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Green Gaia
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"God" has no "form."
ΩRôghênΩ
Disciple of Light
Im not implying a physical "form"
i mean a spiritual one.
i mean a spiritual one.
I believe there is only one true God who is just and merciful, it's just the individual relationships and perspectives that differ. I believe the differences are the natural result of an imperfect human trying to comprehend the divine. As long as a person is good and actively reaching for God through study, prayer or meditation, I have no quarrel with them. I am in no position to judge another's place spiritually or their personal relationship with God. I believe in God as the creator of all things, concepts, and processes, so I see no inherent contradiction between belief in God and science.
Daibhidh
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God is one thing I would say. To donate God the status of a "being" is to tie "him" down with human terms and logic. We were, as it was written, "made in his image" -but that itself is open to interpretation. God I believe is the one thing, but not an intelligance or form we know as humans; as beings. He is one, yes, as he is everything. The mountains, the glens and the burns, rolling down hills into the heather. He is one, as he is every good notion of his creation; the lovers between the sheets and the stars above their heads. He, as that is his name, it seems; is the force through the green fuse which drives the flower.
To think about the nature of God and his form is to bang your head against a brick wall. Very much like this guy, come to think about it:
:banghead3
To think about the nature of God and his form is to bang your head against a brick wall. Very much like this guy, come to think about it:
:banghead3
opuntia
Religion is Law
God, first of all, or the word "God," is referenced as a title, not a name, in the Hebrew.
"Elohim is the plural title of God not the name of God. In contrast, elowah is the singular title for God and is never coupled with the tetragrammaton in Hebrew Scripture. Elohim is used as an adjective for the tetragrammaton 915 times in the Hebrew Scriptures.
"Genesis 2:4-6: This is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God (YHWH elohim) made the earth and the heavens, before any plant of the field was in the earth and before any herb of the field had grown. For the LORD God (YHWH elohim) had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to till the ground; but a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground.
"The name title Elohim does not appear in any English scripture; it is a transliteration of the Hebrew word for Gods." http://www.truthandgrace.com/mormongod.htm
On JHWH:
"Main Entry: tet·ra·gram·ma·ton
Pronunciation: "te-tr&-'gra-m&-"tän
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Greek, from neuter of tetragrammatos having four letters, from tetra- + grammat-, gramma letter -- more at GRAM
: the four Hebrew letters usually transliterated YHWH or JHVH that form a biblical proper name of God." http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=Tetragrammaton
In Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, we find:
Hebrew Dictionary:
"430. elohiym, el-o-heem'; plural of 433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates."
"433. elowahh, el-o'-ah; rarely (shortened) 'eloahh, el-o-ah, probably prolongation (emphatically) from 410; a deity or the Deity."
"410. 'el, ale; shortened from 352; strength; as adjective mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)."
352. 'ayil, ah'-yil; from the same as 193; properly strength; hence anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or other strong tree."
"193. 'uhl, ool; from an unused root meaning to twist, i.e. (by implication) be strong; the body (as being rolled together); also powerful."
"God" here means more of a description of the Person called God.
In the New Testament, we have Paul the Apostle calling Jesus, "Christ Jesus."
"Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus." (Romans 3:24; KJV).
This is a proper rendering of the words "Jesus" and "Christ." "Jesus" is the proper name by which He was called.
"And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
"And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS." (Luke 1:30-31).
"Christ" is the Greek term for "Messiah," i.e., The Anointed One (see Acts 10:38).
"Christ (kri-st) pronunciation
n.
1. The Messiah, as foretold by the prophets of the Hebrew Scriptures. Often used with the.
2. Christianity. Jesus.
[Middle English Crist, from Old English Cri-st, from Latin Chri-stus, from Greek Khri-stos, from khri-stos, anointed, verbal adj. of khri-ein, to anoint.]
http://www.answers.com/topic/christ
The reference is to persons, not objects or amorphous entities. Paul specifically said this to the Greek philosophers in Athens:
"Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device." (Acts 17:29).
His intonation is that we are in the image of God.
"And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness....
"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." (Genesis 1:26, 27).
"Elohim is the plural title of God not the name of God. In contrast, elowah is the singular title for God and is never coupled with the tetragrammaton in Hebrew Scripture. Elohim is used as an adjective for the tetragrammaton 915 times in the Hebrew Scriptures.
"Genesis 2:4-6: This is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God (YHWH elohim) made the earth and the heavens, before any plant of the field was in the earth and before any herb of the field had grown. For the LORD God (YHWH elohim) had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to till the ground; but a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground.
"The name title Elohim does not appear in any English scripture; it is a transliteration of the Hebrew word for Gods." http://www.truthandgrace.com/mormongod.htm
On JHWH:
"Main Entry: tet·ra·gram·ma·ton
Pronunciation: "te-tr&-'gra-m&-"tän
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Greek, from neuter of tetragrammatos having four letters, from tetra- + grammat-, gramma letter -- more at GRAM
: the four Hebrew letters usually transliterated YHWH or JHVH that form a biblical proper name of God." http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=Tetragrammaton
In Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, we find:
Hebrew Dictionary:
"430. elohiym, el-o-heem'; plural of 433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates."
"433. elowahh, el-o'-ah; rarely (shortened) 'eloahh, el-o-ah, probably prolongation (emphatically) from 410; a deity or the Deity."
"410. 'el, ale; shortened from 352; strength; as adjective mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)."
352. 'ayil, ah'-yil; from the same as 193; properly strength; hence anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or other strong tree."
"193. 'uhl, ool; from an unused root meaning to twist, i.e. (by implication) be strong; the body (as being rolled together); also powerful."
"God" here means more of a description of the Person called God.
In the New Testament, we have Paul the Apostle calling Jesus, "Christ Jesus."
"Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus." (Romans 3:24; KJV).
This is a proper rendering of the words "Jesus" and "Christ." "Jesus" is the proper name by which He was called.
"And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
"And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS." (Luke 1:30-31).
"Christ" is the Greek term for "Messiah," i.e., The Anointed One (see Acts 10:38).
"Christ (kri-st) pronunciation
n.
1. The Messiah, as foretold by the prophets of the Hebrew Scriptures. Often used with the.
2. Christianity. Jesus.
[Middle English Crist, from Old English Cri-st, from Latin Chri-stus, from Greek Khri-stos, from khri-stos, anointed, verbal adj. of khri-ein, to anoint.]
http://www.answers.com/topic/christ
The reference is to persons, not objects or amorphous entities. Paul specifically said this to the Greek philosophers in Athens:
"Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device." (Acts 17:29).
His intonation is that we are in the image of God.
"And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness....
"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." (Genesis 1:26, 27).