Is the Christian God barbaric?

In this discussion, we are dealing with the Biblical god. Yes, you are totally right that this God is barbaric. Not only is he barbaric, but he is insane. When insanity and barbarism mix, we can see the results. Such is the god of the Bible. But we have to understand that this god never existed. He is an imaginary god. To say that the jews were the first worshippers of the true God is a big joke and one who says that has not made any study of ancient pagan mythology. There are many similarities between the Bible and ancient pagan myths and since the pagan myth existed before Judaism, it is quite clear that the Bible is plagiarised. The jews copied from the myths and twisted according to thier convenience and succeded in creating a God whom they considered as the only true God. Yes, this god is barbaric. He is a despicable creature. To say that he is compassionate only shows how deluded the people of this planet are. Jesus's sacrificing himself on the cross does not impress me. I do not think his crucifixion will compensate the deaths of the millions of people whom god killed in the old testament. To say that 'God knows best', 'We are not to question his wisdom' , 'his wisdom is far greater than ours' - all such statements are made by those who do not want to think. Such people are deluded and are themselves barbaric. Such people do not want to discuss seriously. Maybe they are afraid that a serious discussion will result in the collapse of their beliefs. This type of people will go on worshipping a despicable creature only because they are afraid to question barbarism. To say not to question the wisdom of the Biblical God is as good as saying not to question the wisdom of Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin etc.. This type of thinking is not at all healthy if our world has to progress and become evolved.

Why do you say Christian God? The Christians are not the one who wrote this story? And besides you left out the reason WHY the flood happened. God did NOT cause the flood, He only warned it was coming. I have no Idea why people love to keep rewriting the bible. This story is 4000 years OLDER than the old testament originally told by the Sumerians. So again, God did not make the flood are send a flood,he only warned man (depending on which version) or a Man to spare his family because "He was perfect in his generations". The whole reason for God allowing the flood to devastate man is clearly set forth in both the Bible, and the Epic of Gilgamesh as in other ancient text.

The God of creation is a God of love and order, and a good God! While he makes the sun to shine on everyone and the rain to fall upon everyone, there are just some things in the Bible and other Holy texts that I believe we will never understand here on earth. I am Christian. While I believe that the words in the Bible are inspired, some of them, I believe, are simply man's inspiration; not direct words from the God of creation. I have also come to believe that when you read about God in the Bible or other Holy texts such as the Torah and the Kuran, it does not necessarily refer to the God of creation, who throughout the Bible shows nothing but love and patience towards His creatures. Yes, there are other gods refered to in the Bible! While the Bible talks about the God of creation, it also talks about other gods - such as the god of Israel, whom you see as being impatient and very vengeful! Since I discovered this implications, I am often careful about making reference to the God of this or that person, especially when praying! I believe that just like anyne can make any idol to be god, people can make even the God of creation to be anything they wish!

Ancient words from ancient times. In barbaric times it is no suprise that the myths that arose in those times would feature a barbaric superhero. The god you are speaking of is the god of the tribes of Israel, not the Christian god. The idea of the Christin god evolved from this older version of god but the Christian god is sort of God 2.0, a sanitized god striped of its barbaric roots and cleaned up for modern consumption. Since the flood is an old Mesopotamian myth it is not an act of barbarism, only an old fable.

God was never barbaric , he created all those and he is not waiting from then money nor food , he just created them to worship him .. And he didn't kill who you are talking about .. he just founded roles in this life , if you get sick and you didn't seek medication you might die , no one is immortal , and if someone killed another he will die .. these are roles of life , so if you went and killed someone you can't just say that God killed him because you did not God

The "god" of the Old Testament is the very same "god" of the New Testament; the very same Christian "god". Barbarism is an understatement when you read about the genocide that the biblical "god" (Christian "god") supported and encouraged. Christians continue to lie about the character of their "god" because they are embarrassed by "his" recorded acts of wickedness. How can a "god" be loving if "he" leads and supports genocide? Hypocrites and liars that's what I say. The Christian "god" is more than barbaric. Read the Old Testament. Isn't the Old Testament "god" the same "god" that created Israel? Of course, it is. It's the same "god" being described in a more digestible and acceptable form in the New Testament. But, it's the same "god". Christians need to STOP LYING about that fact.

Well, the flood never really happened, so I can't say it was barbaric. I don't believe in gods, and therefore see the god of the Jews (as this is the god you're describing), as a figment of imagination. Theoretically, though, if we pretend the god exists, and the atrocities did happen, then yes, it would've been barbaric.

No, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is not barbaric. Your wisdom only goes as far as your knowledge. Read the whole book and only the book and don't mix every Tom, Di-k and Harry author out there whose warped opinion is now in paper back. You can't get two people in a room to agree on anything, how can you expect to get a multitude of people to agree on anything? Read it yourself, all of it and try to do it with a receptive heart, there is more to it then just the printed words on the pages. Geez, so many people approach the bible like a box of candy, they look at the box and never really open it up to see what's inside. You can't just flip open a few pages and get the truth that's inside. You have to dig around in there. And there is no wrong in coming out and saying what you said here; to Him. He's not going to knock you down with a bolt of lightening. He knows your opinion of Him and He knows why you have that opinion. If you want to know the real truth, the whys and what-fores, then for crying out loud, ask Him.

I have to disagree about GOD being Barbaric, please don't take it out on him. it's the worshipers and the priest some wrong doings that caused to give Christianity a Bad Name, but is not to blame for this atrocity. there some worshipers in their religions act to naive and selfish that they discriminate others.that's sad but true in most cases. .

well, i see from the comments that its a litte bit offensive to our God and it happen I'm a christian..so i'll explain to you..you said barbaric, that term is not used properly, barbaric means something uncivilized...God in the Old testament in the Bible...(this was all done by Satan),wiped out the ppl at that time because of their evil doings, ppl and the fallen angels joined together that their fruits where giants and monsters, this creatures where not intended for the world, the earth was made by God for humans to rule not those creature..so lets say you created your human beings..and they do evil things, they dont obey you, they blaspheme you..do u think you'll just sit their at your throne in heaven and just ignore them?..that's a NO!..thats why God wiped them but still He has Noah so we're still here..God has another plan for humans..so i think you must be careful of your words..you dont know what is in God's heart.. and about the killing its still more on the OT side..at that time Satan knows that the Messiah will come so he caused nations to war with Israel and so...you can't just sit back there and get killed...so you must fight too...if they didn't protect themselves b4...Jesus can't be born and redeemed us... so i think what we can only do is....just live our normal lives and let God do all the rest..because He foreknew all the things that happened and the things that will happen in this world..:D