What is life?

[Sonofason]

Same as you say that God has always existed...worthless conjecture. Truthfully...we don't know.

You're right, "we" do not know. I know because I experience God. God is faithful, and is for all practical purposes the author of the Bible, as all scripture was inspired by God, is all true, and is profitable sound doctrine for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness.

 

[Sonofason]

Sorry if I am not willing to crawl out on that limb with you. That limb is untestable and therefore I do not trust it.

The limb is tested and true, it just hasn't been tested by you.

 

[Runewolf1973]

You're right, "we" do not know. I know because I experience God. God is faithful, and is for all practical purposes the author of the Bible, as all scripture was inspired by God, is all true, and is profitable sound doctrine for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness.

Believe whatever you want, nobody's stopping you.

 

[Runewolf1973]

The limb is tested and true, it just hasn't been tested by you.

You haven't died and gone to heaven yet, so don't speak too soon. I know what is awaiting people such as yourself. It's not good. Disappointment...

 

[Sonofason]

Believe whatever you want, nobody's stopping you.

In the famous words spoken by our God, I am.

 

[Sonofason]

You haven't died and gone to heaven yet, so don't speak too soon. I know what is awaiting people such as yourself. It's not good. Disappointment...

We don't have to give people what they deserve, and neither does God.

 

[URAVIP2ME]

And God is what specifically? Energy? A Fundamental Force? A being?

God is: Supreme Being. Interesting that you asked the above. I looked up ' being ' in a Bible concordance and there are only two verses using the word ' being'
- Acts of the Apostles 17:29 ( Divine Being ) and Hebrews 1:3 where both refer only to God as a being.

 

[URAVIP2ME]

Same as you say that God has always existed...worthless conjecture. Truthfully...we don't know.

According to Psalms 90:2 God always existed. So, according to Scripture God had No beginning.
We also can have the concept of always in the fact that we can count endlessly both forwards and backwards forever and ever.

 

[URAVIP2ME]

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The picture is too cute for words, but the picture does Not necessarily show thanks for the food.

 

[Sonofason]

The picture is too cute for words, but the picture does Not necessarily show thanks for the food.

Yes, but we surely cannot assume that animals do not give thanks to God. We don't know.

 

[URAVIP2ME]

Yes, but we surely cannot assume that animals do not give thanks to God. We don't know.

However, we do know (have knowledge) that Scripture teaches that it's ' human kind ' who is made in God's image.
Besides God's power and strength, God's main attributes are love, justice, mercy and wisdom. So, we as humans can reflect those qualities more so than animal kind ever could.
It was human Adam who was offered ' everlasting life ' on Earth. That offer of living forever on Earth is made to us humans, and that will start for us with Day One of Jesus millennium-long day of governing over Earth, or over earthly subjects of God's kingdom government in the hands of Christ Jesus.- Psalms 72:8; Psalms 72:12-14

 

[Sonofason]

However, we do know (have knowledge) that Scripture teaches that it's ' human kind ' who is made in God's image.
Besides God's power and strength, God's main attributes are love, justice, mercy and wisdom. So, we as humans can reflect those qualities more so than animal kind ever could.
It was human Adam who was offered ' everlasting life ' on Earth. That offer of living forever on Earth is made to us humans, and that will start for us with Day One of Jesus millennium-long day of governing over Earth, or over earthly subjects of God's kingdom government in the hands of Christ Jesus.- Psalms 72:8; Psalms 72:12-14

Although the Bible tells us that human kind was made in the image of God, I am not sure we are ever told that the animals are not made in the image of God. That I believe is an assumption we make and we could be mistaken.

 

[VioletVortex]

Life is really just a power struggle between everything.

 

[Sonofason]

Life is really just a power struggle between everything.

I can understand why you might say that. But I'm not so sure you are correct. "A power struggle between everything"?
It seems to me that power struggles typically refer to people in a relationship fighting about who is in control, with both trying to dominate the relationship in one way or another.
to struggle is to contend vigorously with an adversary or adverse conditions.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/struggle

There is a grain of sand on mars. Am I to assume that it and I are engaged in some kind of power struggle? I don't think so.
The chair I am sitting on, is it contending and plotting against me? Is it my adversary? I don't think so.

So no, we cannot say that life is a power struggle between "everything". But sure power struggles exist.

I was just watching a couple birds around the bird feeder, where one bird was chasing the other away from the food, so that he could get to and have the food. I suppose I was witnessing a power struggle.

But in that sense, life can be a lot of things.
Life is a lesson.
Life is a lesson in humility.
Life is a song - sing it.
Life is a game - play it.
Life is a challenge - meet it.
Life is a dream - realize it.
Life is a sacrifice - offer it.
Life is love - enjoy it.
Life is a comedy for the rich
Life is a tragedy for the poor.
Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_life.html
And yes, life is a struggle.

 

[URAVIP2ME]

Life is really just a power struggle between everything.

The ^ above ^ could very well be a reason for what Jude wrote at Jude 1:3-4 that people should put up a hard fight for the faith.
Even Paul describes putting on ' spiritual armor ' in the power struggle - Ephesians 6:11-17
And Paul gave young Timothy the same advice to hold onto his faith - 1 Timothy 1:18-19

We see a ' power struggle between everything ' because according to 2 Corinthians 4:4 Satan is the temporary ' god ' or ruler of this bad system today.
Earth's ' woes ' - Revelation 12:12 - are temporary.
Temporary because Scripture gives us good hope that a permanent ' power-struggle-less ' system under Christ is on its way to Earth.

 

[VioletVortex]

I can understand why you might say that. But I'm not so sure you are correct. "A power struggle between everything"?
It seems to me that power struggles typically refer to people in a relationship fighting about who is in control, with both trying to dominate the relationship in one way or another.
to struggle is to contend vigorously with an adversary or adverse conditions.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/struggle

There is a grain of sand on mars. Am I to assume that it and I are engaged in some kind of power struggle? I don't think so.
The chair I am sitting on, is it contending and plotting against me? Is it my adversary? I don't think so.

So no, we cannot say that life is a power struggle between "everything". But sure power struggles exist.

I was just watching a couple birds around the bird feeder, where one bird was chasing the other away from the food, so that he could get to and have the food. I suppose I was witnessing a power struggle.

But in that sense, life can be a lot of things.
Life is a lesson.
Life is a lesson in humility.
Life is a song - sing it.
Life is a game - play it.
Life is a challenge - meet it.
Life is a dream - realize it.
Life is a sacrifice - offer it.
Life is love - enjoy it.
Life is a comedy for the rich
Life is a tragedy for the poor.
Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_life.html
And yes, life is a struggle.

Grains of sand are not "life". Anything that is living is struggling against something else living to survive. Everything struggles against another living thing. But "life" as in "existence" is really a product of a complex spiritual happening.

 

[Rick O'Shez]

Truthfully...we don't know.

Exactly. There is far too much clutching at speculative metaphysical straws.

 

[Sonofason]

Grains of sand are not "life". Anything that is living is struggling against something else living to survive. Everything struggles against another living thing. But "life" as in "existence" is really a product of a complex spiritual happening.

Yes, but we do not struggle against all other living beings. These "power" struggles take place when two living beings are competing for the same resources. The actual struggle in this case is about survival and about making a better life for one's self and/or family. It is a power struggle because we are competing against others for those resources, whether it be food, a better job, or sometimes simply to satisfy one's ego. The birds are in my backyard eating from the bird feeder I placed there for them, which I keep filled with seed for them. They may struggle against one another for the food, but there is no power struggle taking place between them and I. I am most happy to watch them eat. And surely they are happy to eat.

I have a management position in the company I work for. I am not struggling against anyone there. My daily struggle is not a power struggle, but a struggle against time. Time is my greatest adversary. There are deadlines to meet, and tasks to complete. I would suggest my second greatest adversary is my brain. It always seems to fall short of my expectations of it. It always forgetting things. That is a power struggle indeed. I want complete control over my brain, and it's shortcomings seem to have complete control over me.