Is God Good?
The Lord spoke to Moses,“Execute vengeance for the Israelites against the Midianites. After that, you will be gathered to your people… They waged war against Midian, as the Lord had commanded Moses, and killed every male. Numbers 31:1-2, 7 When evangelizing, a common argument that I hear against Christianity is how I could anyone serve a God who would command His people to violently slaughter and kill another people group. In their minds, there is no justification for the taking of another person’s life and because there are several cases for when God does this, it is sufficient evidence that God is not good. There are plenty of ways to respond to this question, and depending on your context some will be more effective than others. For example, for those who condone of abortions the table could be turned on them very easily. But a far more gospel-centered approach is come to an agreeance on a standard for morality. Once there, you can work through whether or not they have m...