Martinez19:


The writers of the bible were smart psychologists and had profound knowledge of human nature and human condition for people of their. Unfortunately, their insights were used to deceive their fellow man.

Abraham was asked by yahweh to sacrifice his son (a ridiculous request to any sane person) and he obeyed. Just when he was about to kill Isaac, God stopped him and provided a sheep for sacrifice. The story didn't stop there, it even went further that yahweh blessed Abraham for his faith and later on, he was deemed a hero of faith. What was insanity and naivety on Abraham's part became a virtue. SMH

The purpose of this story, in my opinion as it's obvious to me, was to subtly and subconsciously programme people to take pride in obeying stupid instructions as long as it is yahweh's command. Since in reality, there is no god that speaks to people directly and the main method of "hearing" yahweh is through a clergy(charlatan), the story of Abraham gives the clergy the avenue to manipulate the people to carry out his instructions no matter how silly it sounds. The instructions, of course, are usually selfish and crafty ones eg, "Yahweh said I should tell you to give the church your land", "Yahweh said you should sell all your properties and give them to the church or temple", "yahweh said you should sow your car into my life" etc. Scam of this order wasn't uncommon back in the days but today, it is losing it's grip - - - thanks to hypocrisy where everyone can dismiss a clergy by saying "his not a true man of yahweh.", "yahweh can't say a thing like that", etc. Na so.

In summary, Abraham's faith story is just a subtle and indirect way to get people to readily obey stupid instructions in the name of yahweh and glory in it. SMH

CAPSLOCKED:




THAT WAS HOW ONE REV. FR. GOT A FREE KIDNEY BACK THEN IN OUR DIOCESE.

"YAHWEH SAYS I SHALL NOT DIE FROM THIS KIDNEY INFECTION. HE SAYS YOU MUST PROVIDE ME A DONOR WHO HE WILL BLESS RICHLY ".

COME AND SEE HOW PEOPLE WERE BATTLING WHO'S KIDNEY SHOULD BE TAKEN.

THEY HAD TO DEBATE AND EVEN VOTE, BECAUSE ALMOST ALL THE PARISHIONERS WANTED THE MAN TO HAVE THEIR KIDNEYS, IN EXCHANGE FOR GOD'S SPECIAL BLESSINGS.

Ubenedictus:
Abraham isn't about making stupid demands, it was a command that was never going to be carried out, it was a foreshadowing of what God himself will do to show his love for us.

he will give us his son, his only son who he loves, he himself will provide the Lamb, the true sacrifice, it wasn't about Issac is was about Jesus.

Martinez19:
If what you say is true (which I know it isn't), then yahweh is petty as Bleep.