....and the fact that he isn't angry (although he IS apparently willing to send me to hell) is proof of his love.
This is usually augmented by some kind of statement involving the words "parent", "child", and "rejection" or "believe", as is "What parent wouldn't be angry at a child who doesn't believe in them?"
Laying aside the fact that unlike with my parents, (1) I've never seen God, (2) I've unsuccesfully asked him for things that no parent could refuse (such as relief from severe pain or healing a beloved bet), and (3) I gave him fair warning that without proof of his existence I was going to stop believing... and got nothing in return, my REAL question is this:
If your child stopped believing you exist, would you really be angry? I wouldn't be. Concerned, certainly, and worried. But angry? No.
So why do Christians keep saying that God "should" be angry (when no parent would be) and that the fact that he isn't proves that he loves us so much?
2007-05-28
04:13:43
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Aeryn Whitley
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