Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect

No one has ever overcome every human weakness, it’s simply not possible. Perfection isn’t even a concrete concept. Theists themselves admit they don’t become perfect because of their belief, they don’t become saints.

So what difference has religious belief made to human behavior? It introduced the idea that some of our common behaviors were bad, evil, an affront to its god. It introduced guilt and shame. Religions make being a human a bad thing.envelope-small

Religions invent superhuman gods as personifications of what we wish we could be; everlasting, error free, beyond reproach, spotless and pure. Religion preys on our ability to sense our imperfections, our awareness of our stumbles and falls throughout life. Theism has to knock its followers down first so it can claim the win when it helps them back up again. All us humans are essentially the same, imperfect and subject to forces both natural and social beyond our control. All religious belief does is offer a refuge from the feelings of guilt and imperfection religious belief itself created.

Religious belief poisons minds, then offers an antidote that doesn’t cure the symptoms but only promises that the poison won’t kill you, not really dead.

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    16 Responses to “Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect”

        
    1. Pat
      21 April 2009 at 9:27 pm

      “Be perfect…” In Greek it is in the imperfect tense. It is something that you strive for. It is an ideal, a goal. Perfection cannot be achieved by adherence to a substandard ideal. In the Aramaic, Jesus was challenging the people to live out their belief system. Love God and your fellowman. He encouraged the people to go beyond the Parisees teaching and grow into a maturity of godliness.

    2. Crystal D.
      15 April 2009 at 8:11 pm

      I don't know, I'm pretty perfect… :)

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