Theology

#STRask: A God Who Told Me to Kill My Son Would Not Be the God for Me

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Published on 03/20/2023

Questions about how people can praise Abraham for being willing to kill Isaac when God told him to and whether that account of Abraham and Isaac in Genesis 22 contradicts the idea that God won’t tell you to do anything that goes against his commands in Scripture. 

Topics

  • How can people praise Abraham for being willing to kill Isaac to prove his devotion? If God told me to kill my son, I’d think this wasn’t the God for me.
  • Does the account of Abraham and Isaac in Genesis 22 contradict the idea that God won’t tell you to do anything that goes against his commands in Scripture?