12∞ · Question 1.4.5
What do I do with violent portrayals of God in scripture?
Do not force yourself to call cruelty love. Read such passages in their ancient setting, as records of how a people understood God at that stage of their journey.
From the book 12∞ Twelve to Infinity by D.R. Davenport. The full answer is free to read with an iBelieve account.
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- 1: When Christianity No Longer Tracks
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- 1.4: Reading the Bible Again
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