Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Wacky Wednesday--God is a narcissist

Note: Before reading the following arguments, please understand that they are not what I believe. On Wednesdays, I deliberately argue for wrong ideas, challenging my listeners to call and defend the obvious right answer, which is usually far harder than one would expect. This is a summary of what Wacky Andrew will be arguing, not a representation of what real Andrew believes.

--He constantly demands worship.

--He is constantly bragging of His accomplishments and proclaiming His own greatness.

--Nothing you do is ever good enough for Him, but everything He does is supposed to be perfect.

--He is deathly terrified of competition from anyone else for your affections, something He dares to call a virtue of jealousy.

--He even tells us that our whole purpose in existing (and indeed all of existence!) is to glorify Him and make Him look good.

--He wants you to always be pondering your own sinfulness

--Everything that goes wrong is claimed as your own fault

--You are supposed to love Him unquestioningly even when everything He does seems harmful and counterproductive

--You aren’t supposed to question Him or His choices

--Wants us to obey Him without question in every last detail.

Resources
Echo and Narcissus

Narcissism
(Wikipedia)

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