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To: visually_augmented

I believe just is something for us humans here on earth, besides, how do you know God is perfectly just?

Of course I'm not the only one that has asked these questions, they have been asked repeatedly throughout history.

I don't believe that God has a need or desire for self-glorification.



55 posted on 06/20/2005 11:28:57 AM PDT by stuartcr (Everything happens as God wants it to.....otherwise, things would be different.)
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To: stuartcr; suzyjaruki; HarleyD; visually_augmented; jkl1122
I don't believe that God has a need or desire for self-glorification.

See, Stuart, this is the problem with your position. You say you "believe in God," but you don't "base your belief on the bible."

All Christians and Jews are thankfully aware that God created the heavens and earth and everything contained therein as a means to display His glory. And all Christians and Jews know this because the inspired word of God clearly tells them this.

On the religion forum, most of us are used to a more comprehensive discussion of faith than the offerings of a Platonist/naturalist/mystic, which is what you are, by definition. (Not that there's anything wrong with that, in a civil discussion.)

So if you feel God's presence without the guidance of the Holy Bible, most Christians will be skeptical, because most Christians believe that faith comes by hearing the Word of God.

If you are indeed being led by the Holy Ghost, I would hope you open the Bible and follow His instructions.

74 posted on 06/20/2005 12:20:25 PM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg (There are very few shades of gray.)
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To: stuartcr

stuartcr: "I believe just is something for us humans here on earth, besides, how do you know God is perfectly just?"

The Bible tells me that God is just. Christ has said that God is just and the prophets and apostles have attested that God is perfectly just.

These are all trustworthy sources that have been tested for many centuries. Besides, logic tells us that if God is the creator of all things, He is by definition just. It would be like questioning the designer of a board game whether the rules he wrote are right. The designer establishes the rules and conduct of the game.

If you believe that God is the creator of all things, you must logically conclude he is just.


97 posted on 06/20/2005 1:15:26 PM PDT by visually_augmented (I was blind, but now I see)
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