a trick of satan?
History has strengthened a strong dislike in modern humans for authoritarian figures, proving it is a path leading towards evil, corruption, tyranny, and suffering for those lead. Why? In Philip Pullman's 'His dark materials' he sculpted the ultimate image of freedom - that all good come from independent good discipline, and we are capable of such. Any sort of authority must be questioned, especially the highest - for who is to say that God is not merely another angel, albeit an aged and more powerful one. Who dares to claime himself as the creator?
Rebellion has been put constantly into a saintly light. Yes, for humans it is necessary, for humans are naturally faulty and prone to the allure of power, the be washed in mad pride at becoming 'the authority', yet what is it to God? Can any of us be compared to God?
Perhaps it is as the devil intends, we will shy from being 'lambs of God, to be guided and obediant' because we learn from history to dislike being ruled, for we suspect it all to be of evil intent. I have felt fear, for we humans have been referred to in Jesus' parables as wheat, and lambs - all to ultimately be sacrificed/butchered/baked for the reaper to consume, right? the elders scolded me, saying that it is merely parables, yet I wonder.... can the bible be imperfect? Can Jesus lie? Than why use such parables that would excite fear?
Rebellion has been put constantly into a saintly light. Yes, for humans it is necessary, for humans are naturally faulty and prone to the allure of power, the be washed in mad pride at becoming 'the authority', yet what is it to God? Can any of us be compared to God?
Perhaps it is as the devil intends, we will shy from being 'lambs of God, to be guided and obediant' because we learn from history to dislike being ruled, for we suspect it all to be of evil intent. I have felt fear, for we humans have been referred to in Jesus' parables as wheat, and lambs - all to ultimately be sacrificed/butchered/baked for the reaper to consume, right? the elders scolded me, saying that it is merely parables, yet I wonder.... can the bible be imperfect? Can Jesus lie? Than why use such parables that would excite fear?
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