I think the prompt that was brought up in class about how we judge people based on either intentions or actions was too deep for a Monday morning. Actually, without prior thought that is a tough question to answer.
In Genesis, God bases his judgement of Noah and Abraham on their actions. God makes Abraham nearly burn and slaughter his own son like a common animal. If God could tell in Abraham's heart that he was this devout to God, why would he make him do this in the first place? If God knew in that Eve would consider disobeying him one day, why did he even bother to wait? The all powerful, all-knowing God changes from Genesis to the book of Matthew.
In Matthew, even lusting after a women in your heart, not even committing adultery seems like a rash way to judge a human race. I enjoyed the discussion in class on Monday, because so many interesting topics were brought up, which raised some questions in my mind. Who were all the different authors that skewed Gods word in this way? Or, was this way that God intended to judge the human race throughout time? And why did his mind change after Jesus came to Earth?
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