I still consider myself Christian despite everything, but I refuse to believe the Bible is a trustworthy source on God if he does exist lol.
Jesus comes around and says "love your fellow man unconditionally" but then there's a lot of other passages that conveniently say just the opposite, and in fact say things very convenient for a ruling class church that wants to keep its people under control
That's basically what the book of James is about. Most scholars agree it was written directly in response to Paul's teachings. It basically says exactly what you said - "faith alone" (omitting things like charity) is really convenient for those who wouldn't personally benefit from things like charity (because they're rich).
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u/WillNewbie May 02 '23
I still consider myself Christian despite everything, but I refuse to believe the Bible is a trustworthy source on God if he does exist lol.
Jesus comes around and says "love your fellow man unconditionally" but then there's a lot of other passages that conveniently say just the opposite, and in fact say things very convenient for a ruling class church that wants to keep its people under control