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description of god - gnostic style

Landerage

Landerage

Araknor
SCHIZO said:
mercy and compassion are far from the descriptive reality of God? Is there another word for mercy or compassion that those two words don't already attribute to? Mercy is mercy and compassion is compassion. There is nothing that cannot be described with words.
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The mercy and compassion of God are different from the mercy and compassion of a human being. A human being can't forgive sins, nor give people access to heaven. So the use of those words doesn't relate to the nature of God and there is no word or idea or physical thing in the world that is divine in nature. No word can bring the genuine image of God. Description is ok, but no matter what we imagine, God is different and superior in everything. And you as a Christian, should know that so I can't see the reason of your comment.
 
SCHIZO

SCHIZO

Active Member
Landerage said:
The mercy and compassion of God are different from the mercy and compassion of a human being. A human being can't forgive sins, nor give people access to heaven. So the use of those words doesn't relate to the nature of God and there is no word or idea or physical thing in the world that is divine in nature. No word can bring the genuine image of God. Description is ok, but no matter what we imagine, God is different and superior in everything. And you as a Christian, should know that so I can't see the reason of your comment.
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If no word can bring a genuine image of God then how do you translate the experience into your understanding? If you were in the presence of God how would you experience that presence without the use of words to convey meaning of that presence? God has no disconnection from words. God enlightens words and gives meaning to them. God can speak to where a child can understand. He's not mysterious or beyond reach. A human being is capable of understanding God and becoming like him. Everything that exists is within the boundaries of logic and reason. God is within logic and reason.
 
Landerage

Landerage

Araknor
SCHIZO said:
If no word can bring a genuine image of God then how do you translate the experience into your understanding? If you were in the presence of God how would you experience that presence without the use of words to convey meaning of that presence? God has no disconnection from words. God enlightens words and gives meaning to them. God can speak to where a child can understand. He's not mysterious or beyond reach. A human being is capable of understanding God and becoming like him. Everything that exists is within the boundaries of logic and reason. God is within logic and reason.
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First this opinion is my opinion as a muslim, and of course ur opinion might disagree with mine. However in order to see God, or get the genuine image of him, you need another body then ours. Thats why in the afterlife bodies are switched to another more complex body that allow you to see God by his permission. Words give some ideas about God, but nothing is true till after death.
God created logic and reason, his own laws cant be applied to him. God capable of everything is certainly able to create things that doesnt work in a logic way, such as random processes.
 
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