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Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?
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Fri, 3 Mar 2000 20:14:23 GMT
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JSPROAT@saynotospamIO.COM
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Ben Roller wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Peter Callaway writes:
> > God didn't abandon us, we abandonned him.
> No, we got kicked out for breaking a rule. God, as I interpret the story,
> didn't want Adam to become immortal so He put him out of reach of the other
> tree. One could even say that God lied to them and that the serpent was the
> one telling the truth (God said they'd die, but they didn't).
No no no no no... :-,
God basically told Adam and Eve, "eat of any of the fruit in the garden,
except for the fruit of *that* tree over there, or you'll die, so don't even
touch it" (i.e. eating the forbidden fruit made them mortal.) To which Satan
replied, "you won't die but actually you'll become like the gods, knowing good
from evil". (1)
It was Satan who lied, at least partially, to get Eve to munch on that apple.
And, eventually, Adam and Eve did die. (2)
> Does God wear clothes? Genesis talks about Adam becoming like God (or a god)
> and realizing that he was naked...does that mean that God is not naked?
Good question... Considering that clothes provide two functions, protection
from the elements and modesty, and that God most likely wouldn't need
protection from the elements, I would guess that He would wear clothing for
the sake of modesty.
But wow, good question. I have never thought of that before.
Cheers,
- jsproat
1. King James Bible, Genesis 3:2-5
2. ibid., 5:3 Well, Adam is said to have died, anyway.
--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com> ~~~ http://www.io.com/~jsproat/
Card-carrying member of the Star-Bellied Sneech Preservation Society
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| (...) No no no. There was the tree of Knowledge and the Tree of Life. They at from the first one, and were kicked out so that they wouldn't eat from the second one and become immortal. They weren't kicked out for becoming knowledgeable as we usually (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Wow, hey, does this mean that there is some confusion or ambiguity as to whether or not Adam actually did die? Or is it known beyond the shadow of a doubt that he did actually _for sure_ die? Assuming it's not known absolutely for sure, have (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I think I spoke too soon, and you are right, but my point was just that there are many kinds of Christians. Again though, I think you're right. (snipping here, sorry if I cut too much) (...) And that "whoever is not against you is for you" so (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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