I deeply appreciate how strongly my religious group has been emphasizing that a man abusing his wife, intentionally making her feel hurt either physically or emotionally and small about herself to make her do things for you, is not okay. This is one of the many things that there is something pretty weird about having to have a religion or even God tell you not to do to know not to do it.
So much of religion seems to be codifying empathy, I don't only not blame people who find something off, I am one of them because it is off that it has to be that and not just relationship with God directly. God made us with conscience with an arrangement with purpose. (The problem being that arrangement rejected now, for now).
Jesus though himself pointed out how mere check boxes cannot be the heart of faith, but that acceptable worship to God requires genuine love. (Not only rules, but principles, as our Bible discussions emphasize.)
Christianity has left a sour taste in many peoples' mouths at the ring of the name Jesus. For a good while I was among that group, but there are so many ways I could brightly and colourfully expressed how my feelings have been changed that way. The example of footsteps Jesus left for us to walk in not only to be good people but also have relationship with God in ways that are sincere, is exactly what so many people doing things for the wrong reasons are missing.
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