Some say that God's power is made perfect in our weakness.
Some say that God works among the poor, the downtrodden, and the vulnerable.
Some say that God resists the proud.
Some say that the gospel is foolishness to the wise.
And so I wonder.
How do we tell the difference between (i) a God who reveals himself to the wounded and (ii) a opportunistic lie that exploits the physically, financially, and emotionally vulnerable more easily?
I'm not making any accusations, but I think that I am asking a very important question that all Christians need to answer. In the same way that a hidden God looks amazingly close to a non-existent God, one needs to be able to distinguish between a social predator (or 'psychic vampire', as some might say) and a God with a heart for the weak.
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This made me think of Nietzsche claiming that religion is "slave thinking", and that the strong-minded would go beyond that. Slave religion is for the weak, and those resentful of those in power.
Nothing to add, just made me think of it.
Haha, indeed, at times I have found my thinking dancing around the edges of Nietzsche and been amused and surprised.
I don't agree with everything Nietzsche ever wrote, and at times he seems utterly absurb, but I think he also made some very good points at times.
Recently, when I have seen people be helped, changed, 'cured', and healed in the context of religion, it made me wonder whether they are being cured of one dependency while being burdened with another.
I don't know. I think that some forms of religion are very beneficial while others are just another form of servitude.
Thanks for commenting, Jonathan!
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