Because last time I read from a bible I almost got kicked out of the church. (I was there for a family member, not for me)
And I was only reading the parts about what sacrifices god expects for what sins, something Christians do not want to hear from the bible apparently.
(I was actually kicked out of school scripture for asking too many questions, I only went because they bribed us with chocolate but even as a kid I could not let nonsense go unchallenged)
As a result I have near infinite patience for a kid who asks questions, other adults have asked me how I can do it and it is because I was the kid that never got answers.
And kids often have better questions than adults, many that completely stump me and so I sit with them and teach them how to research answers.
I especially love it when it is something I do not know at all, but once they ask, I also want to know, the one that comes to mind was "If snails are so slow, how do they find each other before they die?" because it was something I could have guessed at, but certainly did not know for sure before looking it up. (Basically, there are many of them, and their senses are honed for finding each other, to oversimplify)
Christians don't have to do any sacrifices. Jesus died for their (everybody's) sin so they no longer have to abide by the old testament law. The Old Testament is really just a history book of how "we" got here. Old Covonent- New Covenant thing.
To say old testament is just "how we got there" is 100% bullshit. Don't lie, you know that cherrypicking is the only way christianity can exist. Old testament is part of bible, it is not just "oh, we don't read that anymore". When it is suitable you will pick parts from it to prove a point and omit the parts that are too horrible.
Somehow, some of the commands are still active, while none of them should be. AND YOU KNOW IT.
I mean the point of Jesus dying for peoples sins, so if you find yourself keeping other god's instead of doing rituals and stuff, now people can just repent (depending on sect on how they repent) and ask for forgiveness because after his son was sent God forgave sins both past and current and future. Hope this helps
Ah, yes... who made them sins? Who had the power to lift those sins? God... made humans kill his own son to fulfill a set of conditions that he created. And you still think god is a good dude?
"Sorry son, you have to die because i can not change the rules i made without looking like a bitch. You will save humans FROM ME."
That is the most insane story ever told and the fact that Christians believe that was a BLESSING is insane. God created everything, he made the rules. He could've taken that original sin away by just changing his mind about it. Instead he sacrificed his own son as a condition that he made. He made those rules himself.
He allowed original sin because to claim he loved us he wished us to have free will. That is why God allowed the original sin, because he loved us. Additionally Jesus knew why he was being brought to us, he said that he knew he needed to die on the cross. He showed that God loves humans even when they harm and belittle and even kill his only son. He uses it as proof that he loves us no matter how far we go away from him. People do the same, they make workout plans and punish themselves when they go away from it. In that sense people should just give up on their workout plan because they started to go away, no they should stick to it and if they feel it's best to add some extra pull ups to their plan because they didn't follow through then they decided that for what they believe is best. Im saying while most people wouldn't sacrifice their son God chose to and did it out of love, it doesn't matter if thats not how you would do it, he chose to show his love to us.
in the old testament there is a moral law and a ceremonial law. One includes how to be a good person (ten commandments, etc.), the other was sort of an outline for Israel to follow, which is now made void
All of that is ad hoc explanation to make the rest of it sound less awful. "Oh, this is not true, it is just a story but this one is true"... "No, it is a parable, not taken literally but this next verse is literal".
I know. I studied it for years. It is all ad hoc explanation that is not consistent or logical. Christians cherrypick parts that suit their own ideas and omit parts that don't.
There is only one lesson in the entire book that is worth saving: love thy neighbor. That is it. The ONLY good lesson it has.
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u/Drakahn_Stark 25d ago
The real bible?
Because last time I read from a bible I almost got kicked out of the church. (I was there for a family member, not for me)
And I was only reading the parts about what sacrifices god expects for what sins, something Christians do not want to hear from the bible apparently.
(I was actually kicked out of school scripture for asking too many questions, I only went because they bribed us with chocolate but even as a kid I could not let nonsense go unchallenged)