It is a well known fact within the bible that it says Yahweh is always right and is perfect. "Why is that setting a bad role model for Christians?" You might ask
Well lets start with more obvious problematic teaching within the bible, which most of us would agree with, for example
'If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads." Leviticus 20:13
Biblical teachings like this play a major role in why there is currently the major issue of gay discrimination amount certain Christian groups. Why? For some it is merely those who blindly follow the teaching of the bible. For other people it is simply because they might already not like homosexuality very much and when they follow a religion who have such big issue against gays, it make them felt OK, to conduct their outburst against gay people, however they like.
There is a term from ancient China that says "上梁不正下梁歪" Translate into English mean "If the upper pillar ain't straight, the lower pillar won't be straight either" The term is a metaphorical reference saying if the leader of a group is corrupt, most likely the entire organization would be corrupt and can not function also. After all, if the General of the army is corrupt himself, Then it is more likely the soldiers below you would think it is alright to be corrupt, thus those who are corrupt will be corrupt. On the other hand, if the General is not corrupt and enforce strict anti corruption rule, then his Colonels and Majors would less likely to be corrupt, if the Colonels and Major are not corrupt, the Captain and Lieutenant are less likely to be corrupt, if the Captain and Lieutenant are less likely to be corrupt, it is less likely for the sergeants to be corrupt and so on.
The same goes with the bible, when the bible persecute against gays, even if it don't tell its follower to persecute against gays, it is still leading the followers to believe it is alright to persecute gays, by setting a bad example. And the fact the bible tell its followers to persecute gays just make it even worse.
The same goes with the biblical teaching of saying "Yahweh is always right" and "Yahweh is perfect" for example,
"God is always right in how he judges. he is angry with the sinful every day. if a man is not sorry for his sins and will not turn from them, God will make his sword sharp. He will string His bow and make it ready. he takes up His word and the bow of death. And he makes arrows of fire" Pslam 7:11~13
This is once again setting a bad example for Christians, saying it is alright to say they are always right. Take a look at the bible as the intelligent adult you are, is the bible always correct? No, it isn't. Is the bible's view of right and wrong always correct? No it isn't. In fact this is the book that says the earth is only 6000 years old!!!!! Wow, speaking about inaccurate!!!
What the bible demonstrate here is the concept well known TV psychologist Philip C McGraw (AKA Dr. Phil) refer to as fix believe. Fix believe is a situation where when a person believe in something badly enough, they look for example and construct opinion to sustain their believe and ignore all else and refuse to believe otherwise
Well lets start with more obvious problematic teaching within the bible, which most of us would agree with, for example
'If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads." Leviticus 20:13
Biblical teachings like this play a major role in why there is currently the major issue of gay discrimination amount certain Christian groups. Why? For some it is merely those who blindly follow the teaching of the bible. For other people it is simply because they might already not like homosexuality very much and when they follow a religion who have such big issue against gays, it make them felt OK, to conduct their outburst against gay people, however they like.
There is a term from ancient China that says "上梁不正下梁歪" Translate into English mean "If the upper pillar ain't straight, the lower pillar won't be straight either" The term is a metaphorical reference saying if the leader of a group is corrupt, most likely the entire organization would be corrupt and can not function also. After all, if the General of the army is corrupt himself, Then it is more likely the soldiers below you would think it is alright to be corrupt, thus those who are corrupt will be corrupt. On the other hand, if the General is not corrupt and enforce strict anti corruption rule, then his Colonels and Majors would less likely to be corrupt, if the Colonels and Major are not corrupt, the Captain and Lieutenant are less likely to be corrupt, if the Captain and Lieutenant are less likely to be corrupt, it is less likely for the sergeants to be corrupt and so on.
The same goes with the bible, when the bible persecute against gays, even if it don't tell its follower to persecute against gays, it is still leading the followers to believe it is alright to persecute gays, by setting a bad example. And the fact the bible tell its followers to persecute gays just make it even worse.
The same goes with the biblical teaching of saying "Yahweh is always right" and "Yahweh is perfect" for example,
"God is always right in how he judges. he is angry with the sinful every day. if a man is not sorry for his sins and will not turn from them, God will make his sword sharp. He will string His bow and make it ready. he takes up His word and the bow of death. And he makes arrows of fire" Pslam 7:11~13
This is once again setting a bad example for Christians, saying it is alright to say they are always right. Take a look at the bible as the intelligent adult you are, is the bible always correct? No, it isn't. Is the bible's view of right and wrong always correct? No it isn't. In fact this is the book that says the earth is only 6000 years old!!!!! Wow, speaking about inaccurate!!!
What the bible demonstrate here is the concept well known TV psychologist Philip C McGraw (AKA Dr. Phil) refer to as fix believe. Fix believe is a situation where when a person believe in something badly enough, they look for example and construct opinion to sustain their believe and ignore all else and refuse to believe otherwise
The bible did that, saying Yahweh is always right. It is setting a bad example for Christians, to make them felt it is alright to do the same thing.
If we look at western history, it is full of examples that can be argue, to be the result of such attitude. For example, in the west, we believe the west is superior to the none west. Our traditional value believe white is superior to the none whites and the west is humane and none west is oppressive.
But let's exam the fact. True Communist China and North Korea violated human right daily. But where did Communist origin? It is from the west. And also, Eastern Europe and Russia, also use to be under communist rule. The defamation law of some Central and South American nations, disallow the reporting of corruptions of government official. Also, when Europe was most powerful during the 19th century, it invade every nations in the world, it could. Prior to that, when India, China and Ottoman was the 3 most powerful nations, with the exception of the Ottoman Empire, frequently bully Europe, forcing them to pay it, tributes. China and India was rather peaceful. China despite already travel to Africa by 10th century, choose to only establish trade relationship with African nations, rather invade. Dark Ages Europe, got inquisition and crusades. Even the United States of America, the leader of the free world, need to go into civil war to end slavery in the Southern State and even then it took almost 100 years, to get the blacks, the same civil rights, to the whites, in those states. True, many none western countries and cultures also got inhumane action, both in the past and present, but once we really analysis the fact, are we the west, really all that superior?
However, outside the west, very rarely do we find any culture's traditional value, with the same delusion, as we see in western traditional value, of blindly believing it is a superior culture and race, by ignoring all evidence that suggest otherwise and sadly, it still effect some western people, today.
If this sort of Christian value, can set such a bad example, that it can be such a negative influence upon an entire culture, what stop it from effecting individual.
Now, some of you might ask, so what? Well, fix believe, can argue to be a very dangerous thing. As human, we do not respond to a situation, but instead our evaluation of a situation. So, when we mis-evaluate a situation and respond to our mis-evaluation it can have serious negative consequence. Think of it this way. If you are in a fight, would you have better chance of winning if you can see your opponent or if you are blind and can't see your opponent. And would you have a better chance of winning when you cannot see your opponent, or if a witch cast a spell on you, so you only see what the witch want you to see, which might be completely opposite to what your opponent is doing? When a person have a fix believe, they only see what they want to see, therefore, it is like going into a fight, only seen what the witch want you to see. If what the witch make you see, is better in coalition with reality, you have a better chance of winning, but if it is very different from reality, you are in big trouble.
So, when the bible say "Yahweh is perfect and can do no wrong," saying that is setting a bad example for Christians, is not an over statement.
Yours Truly
Mr. 666
(Yes, 666 is really my birth sign)
[And speaking from personal experience: My own mother is a converted Christian. Ever since converted to Christianity, this is also a trade we increasingly see in her. For example, when I was in my 20s, we have very 2 common fight in our home. The first fight is, for me personally, I believe once a man is over 20, he should be on his own, otherwise it is an embarassment, so, soon after high school, I started searching for a job. but my mum, was firmly against it. She come from a rich family, herself and was really lazy when she was young, so my grand father force her to support herself and she has always been extremely angry at my grand father, so in her mind is "If I become rich, I will show him up, by making sure my kids don't need to work." And apparently my dad, got a lot of money. So, when I tried to go find a job, after high school, my mum is furious. Why is that the case? Because Christian value set a bad example, by leading Christians to believe, to think they are always right and everybody else is wrong. The bible even went further to accuse all other gods to be false gods and demons! So, this become a heated debate at home. But here is when things get interesting. Because, Gen B is the primary audience for the entertainment industry for the last 50 years, the entire entertainment industry, have for the last 50 years, very much been focus on Gen B, it is only in recent years, are there some focus on younger generation. As a result, within the last 20 years, there are great deal of television, trashing the next generation, to make Gen B felt good, frequently associating with images such as spoil brats or lazy young people, who only know to sponge off their parents. So, after watching a few of those shows, my mum also start accusing me to be one of those lazy young people she see on TV, who don't work and only know to take money from home, despite she is the one who got a problem with me having a job to begin with. In other word, on one hand, she evaluate this to be a situation where, I am to be lazy and don't work and get angry at me for it, on a daily bases and when you think, this mean she no longer got a problem against me having a job, guess again, when I try to go out a get a job under the circumstances, she is also furious about it and stand in front of my room with a kitchen knife and later, she would accuse me of been like an out of control teen you see on TV, for trying to get a job. In other word, all in the same time, she is furious at me, for not having a job and screaming at me to get off my ass and get a job on a daily bases, while in the same time, she is also oppose me getting a job and get so angry, she try stop me from going to job interviews standing in front of my room with a kitchen knife or even try smashing the computer, while, I am looking up job searching websites. And despite I was searching for employment and my main problem was I had to deal with her standing in front of my room with a kitchen knife, stopping me from going to job interview, she evaluate it to be a situation, where I am lazy and won't get a job, like those lazy young people you see on television.
So, why is that the case? While, we cannot denier other factors might play a role, one of the most important factor is still the influence of Christian value. All human got a logical side and an emotional side. The emotional side of human brain is irrational. For example, even if you know you are not a thief, if somebody tell you, you are a thief twenty times a day, for seven days in a row and you take a lie detector test and you say you are not a thief, it would register as a lie, because emotionally, you would felt you are a thief, due to the continue bombardment, despite logically you know you are not a thief. When the bible, go around saying, that Yahweh is always right, it is setting a bad example, letting Christian believe, it is alright for them to act that way, thus, give in to the emotional side of their brain, to such extend. And we very much see this in traditional western value and traditional western society, for example, in the 1960s, the then pro white supremacy Australian government and their supporters, accuse the Aboriginal people for been lazy and stupid due to their ill education, despite this is the result of then the pro white supremacy Australian government and their supporters oppose black Aboriginal Australians from getting a good education, in school, blacks was frequently only taught how to be servants, fearing if blacks get a good education, it would undermine their believe whites are suppose to be superior.
When it comes down to it, we can just about always trace the root of the problem, back to Christian value, because, when they set the fix believe of Yahweh is always right and is perfect, it set a bad example, to the many Christians out there, telling them, it is alright for them to act this way, also, thus, allowing more Christians to give in to the emotional side of their head, to have similar fix believe of saying they are always correct and they are perfect and it is always somebody else's fault, and maybe even say "Even if I accidentally, burn down a building, it is still other people's fault, because they didn't make sure, everything is the building isn't flammable, before I enter" (and believe me, I've seen my fair share of Christians who are literally that insane)
And for me personally, I think now you know, why I always try to avoid my mum, as much as possible]
