The implementation of Kings was considered the act of god because his followers always tailor a story to fit the narrative. King James wrote a portion into his bible that basically let everyone know that kings are super and important and pretty much a way of life. God will always be something that the bible tries to make sense of. When God is not prevalent it’s because he is doing it to teach us something. When he is helping humanity we are being rewarded but saying all of that isn’t fair. Thinking that “the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire: but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice” (1 Kings 19:11-12) is giving god too much credit. When the lord is not present when some of the worst imaginable things happen then he is not a god. If he loves his people he wouldn’t let them murder each other and suffocate to death under the ashes of a volcano or died in crumbling buildigs from earthquakes. There are no sins to atone for that deserve that measure, according to christianity. Christianity is based on being forgiven for sins. In ancient times the voice in one’s head was considered god. Then developed the idea that god is enormously powerful and all must fear him/it. However, there soon was a religion that allowed people to no longer fear god. It allowed them to make human mistakes, show remorse, and still arrive in paradise. That is the appeal of christianity- that no matter what you do you can always become a good person again if one truly changes their heart. So where did that idea go? Why is god not preventing earthquakes, forest fires and instead showing as a subtle whisper? It’s clear humans don’t believe enough in themselves that’s why religion exists. It helps them displace their own behaviors and actions to some abstract entity that controls them. Freeing them of the stress of controlling their life and blaming all good and all bad things on god. With the idea that even when bad things happen it’s because it’s by god’s design. Devoting oneself to faith is kinda like becoming a modernized caveman. The concern for social media, monetary values, and modern wants dissipates; while the desire for intrinsic desires and spiritual goals increases. People become most intune with the world and with the universe when they decide that they don’t actually have control over their lives, but they are happy because they know it will work out.
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