Posted on 07/16/2023 4:39:57 PM PDT by Ozguy1945
Perhaps God's "influence" is everywhere, but his "essence" is not?
The Triune God, with the manifestation of Jesus as God Incarnate, with the material world, the cosmos, a dimension created by the Preexisting Godhead and always separated from Him, is the prime feature of Judeo+Christ(ian) distinctives.
That may be Christian theology, but it is certainly not "Judeo."
No, you can't. You can't even imagine infinity. Our brains are not wired for that.
God exists outside of all Creation. As an imperfect example, think of a Minecraft game. You, the player, exist outside of that game, and can see and be everywhere.
God is a better "player" with an infinitely more complex Creation than you will ever be.
I am imagining infinity right now. Im also adding +1 to it.
You may claim you are imagining it, but you are a liar if you do.
The final destination would be the same, but my guy would be ahead by +1.
I made a post containing facts as I know them. TBP responded with a post which essentially said, you’re wrong, and nothing more. I responded with a post which essentially said, you’re wrong, and nothing more.
Now your trying to rake me over the proverbial coals for being too brief? Bwahaha.
Gee, I wonder which side of this argument you started off on?
God sent Jesus here to die in our place and save us from our sins so that we could live forever. Whatever happened to dying humans before Jesus is still happening to unsaved dying humans today.
You were pinged as a courtesy since you were involved in the conversation.
She is on your side.
And you still aren’t showing anyone where you claim they are wrong.
I just saw post 88 and didn’t follow the converstation back like I should have.
Shadow Ace is correct. You were courtesy pinged.
Perhaps it's like if you got married and fashioned a ring to signify your status, and always wore it right close to your person, but were not a part of it? Sort of?
Jesus told the woman at the well (Jn. 4:24 Textus Receptus):
πνευμα ο θεοςThus, God(Father + Son + Spirit coexisting) being Spirit is a Uniplural Entity that created an extension of the concept, together with personalities of it that are not Him and not material, but can motivate material beings, as He can. It is in this sense that God is always at one's elbow so to speak, always nearby, even to insensate or blinded objects.
[Translated: "Spirit is The God" meaning that God is the substance of the spiritual realm]
και τους προσκυνουντας αυτον
[Translated: "and ones continually worshiping Him"]
εν πνευματι και αληθεια δει προσκυνειν
[Translated:"in spirit and truth must perform the worshiping"; that is, (1) the realms 'spirit' and 'truth' are conceptual entities but are not of the material realm of dimension, mass, and/or time; and (2) they are always available and at hand to the spirit of man that inhabits a material vehicle, which (3) vehicle is not of the spirit substance, but separate from Him, Jehovah Elohim the Creator of all concept and things]
From the endearing, encouraging hymn that puts loneliness to an end:
"I need Thee every hour, be Thou nearby.A powerful plea, is it not? It is most certainly mine, constantly. But something that is conceptual, abstract, a doctrine, is very hard to destroy with any material tool. And that is what "Freedom" and "Republic" are concepts so necessary to experience the joy of existence, even without a mortal body. They are sovereign and unique to each individual, and not erased by torture or death. They are spiritual in nature, though they may be implemented in the temporal material realm.
Temptations lose their pow'r when Thou art nigh."
(I know that this musing is incomplete, but perhaps a place for others to begin theirs.)
The problem is the inability of our finite mind to grasp the infinite. Scripture does say:
The Amplified Bible describes it as, "His is the controlling, cohesive force of the universe.". This was always an amazing thought to me regarding atoms: “It is the strong nuclear force that holds the protons and neutrons together in the tiny atomic nuclei, overcoming the electrostatic repulsion of the protons” (New collaboration to probe physical reality’s quantum ‘glue’). Without this force there would be no universe. So, yes, God IS everywhere at once.
So God is the "force" holding everything together?
What a daunting responsibility. I'm sure He is up to the task.
You're right--it is nearly impossible for me to comprehend the infinite. I'll leave it at that.
I'm curious about the "Amplified Bible". Always interested in new insights, but from what I understand, adding to scripture is a big no-no for most Christians.
The Life of God is in, as, through, and throughout everything.
"Amplifications" are words or phrases intended to more fully bring out the meaning of the original text but distinguished from the translation itself by a unique system of brackets, parentheses, and italics. The translation is largely one of formal equivalence (word-for-word). (Amplified Bible)
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