The flip side of god getting the credit for anything remotely construable as beneficial is that YOU get the blame for anything remotely construable as harmful.
Even if the devil gets blamed, he's not supposed to be able to harm you unless you "give him place", so it's ultimately all your fault somehow.
To extend it one level further, if god has a lock on all beneficial outcomes then you get no credit for anything you actually did to contribute to a good outcome, either, beyond maybe a deferred "well done, thou good and faithful servant" when you enter heaven someday; certainly no praise in THIS life. You get not just the blame, but no chance for any sort of upside. Because, ya know, god is a jealous god.
God has a great gig.
Even if the devil gets blamed, he's not supposed to be able to harm you unless you "give him place", so it's ultimately all your fault somehow.
To extend it one level further, if god has a lock on all beneficial outcomes then you get no credit for anything you actually did to contribute to a good outcome, either, beyond maybe a deferred "well done, thou good and faithful servant" when you enter heaven someday; certainly no praise in THIS life. You get not just the blame, but no chance for any sort of upside. Because, ya know, god is a jealous god.
God has a great gig.
