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It’s Insane That Christians Want You To Fear Their God
Why does the Bible insist on this?
One of the most abusive parts of the Christian religion is the way it insists that the greatest thing in the world is being terrified of their god.
I know that some Christians will try to say that they don’t want people to fear their god and that’s fine, but their Bible consistently disagrees with him.
Here are some Bible verse examples…
Ecclesiastes 12:13b
Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.
Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools[a] despise wisdom and instruction.
Psalm 34:9
Fear the Lord, you his holy people, for the Lord has no lack of love for those who fear him.
They think fear and respect are synonyms. That fearing god is respecting him and accuse me of being a horrible person because as an atheist, I’m not afraid of their threat of an imaginary being someday coming to torture me for eternity.
They say this means I don’t respect him.
But respect isn’t fear. In fact, fear often leads to a lack of respect. I know this because of the abuse I…
