(March 27, 2017 at 10:15 am)SteveII Wrote:(March 27, 2017 at 9:54 am)Brian37 Wrote: Bullshit. The man character "God" is the same character from the first page to the last page. You trying to argue the changing whims of God/Jesus/dad/me/same guy but not the same guy, does not change the core character of the book.
"God changed his mind with Jesus"
Yea, but at the end of the book he goes right back to beating the shit out of people who didn't kiss his ass.
Your character behaves just like an abusive spouse.
Part 1. "Be a good Hebrew and I wont beat the shit out of you. Fuck you, you didn't behave I will commit an act of genocide which is way beyond an act of correction, and only leave the Noah family left, let them fuck each other to repopulate the planet".
Part 2. "Ok, I am sorry I hit you, here are some flowers(Jesus) I promise not to beat you again, but please remember the 10 commandments in the OT and cherry pick to defend the old book while claiming it doesn't count."
Part 3. End Times Revenge of Jerry Springer, " Remember when I said I wouldn't beat you anymore? Fuck you, if you didn't kiss my ass I will torture you for eternity".
"God changed his mind in the NT" Is not an argument. Tell me, even if you forgive a serial killer, should they be let out of prison? If you claim God did allow all the violent shit of the OT then cop out to "he can do what he wants" you are not erasing the acts one bit. Even the NT Jesus character says he didn't come to erase OT law but to uphold it.
I was bullied as a kid, I have no desire as an adult to get revenge on them, but to gloss it over and forget that it happened would make me a doormat.
The entire book as a whole does not paint the main character as someone to be reasoned with through consent logic and debate and compromise. The God Character as a whole comes across as a insecure narcissistic bully whom will squash you like a bug if you don't obey him. "Sometimes he'll give you flowers if you kiss his ass", is not an argument.
You will not find God inconsistent if you pay attention to the fact that the two covenants are very different in their context, structure, and goals.
He his a character in a book, nothing more, just like Harry Potter, but without any empathy or compassion.
No, the only thing that character is constant about is being a insecure bully. No, I don't kiss anyone's ass, I am not a toy or lab rat to be bossed around and demanded to blindly swallow.
Now go back and READ my post again. You are the one cherry picking. THE NT character Jesus does not change a damned thing and there are quotes in the NT where he says he is there to uphold the OT.
I don't give one shit if you claim the "covenants are different", all you are saying is "God changed his mind". So the fuck what? That is like an abusive spouse promising not to hit you anymore. That still does not change that they hit you in the first place.
Fortunately for YOU your God character is just that, only a character who cannot threaten to beat you or promise you flowers after he beats you. Unfortunately for you, you buy this horrible fiction. There is no good way for you to put lipstick on this pig. How about you realize that book was written by tribal people in an age where blind loyalty was expected?