God is a murderer, imagine that. I told you I had the best story in the Bible, didn't I? I have always known that He was. Sooner or later He murders us all, doesn't He, and we go back to the dust from which we came. So I'm no longer scared to defy him. All He can do is kill me.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker confronts the inevitability of death as an act of divine violence, choosing defiance over fear.
- In plain terms
- Death is inevitable, so I am not afraid to challenge the force that causes it.
- What can you take from it?
- Defy fear by accepting mortality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you fear most about death?
- How do you define justice?
Another view
The quote equates natural death with murder, which may oversimplify theological views.
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