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[–] BitUnWise@programming.dev 25 points 1 week ago (8 children)

But don't forget, Jesus is also God. Fully, but also distinct. So we're reminding Him about how He had himself killed so that He could forgive us because some lady who didn't know anything didn't follow His directions

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Let's not forget that he's the one that invented the rules that allegedly required such a stupid and convoluted plan.

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[–] TwodogsFighting@lemdro.id 10 points 1 week ago (5 children)

And is also omnipotent and allknowing.

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (4 children)

and bland and flavorless and crumbly

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[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

That’s what the wine is for

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

doesn't change the bland jeez-its. if you're going to magic something into godflesh, why not breakfast tacos? with egg and cheese and a little bacon (or potato if that's your thing. or both)? at least give us sourdough or tiger bread

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[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago (1 child)

Back in the day, at my little corner bagel shop we’d created the god bagel

Bacon Ham Egg Scrapple and cheese on an everything bagel, wrapped tightly in aluminum foil to allow it to squeeze into a jaw-able bite.

I’d worship at this alter.

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago

When you put it that way, it sounds ridicluous.

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[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 14 points 1 week ago* (8 children)

In Christianity, the crucifixion is the moment of victory. Christ’s sinless death is what allows mankind to be redeemed, and that was the plan all along. So they see the crucifixion as holy, though it is also mourned. It is used as a reminder of the love God has for his people and as a sort of “try to be better” thing.

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[–] snooggums@piefed.world 13 points 1 week ago*

Christ’s sinless death is what allows mankind to be redeemed, and that was the plan all along.

A good 'ol death cult.

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[–] socsa@piefed.social 6 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Pretty weak deity which can't even forgive the sins they created themselves without all the pageantry. This is why I only worship my TI-83 calculator from middle school. It is capable of completely passive forgiveness, and largely unwilling to resort to damnation under any circumstances.

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[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The explanation I’ve been given is actually kinda cool in a, like, fantasy worldbuilding sort of way. By nature God is perfection, and since Adam and Eve fell short of perfection, mankind is tainted by imperfection. That falling short is sin. (There is some debate about whether God “decides” what is sin, or whether it is some sort of objective nature of God, which I also think is sort of fascinating.) Man needed ways to be absolved from sin to be in communion with God. This largely involved sacrificing animals to cover over sin with blood, and this symbolism is all over the old testament.

Christianity posits that Jesus was both God and Man, combining the two natures. He lived a sinless life, but still faced death (which shouldn’t happen to someone without sin). This causes a sort of divide-by-zero error that cancels out the sin of all who are linked to Jesus through the sacraments (especially baptism and communion). This allows humans to be “in communion with God” without continued animal sacrifice. And now that living a perfect life, which is impossible, is not necessary, Christians should do good things in the world to reflect the grace they’ve been given.

Unfortunately, most Christians know fuck all about their own religion and don’t understand it at a fundamental level, and think it’s their job to go around judging people and telling them to repent.

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[–] EvilHankVenture@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago (1 child)

So God created us imperfect then holds us to an impossible standard and is punishing us for not living up to it? Doesn't sound very loving. If he had to do it this way because of his nature then he is not omnipotent.

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[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 1 point 1 week ago

So God created us imperfect then holds us to an impossible standard and is punishing us for not living up to it? Doesn't sound very loving.

According to the religion, humans were created perfect and chose to sin. Everything since was an effort to redeem them.

If he had to do it this way because of his nature then he is not omnipotent.

Well yeah. Inherently. In fact, I think for any conception of a deity in a religious setting to make sense there must be some kind of limitations on that deity, whether understood by their worshippers or not.

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[–] FluidBeef@quokk.au 2 points 1 week ago

Jesus is the original version of The Dark Knight’s “getting captured was the plan all along” trope.

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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 2 points 1 week ago

Yes, victory over our enemies!

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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

It's also a crock of shit that we use to control people. If you're luck enough to get out of your small town and away from you family like I was, you can deprogram.

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[–] bampop@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago* (2 children)

No wonder Jesus hasn't come back. We never miss a chance to remind him of what happened last time

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[–] cranakis@reddthat.com 14 points 1 week ago

This reminds me of a joke:

" Aliens make first contact with humans. They are peaceful and start a dialogue with us. The subject of religion comes up, and Christianity is described to the aliens and they respond by saying ' oh yeah we know Jesus. He came comes to visit you too?'

'Well yes, once, over 2000 years ago.'

To which the aliens reply: 'That's weird he visits us every year, stays for about a week for the high feast we throw in his honor. It's a recreation of what we did for him the first time he appeared. What happened when he came here? Maybe if you recreated whatever that was....'

'Oh, um, we crucified him.'

'Oof. Ok. Makes sense now.'

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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Basically, he has marked us as the bad neighborhood on his map.

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[–] binarytobis@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 child)

Christians with crucifixes are like reporters asking the Irwin siblings about their father’s death in every interview. Why do you want to dwell on the worst thing ever?

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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 3 points 1 week ago

I thought it was like the heads-on-pikes thing? Christians are like Klingons right?

Our gods are dead.
We killed them.
They were more trouble than they were worth.

metal as fuck

Christianity is the most badass religion.

Do I have that wrong?