Do We NEED God?

Come on. How many times do we have to go through this?

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Matthew 25:45-46 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

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There's nothing about following any "Beast" and there's nothing about believing in any resurrection.

Yes, but according to that verse those people wipe themselves out. God does not wipe them out.They either did it or did not do it. Free choice.
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Be careful what you do for you are fully responsible for the outcome.

Nonsense. God wipes them out because they don't do what he wants them to do. We are responsible for the natural consequences. If you knowingly drop a hammer on your foot you're responsible for the damage. But if God slaps you upside the head for dropping your hammer, that isn't a natural consequence and you aren't responsible. He is.Do you really want to argue that we "need" God to add unnecessarily to our woes?

If God slaps you--yes He is responsible. If you go outside with no jacket and catch a cold, Nature is not responsible---you are for being knowingly careless. Besides...how do we know God is not involved in natural consequences?

The topic, the topic."Do We NEED God?"No god is needed to explain natural consequences.

Okay, let's try this again:

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Matthew 25:45-46 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

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Do you picture people asking, "Which way to the everlasting punishment?" Do we "need" God to give us directions? Maybe you should call Disney and suggest that they open an everlasting punishment ride.

Well, they already have Jessie, and Austin & Ally.....

I notice that you used the lowercase g. Had you used the term God, I would have questioned your affirmation as a believer. How on earth can you even mention logic, reason, and reality without acknowledging that God is in communion with humanity? Yes I know---how do we know? Sometimes, jar...you don't make sense. To a believer, the very idea of logic, reason, and reality insist upon communion with God. The Holy Spirit inspires us.Its not just air that we inhale.

But Phat, I am a believer. The issue is unrelated to anyone's beliefs, it is (as it was framed by the member that started the thread) "Do we need God?"The honest answer is that so far there is absolutely no evidence that any GOD, God or god is needed.And what exactly do we inhale other than air?How does any Holy Spirit inspire anyone?

You know that isn't true. Believers have no monopoly on logic, reason and reality. Even believers don't believe that.

Maybe you could define the term "God". That might help a little.

But believers do have a monopoly(by default and by world view) on God. We believe that life itself is made possible only by and through God. The monopoly, in my mind, is God Himself. I believe that life itself is made possible by God and through God. To me, scripture is evidence. I question it, yet have no reason to doubt it. SPIRITpneuma NT:4151 primarily denotes "the wind" (akin to pneo, "to breathe, blow"); also "breath"; then, especially "the spirit," which, like the wind, is invisible, immaterial and powerful.SPIRITThe "Holy Spirit" is spoken of under various titles in the NT ("Spirit" and "Ghost" are renderings of the same word, pneuma; the advantage of the rendering "Spirit" is that it can always be used, whereas "Ghost" always requires the word "Holy" prefixed.)
(from Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words, Copyright (c)1985, Thomas Nelson Publishers) Being led by the Spirit involves walking in the Spirit and not the flesh/mind/ego. In my belief, this ability is not instinct. It is intention.

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Matt 4:1-2- Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.

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The inspiration to go fast in the desert was from God.Jesus did not simply decide to do it of his own accord.Granted, it would not be easy for an observer to tell whether a person was being led by the Spirit or whether they were simply doin what comes naturally....until one observed the fruit being produced by said person.

Phat, what you believe has nothing to do with reality. But what does that even mean?You may believe that is true but there are far more folk living that believe that life is not made possible through God or by God.You claim we inhale SPIRIT, but what the hell does that even mean? Where is the evidence? What flavors does SPIRIT come in? How many calories per serving?It's fine for you to claim that "You NEED God" but that is not the topic. Do you have any evidence that "We NEED God?"

Sure. Lets start with "Creator of all seen and unseen."Edited by Phat, : sub title

Not really a definition is it.Just states what you think this god does. This "definition" doesn't define what your concept of your god is.