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Anyone else hear the phrase, "I'm better than I deserve"? Or is that just something in the Bible belt states? This statement annoys the bejeebers out of me! So sad how the Christian religion inflicts that all are worthy of hellfire, but that anything better than that (which is everything!) is "better than we deserve". This is something I hear of a LOT! Almost sounds condescending when someone says this. Kind of a rub some god-speak into everyday conversation in hopes of intriguing someone to ask what they mean... And then stick them with the gospel message. I used to think this way, and every conversation was a tad dishonest with the intent to bring others to "the Light". I now can be free to be friendly and sociable without having any other motives.

Biblebeltskeptic 6 Feb 19
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I’ve never heard that particular phrase, but Baptists are notorious for assuming a humble profile. Christianity in general is somewhat like that, with original sin, atonement, etc.

I like to think of myself as an extension of universal consciousness, perfect and worthy of peace and joy. The only “sin” is lack of awareness caused by those very negative false judgments exemplified above.

Yes, and that statement, while meant to be humble, can turn out to be a little self-righteous. What makes me so flustered was when I'd hear that statement uttered by a well-to-do businessman who was doing much better than me, and he (a good christian, a deacon at my church) would smile and say "I'm doing better than I deserve.

@Biblebeltskeptic Maybe you should reply the you are sorry to hear that and that you are doing well and deserve it fully.

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Never heard that one, mind you folks don't talk much Jeberish [sic] round here. If someone stated that to me I'd be inclined to ask "So what kind of just system is that? People getting unjust desserts sounds like a rigged game to me."

But I guess phrases like that take a leaf out of the Catholic mind control game of "original sin" and "you're all guilty AF" play book. Persuade a bunch of people they are horrible people who deserve to burn in hell (also a modern invention - there is no hell in the bible) then sell them a cure - fealty to your pay-as-you-go church for the rest of their days. It's like polluting the crap out of someone's water supply on purpose and then charging them for purifiers. Except the pollution is made up and the purifiers fake.

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I don’t see any religious connotation there in a normal exchange. If bless I am missing something.

When people ask me how I am I say ‘I’m lovely thank you’. I might be seen as arrogance or something but I honestly don’t care!

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Wasn't that Stuart Smalley?

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Anybody who states "I'm better than I deserve" is suffering from more issues of personality and more issues of cognition than I care to name.

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Interesting. Maybe it's just where I'm from (AZ with family from NE and I lived for a while in WA). But I don't remember ever hearing that phrase.
I can definitely see how it would be annoying -- especially if someone thought they were being sincere with it. Ugh. 😖

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How about talking to the Amalekites, the Amarites, the Moabites, the Kenites and more. Also because of what you have used there is also that same day thing.

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