To the christian mind abuse is love. That is the example the bible gives, where the perfectly loving god is a symbol of fear, wrath and eternal torment.
There is debate that Yahweh was originally conceptualized as a war God before monotheism was fully established. It would explain why the God of the old testament seems so… harsh at times.
To the christian mind abuse is love. That is the example the bible gives, where the perfectly loving god is a symbol of fear, wrath and eternal torment.
There is debate that Yahweh was originally conceptualized as a war God before monotheism was fully established. It would explain why the God of the old testament seems so… harsh at times.
Nothing says love like obey me or suffer eternal torment