Replying to Avatar Guy Swann

One does not obey a good leader. One follows their lead. Obedience is the blind acceptance of whatever they say, even when it contradicts what they do. The Bible even mentions that the ones who are true “struggle with God,” in other words they argue and fight with themselves over what is right, in finding the truth.

The church as an institution has bastardized the true message and turned it into a way to get people to listen to the church. When the virtues of the Bible would explicitly demand you question them.
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Geek 1y ago

On the assumption that God is smarter and wiser than me, there are things that he comprehends that, not only do I not comprehend, I'm incapable of comprehension. And on the assumption that he is good, sometimes obedience is what is called for from God.

God being both perfectly wise AND perfectly good, while I am imperfect in both those areas. Obedience to him different than obedience to humans.

Analogously: you probably do this in all sorts of areas. I suspect if I were to give you a ride in my airplane, you'd defer to my wisdom on how to safely land. Is that deference different than obedience?

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