Beloved heavenly father?? Is this the same God in Deuteronomy that gives a list of orders to be obeyed and then a list of dreadful curses if you don't obey? Very graphic curses for each disobedience.
I tend to think of God's commandments as promises. "When you choose Me as your God, you will have no other gods before Me - and I will provide for you. You will not steal because I will make available everything you need [you'll work for it but that's also for your benefit]."
"When you and your love-partner BOTH make Me your God (and that part is VERY important), you won't even consider adultery or fornication because you'll be continually growing your relationship with each other - in your relationship with Me. In your relationship with each other, you'll have the best and most wholesome sex you can possibly imagine and your selflessness and personal understanding of each other - and your own self - will deepen, even into your elder years".
"When I AM your God, you will have no need of lusting for the status of others, nor lust for the possessions or relationships of others. I will give you the best possible life and the most fulfilling self-growth that can happen for you. You can choose to be as happy as you're willing to be."
"When I AM your God, you will not even consider murder, nor will you kill people for anything other than self-defense. When I AM your God, you will seek and have GREAT relationships with other persons who have Me as their God. When you and your surrounding community have Me as your God, your community will be strong and welcoming, wholesome and continually renewing. It's not about skin-color. It's not about ethnic background. It's not about language. It's about who is your God."
Choose wisely, dear u/uk9994. You could do MUCH WORSE than to have the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ as your God. Because His burden is light and His yoke is easy, put yourself in yoke with Him (or Her, if you prefer - because God has many attributes of Mothering and femininity). Be blessed and THANK YOU for being here! Working / sharing / praying / thinking together, we MAGA!
Beloved heavenly father?? Is this the same God in Deuteronomy that gives a list of orders to be obeyed and then a list of dreadful curses if you don't obey? Very graphic curses for each disobedience.
I tend to think of God's commandments as promises. "When you choose Me as your God, you will have no other gods before Me - and I will provide for you. You will not steal because I will make available everything you need [you'll work for it but that's also for your benefit]."
"When you and your love-partner BOTH make Me your God (and that part is VERY important), you won't even consider adultery or fornication because you'll be continually growing your relationship with each other - in your relationship with Me. In your relationship with each other, you'll have the best and most wholesome sex you can possibly imagine and your selflessness and personal understanding of each other - and your own self - will deepen, even into your elder years".
"When I AM your God, you will have no need of lusting for the status of others, nor lust for the possessions or relationships of others. I will give you the best possible life and the most fulfilling self-growth that can happen for you. You can choose to be as happy as you're willing to be."
"When I AM your God, you will not even consider murder, nor will you kill people for anything other than self-defense. When I AM your God, you will seek and have GREAT relationships with other persons who have Me as their God. When you and your surrounding community have Me as your God, your community will be strong and welcoming, wholesome and continually renewing. It's not about skin-color. It's not about ethnic background. It's not about language. It's about who is your God."
Choose wisely, dear u/uk9994. You could do MUCH WORSE than to have the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ as your God. Because His burden is light and His yoke is easy, put yourself in yoke with Him (or Her, if you prefer - because God has many attributes of Mothering and femininity). Be blessed and THANK YOU for being here! Working / sharing / praying / thinking together, we MAGA!