The greatest lie that I feel theists tell is that their religion is based on Love. I honestly don't understand how anyone can even try to suggest that a religion whose message is rooted in "Believe as we say or be tortured" can have the gall to call their message loving. This is the biggest Oxymoron I have ever heard!
The idea of torture / suffering to those that don't do as they are told or dare to think differently is really all through the bible. It begins with the Adam & Eve story and doesn't stop through the rest of the sadistic bible. Oh sure along the way there can be some parts that don't seem so bad or may even sound like a good idea in themselves. IE "Love Your Neighbor" However when you examine that along with the rest of the bible it becomes clear that your neighbor doesn't include everyone but only those that are part of your tribe / religion.
Here is an example of what I mean.
Leviticus 19:18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
Then Compare that to these.
Leviticus 20:13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
Note the love thy neighbor didn't even make it 1 chapter before the negative Kill message appears. This also gets into the bigotry of the bible but that is a different issue.
There is also this.
Leviticus 20:27 A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.
There are tons of examples I could give but those are in the very next chapter of Leviticus. Now I am also fully aware of how the Theist will bend over backwards to try and Excuse or Justify these brutal commands while screaming the nice parts as loud as they can.
This is nothing short of Cherry Picking. There is no way to put a nice face on this. To intentionally Ignore or Excuse / Justify something because it is part of your religion's so-called Holy book is nothing short of Cherry Picking / Using Selective Judgment.
However for those that will admit that the Old Testament God is a Prick but will say Jesus was a Nice guy I have this for you. In all of the Old Testament for as brutal and Sadistic as that God clearly was at least when you died he was done with you.
But when Jesus showed up he showed that he could be just as Narcissistic as the Old Testament God. If not worse. Take the Temptation of Jesus as a prime example. This was called one of the "Evil" things this Satan did. Even though I contend that Testing / Tempting someone isn't evil at all.
However Satan said this:
Matthew 4:8 - 9 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
Not only does this Jesus turn right around and do the same damn thing with people only changing the destination offered. He adds a sick little sadistic twist to his. Not only does he say Worship me & I'll give you Heaven but refuse and I will torture you forever in Hell.
John 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
The entire basis of why to believe (Think) what you are told is given with a Carrot & Stick approach. The so-called Reward has no meaning without the Threat being put in as well.
Bear in mind this is also classic Thought Crime. The entire basis of this Perishing (Hell) or Eternal Life (Heaven) is based not on how you treat other or what good things you do but entirely upon the Thoughts in your head.
This is also adding the sadistic twist of unless you believe (Think) as you are told when you die Jesus's fun is just beginning. Unlike the Old Testament God that was done with you at death this Jesus only gets really sadistic after you are dead.
However this Jesus also turned around and kept changing the conditions for getting into this Kingdom of Heaven.
1. Matthew 5:20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
2. Matthew 18:3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
3. John 3:3 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Then we have the sickest one of them all! And one which is a Sin by Old Testament Law.
4. John 6:53 - 56 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
This is Explicitly Forbidden in the Old Testament.
Leviticus 17:12 Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.
As if that doesn't make you question the Christian religion and Jesus Check out Proverbs 17:15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
That is Christianity through and through!
Acts 13:39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
Romans 3:24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
The idea that Jesus was Innocent / Just is also expressed in the New Testament.
Matthew 27:4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
Now in case you forgot Proverbs 17:15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
Getting back to the Fear message of Jesus we then have him advocating Self Mutilation instead of going to Hell. Mark 9:43 - 48
And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Without a doubt this is a Fear based message. It is also one that shows this Jesus thinking a physical injury in life will be how you look in Heaven. "it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye" Mark 9:47
That is rather stupid for the God Man Jew to say if he knew this afterlife was "Spiritual"
But this Hell bullshit in case you are curious the word Hell in Mark 9 is the Greek word Gehenna which directly refers to Jeremiah 32:35 And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.
Imagine that burning children in fire was an Abomination & a Sin to the Old Testament God. Something He Never Thought Of! Yet clearly Jesus thought of it!
now for those that want to claim Hell is Separation from God Try explaining this: Revelation 14:10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
Can't exactly have something in the Presence of and Separate from at the same time! This idea of Separation from God is actually Church Dogma it is not in the bible!
This is only the tip of the Ice burg in the pure evil nature of the Jesus figure. The message of Fear is a constant through the bible. Both the Old Testament God and Jesus were big on inducing Fear.
I would contend any parent that would have to resort to threats of violence to get obedience / love is one piss poor parent. To try and use such methods shows that person is a piss poor leader and someone with absolutely no social skills.
After all who among us would respond well to threats of torture? I know I wouldn't.
No comments:
Post a Comment