(May 25, 2012 at 6:30 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Jesus was a good guy?
So all the OT wrath God crushed the opposition who didn't kiss his ass was merely a prop for Jesus/himself? And what happens to the non believers in the end, even if they are nice? Do they get past the velvet ropes and get to kiss Gods ass like the people who did believe while alive?
It is a common motif that Christians use that the revenge god of the OT is not the peaceful god of the NT, But when you skip to the end everyone who reject Jesus gets burned forever.
The god character is a spousal abuser. "Jesus" in the middle part of the bible is merely the asshole who beats their spouse who says " I wont do it again as long as you do what I say and follow me"
"I am sorry I hit you" is not an excuse. Someone not following you or wanting to part company with you is not a crime.
The end plot of the bible no matter how you slice it up is the same "I am in charge, I own you, and if you don't do what I say I will hurt you"
One of the major arguments atheists have about the bible is that all these stories were written on so many different scrolls by so many different authors. This is true and why theists should not take the entire bible and say their faith is based of of the whole book.
Jesus preached that you could have a relationship with God without following the ways of the OT. Whether you agree with it or not, Jesus preached mercy, not a eye for an eye. Christianity is not the same as what Jesus preached.
Fact: Jesus smoked - http://www.jesuspipes.com