20 Feb 13
... what exactly?
How would one know that one was in the presence of a god? Just for the sake of argument let us assume a plain vanilla god rather than a specific god. I don't want some tripe from a comic book regurgitated by the true believers and I don't want a blanket denial by the atheists.
Suppose someone knocks on your door, you open the door and he says "Hi, let me introduce myself. I'm God (or Krishna or Allah or Thor or Khorne or...). Just wanted to touch base now I'm back." How would you be able to tell you have a god on your doorstep? I suppose the duck test would work. If it quacks like a duck, walks like a duck etc. So what counts as quacking for a god?
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Originally posted by Kepler
... what exactly?
How would one know that one was in the presence of a god? Just for the sake of argument let us assume a plain vanilla god rather than a specific god. I don't want some tripe from a comic book regurgitated by the true believers and I don't want a blanket denial by the atheists.
Suppose someone knocks on your door, you open the door and rk. If it quacks like a duck, walks like a duck etc. So what counts as quacking for a god?
How would one know that one was in the presence of a god? Just for the sake of argument let us assume a plain vanilla god rather than a specific god. I don't want some tripe from a comic book regurgitated by the true believers and I don't want a blanket denial by the atheists.
In the presence of God you would also know yourself.
In the light of God's contenance what you are will also be illuminated to you.
Light and love together.
God is light and in Him there is no darkness at all.
21 Feb 13
Originally posted by KeplerI believe that GOD is the entire universe or GOD does not exist.
... what exactly?
How would one know that one was in the presence of a god? Just for the sake of argument let us assume a plain vanilla god rather than a specific god. I don't want some tripe from a comic book regurgitated by the true believers and I don't want a blanket denial by the atheists.
Suppose someone knocks on your door, you open the door and ...[text shortened]... rk. If it quacks like a duck, walks like a duck etc. So what counts as quacking for a god?
21 Feb 13
Originally posted by sonshipSeems we have evidence of illiteracy in the Spirituality forum. NOT a specific god so not this eponymous God character. How could you tell if some being was a deity of some sort? What attributes make a god?How would one know that one was in the presence of a god? Just for the sake of argument let us assume a plain vanilla god rather than a specific god. I don't want some tripe from a comic book regurgitated by the true believers and I don't want a blanket denial by the atheists.
In the presence of God you would also know yourself.
...[text shortened]...
Light and love together.
[b]God is light and in Him there is no darkness at all. [/b]
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21 Feb 13
Originally posted by Keplera baby pacifier.
... what exactly?
How would one know that one was in the presence of a god? Just for the sake of argument let us assume a plain vanilla god rather than a specific god. I don't want some tripe from a comic book regurgitated by the true believers and I don't want a blanket denial by the atheists.
Suppose someone knocks on your door, you open the door and ...[text shortened]... rk. If it quacks like a duck, walks like a duck etc. So what counts as quacking for a god?
21 Feb 13
Originally posted by KeplerWell if you don't know who God is or how He would present Himself, how would
... what exactly?
How would one know that one was in the presence of a god? Just for the sake of argument let us assume a plain vanilla god rather than a specific god. I don't want some tripe from a comic book regurgitated by the true believers and I don't want a blanket denial by the atheists.
Suppose someone knocks on your door, you open the door and ...[text shortened]... rk. If it quacks like a duck, walks like a duck etc. So what counts as quacking for a god?
you know? I don't care if you are talking about Thor, if you have no idea who
Thor is, anyone can claim to be him for all you know. In the OT God spent a lot
of time introducing Himself to people, He did that by doing things only He could do
so you see the people describing some aspect of His nature in a name to descibe
the encounter, examples
El Shaddai = "God Almighty"
YHWH-Yireh (Adonai-jireh)—"The LORD Will Provide"
Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh (I am that I am)
YHWH (I am that I am)
Those are some examples, or if you happen to run into His Son His name is Jesus
which is possible since He was sent to us so we all come meet God and be saved
by Him.
Kelly
21 Feb 13
Originally posted by KellyJayStill not quite managing to grasp the purpose of this thread are we? Plain vanilla god, any old god, what makes a god a god? Why would we regard any being as a god? NOT the biblical god, NOT the Norse gods, NOT any specific god. I am asking g how we would know a god if we stumbled across one.
Well if you don't know who God is or how He would present Himself, how would
you know? I don't care if you are talking about Thor, if you have no idea who
Thor is, anyone can claim to be him for all you know. In the OT God spent a lot
of time introducing Himself to people, He did that by doing things only He could do
so you see the people describing som ...[text shortened]... h is possible since He was sent to us so we all come meet God and be saved
by Him.
Kelly
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Originally posted by Kepler
Seems we have evidence of illiteracy in the Spirituality forum. NOT a specific god so not this eponymous God character. How could you tell if some being was a deity of some sort? What attributes make a god?
Seems we have evidence of illiteracy in the Spirituality forum. NOT a specific god so not this eponymous God character. How could you tell if some being was a deity of some sort? What attributes make a god?
Forgive me if I do not back track or apologize. I haven't any sense to retract what I wrote to you. You may claim my illiteracy if it makes you feel better.
When you touch God spontaneously also you will become aware of where and what you yourself are. God is God. And God is also the truth about you and I.
Now that is as open ended and general as I feel to be and still be faithful to the truth. I didn't even mention the name Jesus. I am not ashamed to. I am trying to meet you approximately half way.
When you contact God the first person you will have more insight into other than God is yourself. As it is you delight to think you know others and can blame others. When you touch God it is as if everyone else in the world grows strangly dims. You will have light on your OWN case, primarily.