Mountain Goat wrote:
God does not need protecting.
It is the difference between a man made religion and a real relationship with God.
You may not understand what I am saing here, but I agree with you when you say that God does not need protecting.
I have actually argued this same point with people from a certain religion which are very militant if they hear someone say something against their God. If He is their God, then He is more then able to protect Himself.
They have een taught that they have to protect God, but the act of doing this denies God as being sovereign and in control, as if God is really God, He can easily protect Himself.
Wise words, spoken from a religious person who also has a rational mind.
Since god is almighty and sovereign, "protecting" god through religious laws only deepens the valley between people of faith and those without. It only causes harm.
Also, god does not need missionaries either. God reveals himself to those whom god reveals himself to. You can't make faith compulsory.
Also, god prefers his name to be spelled with a g, not a capital G. Because god does not need all this pomp and circumstance. God is personal, it's not something to celebrate collectively.
Killing in the name of god is wrong.
But it is also wrong to do good in the name of god, because it removes the goodness from the person doing the good, and placing it unto someone else (god).
God wants us to do good (like charity or other kindness) - but not because he told us. It must come from within. Good deeds become meaningless if done for the sake of salvation or other rewards.
07 Nov 2021, 3:45 am
