Spirituality
03 Nov 12
13 Nov 12
Originally posted by RJHindsTo use your phraseology -
In the case of God, all three persons are He. There is no she or anything inbetween in the Godhead. 😏
HalleluYah !!! Praise the Lord! Holy! Holy! Holy!
God is of his kind
But unique of his kind
Therefore his kind has only one gender
Terms masculine & feminine can have no meaning for Him.
The best description of your god's gender is therefore neuter
13 Nov 12
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Originally posted by karoly aczelYeah. This is kind of the point behind the 'non fundamentalist Christian' thread. Believe it or not, but commentators since early times have noted the absurdities that arise from taking Bible stories as material fact. ('Does God have a cock?'😉 Unbelievably, they reasoned that the stories were - stories ... that a direct encounter with God would take more than Bible study. Specifically, it would take a practice.
The biblegod is anthropomorphic. Moreover the bible is male-centric.
Of course the authors were going to call It a "He".
How do Australian aborigines handle Big Questions?
13 Nov 12
Originally posted by Bosse de NageI think Australian aborigines handle the big questions quite well.
Yeah. This is kind of the point behind the 'non fundamentalist Christian' thread. Believe it or not, but commentators since early times have noted the absurdities that arise from taking Bible stories as material fact. ('Does God have a cock?'😉 Unbelievably, they reasoned that the stories were - stories ... that a direct encounter with God would take mo ...[text shortened]... pecifically, it would take a practice.
How do Australian aborigines handle Big Questions?
Different from Buddhists (a Tibetan monk I meditated with could answer anything, get the gist of a question without knowing bugger all English. ), and also from Hindus, (who are more reluctant generally), Australian aborigines usually start by asking If we want to hear a story.
Certainly they dont seem to answer those who aren't genuinely open to their answers.
But to those who are patient they will generally tell a story which answers questions in a metaphoric way for most people.
I like the narrative form of discourse. It doesn't tell you what to believe. You just take what you want from the story and leave what you dont want /already know.
Of course you need half a brain to understand their answers, but to build on an already existing idea the wisdom of the aborigine elders is often invaluable.
