Always trustsFor one thing the first scripture reference on the video doesn’t have anything to do with God’s trust?
Gen 16:4 He slept with Hagar, and she conceived. When she knew she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress.Anyway the video producer says “It always trusts, except when it tests”
I would argue that what does one have to do with other? Being tested builds character, God doesn’t test people to see whether they can be trusted, he allows them to be in situations so that their perseverance builds character and character hope. And hope does not disappoint us. Romans 5:4
Always hopesThis point isn’t even valid. The video producer says that love hopes you will suspend your irrational belief in it so that it won’t have to subject you to endless torture.
So it’s irrational to believe in being patient, slow to anger, forgiving, rejoicing in truth, not coveting, not being selfish??? I’m confused. Does the atheist believe love and it’s characteristics are irrational? I wouldn’t think so, but maybe the producer didn’t think of that.
God hopes that you will realize how much he loves you so that you will reach out to him and he can save you. If you don’t reach out to him you subject yourself to endless torture.
Always perseveresThe producer says that love perseveres till the end of time so as to allow those who believe in it to worship at it’s feet and those who don’t to burn in agony forever.
Well, I have been in enough debates about hell in this forum so go look up my posts on that. But in a quick response, I’ll reiterate what you already have heard in synopsis. God doesn’t send people to hell. If you don’t believe in God, then you have rejected his offer of salvation so that you don’t have to go to hell. Reject God=reject heaven, where else is there for you to go? The earth is going to be destroyed, there will be no other place for you to go.
In conclusion, this video is yet another example of the atheist taking scripture out of context and failing to recognize historical relevance, cultural relevance, and even metaphorical and poetic styles of writing by some bible authors.
It's a matter of
• A misunderstanding of God’s Word
• A misunderstanding of God’s character
• A misunderstanding of God’s creation
So I'll leave you with this link which talks about exactly that.
http://www.gotquestions.org/is-God-evil.html