Bible Questions?

That he did!

 

i like the fact that you are honestly trying to field questions

you say if god wrote the book he would keep it pure. well he has not keep his church pure. look at the fruit of the tree. but if you start allowing god to wave his magic wand and violate the laws of phisics -- then it be comes a conversation that i cant compete with

 

Just doing what I can.

I believe that God has kept his book pure. His church is not tainted but many have tried and still try to taint it either intentionally or accidentally.

I don't know whether or not God violate laws of physics. We know very little about how the universe actually functions and what is and what is not possible. I am not the only one that is saying this. Scientists have also said this.

 

The reason we are in this place is because we place our trust in everything but God. Either out of ignorance or pride, but God is the only source of life.

To those given much much is required.

 

:smilielol5: The church is made up of humans right? Most humans I know are MAD tainted

 

If we looked closely to what God has said in the Bible then we can discover those answers together. It about a process of questions and answers to the point where the picture becomes clearer and clearer for the one studying.

You make a good point about the three sets of people. Those before Jesus had prophecies of his arrival. Those that knew Jesus understood that he fulfilled the prophecies. I believe we are like the former set of folks. We are waiting for prophecies yet fulfilled, but we also have the means to see whether or not what the Bible has said so far is true or not. With this said, our faith is not as cumbersomeness as say hoping that we win the lottery in our lifetime. It's a promise laid out in time with enough evidence to feel empowered and in a great sense of 'knowing' as close to knowing as actually knowing

Although God has laid down much evidence for his existence, Jesus has said that blessed are those that believe without seeing. Perhaps the acceptance of the principals outlined in the Bible and accepting them and agreeing that it is a good thing is the most important bit in all of it. So then is it really, believe in it or die?

 

Yup, but it depends on which church you mean.

We can still be imperfect but trying to manifest God's qualities is a nice step.

 

the real question is , is it all the result of mans inquiring mind? We created the idea of a god and now we look at it and question the idea of god.

Think about it the traits we give the idea of god are purely human. Would a god want his creation to bow down and worship him? Needing worship is a sign of insecurity. Little man complex. Would it really mean that much to you to make a doll out of wood and fix it so it bows down and says “ you’re the coolest , you’re the biggest , you’re the neatest guy out there”??? after a while your gonna get tired of your toy.

What do we know for sure. The only absolute constant I see in the universe is that everything is under a state of change. Change is the universal constant.

 

I thought trying to be like god is what got us kicked out of Edan...

 

There's a difference between trying to be like him to please him and trying to be like him to out do him.

 

I believe the reason why A&E were kicked was because they themselves wanted to decide what was right and wrong.

Wanting to manifest a quality of God is different than saying they know more than God does.

 

^ Said it better than I could

 

You speak of both blind acceptance3 of faith and of studding his word to learn. I feel that he gave us 5 senses and the ability to reason. I believe He wants us to learn all we can but I think the most important thing to learn is about one another - through understanding others we come to understand ourselves. I would say read all you can read (not just the bible) and socialize as much as you can stand.

 

Well I don't know about that.

 

that is what got Lucifer kicked out of heaven

 

Both mind and spirit are important in understanding the reality of God and manifesting his qualities.

1 Corinthians 14:15

So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.

Many have said they we invented God because our brains are complex enough to do so, but others believe that God revealed himself to Man and that Man did not have the ability to do so.

 

Lucifer wanted to topple God's kingdom. Not wanting to be him at all.

 

PROBLEM-- you are talking about a interaction a relationship with the God of all creation - if this is not enough to change you ( or change the essence of what you are) then who are we kidding-- never liked the saying “ Christians are not perfect they are just for given”

 

There's also a difference between trying to be better than someone/thing and trying to be equal .