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God’s Commands vs. Victor Reppert
Victor Reppert wrote: No, I do not hold that YHWH commanded the slaughter of the Amalekites. I hold that either God didn’t do that, or there are unknown reasons why He did. 1 Samuel 15:1-3 Samuel also said unto Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel:…
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Response to Victor Reppert on 1 Samuel 15
Victor Reppert wrote (not to me … but it is also relevant to me): How can you be so strongly pro-life on abortion and also defend killing “babes in arms” as enjoined by I Samuel 15? I answer:a) Killing is ordinarily a lawful and just part of warfare; andb) More particularly, Israel’s genocide of the…