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To: count-your-change
Given that the God inspired scriptures speak of God sitting, walking, writing extending His hand it doesn’t seem “...at the very least, taking unwarranted liberties.”, to say He thinks. (Isa. 55:8)

As long as it's read as figurative and understood as anthropomorphism or poetry or analogue; some don't seem to realize that, possibly because human thought is experienced as immaterial.

10,826 posted on 10/13/2010 1:57:24 AM PDT by maryz
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To: maryz

“As long as it’s read as figurative and understood as anthropomorphism or poetry or analogue...”

Or maybe a combination of all three. To the question of what God thinks...Well, He has expressed His thoughts on morality, cleanliness, our relationship to Him, etc. so, yes, we know His thoughts to that extent. Perfectly? There in Isa. 55 He said His ways and thoughts are higher than ours so perfectly seems out of the question, thus even Abraham inquired about what God would do in a particular circumstance once and again.

A liberty? Yeah, but not so unwarranted.


10,831 posted on 10/13/2010 4:07:56 AM PDT by count-your-change (You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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