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Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?
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Fri, 3 Mar 2000 21:47:25 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dan Boger writes:
> > The existence of other deities I believe is irrelevant. God is the creator • of
> > the Universe, so why waste time pandering to lesser gods. And if there is a
> > higher god above God, then why hasn't he shown up to ursurp God?
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> this is one of my biggest issues with a "god" thingum: if there's
> such a "god", and she's so all powerful and all knowing, why would
> should she even care what we puny humans do-think-worship?
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> :)
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> Dan
That's what makes God even more amazing. The fact that He is all powerful and
all knowing and all creating, and yet desires to have a relationship with us
all. He has stated this countless times throughout history. His greatest
display was to send Jesus among us (his own Son) so we could experience God
even more personally. And what did we do to him? We killed him.
Notwithstanding that was actually part of God's plan (refer to prophesies in
the Old Testament for numerous references to "Lamb to the slaughter" and the
like), but it's still pretty harsh. Three days later he comes back to say that
His work here is done, and Christianity is born.
It spins me out no end that God cares about us all. Imagine your greatest
hero, moviestar, musicstar, etc, someone who you'd do anything to meet. Then
imagine actually seeing them somewhere (say, walking down the red carpet to
the next Oscar's) and they stop and say "Hi Dan, how are you? Want to join me
tonight? I've got a spare seat". Multiply that out the window, and that's how
I feel about God's interest in me. God does care about us, He's shown this on
numerous occasions. We are His creations. You don't create life and then toss
it out in the garbage bin.
Pete Callaway
P.S. This political correctness thing with calling God "she" is pathetic.
Sorry if that offends people, but it is. God the Father, God the Son and God
the Holy Spirit. There is no mention anywhere in anyone's Bible of "she" when
referring to God, not by Himself, Jesus, or anyone else. It's not sexist, it's
the way it is.
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| (...) It's equally pathetic to believe that God is a male. You're limiting the supreme power with gender. (...) Don't be so sure of yourself. I've seen translations that use Mother and She instead of He. I don't need that, but if I had a twisted (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?
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| (...) hurmph. I have still yet to see anything that tells me that God "cares" (not to mention exists). The only reason that I can't say I don't believe in god is that I admit the possibility that such a being does exist, and it's beyond me to (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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