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The Writers of the Bible Should Have Paid Closer Attention:

Three Cheers for the Persistent Inconsistency of God, Part I

     Are there problems within the Bible of God saying or doing one thing, and then a bit further down the line saying or doing another thing? Yes. There are plenty of examples of this and here are a few for you to consider.

Psalm 136:1 says, "Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His love endures forever."
     Okay. Here we are off to a good start. The Lord is good and it would appear that His love is equally good. Now, the next verse:

Job 16:9 says, "God assails me and tears me in His anger and gnashes His teeth at me; my opponent fastens on me his piercing eyes."
     Somehow, God's enduring love has taken a turn for the worse. Not only has Job done absolutely nothing that is even remotely worthy of what God is doing to him, but God is doing it all in an effort to prove to Satan how loyal Job is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVgZqnsytJI
     

I Peter 3:8 says, "Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble."
     This certainly sounds wonderful, right? Being sympathetic and compassionate towards one another is a great way to live and to contribute positively to humanity and the life and the world around you. Now, the next verse:

John 12:25 says, "He who loves his life will lose it. He who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life."
     But...what they hell happened to loving one another and being compassionate and all that stuff? Why WOULDN'T I love my life? Besides, if a person does not love their life they do not respect their life. If they do not respect and love their life they cannot know how to show compassion to themselves or others. 
     So, again, tell me why in the hell I would want to HATE my life? Why? What does that accomplish for anyone? Hating is a bad thing so tell me how hating myself and my life accomplishes anything of value. Be specific and use common goddamn sense and none of that absurd happy-Christian-eager-to-grovel-before-God-and-hate-themselves bullshit.
     Well, if you have any doubt about what injecting hate into your life can do...here you go:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8TQXG9dZHM

Psalm 112:5 says, "Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice."
     Soooo...you're saying money is good so long as generosity is practiced and so long as justice is a part of those generous exchanges of money. Okay. Gotcha. Now, the next verse:

I Timothy 6:10 says, "For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs."
     Hold on a minute here...if money is good so long as there is generosity and justice within such an exchange, then it is impossible that money would be the root of all evil. That makes no goddamn sense whatsoever. It must be either one way or the other and you cannot have it both ways. 
     Wait. I KNOW what you meant. So long as the money is for GOD it is good. If it has anything to do with anything else it is the root of all evil. I was wondering about that considering the assertion that money is supposed to be the root of all evil but all of these television preachers and pastors consistently beg their congregations for money. It really makes you wonder.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRirh4zTwig&list=PL3DCFD370CA6DBE58

Exodus 20:13 says, "You shall not kill."

     This is not in the least bit difficult to understand. Now, onto the next verse:

Exodus 32:27 says, "Then he said to them, "This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says. Each man strap a sword to his side. Go back and forth through the camp from one end to the other, each killing his brother and friend and neighbor."

     Soooo...what the HELL happened to the directive, "Thou shalt not kill," that God gave, what, twelve chapters back? Oh, my bad. That is right! I totally forgot that God does allow for instances where He orders people to break His own laws when He thinks it is appropriate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWS0ePXeq24

I Corinthians 16:2 says, "On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made."
     Alright. Just to make sure I understand this correctly I should set aside a certain amount from my earnings for the week so that it will be ready for the proper church representative to take possession when it comes to that time. Okay. Gotcha. Next verse:

Matthew 6:19 says, "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal."
     Okay, you need to get your head on straight. Do you or do you not want me saving this money for God? You tell me to save it and then you tell me not to store up treasures here on earth, so, what the hell? Oh! Oh, oh, oh...THAT is what you meant. I see...it is okay to store up treasures so long as they are not for me but are for God. Gotcha.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBuDK7bQB-4

Philippians 4:7 says, "And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

     Peace? Great! Sweet! I'll have some of that because everyone knows that peace is a very GOOD thing! And how can there be peace without God, right? Yay, God! He gives us peace. Now, onto the next verse:

I Chronicles 5:22 says, "...For many fell, because the war was of God. And they settled in their place until the exile."

     But...I thought...I mean, where did the peace of God that transcends everything go? Is the difference that one verse is in the New Testament while the other is in the Old Testament? Is that what it is? I thought God never changes and if that is so then the New Testament assertion of the mighty and transcending peace of God should still be the same in the Old Testament as well, right?
     Ohhh...I get it. God allows war so that people will choose Him over all the bad things in life. Gotcha. War is allowed by God so that people will turn to Him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAY9Wj1T0Eg

Joshua 1:9 says, "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."
     I like that. I do not have to fear because God will be with me wherever I go. Onto the next verse:

Matthew 9:8 says, "But when the multitudes saw it, they were afraid, and glorified God who had given such authority unto men."
     So, do I not fear because God is with me, or do I not fear because God is with me because I fear Him and know what He can do if He so pleases? Are you saying that as long as I am afraid of God I do not have to be afraid of other people? Is that it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LksVbHxLRvY

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Hand-Me-Down Divinity

Only the Names and Places have Been Changed to Protect the Ignorant

          How long has the gospel of salvation of Jesus Christ be around? Approximately two thousand years. What about the biblical account of Creation when God created everything from nothing? The Creation story from the Bible has been around even longer with the 6th century BCE generally described as the time the book of Genesis came to be. What about the stories of powers and actions described in the Bible?

     You would think that something that has been hanging around for such a time would be founded in a good amount of truth because, let's face it...more than two thousand years since Genesis was introduced and the story of Jesus following not all that long after, that is a long damn time. Surely it must be true that Jesus resurrected from the dead, could heal the sick, restore vision to the blind, make the lame walk, turn water into wine, command demons to leave those they afflicted, and a host of other so-amazing-it-must-be-the-actions-of-the-divine pastimes. Surely God created the universe and everything in it from nothing just like Genesis says He did. Surely the stories in the Bible are in fact the solitary truth.

     A big question to be asked...one of the many of so-called elephants in the room that many within Bible-based faiths would rather ignore is whether or not Jesus is the ONLY divine being or person to do the things He did? Not only that, but accompanying that question is whether or not the Bible story of Creation existed before all the other stories of the same. Were there other divine beings before the emergence of Jesus who did many of the very same amazing miracles that did? Were there other deities within the history of man that were credited with creating everything from nothing? Let us take a look at a few examples of each:

Life, Death, and Rebirth

     The god Persephone was a deity that died every year and returned every year. With each new birth or emergence from death and into life she brought the cycle of seasons and farming and allowed the ground to bring for new life in the plants harvested by man for sustenance. Basically, every year Persephone emerged from death to bring life, and such was her power. The connection to Jesus is quite simple for just like Persephone overcame death in order to bring life, so did Jesus. Here are some video links for Persephone and other gods in regards to rebirth:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjX4-tbuanQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrmQYsMnl14

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmvEy7N460Q

http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/articles/egypt/ancient-egyptian-reincarnation/3229

http://www.crystalwind.ca/mystica/pantheons-and-myths/compendium/2196-gods-and-goddesses-of-birth-and-rebirth.html


 Creation Stories
 
     The first book of the Bible in the first chapter presents one of the main foundations of Christianity and other Bible-based faiths. I find it amusing that ardent supporters of the biblical version of how everything came into existence denounce the scientific approach of evolution as nonsense and a fraudulent theory that was specifically introduced to mankind (by Satan no less) to steer man away from God, to get man to avoid the truth that the God of the Bible created the universe and everything in it. Though opponents of evolution loudly tout the gradual change from the simple to the intelligent does not explain the complexity and variations of all things living, creationists fail to see that their story that some great divine being poofed everything into existence makes no goddamn sense whatsoever.

     Here I have provided links for the many variations of the Creation myth as well as links where the evils of evolution are thrown into the mix:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY_SsLIyQCE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfENlxCXbro

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx2be-FjbjM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsOsli8MnsI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo-N0h_yXOc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNvs6Fqrm2s


Look what My God can Do

     One of the issues played upon by believers in their effort to convert their fellow man to God and to Jesus is the recitation of the many miracles noted in the Bible. The miracles are intended to be so amazing and so awe inspiring that the individual hearing these things will be compelled submit to the God of the Bible and the gospel of Jesus Christ.

     For many believers who peruse the many miracles of the Bible the miracles therein are beautiful and wonderful and nice, intended to make a person fall to their knees in appreciation and divine subjugation. I mean, if God and Jesus have the power to provide miracles in an effort to show man love and just how very much God cares, imagine what God and Jesus could do with that power if they were pissed or angry or if people refused to listen to whatever crackerjack commandments and instructions were being given.

     The miracles offered are often bizarre but this is where believers point and say, "Of course it is bizarre and impossible...to mere humans. God made this impossible thing/act possible so that He could show man His mighty power and ultimate authority. The Bible says these things happened and the only way such things could happen is if God did them." Don't you just love circular reasoning?

     So, the question we ask ourselves here is whether or not any of the ancient gods participated in acts considered to be miracles that were the same or similar to those miracles recounted in the Bible. From restoring vision for the blind to raising folks from the dead he following links will take you through some of the miracles that Jesus and God supposedly performed and that were also performed by other deities of other religions:

http://www.pocm.info/pagan_ideas_miracles.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuI6x_9Rr7g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9URnKL4gWgw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EwOodatSaI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvow5mW6Sf8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO1LvtWD6Ik

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqjVX4iGFzo



Satan Bounced Out of Heaven

     According to Isaiah 14:12-15 Satan was cast down to earth where, again according to the Bible, Satan proceeded to seriously fuck things up. Revelation 12:9 also relates the story of Satan being cast out of heaven. So, is this story unique to the Bible? Nope.

     When the Olympian gods overthrew the ruling Titans, Zeus cast out those who were against him and banished them to Tartarus as punishment for their great sin:

http://www.mythweb.com/encyc/entries/tartarus.html



     In Japanese mythology the god Susanoo was banished from heaven as punishment for his misdeeds.

http://www.lookandlearn.com/blog/20706/susanoo-the-god-of-storms-is-banished-from-heaven/



     In Sumerian mythology the god Enlil was banished to the underworld for committing a crime:

http://books.google.com/books?id=JlKXiVoJYlgC&pg=PA8&lpg=PA8&dq=ancient+gods+banished+from+heaven&source=bl&ots=m1yjO57o-W&sig=bnmk5FoaTMqadRjceb_hbjmutCE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=T1GIUc2MBIGbiALbpYDoBA&ved=0CHIQ6AEwCTge#v=onepage&q=ancient%20gods%20banished%20from%20heaven&f=false


Miracles

     The following links provide info for pagan deities sharing the same miracle attributes with Jesus such as walking on water and  feeding a horde of people with very little food:

http://www.dbskeptic.com/2009/09/13/pagan-parallels-to-jesus-the-forgotten-sons-of-god/

http://jdstone.org/cr/files/mithraschristianity.html

http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/biblianazar/esp_biblianazar_33.htm


     I find it interesting that the basics of religion and worshiping never really change. Only the names of the deities change along with the occasional swap of power and authority. There is nothing unique and original about the Bible or God or Jesus for that matter. Humanity has heard their particular stories before. Unfortunately there are many religious folks who cannot even admit that the stories of the Bible, the miracles of the Bible, and the use of power by God and Jesus in the Bible are nothing more than borrowed and hand-me-down spiritual poppycock.


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For a copy of the Biblical Myth Table of Elements go to:
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