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The different Christian theological assertions about the nature and state of humanity vary so widely, from “made in god’s image and being restored to that image”, to the above toxic reformed or Calvinist bullshit.
But they are all based on the unfalsifiable assertion that humans are ruined and marred in some way which they are responsible for yet incapable of correcting (allegedly, until you get to the actual acceptance, adherence, and demonstration of these theological assertions), an inherent flaw not/by design (depending on who you ask), that we caused and that must be fixed, but fixed only by some external source (due to aforementioned flaw), through varying requirements, rules, and degrees of adherence.
The most insidious of these is faith itself, because it is intangible and therefore cannot be measured or reliably tested—anyone can question your faith, (including yourself), can challenge it, deny or reject it, based on their own feelings about whether or not you played your constructed role appropriately enough for them, as they arbitrate on behalf of god because of their superstition in the equally intangible “authority”, “calling”, or “ordination”.
No one knows, no one has any idea. We’re all just making our best guess about life and what’s after, if anything. But when we move beyond our personal aspirations, desires, and beliefs, and apply them forcefully (even in our own mind: “anyone who doesn’t believe will be eternally punished”), through dogma for things that can’t be proven — or else we’d all already know it, or could know it — we abuse our “neighbors”, our fellow humans.
Believe what you want, but you don’t get to tell other people they must believe the same thing to whatever standard you feel like on a particular day or season in your life based on what someone else told you.
Christianity is like omg no ofc abuse isn't okay no true Christian would ever believe it's acceptable to tear somebody down and control them. Anyway have you heard that you're a worthless maggot and you should be thankful that God has the mercy to love someone as terrible as you so you better do what he says even when it hurts or you'll be sorry