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Why do a majority of Christians not glorify God in the body of mankind, or son of man?
John 14:20
Why do most brahamic believers not exalt God in the earth?
psalms 46:10
Why do a majority of Christians not glorify God in the body of mankind, or son of man?
John 14:20
Why do most brahamic believers not exalt God in the earth?
psalms 46:10
My guess is that the popular Greek notion of the body being bad was grafted into a lot of Christian tradition.
Love is the principality, the higher lawThe Greeks were correct - humans are imperfect.
It is better to follow principles, follow ideas, follow concepts -
I think they are correct here. God is a fictitious idea. Abrahamic eligions are exclusivists. In my belief (Advaita, non-duality), all things are constituted by just one thing, right from humans to a grain of sand on a sea-beach.Why do a majority of Christians not glorify God in the body of mankind, or son of man?
Why do most abrahamic believers not exalt God in the earth?
Humans are far from perfect, but the body itself is a great thing.The Greeks were correct - humans are imperfect.
It is better to follow principles, follow ideas, follow concepts -
Humans are far from perfect, but the body itself is a great thing.
Love is the principality, the higher law
Racism, sexism, superficial judgements
Best to value personality, character, NOT value someone 's body.
My mom is deformed. I grew up learning the evils of those who judge & honor physical bodies.
Honoring and respecting the body is not the same as judging it. Yes some are very fixated on them and mistreat others due to differences.
Others see all as equals despite differences.
It's not just physical body, but human characteristics which are problematic. Following a human leader, vs Following principles - human leaders abuse power, lie, will lead astray. Follow principles - follow ideas - not imperfect people. Take US - not led by king, no dictator, no self-proclaimed prophet - but instead led by ideas of equality, idea of justice, idea of freedom - led by ideas, not people. The best groups are united by principles, not heirarchies and unhealthy attachments to imperfect people.
Im all for principals over people.
Immaterial principles as "god", rather than human grandfather as "god"?
We hope ideas/principles are made real in the flesh of course, but hope in that which is not true, faith in that which is not real, leads to oppressive heirarchies, cognitive dissonance over imperfections of leaders, unrealistic expectations of people.
Worship principles, not people, and keep expectations and beliefs as real as possible.
Most argue about god, but do not argue about principles... we're all on the same page if we let go of old men and flying spaghetti monsters.
I don’t worship mortals. I respect many.
Principles matter, but they don’t replace God
Usually, to worship "god" is to worship what an organization tells you is god. Following "god" for most is following a church leader, it is following a person.
God told me to tell you.... haha... God did not tell them anything, they are pushing their own agenda. (No group is immune, how you see other faiths, believing other faiths are not actually led by god, is to see your own faith too)
If you follow your own defined "god" - rather than following a church defined god - you are following your own principles at least.
God does call prophets, and they do speak for Him. We can know the teachings are true by trying them out ourselves and then the principal really becomes our own.
Yes, my dear Mdialogue friend.... I tried that route once. My kids were abused by your church - that high priest is now in jail for the rest of their life... callings do not come from god. church leaders are not led by god. the spirit is "elevation" - a herd bonding instinct, it is not from god, does not protect, and does not verify truth. no different from heaven's gate... I was thrown out of that site - from Mdialogue, for asking why GC talks were removed (for false stories), how congregations all raised their hands feeling "the spirit" confirming and supporting child molester in front of those kids.... now I know. Mormons, and so many others in all different groups, they all follow this -
no different from heaven's gate, or Jones, or Warren or the rest.
Mormons feel and follow, as so many other different groups do, they all follow this:
Elevation (emotion) - Wikipedia
it is not from god. just like bees following their queen, or wolves following their alpha, it is a herd bonding instinct. you follow a person.
I sorry the abuse happened. It is wrong. It does not invalidate the truth.