What if god were real and...

[Sententia]

You closed your eyes, bowed your head and said your prayers.

You asked for forgiveness.

You dreamed of eternal life, of angels and heavens.

Of seeing your relatives, friends and famous historical figures all in the after life.

Of remembering your prelife and rejoicing in the afterlife.

What if god were real and nothing like what you thought? Imagine everything you thought so far was wrong. Very wrong. Like incomprehenisbly wrong.

Then what?

Just something that came to me watching the trailer for Watchmen. Out like next year... so relax...

hehe.

 

[MoonWater]

It would depend on what he turned out to be. But since I'm pretty much 99% sure I'm wrong anyway at least it won't be a surprise. I guess all I could do is cross my fingers and hope for the best.

 

[Sententia]

It would depend on what he turned out to be.

True but Im going for incomprehensibly here... so explaining it would detract from that.

To conceptualize just imagine we're not even close. We as in the human race and every individual. In fact were so off track we wouldn't recognize what is actually real even if told... blatently.

 

[MoonWater]

True but Im going for incomprehensibly here... so explaining it would detract from that.

To conceptualize just imagine we're not even close. We as in the human race and every individual. In fact were so off track we wouldn't recognize what is actually real even if told... blatently.

hmm..., it's a difficult question... one that doesn't really have an answer. Though I already believe that most likely everyone IS way off the mark so again I won't be surprised if what you say ends up being true. Right now "cross my fingers and hope for the best." is the best answer I can come up with but I'll give it some thought and maybe I can come up with a more in depth answer. Though most likely it'll just be a longer, more elaborate, reiteration of "cross my fingers and hope for the best." lol

 

[zenzero]

Friend Balance FX,

What if god were real and...
You closed your eyes, bowed your head and said your prayers.
You asked for forgiveness.
You dreamed of eternal life, of angels and heavens.
Of seeing your relatives, friends and famous historical figures all in the after life.
Of remembering your prelife and rejoicing in the afterlife.
What if god were real and nothing like what you thought? Imagine everything you thought so far was wrong. Very wrong. Like incomprehenisbly wrong.
Then what?
Just something that came to me watching the trailer for Watchmen. Out like next year... so relax...
hehe.

God is as REAL as YOU and everything that you see/hear/feel/taste/small/etc. or do not see/hear/feel/taste/small around you.
AND that is REALISATION which everyone is looking for.
Love & rgds

 

[Scott1]

To conceptualize just imagine we're not even close. We as in the human race and every individual. In fact were so off track we wouldn't recognize what is actually real even if told... blatently.

I must say that it would indeed... well, suck.... but not change much of anything for me personally, other than free up a lot of time spent in church.

 

[MoonWater]

Hey balance is your question in terms of, "one has died and met a radically different God in the after life" or "one has met a radically different God during their lifetime?"

 

[Jeremy Mason]

I would not be surprise one bit. I find it fascinating that people think that God thinks the way they do or even close. Jesus said to Peter, God thinks very differently which is why I plan for the worst and hope for the best. Something tells me that if there is a judgment day, we are all going to have some form of punishment.

 

[Willamena]

What if god were real and nothing like what you thought? Imagine everything you thought so far was wrong. Very wrong. Like incomprehenisbly wrong.

Then what?

Then I'd have to re-think "God".

 

[Khale]

If God turned out to be completely different than what I imagined then that would insinuate that I knew what God was and what He wanted. Just means that it would be time to change.

If I found this out after death . . . well, there wouldn't be a whole lot I could do. I hope he doesn't hold grudges.

 

[Trey of Diamonds]

Actually, this is exactly what everyone should expect. God is incomprehensible to human beings so how can any of the things we think about him be real. I'd be pretty disappointed to discover he was like anything I thought he would be. I expect more, much more. (And I'll be seriously disappointed if he looks like Morgan Freeman!)

 

[Heneni]

Actually, this is exactly what everyone should expect. God is incomprehensible to human beings so how can any of the things we think about him be real. I'd be pretty disappointed to discover he was like anything I thought he would be. I expect more, much more. (And I'll be seriously disappointed if he looks like Morgan Freeman!)

Hi trey, I dont think that god is incomprehensible. What is incomprehensible about him is his glory.

 

[sojourner]

I don't think this is possible. In our deepest places we know God, because we are the spark of God's creativity. Those who seek God, find God. To those who knock, the door is opened. I think that it's more than "going through the motions," which is the feeling I get from the OP. I think that knowing God takes a lot of deep, inner work. But when we touch on God, we know it truly and incontroveribly.

 

[Charity]

I cannot imagine God being any different than the perception that I have. Even if by chance He was different I would adhere to the way I believe now because I feel it is right for me.

 

[Trey of Diamonds]

Hi trey, I dont think that god is incomprehensible. What is incomprehensible about him is his glory.

Really. Most religious texts and religious leaders all speak of how God is beyond our understanding, beyond our comprehension. Of course many immediately claim to be the only ones who know the truth about said God's desires and needs but that seems to be different than comprehending the being himself. Anyway, I find it interesting that you would claim to be able to comprehend him but yet not comprehend a certian aspect of him. Seems contradictive to me.

 

[Heneni]

I never said I agreed with everybody elses interpretation of scripture. If god is uncomprehensable, then none of us has ever comprehended him.

But, that is not true. Many christains have a good understanding of what god is, and what he requires.

Its a common christian copout when they dont understand certain things. Rather than searching out the deep things of god, they say he is uncomprehendable. That is just hogwash!

This is eternal life...the bible says. to KNOW him. To know him, means you have to comprehend him.

 

[Trey of Diamonds]

I believe we are arguing semantics. You are using comprehension to mean simple understanding and I'm using it as total understanding. I guess I should say I beleive it is impossible to comprehend God in his totality. Saying I comprehend God to be loving and just is one thing but to say I comprehend what God is in his totality is something else entirely.

So do you think you can comprehend God in his totality or only certain aspects of him? And how does that relate to the original question?

What if god were real and nothing like what you thought? Imagine everything you thought so far was wrong. Very wrong. Like incomprehenisbly wrong.

 

[tomspug]

You closed your eyes, bowed your head and said your prayers.

You asked for forgiveness.

You dreamed of eternal life, of angels and heavens.

Of seeing your relatives, friends and famous historical figures all in the after life.

Of remembering your prelife and rejoicing in the afterlife.

What if god were real and nothing like what you thought? Imagine everything you thought so far was wrong. Very wrong. Like incomprehenisbly wrong.

Then what?

Just something that came to me watching the trailer for Watchmen. Out like next year... so relax...

hehe.

If something were true, then I would be inexplicably drawn to it, I'm sure.

 

[Heneni]

So do you think you can comprehend God in his totality or only certain aspects of him? And how does that relate to the original question?

Without getting into semantics. I believe it is possible to know everything about god that he chooses to reveal. That being far more than we are told to believe he is willing and able to reveal.

When we die and god turns out to be completely different than what we 'comprehended' he will say ...go away I dont know you.

Hence KNOWING him means eternal life and few surprises.

Gods glory is uncomprehendable, and nobody has seen that glory and lived to give us an account of it.

 

[Trey of Diamonds]

Without getting into semantics. I believe it is possible to know everything about god that he chooses to reveal. That being far more than we are told to believe he is willing and able to reveal.

When we die and god turns out to be completely different than what we 'comprehended' he will say ...go away I dont know you.

Hence KNOWING him means eternal life and few surprises.

Gods glory is uncomprehendable, and nobody has seen that glory and lived to give us an account of it.

That's a cop out and the semantics are very important. Unless you understand the definitions of the terms being used in a discussion, nothing but confusion can come of it.

I asked a simple question.

So do you think you can comprehend God in his totality or only certain aspects of him?

I can only assume that when you say.

I believe it is possible to know everything about god that he chooses to reveal.

You are answering that a person is only able to comprehend certain aspects of God rather than the totality of God and you added to it that God chooses which aspects are comprehensible and which are not.

I also gather that you believe that after we die, if we some how don't comprehend God in the manner in which he expects us to, that we are to be sent away in shame.

While I respect you and your beliefs, I'm afraid I can't share them. I believe something very different from you.