You wouldn't tell a child that he was worthless, that he was inherently flawed, that nothing he could ever do would ever measure up to your standards. You wouldn't tell him that he could only find purpose in life by striving to follow every last one of your wishes, no matter how impossible they were. You wouldn't compare his temper tantrum to a serial killer's murder. You wouldn't tell a child that he was incapable of loving someone else without your help, that every last decision he ever made should be checked with you first. You wouldn't tell a child that if he rejected you that he deserved to die. You wouldn't tell a child any of these things.
So then if we are God's children, why are these the things he tells us?
