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Are you saying that we will lose our particularity at some point?
Personally I don't believe God is an exalted man: to me, God is formless, eternal, never born, never dying.
Exactly. To restrict an infinite being to a finite form would lessen them. It's man's attempt to bring god down to their level.
I don't believe God is an exalted man, and of course he isn't omnipotent, almighty etc etc. If he were that good, there would be no people like me that don't even believe he exists.
So what exactly do you believe in? Do you believe in the Bible? Do you believe Christ when he stated that God is our Father in Heaven? Do you
believe Christ when he stated that we are God's children? Do you believe
the Bible when it mentions that we are "heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together." and then also in John Chapter 10 when it states
"34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath asanctified, and bsent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
The Bible testifies of these things clearly.
What can I say more?
Why not? The nonexistence of God is a logical conclusion, not a moral one. After all, God could end up being just plain evil or some sort of super-scientist and we're the guinea pigs.
Sure. But when I said "that good" I meant like... "so hilarious" hahaha
you guys completely take prayer out of the picture. One can pray and receive answers. God can prove he exists in his own way to you personally, In a manner where you can not merely say that it was just a coincidence. It has been said that God is perfect, and God is honest.
No one ever said that people can not test God. In fact we are invited to test God. For example. Is it true that God really loves us and wants us to be happy? Has God ever commanded us something that was not for our benefit? As we follow his commandments we can see plainly that life really is better when we follow them.
A great way to test God is with a Checklist. I write down every principal of the Gospel I can think of starting with prayer, praying to know if God exists. When I get my answer directly from God, I put down a check on my checklist and move on to the next item, and then when I can check that off, I go right on down the list. After awhile it's like check, check, check, check and before long when you get to a box that you don't have checked off yet, you can look at all of your other checks and have a pretty good idea that the next check is going to be true too. I call it faith, to be able to act on that principal of the gospel without knowing for a surety that it is true.
Pray that is all I can say. It is the best evidence I can give you.
Question this statement and tell me what you think.
"God is an exalted man."
make your statements/opinions and I'll do my best to back it up.
"Answers to prayers come in may ways. They often come through the still, small voice of the Holy Ghost. They may come in the circumstances in your life, or through the kind acts of those around you. As one continues to draw near to Heavenly Father through prayer, one will recognize more readily His merciful and wise answers to one's pleadings. One will find that God is one's refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."
"If a man shall pray, and not with real intent of heart, it profitith him nothing, for God receiveth none such." This is a big reason why many prayers go unanswered. Another thing, Jesus Christ taught us that when we pray, that we must pray in Christs name, and many prayers go unanswered because they in no way represent the will of Christ.
Exactly. To restrict an infinite being to a finite form would lessen them. It's man's attempt to bring god down to their level.
No... Superman is God, or A compleate man is God.Question this statement and tell me what you think.
"God is an exalted man."
make your statements/opinions and I'll do my best to back it up.
you guys completely take prayer out of the picture. One can pray and receive answers. God can prove he exists in his own way to you personally, In a manner where you can not merely say that it was just a coincidence. It has been said that God is perfect, and God is honest.
No one ever said that people can not test God. In fact we are invited to test God. For example. Is it true that God really loves us and wants us to be happy? Has God ever commanded us something that was not for our benefit? As we follow his commandments we can see plainly that life really is better when we follow them.
A great way to test God is with a Checklist. I write down every principal of the Gospel I can think of starting with prayer, praying to know if God exists. When I get my answer directly from God, I put down a check on my checklist and move on to the next item, and then when I can check that off, I go right on down the list. After awhile it's like check, check, check, check and before long when you get to a box that you don't have checked off yet, you can look at all of your other checks and have a pretty good idea that the next check is going to be true too. I call it faith, to be able to act on that principal of the gospel without knowing for a surety that it is true.
Pray that is all I can say. It is the best evidence I can give you.
Question this statement and tell me what you think.
"God is an exalted man."
make your statements/opinions and I'll do my best to back it up.
[T]hat doesn't mean that we can't comprehend small things concerning God; otherwise there would be no point of him ever teaching us his gospel.