Why does MAGA reject the teachings of Jesus and embrace the Old Testament instead?
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ArishMell · 70-79, M
Perhapas because it leans much more heavily on authoritarian, patriarchal and mysogynist dogma, positing God as the Creator but also a tyrant dictating through the say-so of tribal priest-kings.
(About whom we know virtually nothing as people, too, because we have only their own versions, with no dates and no corroboration from elsewhere, of their own religion and politics.)
Jesus taught the opposite: serving a loving, kindly God by showing love and respect to each other rather than ruling by fear - and he liked women.
The Bible-thumpers who like their sort of Levite tyrany and like to call themselves "fundamentalist Christian", miss the irony of their position. The OT books were written over several centuries long before Jesus' birth, another three centuries before the Christian faith was established in its own name (rather than becoming simply a Jewish sect), and the dictatorial attitudes that attract the "fundamentalist" are not what Jesus taught.
(About whom we know virtually nothing as people, too, because we have only their own versions, with no dates and no corroboration from elsewhere, of their own religion and politics.)
Jesus taught the opposite: serving a loving, kindly God by showing love and respect to each other rather than ruling by fear - and he liked women.
The Bible-thumpers who like their sort of Levite tyrany and like to call themselves "fundamentalist Christian", miss the irony of their position. The OT books were written over several centuries long before Jesus' birth, another three centuries before the Christian faith was established in its own name (rather than becoming simply a Jewish sect), and the dictatorial attitudes that attract the "fundamentalist" are not what Jesus taught.
Charity · 61-69
@ArishMell the New Testament especially indicates that Jesus is God of the Old Testament, likewise the Old Testament does too.
The Old Testament teaches to love, and respect each other. The difference is Yahweh executed judgment many times hisself.
He walked the Earth in the human body in the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God /// and the word became flesh and dwelled among his own and they knew him not John first chapter. He ushered in the last days at his resurrection. Ever read Revelation when the inhabiters that are left on Earth are going to suffer his wrath. Ever read where this Earth and this Heaven is going to be totally destroyed and melt with fervent heat.
We speak about the love of Jesus which he taught or tried to teach as he did in the Old Testament but we neglect to speak of the wrath of (Yeshua) Jesus that is to come.
The Old Testament teaches to love, and respect each other. The difference is Yahweh executed judgment many times hisself.
He walked the Earth in the human body in the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God /// and the word became flesh and dwelled among his own and they knew him not John first chapter. He ushered in the last days at his resurrection. Ever read Revelation when the inhabiters that are left on Earth are going to suffer his wrath. Ever read where this Earth and this Heaven is going to be totally destroyed and melt with fervent heat.
We speak about the love of Jesus which he taught or tried to teach as he did in the Old Testament but we neglect to speak of the wrath of (Yeshua) Jesus that is to come.