God's language in Genesis?

[Good-Ole-Rebel]

The subject is complex, thus it requires more than a simple, one word answer. Best I’ve got for you is this:

Not in the way you mean, no. You claim that God “authored” the Bible. That means that the Bible is “God’s words — not God’s word. There’s a difference that’s important. God’s principle of reason and judgment is given voice first through the words (read: “language”) of human messengers, and later gathered, edited and written down by human authors. That principle of reason and judgment is God’s word. Logos. In that sense, the Bible is believed to be God’s word.

The Bible is not believed to be the actual verbalized or written language God uttered or penned, with its attendant grammar and syntax. The prophets and authors and editors were more involved than being just stenographers. God’s principle comes through and is characterized by very human concept, understanding, language and authorship.

No, the subject is pretty simple. Do you believe the Bible is the Word of God. You want to make it complex to produce smoke to hide that you don't believe the Bible is the Word of God.

In other words, I am right when I said you don't believe God Authored the Bible. Your claim that I 'misquoted' you is bull.

Good-Ole-Rebel

 

[sojourner]

st showed you that He did

You showed me a mythic story with little basis in fact.

No, it couldn't be both

Of course it can. We co-create with God.

I just showed you that God does write. The Bible declares it

You showed me a mythic story. The Bible declares lots of stuff that isn’t factual.

So, you don't believe the Bible is the Word of God. As I have been saying. You can't have it both ways. You cant reject the truth of what the Bible says, call it a myth, and then say you believe the Bible is the Word of God

Sure I can! Watch this: Much of the Bible is mythic. It’s the work of human minds and hands. Mythically and theologically it’s the word of God. See? Simple! Very easy to do.

 

[sojourner]

No, the subject is pretty simple. Do you believe the Bible is the Word of God. You want to make it complex to produce smoke to hide that you don't believe the Bible is the Word of God

“Word of God” has so many subtle connotations. It could mean anything, because the definitive term “word” is vague. I explained why your understanding and mine differ.

In other words, I am right when I said you don't believe God Authored the Bible

Correct. God did not author the texts.

Your claim that I 'misquoted' you is bull

Nope. I never explicitly and specifically said what you claim I said in those posts. You misquoted me.

 

[Good-Ole-Rebel]

You showed me a mythic story with little basis in fact.


Of course it can. We co-create with God.


You showed me a mythic story. The Bible declares lots of stuff that isn’t factual.


Sure I can! Watch this: Much of the Bible is mythic. It’s the work of human minds and hands. Mythically and theologically it’s the word of God. See? Simple! Very easy to do.

Yes, I see. You don't believe the Bible is the Word of God. Just as I said.

Good-Ole-Rebel

 

[sojourner]

Yes, I see. You don't believe the Bible is the Word of God. Just as I said.

Good-Ole-Rebel

Not in the way you do. I believe your way is bogus, irresponsible, bad theologically, and shallow in faith of God to work faithfully through human Agency (as the Bible Tradition teaches us over and over Is God’s modus operendi.)

 

[Good-Ole-Rebel]

Not in the way you do. I believe your way is bogus, irresponsible, bad theologically, and shallow in faith of God to work faithfully through human Agency (as the Bible Tradition teaches us over and over Is God’s modus operendi.)

My way is to believe what the Bible says.

Good-Ole-Rebel

 

[sojourner]

My way is to believe what the Bible says.

Good-Ole-Rebel

And I believe a literal belief in ancient, redacted, and mythic material to be shallow and irresponsible. Sure, believe the truths those myths portray, but to believe that God literally wrote on stone tablets and gave them to a non-existent man is, IMO, ludicrous, and misses the whole point of the story.

 

[Good-Ole-Rebel]

And I believe a literal belief in ancient, redacted, and mythic material to be shallow and irresponsible. Sure, believe the truths those myths portray, but to believe that God literally wrote on stone tablets and gave them to a non-existent man is, IMO, ludicrous, and misses the whole point of the story.

As I said, I believe what the Bible says. I believe it is the Word of God as it says. You do not.

Good-Ole-Rebel