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To: Gumlegs
Note post 1315, above. The Pope says we're all divine. How cool is that!

Actually, God said man was divine. I'm not sure 1315 says all men are divine.

Psa 82:1 God takes His stand in His own congregation; He judges in the midst of the rulers.
Psa 82:2 How long will you judge unjustly And show partiality to the wicked ? Selah.
Psa 82:3 Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
Psa 82:4 Rescue the weak and needy; Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.
Psa 82:5 They do not know nor do they understand; They walk about in darkness; All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
Psa 82:6 I said, "You are gods, And all of you are sons of the Most High .
Psa 82:7 "Nevertheless you will die like men And fall like any one of the princes."
Psa 82:8 Arise, O God, judge the earth ! For it is You who possesses all the nations.

1,325 posted on 11/19/2002 8:59:21 AM PST by AndrewC
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To: AndrewC
Actually, God said man was divine. I'm not sure 1315 says all men are divine.

I've seen different translations of the same psalm, some of which muddy the waters (as it were).

GoreMMM's statement is not qualified in any way, so I would assume that in addition to being authoritative in the matter, it's also all-inclusive.

1,328 posted on 11/19/2002 9:15:18 AM PST by Gumlegs
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To: AndrewC
Psa 82:6 I said, "You are gods, And all of you are sons of the Most High .

A point I have pondered for many years. Of course, it makes sense that if there is a God and He specifically created us (valid even if He used evolution as the mechanism), He would have conferred divinity to His children.

One of my issues with believing God is our Father is precisely this question of identity. A king's children (even if they are bastards) all know the identity of their father...this is generally not information their mothers would withhold from them, unless their lives were in danger for one reason or another.

The Bible urges us to consider God as our Father, and likens our relationship with Him to that of our earthly fathers. It is from earthly family relationships that we are to gain an understanding of our place within God's family. BUT, this implies that we already know who our Father is...a point which is ambiguous at best for me.

1,470 posted on 11/20/2002 2:01:28 PM PST by Scully
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