Reltionship versus Abuse

If your relationship with God is based on

avoiding Hell
avoiding punishment
earning Heaven
what happens in the "hereafter..."

you don't have a relationship.

You have a lifetime filled with confused perspectives on 
 
right or wrong
 
love and obedience
 
& 
 
a propensity to accept gas-lighting.

 

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