If as you say God is real and Jesus is alive, why can't you provide a photo?How can anyone have a photo?
Of course if God is imaginary and Jesus (given there was one) is dead, then you won't be able to.
And you can't.
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If as you say God is real and Jesus is alive, why can't you provide a photo?How can anyone have a photo?
If as you say God is real and Jesus is alive, why can't you provide a photo?
Of course if God is imaginary and Jesus (given there was one) is dead, then you won't be able to.
And you can't.
Paparazzo, singular.I am not a paparazzi
I don't need a photo of my g-g-g-g-grandfather. I made no claim that he was still alive.Do you have a photo of your great great great great grandfather?
Paparazzo, singular.
I don't need a photo of my g-g-g-g-grandfather. I made no claim that he was still alive.
You on the contrary need a photo of Jesus because you state he's still alive and not imaginary. If Jesus is alive and not imaginary, what stops you taking a photo of him?
See?He is busy
See?
When it comes to a real Jesus, you're stymied. You can only attempt jokes.
Enjoy your imaginary Jesus.
Then you don't mind that it's imaginary.Am I hindered in my belief that Jesus is real?
I don't think so.
I am part of his body, and he is the head.
Then you don't mind that it's imaginary.
So enjoy!
Have a lovely day, and continue to feel free to imagine whatever you want to.Scriptural not imaginary
You know how to throw verses around
I don't throw verses, I eat it and savor it.
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Colossians 1:18 New International Version (NIV)
And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.
Have a lovely day, and continue to feel free to imagine whatever you want to.
There is one God. The aspect of God that creates is the Father. The aspect of God that unites the Father with his creations is the Son. The aspect of God that gives life is the Holy spirit. one God - three aspects of him.My question is, is there anyone who can explain the Trinity for me?
Father- Allah, God in the Beyond.
Son - Avatar/Nataraj - The symbol of the gate between the creator and creation
Holy Ghost - creation
Yesterday I spoke with a very nice taxi driver and we came in on religion, He a Muslim and I Buddhist had a very nice chat, so he asked me if I understand the trenity of Christianity, but I was uncertain
My question is, is there anyone who can explain the Trinity for me?
I think this thread has become so far from the OP that i think it is time we end it, My purpose of the question about Trinity has not been fully investigated and now the thread as no value any more
Would the following passages, taken directly from The Book of Mormon, make you reconsider?I believe that I am correct if I say that members of the Latter-day Saints of Jesus Christ (a.k.a. Mormons) are polytheistic Christians.
Would the following passages, taken directly from The Book of Mormon, make you reconsider?
LDS Christians and Athanasian Christians (aka Christians that believe the Athanasian Creed) both believe:I believe that I am correct if I say that members of the Latter-day Saints of Jesus Christ (a.k.a. Mormons) are polytheistic Christians.
It is believed that in the eternities a disciple of Christ becomes one *with* God. Completely embracing His will, His goodness, His ways, etc. It is complete worship of Him. And of course made possible through Christ's sacrifice.Well, not being an LDS member and never having been one, and never having read the Book of Mormon, I'll confess to being stopped in my tracks by the quotations that you cited. Now, you can call me "Seriously Confused."
At the risk of asking more of your patience than you're willing to part with, can and will you tell me:
- What is the current official LDS position regarding the 5th LDS Church President Lorenzo Snow's couplet: "As man now is, God once was; as God now is, man may be." ?
Trust me, Terry, I am as patient a person as you'll run into on this forum, as long as people treat me with respect. As you have been entirely respectful and courteous, I have no reason to be otherwise with you. I see that @Jane.Doe has already given you an excellent response, but I'd like to add a few thoughts of my own. I'd have to say that the "current official position" regarding Lorenzo Snow's couplet is pretty much as it has always been, namely that the couplet itself has never been part of the LDS canon (it was part of a poem he wrote to his granddaughter, I believe), but that when properly understood, it's a fairly commonly accepted way of expressing our doctrine of Eternal Progression, which is exactly what the name implies -- the belief that God has made it possible for His sons and daughters to continue to learn and progress quite literally forever.Well, not being an LDS member and never having been one, and never having read the Book of Mormon, I'll confess to being stopped in my tracks by the quotations that you cited. Now, you can call me "Seriously Confused."
At the risk of asking more of your patience than you're willing to part with, can and will you tell me:
- What is the current official LDS position regarding the 5th LDS Church President Lorenzo Snow's couplet: "As man now is, God once was; as God now is, man may be." ?
Terry asks: So, according to orthodox LDS doctrine: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit have always existed, and have always coexisted, and will always coexist ?LDS Christians and Athanasian Christians (aka Christians that believe the Athanasian Creed) both believe:
- The Father, Son, and Spirit are all without beginning [or] end. [Edited by T.S.]
... I'd have to say that the "current official position" regarding Lorenzo Snow's couplet is pretty much as it has always been, namely that the couplet itself has never been part of the LDS canon (it was part of a poem he wrote to his granddaughter, I believe), but that when properly understood, it's a fairly commonly accepted way of expressing our doctrine of Eternal Progression, which is exactly what the name implies -- the belief that God has made it possible for His sons and daughters to continue to learn and progress quite literally forever.
"let's let's clear up two big, big misconceptions:"
"We believe, as you may know,"
Now, if these promises are true, what do they all boil down to? To the Latter-day Saints, they mean that we have the potential to someday, be “godlike.” One of our prophets explained that "we are gods in embryo." If our Father is divine and we are literally his "offspring", as the Bible teaches we are, is it really such a stretch of the imagination to believe that he has endowed each of us with a spark of divinity?
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We do believe that God has given human beings the potential to someday become as He is. I hope that helps make some sense of our belief.