Twilight of the Idols
One of Nietzsche's four great errors that he describes in his work "Twilight of the Idols"(Which I find much more readable than Zarathustra) is the mistaking the effect for the cause. He makes the following cl.. '"Do this and do that, and don't do this, and then you will be happy." All systems of morality and religion are based upon this one precept.'
...but Nietzsche is getting his own wires crossed here. While I concede that he does know a great deal about the Christian bible, his interpretation of the New Testament is quite flawed. He actually holds the OT in very high regard, even though it is based upon the above precept and it causes many to mistake the effect for the cause. The New Testament, however, makes no such mistake; it claims that followers of Christ should do this and that and not that because they are happy already. Works do not preclude redemption, redemption precludes good works. Christ is the fulfillment of the law, and whoever is in Christ obeys the law without self-effort.
Perhaps Nietzsche should have added to his goal "the revaluation of all values", "the reinterpretation of all interpretations". At least then the so-called Nietzscheans(he probably would have been abhorred at the term) would be inclined do a little more research before agreeing with such assumptions about religion.
...but Nietzsche is getting his own wires crossed here. While I concede that he does know a great deal about the Christian bible, his interpretation of the New Testament is quite flawed. He actually holds the OT in very high regard, even though it is based upon the above precept and it causes many to mistake the effect for the cause. The New Testament, however, makes no such mistake; it claims that followers of Christ should do this and that and not that because they are happy already. Works do not preclude redemption, redemption precludes good works. Christ is the fulfillment of the law, and whoever is in Christ obeys the law without self-effort.
Perhaps Nietzsche should have added to his goal "the revaluation of all values", "the reinterpretation of all interpretations". At least then the so-called Nietzscheans(he probably would have been abhorred at the term) would be inclined do a little more research before agreeing with such assumptions about religion.