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God's being

Fool

ALL in all
Premium Member
the bible says god is spirit and that the flesh counts for nothing


so why do some monotheists see god as a material thing, a thing formed vs a formless, physical thing?


why do monotheists see it as something separate from self; which is the very thing of which they believe hell is made
 

Nakosis

Non-Binary Physicalist
Premium Member
the bible says god is spirit and that the flesh counts for nothing


so why do some monotheists see god as a material thing, a thing formed vs a formless, physical thing?

There are no rules when it comes to imagining what attributes God might have.

why do monotheists see it as something separate from self; which is the very thing of which they believe hell is made

I'd imagine, when they look in the mirror, they can't imagine a God as despicable as what they see.
 

paarsurrey

Veteran Member
the bible says god is spirit and that the flesh counts for nothing


so why do some monotheists see god as a material thing, a thing formed vs a formless, physical thing?


why do monotheists see it as something separate from self; which is the very thing of which they believe hell is made
" the bible says "

Who wrote the Bible, please?
Jesus never owned it, please. Right?

Regards
 

Jacob Samuelson

Active Member
the bible says god is spirit and that the flesh counts for nothing


so why do some monotheists see god as a material thing, a thing formed vs a formless, physical thing?


why do monotheists see it as something separate from self; which is the very thing of which they believe hell is made

I can't speak for all monotheism, but I think if we divide it from three rationales, we would see Strict monotheism as There is only One supreme being and nothing else of importance (Islam), Moderate Monotheism that allows angels and helpers and identities having a trinity of One God. The Father, The Son, and the Holy Ghost. (Christianity) and then you have Liberal Monotheism that considers everything as a whole One. Usually focusing on oneness in spirit and the universe, and we are one with the universe (Buddhism)

If we consider this range of monotheism, There is infinite space in between all of them for someone to base their view on. The more space we fill up in this infinite space the more we realize that we that we might all be thinking the same thing. Yes God is the supreme being and nothings more important, Yes there are helping creations and God can have a spirit, be a Father and have a Son ,Yes we are all connected and we are one with the universe (God) and he is with us. He is us. Don't you see? Rather than thinking of it as a line of monotheistic thought with a ending point on each end, if you see it from the perspective of God, it would just be a singular point. A dot. Your either in that dot or not, but the point is the same, cause we are all God and and through us truth is manifest.
 

Jeremiah Ames

Well-Known Member
the bible says god is spirit and that the flesh counts for nothing


so why do some monotheists see god as a material thing, a thing formed vs a formless, physical thing?


why do monotheists see it as something separate from self; which is the very thing of which they believe hell is made
Because they misinterpret the Bible for various reasons.
 

Fool

ALL in all
Premium Member
I can't speak for all monotheism, but I think if we divide it from three rationales, we would see Strict monotheism as There is only One supreme being and nothing else of importance (Islam), Moderate Monotheism that allows angels and helpers and identities having a trinity of One God. The Father, The Son, and the Holy Ghost. (Christianity) and then you have Liberal Monotheism that considers everything as a whole One. Usually focusing on oneness in spirit and the universe, and we are one with the universe (Buddhism)

If we consider this range of monotheism, There is infinite space in between all of them for someone to base their view on. The more space we fill up in this infinite space the more we realize that we that we might all be thinking the same thing. Yes God is the supreme being and nothings more important, Yes there are helping creations and God can have a spirit, be a Father and have a Son ,Yes we are all connected and we are one with the universe (God) and he is with us. He is us. Don't you see? Rather than thinking of it as a line of monotheistic thought with a ending point on each end, if you see it from the perspective of God, it would just be a singular point. A dot. Your either in that dot or not, but the point is the same, cause we are all God and and through us truth is manifest.
Apart from god there is no other. There is no otherness. This is why psalms and Jesus said "you are gods".
 

Fool

ALL in all
Premium Member
Still not bridging the gap there.
What attributes were created by this universal consciousness?
created things are temporal. things that have a beginning aren't eternal. they can be defined by their beginning; even if they haven't reached their end
 
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