I am saying nothing about humans and adults. I am talking about this god who gave us his word, so they say, and how those words, the "will of god," condemned me just for being. Basically, the Bible told me in order to make it to Heaven, I had to endure morbid depression, suicidal tendencies, and an attempt. Pretty much because of god, not so much humans but god and his book, my childhood and teens were miserable.
Why would it? Should it present Satan's side, we would see a heroic figure fighting against tyranny and oppression, rightfully placed on a pedestal next to Prometheus.
CPS can do nothing about a god who tells LBGT youth they are an abomination.
It gives us his laws and the words of his prophets. I'd say that does indeed represent god, especially since we have stories like Job.
Then what of all the fires and furnaces and burnings that are mentioned?
God doesn't have to deal with a whirlwind of a two-year-old like a stay at home parent does.
So, to you the Bible is not literal? If so, then by what standards do you determine what is real and what is the ignorance of primitive humans?
Then we must rewrite history, because Hitler killed not a single Jew.
God gave us His word? And what does that mean to you? Do you think it means He is supposed to provide you with unlimited happiness and money? You have to realize that in order to describe something incredibly complex to primtive humans you have to use simple language, something they understand, but, in doing that, you greatly simplify the truth. The idea of the "word" is a vibration, the initial formation of something from nothing. The beginning of God. The Tibetan's recreate it with their "Ohmmm" chant.
The bible told you to make it to heaven you had to endure suffering? You found what you wanted to find then. I guess you missed the Book of Psalms.
Your childhood and teens were miserable? So it must be God's fault. What trauma did your parents experience when they were young for them to pass it on to you? Do you know? And, are you breaking the cycle or are you passing it on to your children?
You think Satan fought against tyranny and oppression? Lucifer and Satan and Beelzebub were all different beings involved in the Lucifer Rebellion. They rebelled against Jesus, not God, angels don't come from heaven so they never knew God. They didn't even think that God existed. They wanted to be in charge and not have Jesus as their master, so, you're idea that Satan fought for freedom is incorrect. Those that rebelled did so because they wanted to be in charge. If they really wanted freedom they could have resigned their position.
CPS can't control people's views? No, but they can put a child in a home where they are not abused.
Christians tell LBGT youth they are an abomination? Yeah, some do. Jesus never said anything about it. I always tell those kind of "Christians" that they are Jewish since they put Old Testament rules on equal terms with what Jesus preached. Jesus actually preached against the ten commandments.
The bible gives us God's laws? No, the bible gives us 3,000 year old Jewish laws that the modern Jews don't even follow anymore.
Job represents God? Does it? Why do you think that, simply because some human 3,000 years ago wrote down a story and said it came from God? We have tribes still to this day, if you took a tribal person to your house and flipped on a light switch they would think it was magic and that you were some kind of witch. Those are the people you think had real knowledge about God?
What of all the fires and burning that are mentioned in the New Testament? Humans have always received revelation from God, and from angels, the problem is that humans rarely understand the context. Humans don't know that there are many levels between the earth and heaven. Humans don't know about ascending beings and they barely knew about the Lucifer Rebellion. When John was in jail and he had a dream and saw angelic gatherings and elements of the Lucifer Rebellion ongoing he described it in the best way he could using his primitive understanding of the universe.
You are not going to be burned at the next level. You are going to receive the exact same universal education that every other being would get. You have the same chance to get into heaven that the pope has, and you will likely get there quicker than he (not that it's a race) because the pope thinks he's going to get special treatment and he won't.
God doesn't have to deal with a two year old? God is that two year old. Watch the two year old. Why are they doing the things they are doing? Are they challenging you? I bet they are, they are learning your limits and their limits. They need to know those things. Are they trying to flush the remote down the toilet? It's just a matter of time. Would you really want them to be instantly 18 and miss all of that? Every day with them as a child is a day that will be gone tomorrow forever.
To me the bible is not literal? Some parts are, you have to separate the chaff from the wheat. How do you do that? It's difficult without knowing the truth. If you want to really understand the Old Testament, I would suggest that you study primitive cultures and Jewish history. If you want to understand the New Testament, read the Urantia Book.
Why would God allow Hitler to exist? Yeah, that's difficult for people to understand. The purpose of the universe is so God can have many unique personality experiences. He couldn't do that as God. So, He created a universe and brought about simple life forms then fragmented into those life forms to give them life. He left behind angels to tend to the universal business and they made some really big mistakes.
