A moral God?

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Matthew Bell wrote:

> 

> >>Matthew Bell

> >>You further need to establish that the acts were not

> >>those of lawful killing in an ongoing war (see Exodus

> >>17:7-16) or the carrying out of a command of God in

> >>retaliation for the acts of Amalek against Israel

> >> (see Dueteronomy 25:17-17).

> >

> >MUSSELWHITE

> >Where does it say in either of the above texts anything

> >about lawful killing or am I missing your point?

> 

> Matthew Bell

> If you accept that killing in war by the defensive/offended party is

> justified and lawful then you have to consider whether the acts against

> Amalek were such, i.e. acts of war by the defensive party (Amalek first

> attacked Israel), and therefore justified and lawful killings.

> 

 
Dave G.
This rational could justify any number of future wars and atrocities.

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