1 Kings 13 and Nature of God
Hello all, I was introduced to the concept of Universalism last year and have been really interested in it. However, I guess I am having a hard time seeing how it could be the truth when compared to some of the verses in the OT and the depiction of God. One of my relatives told me that Christiam Universalism doesn't make sense as it erases the divine judgment of God and His justice. Some scripture in the OT seems to show God isn't as merciful, but that confuses me because it seemed Jesus was very forgiving and merciful? This story in 1 Kings 13, in particular, disturbed me as the person who lied didn't die as well, not to mention the person didn't just fall dead, but was mauled by a lion, a horrible death. I understand the moral of the lesson here, that you should only heed God's word and not listen to what another person says, but doesn't this seem pretty brutal?