Originally posted by twhiteheadI started out where you are. So I can say I do understand.
You can try to understand, but you do not understand. If you did, then you would look at the Christian God that way too. But you don't.
God is none of the above on that list.
So maybe you can try and understand but you won't.
Originally posted by checkbaiterClearly not.
I started out where you are.
So I can say I do understand.
And I can say that no, you do not.
God is none of the above on that list.
I know that.
So maybe you can try and understand but you won't.
I am not sure I want to understand the beliefs of a xenophobe like you. And I don't expect you to understand me either. Just don't claim to when you don't.
Originally posted by twhiteheadYou think that I came out of the womb believing in God? Were you there?
Clearly not.
[b]So I can say I do understand.
And I can say that no, you do not.
God is none of the above on that list.
I know that.
So maybe you can try and understand but you won't.
I am not sure I want to understand the beliefs of a xenophobe like you. And I don't expect you to understand me either. Just don't claim to when you don't.[/b]
You have placed yourself on a pedestal so high you can't see the rest of us.
Originally posted by checkbaiterI have no idea what you mean, but perhaps it's because you didn't know what I meant. It was simply an earthly example illustrating how something can be described as being one as well as being more than one.
Huh? So you mean like when Jesus was praying in the garden of Gethsemane he might have meant "not my will but my wife's will be done?"
Originally posted by lemon limeAre you suggesting 'God' is a species name? So when the Bible says 'there is only one God' its like saying 'there is only one human race'?
How can a man and woman be two separate and distinct persons, and yet both are human? Are you suggesting one is human and the other is not?
Originally posted by twhiteheadOkay I see where your going but it still does not explain why you don't think I was an atheist at one time. Never mind though, it really means little to me. Maybe you're right, my reading comprehension is light years from yours. Please excuse my ignorance.
Are you suggesting 'God' is a species name? So when the Bible says 'there is only one God' its like saying 'there is only one human race'?
Originally posted by twhiteheadInsofar as this was only meant as an analogy, then yes. A man is not a woman and a woman is not a man, but this doesn't mean only one of them is human. They are both of the same species.
Are you suggesting 'God' is a species name? So when the Bible says 'there is only one God' its like saying 'there is only one human race'?
Originally posted by checkbaiterYou have a hard time grasping and explaining Santa Claus?
Yes but so is Santa Claus.
When the finite speaks about the infinite I do believe there were be just no way for us to
wrap our minds around the subject matter. Our best grasp of God is found in Jesus Christ
where God became one of us so we could relate.
Originally posted by KellyJay
You have a hard time grasping and explaining Santa Claus?
When the finite speaks about the infinite I do believe there were be just no way for us to
wrap our minds around the subject matter. Our best grasp of God is found in Jesus Christ
where God became one of us so we could relate.
Our best grasp of God is found in Jesus Christ
If you had stopped there I would agree. I could relate right there, he doesn't have to be God. That is not what the bible is telling us.
Originally posted by checkbaiterneither of you will understand each others approach.At best you may get some gist of each others view. I mean let's not kid ourselves here
I started out where you are. So I can say I do understand.
God is none of the above on that list.
So maybe you can try and understand but you won't.