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Re: Does God have a name for God?
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lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 30 Jan 2001 10:15:05 GMT
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On Fri, 30 Mar 2001 07:29:46 GMT, "Aaron West" <maniac@netwebb.com>
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> > > God existed first, before anything else.
> > Well of course God existed first, that truth is tattooed on our arms
> > at birth. That is after all how we know absolutely for certain.
> > > He created all things, including
> > > man, whom He created in His own image.
> > If that were true why don't we all look alike?
> I'm only going in on this one part here. It is my belief that man in God's
> image is not exactly literal, but of broader meaning Biblically.
Uh yeah, sure, that works too, we can allow that.
> Image can
> mean form (arms, legs, head, torso) or function.
So then it's true the handicapped (those missing various extremities
anyway) go to hell. And here I thought South Park was just being
humorous.
> My opinion of God is that
> He (not gender, just a reference) is pure Creativity.
Does this mean we have to start calling him Creativity? Gosh I hope
not, I have trouble just keeping up with the latest Usenet slang.
> God uses 100%+ brain
> capacity to create and man is created in that image.
God has a physical brain? Now there's an interesting new look on the
situation.
> That is why appearance
> is infinite, but our thought process work so similarly.
If that were true why don't we all think alike?
> The faces may be
> different ("Allah delights in wonderous diversity," Robin Hood: Prince of
> Thieves.) but our brains are built the same.
You cannot believe how much I'm fighting the urge to post neurological
links to prove you wrong on that one...
> God made us in the image of
> his own creativity, something that IS unique to mankind, to the degree in
> which God is reflected, and which gives us mastery over the creatures and
> the earth. We cannot create these things ourselves (yet), but as a species
> that builds from generation to generation we gain more understanding of the
> nature of God's Creativity as we grow in harmony.
Grow in harmony? Last I checked mankind (on average) was still
killing, murdering, and destroying just as many things as it always
has.
> War and hostility
> destroys our growth, yet also allows our darker sinful nature of twisted
> creation to rear up, killing is kind of like anti-creation.
Um, I'm just wondering, do you have some sort of direct hot line with
God, or is this what Cleo and the magic seeing crystal you bought in
the mall are telling you? I'm just sorta curios as to why YOU in
particular seem to have ALL the answers and have it ALL figured out as
well. Of course then the last guy that I responded to seemed to
believe he was speaking the almighty "truth" of the universe as
well...hmmm...is anyone besides me seeing a trend here?
> We have the
> capacity to create, though to a lesser degree than God, because that is the
> image we are modeled after. God is the ultimate Master Builder :o)
> Midnight Theology, less clear than a foggy night of star-gazing.
> Best wishes,
> Aaron
The bottom line is that you can only assume you were created somehow,
either by God or evolution, if you assume beyond a shadow of a doubt
that you actually exist. And remember, when you assume, you make an
ass (out of) u (and) me. : )
Robert
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| (...) More specifically, I have understood it to mean that man has the capacity for Grace, and in this way we are created in His image. (...) Well, if you thought South Park was humorous, then you have issues that won't be resolved in this forum. (...) (24 years ago, 30-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: Does God have a name for God?
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| (...) in God's image] (...) image." (...) the situation." We don't all look alike because God did not create us to look like Him, because He has no body; He is not a *physical* being, but a *spiritual* being. John 4:24 says, "God is spirit, and (...) (24 years ago, 30-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: Does God have a name for God?
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| (...) ILLUSTRATION. It could also mean lots of other things. (...) If people are refering to God or a godlike ability, they usually place it in caps, please don't get bent. (...) I did not use the term physical, did I. Brain capacity was intended to (...) (24 years ago, 30-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I'm only going in on this one part here. It is my belief that man in God's image is not exactly literal, but of broader meaning Biblically. Image can mean form (arms, legs, head, torso) or function. My opinion of God is that He (not gender, (...) (24 years ago, 30-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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