In Session 105, we learned that if God existed, he would not have needed an army to do his bidding.

Session – 106

Rejected

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. (1Sam. 8:1).

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment. (1Sam. 8:3).

… they came to Samuel unto Ramah, … thy sons walk not in thy ways:  now make us a king to judge us like all nations. (1Sam. 8:4-5).

And the LORD said unto Samuel … they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me …  they have forsaken me and served other gods … (1Sam. 8:7-8).

What annoys me about this story is why didn’t God just smite Samuel’s sons off the face of the earth to eliminate the problem? Why? Because God’s creators needed the story of Saul, David & Solomon that followed to give credence to God’s existence, which in turn gave credence to Saul’s kingship and the weaponization that followed, which in turn gave credence to God’s prophesying of what would happen if he was rejected and replaced by a king.

First and foremost, I am an atheist. Why: Seeing is believing. But if there was a God, the last thing I would want to do is piss him off! After all, as an atheist, I walk a fine line between reality and the Twilight Zone. Meaning I’m more of a Christian than a Christian.

Summary

 People who died believing in God aren’t in heaven but in cemeteries.

Ivan Peter Kovak