(January 31, 2018 at 1:46 pm)Chad32 Wrote:(January 31, 2018 at 1:22 pm)alpha male Wrote: OK, America. To which I reply - we experience many more power relationships than just the federal government. I gave an example of one that is working out great for me. Another, more common example of a benevolent dictatorship would be parenting.
I think people aren't actually considering the "benevolent" part.
A parent's job is to raise a child up to be more and more independent of them over time, to the point where they can be treated as practically equals. That's not comparable to your god's lordship. He wants you dependent for the rest of eternity.
This is also a very good point. The relationship with god/Jesus seems to be the inverse of what a parent's relationship with their child/children should be.
