Sceptics online – JAM
Straight from the online skeptic’s network: “How do people who believe reconcile the OT God with the NT version? They don’t try. They cherry pick. They tell the Noah story by focusing on God’s “saving” of Noah’s family, rather than firmly acknowledging God’s decision to commit cold senseless genocide regarding everyone else.” This is one of the favorite criticisms of cynics: to claim that the God of the OT is a God of wrath, capricious and vengeful; but the God of the NT is love and therefore merciful. How do they go about this? They cherry pick! If the truth be told, there are numerous examples of God’s wrath and love in both the Old and New Testaments. If it appears that God today winks at rebellion and ignores willful sin, remember there is still a Judgment Day to come. This is Just-a-minute with Ed Boggess
Clayton McCool is discussing. 
Clayton McCool 11:00 am on April 26, 2011 Permalink |
Ed I think maybe you are missing their point.
I believe they are speaking of the 1,000′s of innocent children that were slain by the instruction of God.
1 Samuel 15:3
Now go and strike Amalek and devote to destruction all that they have. Do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’”