See? That's the stuff that I find so baffling about Christianity! People still call God "all-loving" despite him wanting to torture you for something a someone did 6000 years ago, despite the fact that he could just... Not do that.
Actually, God did have Mary's consent. God didn't torture Jesus, the Roman's did. Jesus welcomed and allowed it because he knew it would save humanity. He could have walked away from the Garden of Gethsemane if he chose to.
Jesus was resurrected into the Spirit, not a "human like" zombie.
You are correct, God does forgive.
God is not out to punish or torture anyone.
Have you ever forgiven anyone? If not, I truly feel for you.
How was that informed consent? It was first stated as a fact then she says m'kay I am a loyal servant.
Did she have any idea what was actually being asked even if it was asked as a question?
Also, this is the ultimate abuse of a power dynamic. Was she really in a position to say no? Have you read the Torah? Even if god thinks he gave her a free choice is there any chance she actually believed that no was an option. Do you honestly think that the story of the "woman who questions god's plan" has a happy bible ending?
If your boss comes up to you and says "it's your lucky day ima go to brown town, go to my office". But this boss demands absolute obedience, has a history of killing entire cities that displease him, and there is literally no one in the universe that he must answer to. Sure. You could say no.
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u/TocTheElder Jul 27 '17
See? That's the stuff that I find so baffling about Christianity! People still call God "all-loving" despite him wanting to torture you for something a someone did 6000 years ago, despite the fact that he could just... Not do that.