Mark Twain famously said “to trust the God of the Bible is to trust an irascible, vindictive, fierce and ever fickle and changeful master." Even Christians struggle with an Old Testament God who commands genocides and describes himself as both vengeful and jealous. But Brad Cole attests that "The message of the Bible . . . points to the character of God as being all-good, all-loving, and even incorporating supreme humility, service and kindness."
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When God Doesn’t Make Sense
The whole place is an incredible mess. And the police turn angrily to the returning couple. “We got a 911 call that something was wrong in your house. We have been here a half hour and we are overcome with puzzlement and fury. We have never seen a house so poorly kept.” They turn to the wife, “What kind of a housekeeper are you, anyway?”
