No
OT God was a complete asshole, NT God was kinda an asshole(letting your son starve for 40 days, who the -blam!- does that?)
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What are you talking about?
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Jesus once undertook a forty-day fast, during which he was tempted by the devil.
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Fasting is when one refuses to eat food. A Christian/Muslim/Jew does so in order to symbolize their commitment to God. I don't think that this runs under the description of forcing someone not to eat for forty days.
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well, he let him do it, he's a bad parent.
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You do realize that still in this case, he wanted to do it?
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so? if your son wanted to hang himself, would you let him do it?
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Hanging oneself with the intention of killing yourself isn't something that someone does by firstly asking another individual, "Do you approve?" Your question is un-substantive because of this paradox. Jesus had no intention of killing himself since the point of fasting is to humble oneself. Your question should actually be, "[b]If[/b] my son wanted to fast, would I let him?" To which I would respond, "Certainly. I would gladly let him. Self-humility is very admirable."
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Letting your son starve isn't humane either. If you're gonna refuse to eat and not get any nutrition for 40 days you're an idiot.
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I agree, just trying to explain.
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Old testament god and new testament god
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What?