Board Thread:Series general discussion/@comment-28601337-20170518051547/@comment-18014300-20170519061558

Cristophorus35 wrote: Yeah, I also question Yahweh's behavior in the Old Testament. Nonetheless, I believe in Him and his Son because, in my personal opinion, it gives some hope to humanity in this s#!& and crazy world. Because if we were created without purpose or reason, that we just... happen to exist. What hope do we have if we're already condemmed?... Sorry I, I get emotional sometimes.

I also think about the links you expose here: A female among God, Aphrodite as Yahweh's wife, Lucifer as Aphrodite's brother, Lucifer betraying Yahweh. I like to think that it was Lucifer that gave Adam and Eve the Apple of Eden, that this eternal war is that original sin the church talks about.

And about the behavior of Yahweh in the Old Testament. I like to think about "God" as a group of precursor beings. One that was harsh, other that was benevolent, other that was fair, other that was violent, and on and on. Perhaps a divine version of the Seven Dwarfs? Hehe.

Thanks so much for sharing that. It helps me a lot.

I was so afraid that I would hurt your feelings as Christian with my own interpretation about Yahweh, thanks for not being. ^_^ I personally really despise those that condemn Christians and Muslims or even Christianity and Islam themselves as irrevocably evil just because of controversial parts of their texts. It's really not that simple, religion and culture do at the end of the day go beyond what is merely written, and people even far more. At the same time, there are clear things in the Bible that I couldn't really deny, especially when I analyze them with the same eyes as I do the ancient texts and myths of other cultures like Greek mythology.

And ah, I see the merit in your idea of God being multiple Isu now; that could work too!