Sin is defined as the act of violating God's will. God's will is what God wants, so, in essence, sin is not giving God what God wants. There is nothing that creates God's will except God. God also creates the penalties for violating God's will. So, when we are told that Jesus died for our sins, are we not being told that God sent a son to be disrespected, abused, whipped, scourged, abandoned, and ultimately put to death via one of the most physically excruciating ways to die so that God could have what God wants?
If God is the creator of all that is seen and unseen is God not responsible for all of the things God theoretically wants? Is the creator not responsible for the way “sinners” are punished? If God is the creator it means God created the concept of sin, the sins themselves, the punishment for committing the sins, the process by which the sins are forgiven, and the concept of us being able to be saved from our sins by sacrificing God’s son. Do you seriously think God could not come up with a better plan than that? Do you not think God could have modified what it was God theoretically wanted instead of demanding the sacrifice of Jesus life in order to get it? Or ... maybe just didn't have any wants at all?
Jesus being willing to die for our sins is a noble act but the concept of a father developing a plan so that his son could be abused, tortured, and then put the death in order for the father to have the things he wanted is child abuse at the very best.
Why do we do not question these things?
Lines 214 and 215 of the Catholic catechism proclaim God is truth and God is love. The Bible proclaims the same. To this I agree but truth and love have no rules, they have no punishments, they have no forgiveness, and they have no children.
God is truth does not mean God is truthful … it means God is truth. As a good friend used to tell me, the truth is the truth is the truth. The truth has no attachments or preferences in order to remain the truth. The truth doesn’t care if you believe in it or not, it is still the truth. The truth is unaffected by what we do, say, believe, how we treat each other, or whether we go to church on Sunday. The truth has no conditions and it is perfect in its purity.
God is love doesn’t mean God is loving. God is love means just that, God is love. Love wants nothing. Love needs nothing. Love has no agenda, no rules, no punishments, no desires, and no limitations. Love has no debt or obligations in order to experience it. Love is everywhere any time available for anyone every time. Love heals and love bonds. Love provides security, safety, strength, and serenity. Love is perfect. Love is unconditional and love is eternal.
Love does not pin a son to a tree … and the truth sets us free.
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