>>508995895Also, what's the deal with **--faith--** from the father being framed as adherence to the ring (Saturn allegory), you are the bride, he the bride groom, it isn't faith as in "believe and trust bro" it's faith as in "don't cheat me and follow the rules, stay in the wedding ring/pact" faith as in don't be a whore or a cheater, don't go outside the self imposed restrictions, honor and cherish the agreement and in return recieve likewise, be faithful
Where as in the new testament, when it is christ and the apostles, and he/they talk about faith, it seems to be framed as "trust and imagine it in a positive and true light" where it seems like a metaphysical foundation that has to do with the idea of truth and consistency, where the more a thing holds to consistency as a law, the more it is true, you can't ultimately prove it, but you can have faith, and unshakable faith in what is law and true can change the world, the very idea of believing you can do a thing can make that thing true, to the point you can make a mountain fall into the sea if you have faith it will happen etc.
>He built a world that screams His name, gave you a mind to recognize it, and offers forgiveness through the most selfless act in history. What’s actually foolish is mocking that while breathing the air He gave you.The book also outlines the rules, and gives example of God's behavior, and he describes what the devil is like, and shows you what sits to the right hand and seems to hide the left but you know a rod sits in one hand and living waters in the other...
An advocate who does good things and is truthful, and seeks for your salvation but also a hyppocrite who lies and seeks for your destruction, a liar since the beginning who lives in sin, heaps up a great burden onto others he won't bear himself
on the one hand, he knows you and wants you to come to him so you can live, and on the other hand he never knew you and demands you depart from him, truth & lies
Whats it mean?