If God's Not An Asshole His Followers Are

[Minimalist]

[sdelsolray]

To me, it appears that gods are simply projections of humans, either in groups or individually.

When such groups or individuals are assholes then their gods tend to be assholes too.

Simple.

[Minimalist]

They were desert-dwelling goat and sheep herders.  No one expects rocket science from them.

What's scary is that their modern descendants are no better!

[Silver]

To me, it appears that gods are simply projections of humans, either in groups or individually.

When such groups or individuals are assholes then their gods tend to be assholes too.

Simple.

Precisely.

[Anomalocaris]

Well, no point to giving such a valuable gift to such undeserving scums as would worship him.

[purplepurpose]

Human players are overpowered already, adding new abilities to their arsenal would be bad.

[Mystic]

The difference between Jinn and Humans, is vulnerability and power. Humans were created to be weak in nature, but powerful by spirit if they submit to God. If they submit to God, while their bodies remain vulnerable, their spirit can easily transcend very high levels.

If any being for their form were to be leader and guide and not the guides from humans, who are in vulnerable bodies as well, it would have been the heavens and the earth, but they refused to carry the trust of leadership and were to scared to take the task of guidance for themselves.  These noble creation of God realized what humans have yet to realize, that leadership is not something to trifle with.

Now you might think it would be cool if universe and earth talked to us and guided us, but the truth is, in the trial of vesting this in a human being, there is a test of love.

And the Angels and Devils are at war, with respect of delegation. The devils are deceived by Iblis who has deceived himself as well, that leadership is better vested in them as they are powerful in nature. However, God with Solomon displayed that they are nothing in power compared to God's trusted King and Leader.  

He displayed it and manifested it, and had power and dominion, but it increased humans and Jinn in rebellion and they accused him of sorcery and to this day work to ascend to his power but they will never be able to do it.

You know if the Torah and Gospels and Quran didn't talk about this subject, and emphasize on the wisdom of humans and demons co-existing, the latter who saints equivalents are considered Angels and evil are considered devils, and in Quran devils encompasses both rebellious humans who plan against God's religion and forces and Jinn who do.

If it didn't elaborate and answer all questions pertaining to guidance, I would understand ignorance. But this heedless playful reading of the holy books, I don't understand. For me it was a phase, but you guys do this your whole life and it never clicks that what you are doing is a huge injustice to yourselves, your fellow brethren among humans, and towards the right of God who you cannot harm.

As for the Gathering of Jinn and Humans, they will be defeated.

There is a beauty and wisdom in the trial of vulnerability, and remember per all corruption in earth and land and diseases and evil, are due to sins of humans, and had they obeyed God and his Messengers, they would have been long been free from all diseases and illness.

[Succubus]

...There is a beauty and wisdom in the trial of vulnerability, and remember per all corruption in earth and land and diseases and evil, are due to sins of humans, and had they obeyed God and his Messengers, they would have been long been free from all diseases and illness.

So what happened in your case?

[Chad32]

He made us weak in nature, and powerful in spirit. That's a recipe for a sinful disobedient creature, if ever I saw one. No wonder he messed up so bad. Someone who is physically incapable of doing what you want him to do, yet prideful enough to tell you to shove it when you try to force the issue.

[Mystic]

...There is a beauty and wisdom in the trial of vulnerability, and remember per all corruption in earth and land and diseases and evil, are due to sins of humans, and had they obeyed God and his Messengers, they would have been long been free from all diseases and illness.

So what happened in your case?

Elaborate?

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He made us weak in nature, and powerful in spirit. That's a recipe for a sinful disobedient creature, if ever I saw one. 

Yes, this is true.  Angels all realized this, and this is why the dispute of Iblis seemed reasonable enough to make other Angels fall aside from him AFTER they first prostrated.

Not only that, but we form easily by winds of society, and culture has a huge impact on us because our minds takes a while to form enough to reason properly.

This trial is not easy, but with love it becomes easy.  With love, what is hard becomes easy, with love and praying to God through his name,  what is extremely difficult becomes easy. What is painful becomes tolerable and the blessings are appreciated more.

And love has to see value with truth, so it must attach itself to the beloved Creator above all and not equate others with that level of gratitude and respect and value.

And so we are fighting over terminology that seems trivial but is anything but that, and it's one factor to sealing revelations when there was yet a language that was very much primitive in nature yet very beautiful and complex, before dictionaries would ruin things, before people became over simplistic with definitions, and before grammar was hard coded and followed by society, God spoke in a language that allowed him to express concepts that should never be forgotten and in ways that were appreciated in the past and should be appreciated today.