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God Is Not A Tolerant God

sandy whitelinger

sandy whitelinger

Veteran Member
doppelgänger;911590 said:
No they aren't. It's completely accurate both by experience and by definition.
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Not really let's start with the definition.

From Merriam Webster:
Main Entry: 1god
Pronunciation: 'gäd also 'god
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German got god
1 capitalized : the supreme or ultimate reality: as a : the Being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness who is worshipped as creator and ruler of the universe b Christian Science : the incorporeal divine Principle ruling over all as eternal Spirit : infinite Mind
2 : a being or object believed to have more than natural attributes and powers and to require human worship; specifically : one controlling a particular aspect or part of reality
3 : a person or thing of supreme value
4 : a powerful ruler

Nowhere is God defined as a product of human action, feeling or thought. This disproves both your ideas of definition and experience.
 
slabbey06

slabbey06

Bond-Servant of Christ
Guitar's Cry said:
God is a reflection of the inner world of the person beholding It; a relationship between the intrapersonal and the perceived reality.
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In other words, we create God? If He is a reflection of my inner world, then He's not God because He's reflecting me. In actuality, wouldn't that make me God?
 
sandy whitelinger

sandy whitelinger

Veteran Member
doppelgänger;911605 said:
No it isn't.

I'm still laughing about using a dictionary to define "God." :D
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Only when words have a concrete meaning can an intelligent and reasonable exchange of ideas happen. Calling personal experience god does not make that the definition of God.
 
doppelganger

doppelganger

Through the Looking Glass
sandy whitelinger said:
Having heartburn and calling it god does not make it so.
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If I say so, then, yes, it does. That's the funny thing about words. I get to decide what they mean.

If xenophobia and fear-driven fantasies about torturing for all eternity those who won't consent to parrot my thought forms can be "God," then heartburn most certainly can be, too.
 
sandy whitelinger

sandy whitelinger

Veteran Member
slabbey06 said:
I agree. I was just trying to understand what was being said.
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Unfortunately too many people believe and accept that god is whatever they fele it is which brings us back around to the subject. God is never described in scripture as being tolerant. He is longsuffering though. These two traits should not be confused.
 
sandy whitelinger

sandy whitelinger

Veteran Member
doppelgänger;911609 said:
If I say so, then, yes, it does. That's the funny thing about words. I get to decide what they mean .
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Bejuzalbert. You figure out what it means.

doppelgänger;911609 said:
If xenophobia and fear-driven fantasies about torturing for all eternity those who won't consent to parrot my thought forms can be "God," then heartburn most certainly can be, too.
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You have an inaccurate and incomplete view of the God of the Bible.
 
slabbey06

slabbey06

Bond-Servant of Christ
sandy whitelinger said:
Unfortunately too many people believe and accept that god is whatever they fele it is which brings us back around to the subject. God is never described in scripture as being tolerant. He is longsuffering though. These two traits should not be confused.
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I agree with you on this too.
 
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