I Wish I Could Tell People 'How Wrong They Are about God' without Seeming like a Hateful Loser
@mythociate (21432)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
November 4, 2020 6:48am CST
I see people posting (to Facebook, Twitter, etc.) how God is in control ... No!
No he is not!
Oh, he might "deserve" control; and I'm sure he has all the power needed to 'swoop in and TAKE control.' But ... No!
I guess 'the Scripture I should quote' (probably not even to these children who need the coping-mechanism of "Let go & Let God") is 1 Corinthians 13:11 https://www.biblehub.com/1_corinthians/13-11.htm "When I was a babe, as a babe I was speaking, as a babe I was thinking, as a babe I was reasoning, and when I have become a man, I have made useless the things of the babe;"
Interpreting for today: When you were young, you didn't know what needed to be done to keep you safe. Now you know more, you know that PEOPLE control everything ...
Wasn't 'the command he gave Adam' "Hold dominion"?
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@vandana7 (100225)
• India
4 Nov 20
I agree with some part of it. I mean, fearing god thinking of him as somebody who controls is good as a child because there is a lot we are not gonna understand not having experienced the situations or incidents. We also lack vocabulary to express at the time. So its easy to dump all controlling factors on god. But as we grow up, we realize if we are gonna wear high heels, we can sprain legs, and god had nothing to do with it. There is nothing written in holy books to tell us that can happen. Common sense takes root. That said, I believe we are all interconnected in some way and the great god had something to do with it. I do something here. Tomorrow somebody else is harmed because of it. That person does something and I am harmed back. So ultimately, it is obligatory on us to be good for our own selves. Am I making sense?
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@mythociate (21432)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
5 Nov 20
Your peaceful understanding helps me find mine. And I thank you (and only you), trusting that it encourages you to share that understanding with me & many others ... to the glory of Existence
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