- Nov 30, 2021
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Dear Anyone.
Firstly - I've no idea what 'goading' means in this case, I just truly have a bunch of questions and I'm trying to find answers. If I say something wrong, just tell me and I'll apologise. I've got Asperger's, which doesn't help, Cerebral Palsy, Hydrocephalus and Dyspraxia.
Which is what my first question's about. Y'see, I've read the Bible all the way through, just about - I'm not one of these people who can say chapter'n'verse on all quotations or anything but I've genuinely read loads and loads and I love its message - if you're able bodied.
If you're disabled, God don't wanna know you (Leviticus!) Neither does Jesus really - but he's more subtle about it. When He cures anyone, He's curing them of their sins - so He's equating disability with sin. If you're born disabled, like I was, it's the 'sins of the father visiting themselves upon the son' so you can't win there either. So am I right in thinking that technically, as I'm disabled, I'm not allowed in Church (Leviticus again!) That's one. Don't worry, I'm not going to list ALL the questions here, just a few of them.
Second one's God not minding a bit of rape and pillage (Judges 21) or murder (Old Testament death count - God - 2,038,344. Satan - er - 10 and 2 of those are dodgy!) And I keep hearing Jesus was God's only Son but he had brothers, it says so in Matthew! But that's not the big one.
The BIG one is I keep hearing the Devil, Satan, rules in Hell. But that is not what the Bible says. In Revelations, it says JESUS has the keys to Heaven and Hell and Hell, far from being a fiery pit far beneath the Earth, is actually part of Heaven. Revelations says they're the same place and JESUS, not the Devil, has the keys to it. But that's not the end of it. Revelations also says Jesus chucks the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse at us (there's a strong rumour there that Jesus Himself is the First Horseman, but that's debatable.) What it also says is Jesus chucks the Seven Bowls at us, one of which wipes out all life in the oceans. And one of which wipes out all the cities. Why would someone who claims to love us do that?
Lastly - for now - this 'Repent, and Ye Shall be Saved' thing. It's not what the Bible says, not even close. God's got - I have to use the word 'problem' here because it IS, in a kinda way! God's a Perfect Being, I accept that, the Bible says so. So all he wants around him is perfection, which is where Leviticus and us disableds not being allowed to enter Church comes in. (Along with how to prepare His burned offerings, which I take it we don't do much any more!) So all he wants with him is 144,000 other Perfect Beings, which the Bible says quite a few times. The rest of us just stay dead (Ashes to Ashes!) The Jehovah's Witnesses talk about the 144,000 a lot. So as I'm disabled - therefore not REALLY allowed into Church - I've got no chance of being allowed into Heaven either - not perfect, therefore not one of the 144,000 - and both Jesus and God hate me in different ways (Leviticus and all the way through the New Testament, respectively) - so what's the point of me being a Christian? Holding Christian values - as long as you forget about God not minding a bit of rape and torture - yes.
Can anyone help me here?
Bit of true fun to finish. Shakespeare helped translate the Bible and I can prove it! He was 49 at the time King James was translating it. Go to Psalm 49. 49 words down from the top - Shake. 49 words up from the bottom - Spear! He hid his own name in the Bible!! Only works in the KJV though. My own fave book? Song of Solomon, every time, beautiful piece of writing. KJV version, it's the only version I read.
Yours respectfully
Chris.
Firstly - I've no idea what 'goading' means in this case, I just truly have a bunch of questions and I'm trying to find answers. If I say something wrong, just tell me and I'll apologise. I've got Asperger's, which doesn't help, Cerebral Palsy, Hydrocephalus and Dyspraxia.
Which is what my first question's about. Y'see, I've read the Bible all the way through, just about - I'm not one of these people who can say chapter'n'verse on all quotations or anything but I've genuinely read loads and loads and I love its message - if you're able bodied.
If you're disabled, God don't wanna know you (Leviticus!) Neither does Jesus really - but he's more subtle about it. When He cures anyone, He's curing them of their sins - so He's equating disability with sin. If you're born disabled, like I was, it's the 'sins of the father visiting themselves upon the son' so you can't win there either. So am I right in thinking that technically, as I'm disabled, I'm not allowed in Church (Leviticus again!) That's one. Don't worry, I'm not going to list ALL the questions here, just a few of them.
Second one's God not minding a bit of rape and pillage (Judges 21) or murder (Old Testament death count - God - 2,038,344. Satan - er - 10 and 2 of those are dodgy!) And I keep hearing Jesus was God's only Son but he had brothers, it says so in Matthew! But that's not the big one.
The BIG one is I keep hearing the Devil, Satan, rules in Hell. But that is not what the Bible says. In Revelations, it says JESUS has the keys to Heaven and Hell and Hell, far from being a fiery pit far beneath the Earth, is actually part of Heaven. Revelations says they're the same place and JESUS, not the Devil, has the keys to it. But that's not the end of it. Revelations also says Jesus chucks the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse at us (there's a strong rumour there that Jesus Himself is the First Horseman, but that's debatable.) What it also says is Jesus chucks the Seven Bowls at us, one of which wipes out all life in the oceans. And one of which wipes out all the cities. Why would someone who claims to love us do that?
Lastly - for now - this 'Repent, and Ye Shall be Saved' thing. It's not what the Bible says, not even close. God's got - I have to use the word 'problem' here because it IS, in a kinda way! God's a Perfect Being, I accept that, the Bible says so. So all he wants around him is perfection, which is where Leviticus and us disableds not being allowed to enter Church comes in. (Along with how to prepare His burned offerings, which I take it we don't do much any more!) So all he wants with him is 144,000 other Perfect Beings, which the Bible says quite a few times. The rest of us just stay dead (Ashes to Ashes!) The Jehovah's Witnesses talk about the 144,000 a lot. So as I'm disabled - therefore not REALLY allowed into Church - I've got no chance of being allowed into Heaven either - not perfect, therefore not one of the 144,000 - and both Jesus and God hate me in different ways (Leviticus and all the way through the New Testament, respectively) - so what's the point of me being a Christian? Holding Christian values - as long as you forget about God not minding a bit of rape and torture - yes.
Can anyone help me here?
Bit of true fun to finish. Shakespeare helped translate the Bible and I can prove it! He was 49 at the time King James was translating it. Go to Psalm 49. 49 words down from the top - Shake. 49 words up from the bottom - Spear! He hid his own name in the Bible!! Only works in the KJV though. My own fave book? Song of Solomon, every time, beautiful piece of writing. KJV version, it's the only version I read.
Yours respectfully
Chris.