RE: General questions about the Christian idea of God and love
September 16, 2014 at 5:58 pm
(This post was last modified: September 16, 2014 at 6:52 pm by Mudhammam.)
(September 16, 2014 at 5:48 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: Please give an example of religious failing that isn't actually human failing.As long as you're admitting both Old and New Testaments to contain numerous texts falsely attributed to divine command or righteous living, or that offer purely metaphorical language though not traditionally recognized as such, then I concede the point. Otherwise you're forced to bite the bullet and accept that rational, humanistic standards of morality are not compatible with many of its claims and instructions.
He who loves God cannot endeavour that God should love him in return - Baruch Spinoza