meaning you're answer is right and we should be disappointed?
all your basis can only be defined by you.
So if you're going to be asked bro Soul Doctor, we can't know your GOD?
God that you know can't be compared to the GOD I've known.
Peace!
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Truth is, saying that God is "the alpha and omega" confuses more than it simplifies. Personally, I think it's just one of those religious metaphors where dozens of interpretations can spring from and in the process rendering it useless.
Still, there's no point in changing someone's interpretation of it though. If it works for him, leave him be. Unless he interprets it as "kill all people" then there's no reason to worry.
I still don't see the point of arguing over something so vague.
you're confident and sure that ANT doesn't know what the solar system looks like.
have you talked to an ANT?
Are you GOD to know everything?
Let me ask you soul doctor, Do you believe that GOD can make the ANT knows what the solar system looks like?
If not then Its clear that your GOD is different from the GOD that I've known and worshipped.
Peace!
Well there are people who thinks that theirs is the only right interpretation. I personally have no problems with people who takes a different view other than my interpretation. My argument is, exegesis of scriptures must be bound by the general context of the book from which it is taken from. The guy reacted tho I never said that it was wrong over my comment on his interpretation. I told him that his interpretation is very simple which is true. :thumbsup:
I understand you're just bent up with your definition of God as "the destroyer" in the book of revelations. Jamesmusslewhite merely preferred to define God in a less dramatic euphemism:
The essence remains the same though.Quote:
No were in the text does it say he will destroy all things. He will remake the Earth and man...
I AM labeling all Christians or (their leaders) as blasphemers. After all, we Christians are the most concentrated bunch of hypocrites in collective history.
"The lord would not allow you to do that..."
"The lord wants us to do this..."
bla bla bla....
to me this is borderline in claiming to be god yourself. :rolleyes:
Yes Reverend Dr. Wayne Stevens also taught me to read the first line to the last line in the bible. To always use the whole of the text and not to just pick and choose. To be aware of the misinterpretations of text and manipulations of verses used by those not well versed or used by those with hidden agendas or bad intentions. To test everything with the scriptures, and to read everything for myself.
The text taught me to keep it simple. Complexity only causes confusion. The text is complex but was designed to be easily understood by a child. A spiritual Child. As the spiritual child grows in the understanding of word, so does the text. Simple.
Just accept the fact james that the phrase Alpha and Omega can mean different things. but again let me say this, your interpretation is not wrong but rather it was too simple and missed the mark.Quote:
Originally Posted by jamesmusslewhite
No I just did not completely agree with you. I can accept that one can interpret many different things from the Bible. Men have use the book to establish their claims and many of those claims over history were simply wrong. I do not have to accept every claim that one makes while using the text. I just refuse blindly accept and do not choose to argue over points of semantics.
Yes I keep it simple. You have to keep it child simple and take the text in small steps it takes years of devotion for a spiritual child to mature into a true righteous being. Some people can not accept they are a spiritual child. Their adult brains require that they over-reason and over-think without true understanding. They refuse to take the small steps, and properly mature, they want to stand and preach even when not ready.
Mark 10:14-16 - [Jesus] said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them. (NIV)
When God says we must be as a little child to enter His kingdom, I can see why. A child sees things in the charm of mystical simplicity. We need to see God in this very way, to accept things as they are, and form our minds in child-like ways. We are, as little children, to believe in God and accept His Son as our Savior. This is called faith, and it is the way we accept God into our lives -- simply, without question, for it is He who chose us, not we who chose Him.
You want to use the text for vindication of your own concept of God as the Great Destroyer. I see God as one who has to punish because of the actions of man. We anger the father, and then he must punish. I see God as the one thing that I know loves me, and wants only the best for me, and is willing to give me amazing things that are even beyond my comprehension; all I have to do is love him, obey him, and give him praise.
So if you think I miss your mark, than that is your problem not mine. I am doing as I am told, out of respect for my father. The question is are you?