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Re: The nature of the JC god, good or evil? (Was Re: POV-RAY orange color (0)
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Sat, 21 Aug 1999 20:00:04 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message
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> In what way was he more than a man? (beware of circular arguments) in
> what way was his message profound?
I think the claim that man could reconcile with God through faith alone and
not earn it is new for the time.
> > No, Jesus revealed the true nature of God, because only Jesus knew it.
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> If only Jesus can know it, how can he reveal it to others? Doesn't that
> smack you of trying to tell a blind person what sight is like? What's
> the point?
He didn't say "know," he said "knew."
> No, Job reflects the ultimate cruelty and perverseness of the Old
> Testament god. I note that most bibilical scholars agree that god seems
> to have changed between testaments. Does he love us more now than he did
> before? Are we or are we not to repudiate the OT?
That's you applying your morality to a God (and a religion) that claims
otherwise, for one. It's also you analyzing this story based on your values
(material wealth and physical health) as opposed to J-C values of faith and
spiritual maturity.
Jesse
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