Alternative Spirituality

» spiritalk - By the way...

In response to By the way... posted by BrianTubbs:
Any more feminist quotes? They are so few and far between it would be hard to find.

The DaVinci code read like a murder novel. (I am inclined to agree it was not a very well written one at that) Why does the church fear the researches?

God bless, J

-- posted by spiritalk

» spiritalk - Your July 2 blog post

In response to Your July 2 blog post posted by TheJesusFreak:
According to whom do those references come? Rarely have they been examined in churches.

God bless, J

-- posted by spiritalk

» Brian Tubbs - God as Spirit

In response to Defending myself posted by spiritalk:

Absolutely, J, God IS Spirit. I agree 100%. As such, God is not a male in the sense of human physical anatomy. That said, according to Scripture, God has chosen to identify "Himself" as the Heavenly Father. Hence, Jewish and Christian Scriptures (and I believe Muslim as well) identify God as "He," but this is NOT in the loaded sense that we think of.

The exception to this is Jesus. If you believe Jesus is God (and it sounds like you don't - but I could be wrong), well, then Jesus WAS (and is) a man (in every sense of the word "man").

» EvilChihuahua - Your July 2 blog post

In response to Your July 2 blog post posted by spiritalk:

Those who have been in His presence.:)

-- posted by EvilChihuahua

» spiritalk - God as Spirit

In response to God as Spirit posted by BrianTubbs:
"God has chosen to identify "Himself" as the Heavenly Father. Hence, Jewish and Christian scriptures"

Again, who speaks for God? The scriptures of the bible are manmade and this cannot be overlooked in the gender issue, Old or New Testament. As we dismiss it as 'written' we are still taking human translations.

God did not choose this confusion, but man did. It is still a man's world in that respect.

My God is absolute Love. He does not consider gender important nor limiting as the scriptures state.

God bless, J

-- posted by spiritalk

» spiritalk - Your July 2 blog post

In response to Your July 2 blog post posted by TheJesusFreak:
He is spirit within me..I am always in His presence.

God bless, J

-- posted by spiritalk

» Brian Tubbs - Two points...

In response to God as Spirit posted by spiritalk:

1) There is no such thing as "my God," "your God," or anything like that. God is...GOD. Period. Let's at least agree that there is an external, objective reality out there - whether we have uncovered it or not. It's there. God is God. The human race didn't create God. God created the human race. Therefore, figuring God out should NOT be about my personal bias, preferences, etc. - nor about yours. We must understand God on God's terms.

Can we at least agree on that?

2) Now, the NEXT issue is to determine HOW to know this God? Where can we go for information on this God? You have only two choices....personal observation and experience OR the other peoples' observations and experiences. Can we agree on that?

» EvilChihuahua - Your July 2 blog post

In response to Your July 2 blog post posted by spiritalk:

Cool.:)

-- posted by EvilChihuahua

» spiritalk - Two points...

In response to Two points... posted by BrianTubbs:
1. NO! There is only one God. But perspective can be a very interesting approach. Each of us understands God from their own experiences...thereby being one aspect or another that someone else has not considered. Does this make more than one God? IME NO! There is only one God. The interpretation and/or aspect can be many.

2. Yes! We can trust other people's opinions or open ourselves to our own. I can't think of another way that would be valid to examine anything?

God bless, J

-- posted by spiritalk

» Brian Tubbs - God and the Elephant

In response to Two points... posted by spiritalk:

J, we be gettin' somewhere. :-)

There is only one God. The interpretation and/or aspect can be many.

I forget the philosopher who provided the elephant analogy, but it seems to fit what you're saying. Take 10 blind people and put them around an elephant. Tell them to touch and feel the elephant - and then to describe it. You will have ten different descriptions due to ten different vantage points.

Is that what you're getting at?