Reflections Along the Jesus Way
September 28, 2024 – Quote for the Day:
“For people who are trapped in religious legalism, their god is all about control. They perceive their god as controlling all aspects of their lives, everything that they might anticipate doing or not doing is legislated by their religion and taught to them as God’s will. God, in short, is all about controlling them, he’s an overlord, and he does it because he loves them, or so they are told. For so many hundreds of millions of people, the god of religion never cracks a smile. For them, the god of religion doesn’t experience joy of any kind, and of course, neither should they. They visualize the god of religion as forever leaning forward, on his heavenly throne, casting his eyes earthward, carefully watching and waiting, making notes on his laptop, recording our every false move, our every mistake – so that when the time comes, he will be armed with all the sins we have ever committed, ready to pounce on us. As far as many are concerned, their god will be seeking vengeance, and there will be hell to pay on the judgment day.”
Originally published in:
Spiritual Soup for the Hungry Soul, Volume 1
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