So god had abel killed with no protection at all because he liked him?
914661
well, there ya go.  what kind of parent would put the crayon drawing made by one of their children up on the frig but not the drawing made by the other?  wouldn't the obvious effect of such favoritism be sibling rivalry?   that Bible god seemed to get some kind of twisted enjoyment out of setting his pet humans against each other.   \n\npoor Cain.  he wasn't Abel.
1005393
God doesn't follow his own teachings.  It is lust, and greed.  His first commandment shows that he would be envious if you worshiped anyone else.  He also killed babies in Egypt breaking his thou shall not kill commandment.  He also broke his commandment of not coveting your neighbors wife when he knocked up Mary.  If God went by his own rules, he'd be in hell!
847782
God likes war. It kills off sinners.
905287
Exactly.  Why did Jesus HAVE to die?  Why was it necessary?  Why did God set that rule?  God could've just as easily said "Jesus, if you pick that daisy over there, you will become the redeemer of mankind".  It could've been that easy.  But no.  God had to REQUIRE that his only son let himself be killed in a brutal, excruciating way.
1164903
Good question! \n\nFirst of all, they didn't have any children until they were expelled from the Garden.\n\nIt would SEEM that the brothers and sisters would have to marry each other (ick), since the Bible says this is the only family on Earth.\n\nOf course, when Cain murdered Abel, the Bible also says that he went off to live with people in the land of Nod . . . so where did those people come from?!?!\n\nWhat?  The Bible internally inconsistent?!?!?  Shocking!!!
890046
The God of the Old Testament certainly exhibits a violent nature. He is truly not a God of love or compassion. I notice his personality makes drastic changes from time to time. The more I study the Bible, the more I am coming to think that it is no more than myth.
936743
God did not tell the Jews to go out and commit murder; he told them to protect themselves from attacks.
195370
You say that, philosophically speaking, humanity killed God.  Then you offer absolutely nothing to back that up.  I therefore conclude that you have no idea what you're talking about.
492599
yes, but more importantly he has turned his back on god!!!!!!!!!!  \n\nplus i didn't matter that a christian was killed but more important that it was a human!!!!!!
14695
Because God is also holy and just.  That means He punishes sin and destroys evil.  He established consequences for sin and evil, so it is part of His character to carry out those consequences.  The amazing thing is that His love and mercy kept Him from killing more people than He did.
666089
Not only that but God told Joshua to go into a certain city, I believe it was Jericho and kill everyone, and not to leave anyone alive. Sounds more like Bin Laden than a loving God. The Old Testament God has been painted to look rather savage and bloodthirsty. I consider the fact that the Bible was written not by God but by humans with agendas and ambitions.
458101
He didn't say he'd kill them on the spot.  He said they'd surely die.  Before they ate the fruit, they hadn't been guilty of sin or deserving of death.
1032270
After Cain killed Abel, he left.  He wandered to Nod, a land in the East and married a woman from among the people there (Gen 4:16).  Yes, I know it's an internal inconsistancy, but if the story is meant to be taken as a parable then it doesn't matter.  God created people, but people were already there, so perhaps it the whole Adam-from-mud-and-Eve-from-the-rib bit isn't literally true.  I know some people disagree, but I believe God had a plan and created people through evolution.  Science and religion don't have to be at odds.
345083
since the dawn of time there has been enmity between people.  out of the first family, Cain slew his own brother Abel.  it is called Evil, i guess
885937
Why not?  Certainly God did and commanded things in his own Bible that we would consider unforgivably evil:  Genocide, mass murder, plagues on innocent people, forcing a woman to marry her rapist, killing a woman who is raped in town because she obviously didn't yell loud enough, endorsing slavery, ad infinitum.  Perhaps your Bible is the best lie of all.  There's no way to tell, and Satan is waiting for you on the other side!
107235
No he didn't because why would God talk to someone who desires to kill his chosen people which are Isrealis unless God tried to talk some sense into Mohammed but apparantly Mohammed did not listen.\n\n\nIf you say so zun_noon
1187363
funny how you didn't point out how "GOD" made all of those people before kill people, he killed people himself with floods, he tortured people to prove their trust in him (Job), he is just so perfect, isn't he? you're right!