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Does god want to be famous?

Father Heathen

Father Heathen

Veteran Member
Mestemia said:
I am going to have to answer no.

Seems to me that if God wanted to be famous, he would not leave it up to mere mortals to get the job done.
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Right. There's a notable lack of interaction and intervention for a god who supposedly wants fame. Why not perform a few attention grabbing, awe inspiring miracles, or hell, even make an appearance?
 
Spiritone

Spiritone

Active Member
It seems that the god of the OT was very much like a jealous king, with human characteristics but with a lot of power. But not so much power that he could be confident in his abilities to control humans. Saying "You shall have no "other gods" above me admits that there were/are other gods. (Some say greed, lust etc. are made gods of, but maybe that's not what was referred to.
It also seems that there was/is a Godhead above the god of the old testament,
because of the different way god was thought of in the NT and since. Not to mention how other religions see their gods and have as much right to their belief as any Christian belief.
Personally I am inclined to think that a Creator should not be antropomorphized (sp)/made to have human qualities. Unknowable but communicated with because all creation is all one including the creator. Just an opinion.
 
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Heneni

Heneni

Miss Independent
Spiritone said:
It seems that the god of the OT was very much like a jealous king, with human characteristics but with a lot of power. But not so much power that he could be confident in his abilities to control humans. Saying "You shall have no "other gods" above me admits that there were/are other gods. (Some say greed, lust etc. are made gods of, but maybe that's not what was referred to.
It also seems that there was/is a Godhead above the god of the old testament,
because of the different way god was thought of in the NT and since. Not to mention how other religions see their gods and have as much right to their belief as any Christian belief.
Personally I am inclined to think that a Creator should not be antropomorphized (sp)/made to have human qualities. Unknowable but communicated with because all creation is all one including the creator. Just an opinion.
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Well that is why god wants to be famous - have a well known name- to distinguish himself from other 'gods'.

All through the OT the entire group of gentiles had their own flavour of god. Take for example the egyptians, and when god delivered the isrealites from egypt thats precisely what he wanted. He made a name for himself, that distinguished him from the egyptian gods.

For us to worship something other than god would be idolatory, because we would be worshipping something or someone that does not have the same weight of glory as god.

And god cannot worhsip anything else or else HE would be an idolator. So he has to make a name for himself, or nobody could ever stop committing idolatory.

Heneni
 
Father Heathen

Father Heathen

Veteran Member
Heneni said:
Well that is why god wants to be famous - have a well known name- to distinguish himself from other 'gods'.

All through the OT the entire group of gentiles had their own flavour of god. Take for example the egyptians, and when god delivered the isrealites from egypt thats precisely what he wanted. He made a name for himself, that distinguished him from the egyptian gods.

For us to worship something other than god would be idolatory, because we would be worshipping something or someone that does not have the same weight of glory as god.

And god cannot worhsip anything else or else HE would be an idolator. So he has to make a name for himself, or nobody could ever stop committing idolatory.

Heneni
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All perceptions and portrayals of god by man, ever fallible and limited, are corrupt and distorted cartoon caricatures that fall short and amount to nothing more than mockery. I would say that all theistic religions, yours included, are idolatrous. And we been over this before; by claiming that good has an ego as fragile as mans, and by giving him a name and attributing petty emotions and other human characteristics to god, you blasphemy him by bringing him down to our level.
 
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Heneni

Heneni

Miss Independent
Father Heathen said:
All perceptions and portrayals of god by man, ever fallible and limited, are corrupt and distorted cartoon caricatures that fall short and amount to nothing more than mockery. I would say that all theistic religions, yours included, are idolatrous. And we been over this before; by claiming that good has an ego as fragile as mans, and by giving him a name and attributing petty emotions and other human characteristics to god, you blasphemy him by bringing him down to our level.
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Yeh, im sure man can make god into a cartoon, i guess satan knows that god wants to make a name for himself so no wonder he is working to make His name paw paw. But that is why he will come back and set the record straight. LOL....:D

Have a great day William!
God bless
 
Spiritone

Spiritone

Active Member
Heneni said:
Well that is why god wants to be famous - have a well known name- to distinguish himself from other 'gods'.

All through the OT the entire group of gentiles had their own flavour of god. Take for example the egyptians, and when god delivered the isrealites from egypt thats precisely what he wanted. He made a name for himself, that distinguished him from the egyptian gods.

For us to worship something other than god would be idolatory, because we would be worshipping something or someone that does not have the same weight of glory as god.

And god cannot worhsip anything else or else HE would be an idolator. So he has to make a name for himself, or nobody could ever stop committing idolatory.

Heneni
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The OT was written by a lot of different people, the NT also, so there's sure to be differing images portrayed. 'I am a jealous God.' OT is very different to the 'God of Love' NT. Did God change or did people change. If God is in everything then God would be to everyone what "they themselves were" in their thinking.
If you see God as angry, then God is angry and if you see God as loving or human-like then that's what God is. But, in my opinion, God is to be elevated to higher than we can even imagine, beyond the vengeful God image. (or wanting to be famous, which I think is absurd). Maybe God becomes what we believe God to be by the nature of being an all encompassing God.
 
Kilgore Trout

Kilgore Trout

Misanthropic Humanist
Hmm, god does have more vapid groupies than any actor or rock star that I'm aware of. You've got to be pretty narcissistic to end up in that position.
 
Heneni

Heneni

Miss Independent
Spiritone said:
The OT was written by a lot of different people, the NT also, so there's sure to be differing images portrayed. 'I am a jealous God.' OT is very different to the 'God of Love' NT. Did God change or did people change. If God is in everything then God would be to everyone what "they themselves were" in their thinking.
If you see God as angry, then God is angry and if you see God as loving or human-like then that's what God is. But, in my opinion, God is to be elevated to higher than we can even imagine, beyond the vengeful God image. (or wanting to be famous, which I think is absurd). Maybe God becomes what we believe God to be by the nature of being an all encompassing God.
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Famous = a well known name. The motive for wanting to have a well known name is to distinguish himself from other so called gods. It would be an aweful shame if the god of the universe remains unknown dont ya think?

God wants a well known name i think that is quite clear from scripture. If you believe in scripture.

Heneni
 
M

Man of Faith

Well-Known Member
God wants to be known by all, and that all should come under repentance. Whether we like it or not, this world was made by him and for him. I will spend eternity worshiping God in Heaven.
 
Spiritone

Spiritone

Active Member
Heneni said:
Famous = a well known name. The motive for wanting to have a well known name is to distinguish himself from other so called gods. It would be an aweful shame if the god of the universe remains unknown dont ya think?

God wants a well known name i think that is quite clear from scripture. If you believe in scripture.

Heneni
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God is well known and in uncountable ways. The OT is anthropomorphic in describing God. Maybe that is all humans were/are capable of understanding. But God is spirit and omnipresent in all things and really beyond the comprehension of our full understanding. The NT from Jesus' perspective says Jesus is spirit--'lift a stone and I am there.' Speaking of God like you're speaking of a person does not make sense imo.
 
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