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What does G-d say about himself
Nothing. I have to rely on the written work of others. Honestly that is less reliable than a half baked religious nut job. I have no idea who even wrote those books thus I cannot identify their motive.
I will rely on what God says to me and follow His instructions exactly to a T. So far He has said nothing to me.
Have you ever bought any product, and needed to know how to make the product work? I bought some bluetooth headphones, and I had no idea how to pair them with my computer.
When that happens.... do you try and contact the CEO of the manufacturer? Or do you read the instructions?
Do you know specifically who wrote those instructions, and what their motivation was? I don't. Who knows who wrote those instructions. Could have been an intern on the job for only a week, who hates the company, but just wants to put this internship down on his resume and leave.
I still read the instructions.
All throughout the Bible, G-d speaks to his people through other people. First it was prophets and priests, then it was through apostles, and now through his book, and his church.
Now G-d has 'spoken' to me at times, like answers to prayers, sometimes even while I was still praying.
However, G-d has never audibly responded to me, with a voice.
I think I would ask myself, why do I demand that G-d answer me, the way that I want him to, and ignore his answers to me the way he wants to?
The Bible, and The Qur'an for that matter, were written by people. Some of their thoughts were practical then and now, some not so much, the Times in which they were written being a noteworthy context.
The question each of you must satisfy in the privacy of your own minds is: "Are those words inspired by God?"
Would God be so patriarchal, or is that just a reflection of the societies that contributed to The Books?
Would God have been that naive about the history and archeology which were so misunderstood at the Time?
Would God be that fucking cruel?
We don't need God to explain storms and earthquakes anymore. I may slap the next person to tell me how "blessed" we are here in south Florida because we got missed by Hurricane Dorian. If we got "blessed" by God, the Bahamas got fucked in the same executive order; and if that's what The God of Abraham is all about, fuck Him. I'll take my chances in hell.
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