• LordCrom@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    The whole thing about Jesus saving us by suffering and dying… If god was all powerful, he could have saved us without all the suffering part. Since he had to suffer, there are rules that god must adhere to. If god has to obey rules, then he is not all powerful.

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      12 days ago

      …wat? It’s not because there’s rules (he very well could have simply snapped his fingers), it’s because he wanted to demonstrate to us how much he loved us. It has to do with the whole “he is the embodiment of both perfect love and perfect justice” thing.

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        12 days ago

        “I’m going to torture and murder this man who helped the poor and sick, just to show you how much I love you”.

        Yeah, seems pretty on point for the “you are my chosen people, murder everyone else” god.

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        So god is a masochist?

        He could have demonstrated how much love there is by removing all suffering from the world by snapping his fingers too.