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gomisaburo
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Message 44 of 194 (458342)
02-28-2008 1:54 PM


Psalm 34:8
Imagine the unlimited God revealing himself through limited man and his limited language. Now imagine a limited man today reading the musings and revelations of a limited man written in a limited language thousands of years ago.
I don't suppose this is an insurmountable obstacle for the unlimited God, but imagine an enemy of God intellectually superior to us by a profound margin muddling our thoughts in this present day and age by infecting our hearts with all sorts of pollutants, having thousands of years to perfect his method.
But imagine the day "we all arrive at the oneness of the faith...through the operation in the measure of each one part..." (Eph. 4:13-16).
Hey jawill, I'm back..."eugeneous"...chose a different name in favor of something less flattering...
At any rate, I'm going to come back into the fray gently. I'll see you around. Amen, brother.

Those who come forward to God must believe that He is...(Heb 11:6)

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gomisaburo
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Message 46 of 194 (458369)
02-28-2008 5:00 PM
Reply to: Message 45 by Chiroptera
02-28-2008 4:23 PM


Re: Psalm 34:8
...imagine an enemy of God intellectually superior to us by a profound margin muddling our thoughts in this present day and age by infecting our hearts with all sorts of pollutants, having thousands of years to perfect his method.
It seems strange to hear "common sense" referred to as a "pollutant", but whatever floats your boat.
I wasn't referring to common sense when I used the word pollutants. But if I was, I do think you would have a good point.

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gomisaburo
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Message 61 of 194 (459129)
03-04-2008 3:19 AM
Reply to: Message 60 by ICANT
03-03-2008 11:27 PM


Re: Re- God Us
Might be a LITTLE off topic but here it goes,
Just as the temple in the OT had an outer court, a holy place, and a holy of holies; so man was also crafted in like manner having a physical body (the outer court), a soul (the holy place), and a spirit (the holy of holies).
So we were created in the image of God with a body for contacting the things of the physical realm, a soul for contacting the things of the psychological realm (i.e. mind, emotion, and will), and a sprit for contacting the things of the Spiritual realm (i.e. God Himself).
It was not until God breathed Himself into the physical body of man that man became a living soul. After the fall of man, the spirit of man became dead, the soul of man became the self, and the body of man became the flesh. And there was a need for man to be redeemed so that God could fulfill His original purpose for creating man, who was created in the image of God.
After Christ died on the cross the veil of separation between the holy place and the holy of holies was torn in two, effectively opening the way for us to contact God through Christ, which was previously blocked when God cast Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden (note the Cherubims and a flaming sword which are also quite significant).
So I think it is also important to consider why man was created in God's image.

Those who come forward to God must believe that He is...(Heb 11:6)

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