In your dreams and of a sci-fi type entertainment show if you think that God actually sacrificed himself and became dead. The lights would be out for sure. Literally life extinguished, gone in any and all of the dimensions and time and non-time, instantly!
Does anyone want to do bible studies with me about God's character.
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quietthinker
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I see APAK, men would say, 'it's unbelievable' and so you reason as men would. Jesus would say, 'you do not know the power of God'. Matthew 22:29
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And from whence you got your abbreviated support, and not in context for what you have misused it for...a shame QT
(Mat 22:29) But Jesus answered and said to them: You are mistaken, as you neither know the scriptures, nor the power of God.
(Mat 22:30) For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like the angels in heaven.
quietthinker
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God made us in His image.
God is a family...and He passed this on to us.
It's not just an institution, but represents God Himself.
Jesus is not an agent.
Jesus is God incarnate.
But I'm not here to denigrate the Trinity, which all who profess to be Christian MUST believe as it defines Christianity.
Also, I don't see the OP participating in this thread so I might just start a new thread on what I wrote...and the Trinity will not be discussed there.
Hi all, I have read a few of the rest of the posts. @APAK and @Lambano, and anyone else, can you guys refer to what you guys are saying about God's character to a story in the bible or bible verses or passages? That would be great! but try to make it as short as possible, I guess I could say concise. Thank you all. I am overwhelmed by the replies but I will get to them as soon as I get some fresh air outside... I really like this thread I made.
'This is the power of God' to resurrect a person! It is specific in intend and the type of power used. It is not used as a general principle that can be used where ever one chooses to extract it and pin it in a response to any subject, without qualification.
Yes, although these are not personal characteristics of himself. He uses some of his attributes and they are displayed in the form, say of a family. I hope you see the difference.
The same for the image or attributes of God. And then he extends them for the benefit of mankind into say institutions of government, law, civility, family, prayer groups etc....these are the results of him using some of his attributes for mankind.
I'm sure there are others he uses for the angels and not for human kind that we are not aware of.
Lambano
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Tell me the stories of Jesus
I love to hear
Take a look at Jesus and the "sinful" woman who crashed the religious folks' party. It's in Luke 7:36-50.
41 “Two people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. 42 Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he forgave the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”....47 Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.” 48 Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
Her love is a response to God's forgiveness; God's forgiveness is not contingent on her love.
Lambano
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Luke 15 records Jesus telling some good stories about God's character. Take a look at the Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin, and the Prodigal Son.
Lambano
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One that was on my mind yesterday...
In Mark 3:1-5, Mark relates the story of Jesus healing a man's damaged hand on the Sabbath.
4 Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent. 5 He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored.
Jesus got pissed off that the good religious people were more concerned with not breaking the holiness rules than with doing something good. And with their lack of compassion.
In Mark 3:1-5, Mark relates the story of Jesus healing a man's damaged hand on the Sabbath.
4 Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent. 5 He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored.
Jesus got pissed off that the good religious people were more concerned with not breaking the holiness rules than with doing something good. And with their lack of compassion.
Lambano
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And then there's the one that I'm using as my signature. Jesus hanging out with the outcasts and the sinners. It's in Matthew 9:9-13.
But when Jesus heard this, He said, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire חסד, not sacrifice.’”
What does that say about God's character?
And in case anyone was wondering about the Hebrew word I've highlighted in the signature: Jesus is quoting Hosea 6:6. The LXX translators (all 70 of them) translated that that word as ἔλεος ("mercy") in the Greek, and Matthew follows the LXX. But חסד means more than pity on the down and out. It encompasses mercy, compassion, and steadfast love. For those interested in a simple book about the range of meaning of חסד, I recommend Michael Card's Inexpressible.
This is the aspect of God's character that resonates with me most. And yes, I recognize that I disregard other characteristics of God at my own peril.
But when Jesus heard this, He said, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire חסד, not sacrifice.’”
What does that say about God's character?
And in case anyone was wondering about the Hebrew word I've highlighted in the signature: Jesus is quoting Hosea 6:6. The LXX translators (all 70 of them) translated that that word as ἔλεος ("mercy") in the Greek, and Matthew follows the LXX. But חסד means more than pity on the down and out. It encompasses mercy, compassion, and steadfast love. For those interested in a simple book about the range of meaning of חסד, I recommend Michael Card's Inexpressible.
This is the aspect of God's character that resonates with me most. And yes, I recognize that I disregard other characteristics of God at my own peril.
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God is a diviner, of divination - with divinity
may we please look at the passage here in - Col 2:9
:9 For in him { Jesus } dwelled all the fulfillment of the divinity bodily.
a man was literally conceived of God, as God himself on earth, this man was the Spirit, Holy of the Father manifested in the flesh, this man was a physical manifestation of God’s invisible spirit which was the fulfillment,...... of the divinity bodily.
fulfillment - meaning = the completion, accomplishment, performance, achievement, - of God’s divinity to mankind
This Greek word Divinity / Divine - “ divinity “ has a meaning that is much more than to just simply posses an attribute of deification, worship veneration, glorification, exaltation, and worship.
But the word “ DIVINITY “ applied to the God of the Bible indicates his Omniscience, all knowing - and power of divinization, knowledge of the future discerning, forecasting, foretelling, perceiving and prophesy as fore - knowledge of predestination.
may we please look at the passage here in - Col 2:9
:9 For in him { Jesus } dwelled all the fulfillment of the divinity bodily.
a man was literally conceived of God, as God himself on earth, this man was the Spirit, Holy of the Father manifested in the flesh, this man was a physical manifestation of God’s invisible spirit which was the fulfillment,...... of the divinity bodily.
fulfillment - meaning = the completion, accomplishment, performance, achievement, - of God’s divinity to mankind
This Greek word Divinity / Divine - “ divinity “ has a meaning that is much more than to just simply posses an attribute of deification, worship veneration, glorification, exaltation, and worship.
But the word “ DIVINITY “ applied to the God of the Bible indicates his Omniscience, all knowing - and power of divinization, knowledge of the future discerning, forecasting, foretelling, perceiving and prophesy as fore - knowledge of predestination.
Okay, I read all the posts. Thank you everyone. I'd be delighted to keep reading and learning from other more spiritual and learned Christians and perhaps respond and comment as I also go on with doing the necessary things in my day-to-day life. Thank you all.
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