About this episode

The episode discusses the nature of God in relation to violence and love, emphasizing that it is humans who inflict suffering, not God.

Scripture John 12:47 (NIV) "If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world." Refrain God is not violent. God is love. Quote Richard Rohr, from The Universal Christ "It is not God who is violent. We are.  It is not that God demands suffering of humans. We do.  God does not need or want suffering — neither in Jesus nor in us." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: City Arts Dept

Topics covered

• God's nature
• violence
• love
• scripture interpretation
• human suffering

Keywords

• God
• violence
• love
• Richard Rohr
• suffering
• scripture
• Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Universal Christ

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