could be justifiably much more violent against us, and therefore we should be happy he's given us SOME mercy? In other words, we should 'take the mercy we can get' from God?

Isn't there some term for this, like 'battered wife syndrome'?

[Greg F]

Yours are the actions that seperate you from God, not the reverse and God welcomes you as the prodigal son when you return to him, with open arms, and the pain you have caused yourself and others through sin is forgiven . . .

That is looking at it through Christian eyes . . .