This kind of debatable, no? He didn't directly kill any humans (that we have records of... but will someone please think of the pigs?). But anyone that creates a popular cult or religion and has some level of intelligence must be aware of the likelihood of deaths further down the line. Whether that's a faithful being fed to the lions or bishops executing each other over niche theological disputes.
> Scripture states that God disciplines his children, not those who aren't his children
OT scripture states the first part. But then God also commanded the genocide of the Canaanites, Sodom & Gomorrah etc... . So it's not at all clear that the second bit follows.
This kind of debatable, no? He didn't directly kill any humans (that we have records of... but will someone please think of the pigs?). But anyone that creates a popular cult or religion and has some level of intelligence must be aware of the likelihood of deaths further down the line. Whether that's a faithful being fed to the lions or bishops executing each other over niche theological disputes.
> Scripture states that God disciplines his children, not those who aren't his children
OT scripture states the first part. But then God also commanded the genocide of the Canaanites, Sodom & Gomorrah etc... . So it's not at all clear that the second bit follows.