Where and When Is God Coming?

[Fool]

if God is omnipresent, then are those who worship something absent and separated from self still worshiping god?

 

[savagewind]

if God is omnipresent, then are those who worship something absent and separated from self still worshiping god?

I understand that question. They are waiting for something that is already present. I think it is called foolish.

 

[Terese]

What do you mean "worship something absent"?

 

[Kemosloby]

He tunes us out..

 

[Fool]

What do you mean "worship something absent"?

anything worshiped by self and not present, or not immediate to self.

 

[savagewind]

The worship of something which is not present with the person will fall flat.

 

[BSM1]

if God is omnipresent, then are those who worship something absent and separated from self still worshiping god?

He dropped by just last week. Sorry you missed Her.

 

[Mindmaster]

if God is omnipresent, then are those who worship something absent and separated from self still worshiping god?

Yes, simply for the fact that whether you know if the god is omnipresent or not doesn't affect whether he actually is or isn't.

Pagans often have a dilemma where some are attempting to reconstruct ancient beliefs so they don't believe in pantheism/monism, etc. In their beliefs these gods and goddesses are independent non-related things (maybe sentient supernatural beings, in a supernatural land), etc. Modern paganism simply syncretizes most of these separations, and while having preferred names for masculine or feminine expressions of divinity, do not see them independent of those two basic understandings and believe those energies are infused into creation. A Celtic reconstructionist, a Druid, or a Celtic flavored still can attend the same rites and probably pray to many of the same deities, for example. These "variants" do not send them down the path some other religions take in the name of purity - most pagans believe in the basic idea that "what is right" is mostly "right for you", and therefore come together on what is shared, rather than pick fights over what is different. It's obvious these pagans will not agree on anything other than they like the name Cernunnos, Lugh, Brighid, or whatever.

I find it peculiar when atheists come to these sort of threads to moan about their lack of ability to perceive a divine, but I pity them mostly. I can't tell if they come to the thread to troll it, or just ruin the spiritual quest for others.

 

[Kapalika]

Not all gods are described as "omni-present".

Pagans often have a dilemma where some are attempting to reconstruct ancient beliefs so they don't believe in pantheism/monism, etc. In their beliefs these gods and goddesses are independent non-related things

Nitpick; I mostly agree with what you are saying but I kinda feel like omnipresence is usually a monotheism idea of the dualistic persuasion. Presence would mean there is something not me for me to reside in. If I'm just me, I'm just me not residing in me.

 

[Aiviu]

if God is omnipresent, then are those who worship something absent and separated from self still worshiping god?

that what it is, is present. and still is, by death. eternal life is separated from us. to worship means to find the true eternal in us of who we had to become that what of us remains is not our body but within the eternal spirit.

 

[Jainarayan]

He'll be here in 428898 AD, and it can't come soon enough.

 

[Nakosis]

if God is omnipresent, then are those who worship something absent and separated from self still worshiping god?

What I imagine will happen is when the universe dies God will appear. Basically the universe and God cannot coexist. The universe will end in approximately 10^103 years. So that's when God will show up.

 

[Fool]

What I imagine will happen is when the universe dies God will appear. Basically the universe and God cannot coexist. The universe will end in approximately 10^103 years. So that's when God will show up.

since you opened the door...........

 

[Faithofchristian]

In the book of Revelation God gave the last Prophecy to happen, that when this last Prophecy happens Christ Jesus returns. And not before this last Prophecy happens.

Many Christians will say Christ Jesus is coming to Rapture people out, But this will not nor can happen until the last Prophecy happens in the book of Revelation.