Not exact matches
God knew this in the Old Testament (and even today), and so allows people to blame Him for the most horrendous
actions, not because He has done these things, and not because He has commanded that such things be done, but because He knows that if He does not act
as the
scapegoat, we will destroy ourselves.
If the Scriptures are to be believed, then the
actions that follow do come
as a result of God's command, not people «
scapegoating.»
In Scripture,
as in 1 John, sin is primarily the activity and
actions that lead to and involve accusing and
scapegoating other people.
When a movie's title and trailers constantly reference a period of time when people were afraid of witchcraft and constantly used religion
as an excuse to seek out
scapegoats for their problems, audiences will come to expect a magic - filled,
action - packed thriller.
Kai never accepted responsibility for her
actions & instead used her daughter's guilt
as a
scapegoat.