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That leads to the lively debate-does it matter if what is described in the bible actually happened? I'd say not really, at least not in the sense that every detail or event had to happen exactly as described. The general outline of events probably happened in some fashion or another.
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If you like. But religions are very well constructed myths.
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God is everywhere. He is 'in' our universe in the manner that he created it and everything within it is under his control. But he is not constrained to this universe, or heaven, or any other. One could say that our self existant cause (god or nature) is everywhere. If it is nature, then you cannot go anywhere and be outside of it. If it is God, you cannot go anywhere and seperate yourself from him. Likewise, God is not in time, because time is a result of God. He sees present, past, and future all at once. I guess we could call it 'Omnitemporal'. As far as justice and mercy... you're again basing your arguement on a flawed view of christian theology. God is perfectly just, in that he holds everyone to the same standard. He is also perfectly merciful, in that anyone who asks will be allowed to pass. There's no contradiction at all, once you know what's going on.
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I really missed you Wayfarer. Your posts describe things so well.
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Ya know, April Fool's day was yesterday... ]: )
Honestly... it's good to be missed.
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The upholding of what is just, especially fair treatment and due reward in accordance with honor, standards, or law. Oh well. Looking at your definition, if mercy was a part of justice, then the justice would not be just, it would be mercy, or a merciful judgement. A definition of Just: Properly due or merited. Another one: Implying justice dictated by reason, conscience, and a natural sense of what is fair to all Yet another one: Free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules It seems that justice, as used in the bible, is to be interpreted differently to the way we now use it. Quote:
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For all those who are reading this, observe my willingness to accept error: If person (y) has belief (1), then all offenses are discarded. It is this state of sinlessness that I did not take note of. Therefore, if the judge passes judgement on (y), the judgement will appear merciful to (x), but it is not merciful, because (y) does not deserve the same judgement as (z). In other words, to my knowledge, the argument of all-justness vs all-mercifulness fails. Nevertheless, I will continue to ponder it... |
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I don't know. I just think this whole thing about God taking up his spiritual space, as well as the space around him, such as at his "throne" in Heaven, absurd. |
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Okay justice:
Think of it this way there are basically two ways of looking at the world, the prism of mercy and the prism of law. One prism would be considered traditional, the other modernist. Everyone generally ends up somewhere on either side of this split. God and the Torah are supposed place you in the middle. That is "Tzedek" justice. Satan: Satan is the extreme side of mercy. (Extremes in Judaism are generally looked down upon). If one is too merciful upon someone you discard the bounds of law. The best example of today would be Osama bin Laden. He loves God so much (and therefore by extension everyone else) that he is willing, indeed he thinks it's proper, to commit terrible crimes that break anyone's standard of law. But he believes this is out of kindness. Judaism doesn't really have a concrete hell concept, the afterlife (in the kind of detail Christians enjoy) never was concieved while the bare outlines are talmudic. Judaism doesn't have any notion of original, at least not in the sense that man is tainted at birth. God forgives sins against God if you are willing to repent. For sins against humans you have to seek personal forgiveness through repentance.
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If that is correct, then my body is part of God, God fills the space of Hell, and if souls are three-dimensional, all souls, whether Hell or Heaven-bound, are a part of God, including Satan. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -I think you are deifying humanity. Your body is not a part of God, but God exists within you, but not literally inside you. He transends physical being. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everything, that is, except our free will, right? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -That's a highly controversial issue within the Church. Some denominations (the Calvinists) believe that there is no such thing as Free Will and that God is directly in charge of every decision we make. This is purely subject to your opinion. I am still trying to figure out what I believe on this issue. It requires deep study. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anywhere, that is, except Hell. Hell is the absence of God, is it not? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -No, Hell is not the absence of God. In fact, God is in charge of Hell. God does exist in Hell. Contrary to popular opinion, Satan is not in charge of Hell; he is the main prisoner. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Once again, would I be stating a logical fallacy if I was to say that God is not in our time, because our time exists only in our universe, but he is in Heaven, with its own time? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -No. Time does not exist in heaven. This is tough even for me to understand, but God exists in all time frames at the same time. He exists in all dimensions, and He is everywhere at once. God is in our time, but he is not restrained by it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I don't know. I just think this whole thing about God taking up his spiritual space, as well as the space around him, such as at his "throne" in Heaven, absurd. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -I don't understand what exactly you're saying here, but God doesn't take up space...
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Also, I'll get the Bible quotes for that soon, anduril
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A merciful judgement is to treat an offender with less severity than he she/deserves.
A merciful being is one that threats some offenders with less severity than they deserve. An all-merciful being is one that treats all offenders with less severity than they deserve. Non-christians are treated with exactly the severity they deserve. Non-christians are part of all people. Thus God is not all-merciful, because some people are treated with less severity than they deserve, and not all. |
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And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our GodAnd after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God How could a scenario like that exist if there is no time? How about verse 4: And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia. Throne. Three-dimensional object. Implying space (spatial dimensions). ...fell. Action. Change of state, from non-fallen to fallen. Implying time. Does any theist here know of a place that exists that is [/i]neither/i] Heaven, nor our universe, nor Hell? |
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In Revelation 19:1 there is no mention of time. So I don't know where you draw the connection. As for verse 4,
I did not say there was no matter in heaven (although I do not belive there is). Heaven does not exist in our 4-dimensional world. Also, the Throne may be simply a place. I must remind you that most of Revelation is symbolic. There may not actually be a throne in Heaven, that may just have been the way John the Apostle's mortal mind interpreted what he saw. Also, the reference to falling may have been this as well. Please give me a day or two to do some indepth research regarding this. As for your last question, here you go: While on the cross, Christ mentioned "Paradise" which is defined as basically a waiting room before you get to heaven. Old Testament saints went there after they died and then were taken to heaven when Christ descended into Hell and took the keys of death. Also, the Roman Catholic church believes in "Purgatory" which is basically a toned-down Hell where you can work off your sins before you go to heaven. By Satan being the main prisoner, I mean that he is not in charge of Hell (though he wants you to believe he is). Hell was, in fact, created for him, to punish him. The only reason people are going to Hell is because he is trying to take as many of them with him as he can while he has the chance. God is basically the Warden of Hell.
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i think I'm gonna be leaving these threads
its taking me away for things i need to attend to the latter part of my signature is my final thought on the subject
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jeresy devil suggested that i put the dogma quote here encase I change it later
) Having belief isn’t good? B) I think it is better to have ideas. You can change an idea. A belief is trickier. Life should be malleable and progressive; working from idea to ideas permit this. Beliefs anchor you to certain points and limit growth; new ideas can’t generate. Life becomes stagnant. Debate that is the only way people reaffirm that they are alive-by debating. In all its forms. We spend our whole lives debating: we fight about who is right who is wrong, we fight ourselves, we fight each other, we death, we fight over beliefs. People say life is a struggle. It is no. It is about living….belief is a dangerous thing. People die for it and people kill for it
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And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God Words were spoken. First Alleluia, then Salvation, then and, etc. A linear sequence of events. The state of heaven was changing continuously: Before the word Salvation was spoken, what happened? The word Alleluia was spoken. And after that? The word Salvation was spoken. Clearly, there is a state of change. There is a before and after. These are concepts of time. Quote:
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Isn't the bible innerrant? If John the Apostle misinterpreted what he saw, then God is non-omnipotent, because he could not cause John the Apostle to interpret what he saw correctly, and thus by definition does not exist. By the same token, how can the Christian now know which passages are misinterpretations of what the authors saw? Will the Christian now pick and choose amongst the chapters that are problematic? If there is any instance of misinterpretation by biblical authors, this shows that God is non-omnipotent, and that the Bible is incohesive. Quote:
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