Chapter 102: Father, Saviour and Lord

Very often, when it comes to Christ in the center of our lives, we often emphasis on his role as a saviour and a lord.

But what about as a father?

So far, all that I have learnt is that we must obey, listen and practice the words of God, in order to be truly his child.

However, because of this, I remain skeptical of whether this is all there is to a father and child relation.

First up, all I can do to 'communicate' with this father is to pray and read the bible, and try to unravel the experiences and teachings he hides from us for some reason, perhaps to test us.

But what kind of father would refuse to meet face-to-face with is children and instead turn his back to us for what seems like eternity? If we see his face, we will surely die? What a kind father this is.

Even a father would like to meet his child as soon as he or she is born, no matter how angry he may be.

I have to say his anger management issues seen in the old testament makes him sound very much like a father in that aspect.

It would be nice for a father to actually listen and consider the opinions of others including his children for a change.

How can we ever learn or hold a father-child relation if he keeps his back to us and refuses to discuss and talk with us in non-cryptic ways?

And I would like to be very honest on this. If my father were to see me nothing as a plaything for 'thy pleasure' and that he can dispose me of anytime I want, I would rather wish that I never existed at all. Slaves to God indeed.

And his cruelty towards animals is quite something indeed. Reading the commandments, I keep seeing 'stone the bull to death'. Oh, and his rules of treating servants sure is nice though. If the servant wants to be with his family instead of living, let's do something to his ear which sounds quite painful in my opinion.

And it really is courteous to smash and defile sacred property of others without permission, and ostracize ourselves from non-believers. That's racial harmony and respect for the property of others for you, coming from the bible itself, which is supposed to be God's words.

Let's see here. At least a few commandments end up with putting someone to death or burning them with fire.

Nice one. Anyone caught working on one single day of the week, which is the holy sabbath, must be put to death. Even if he needs to work to support a dying family. How thoughtful and considerate of Him.

I'm sry, but just all this is starting to make me reconsider following this 'King' of ours.

I'm beginning to consider dropping out of Christ's followers.