Human Free Will Responsible For Drowned Children In The Genesis Flood.

[JAG**]

8 hours ago, David1701 said:

Since we are all born wicked (because Adam fell and he passed on his corruption), it would be just of God to kill every last one of us.  God loves righteousness and hates wickedness, so the amazing thing is that he saves any of us rebellious, wicked, hell-deserving sinners (young or old, rich or poor, it makes no difference).

The wonderful thing is that God is not only willing to show his justice and wrath but also his love and mercy; so, he chose a subset of humanity upon to whom to shower his undeserved mercy and grace, for his name's sake, and to our great blessing.  This is why the Lord Jesus Christ came to earth, to save his people from their sins (from Jews and Gentiles).

Can God save little children, who are not old enough to understand the gospel?  Yes, he can!

Luke 1:13-15 (KJV)

13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.

Luke 1:43,44 (KJV)

43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

God saved John the Baptist, in his mother's womb!

I said all that, to say this: the best answer to give atheists who complain about God killing young children is that we all deserve to die and it's only by God's grace that anyone is saved.

God is in control of all natural disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, plagues, etc.), so he has, directly or indirectly, killed millions of young children since the Flood.  Not a sparrow falls to the ground without the involvement of the Father, how much more is this true of humans.  The Lord gives and the Lord takes away, blessed be the name of the Lord.

 

Thank you David for your comments and for your contribution to the thread.

JAG

[enoob57]

thanks for the book tip @JAG**

[enoob57]

Because of the accountability within the Word God/God was gracious to many many children by taking them home before they followed their entire influence of evil all the time.... thus eight souls plus the children were being saved from evil....

[David1701]

1 hour ago, JAG** said:

Thank you David for your comments and for your contribution to the thread.

JAG

You're welcome.

[JAG**]

1 hour ago, enoob57 said:

thanks for the book tip @JAG**

You're welcome.

JAG