Sep 30, 2022 |
Rector's Blog, When God Is Toxic
| The Rev. Philip DeVaul
Rector's Blog, When God Is Toxic
We are told we are unworthy of God’s love – that we are no good. We are told that God loves us even though we are no good, and that what God really wants for us is to become better people. And, lucky for us, if we do exactly what God asks us to do – which is impossible – we can actually become better people. We are even told it is impossible! But if we just believe the right things about Jesus, we can basically trick God into liking us just enough until we actually become good enough to love.
This is garbage theology and many of us accept it as Christian doctrine without batting an eye.
These traits we attribute to God, we recognize them as abusive in human relationships. We know it in our bones. And the idea of our loved ones thinking they are unworthy of love is horrific to us, yet we often believe this to be true about ourselves
This is garbage theology and many of us accept it as Christian doctrine without batting an eye.
These traits we attribute to God, we recognize them as abusive in human relationships. We know it in our bones. And the idea of our loved ones thinking they are unworthy of love is horrific to us, yet we often believe this to be true about ourselves
