@BrianSoddingBoru4
Yes! Brilliant! If I'm to be on my knees and dedicate my life to someone/something, it better be someone inherently good. I can't get on board with the "this life is a test" argument for suffering either. Either pain and misery is important or it's not. It can't be just a temporary test for me here in this life but then supposedly Christ's pain and suffering in sacrifice is the deepest, most thoughtful gift we all could have been given. It directly points to someone who's motives are not good or kind and the lack of clarity speaks to something deceitful happening. We could blame God but there are plenty who speak for Him that could actually fit the shoe just as well.
@arewethereyet
I am sorry for what you had to suffer through. And I'm sorry you had to believe in such a hurtful lie about your worthiness. I wasn't abused but Mormonism really messed me up as far as worthiness. I can empathize with that pain of feeling like my creator didn't care or didn't like me. If there ever was a God, they have a lot to answer for, indeed.
@purplepurpose
"Idealistic and badass"? If you're talking about Jesus Christ, I don't understand what you mean, describing things this way.
@RozzerusUnrelentus
It's supposedly the greatest, loving connection we could have; humans and their creator. And yet there are conditions. The answers for "why" were we created end up shrinking God to the size of a toddler with similar motivations and conceptual understanding of what it means to love.
Yes! Brilliant! If I'm to be on my knees and dedicate my life to someone/something, it better be someone inherently good. I can't get on board with the "this life is a test" argument for suffering either. Either pain and misery is important or it's not. It can't be just a temporary test for me here in this life but then supposedly Christ's pain and suffering in sacrifice is the deepest, most thoughtful gift we all could have been given. It directly points to someone who's motives are not good or kind and the lack of clarity speaks to something deceitful happening. We could blame God but there are plenty who speak for Him that could actually fit the shoe just as well.
@arewethereyet
I am sorry for what you had to suffer through. And I'm sorry you had to believe in such a hurtful lie about your worthiness. I wasn't abused but Mormonism really messed me up as far as worthiness. I can empathize with that pain of feeling like my creator didn't care or didn't like me. If there ever was a God, they have a lot to answer for, indeed.
@purplepurpose
"Idealistic and badass"? If you're talking about Jesus Christ, I don't understand what you mean, describing things this way.
@RozzerusUnrelentus
It's supposedly the greatest, loving connection we could have; humans and their creator. And yet there are conditions. The answers for "why" were we created end up shrinking God to the size of a toddler with similar motivations and conceptual understanding of what it means to love.
