Is Christ cruel? (For member Schrafinator)

Schrafinator writes:Presumably, the all-powerful, all-knowing God made me with a skeptical mind, correct?If he knew I would be exposed to the Gospels and find them lacking, then he basically created me only to let me burn in hell for eternity.If this is true, then He is cruel, vindictive, and lacking in morality and is not worthy of my praise.Not that I want to turn this into a free will thread, but either God is a cruel god or he isn't really all powerful

Luke 20 Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said: "Blessed are you poor, For yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed are you who hunger now, For you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, For you shall laugh. 22 Blessed are you when men hate you, And when they exclude you, And revile you, and cast out your name as evil, For the Son of Man's sake. 23 Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed your reward is great in heaven, For in like manner their fathers did to the prophets.24 "But woe to you who are rich, For you have received your consolation. 25 Woe to you who are full, For you shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, For you shall mourn and weep. 26 Woe *to you when *all men speak well of you, For so did their fathers to the false prophets.27 "But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you. 29 To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. And from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic either. 30 Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back. 31 And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise. 32 "But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back. 35 But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. 36 Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.37 "Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you." 39 And He spoke a parable to them: "Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch? 40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher. 41 And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye? 42 Or how can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother's eye.43 "For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. 44 For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. 45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil *treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

God can be all-powerful yet has chosen to give you the choice of belief/disbelief.

brennakimi writes:i only used caps in one post to demonstrate that i wasn't doing it out of spite. you're being argumentative and this post is off topic and a personal attack and i'd like you to bugger off.

God can be all-powerful yet has chosen to give you the choice of belief/disbelief.

Do you fail to see the contradiction? God created me. God is all knowing. God knew when he created the universe that Mike Hager would come into being and that he would see the world and find that it contradicts the existence of God every step of the way. I made that choice, but God set up me and the game full knowing what the outcome would be. I was allowed by God to exist with God's full knowledge that I would, under his rules, be consigned to the pit. No amount of sophistry and apologetics will change that. I was created for no reason other then to be punished.If your idea of God exists, he did these things and he is cruel. Thankfully, your god does not exist and I need noty worry about it.

What you've left out, as everyone always does, is that He has mercifully and fairly allowed you to learn everything you need to know to save yourself from the pit. You know he's all-powerful, you know he has a definite plan to save some and condemn others, you know how he makes this determination and you have been given every opportunity to reconsider your views.

Hi, Faith.
I am going to hit you on the nose unless you believe that I am the greatest genius that ever lived. I can tell by the look on your face that you do not believe that I am the greatest genius that ever lived, so I am going to hit you on the nose.Am I being cruel?