Editor,
I wish we had a fair, loving, all powerful parent God who would rescue all who fervently prayed for help from war, starvation, cancer, addiction, tornadoes, drought, drunk drivers, rape, family violence, blindness, false charges, drones, torture and much more. Hundreds of millions of people throughout human history have prayed desperately to God the best they knew how and received no help.
Did Jesus of Nazareth actually live? If he did, did the writers of Mathew, Mark, Luke and John in the Bible accurately tell Jesus’ teachings and actions? In centuries since, did those people who copied and translated the original writings do a good job and make no important mistakes? Huge questions! Who knows for sure?
The Bible says Jesus spoke often about God as a loving Father who would answer prayers and give what we ask for.
Mathew 7:11, “If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him.”
Mathew 18:19, “Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in Heaven.”
Mathew 21:22, “And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive if you have faith.”
If Jesus actually lived and if he said these verses, he was sadly deluded about God and reality.
Well meaning or not, he was not telling the truth. Talk about politicians’ lies and companies’ false advertising to sell products. These verses are false advertising for God.
I am humbled to realize I swallowed and spread this false advertising for God for many years. I was a sincere Christian preacher in the 1960’s. I had not yet learned to question the Bible deeply and to reject bullshit. I thank many who helped me open up my eyes.
Sincerely,
Don Schrader
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