Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
OK, so here’s one for the grist-mill! [I hope you’ll enter into the discussion on this one!] Last post I talked about God growing to understand us. Many people feel that God knows everything and to consider God learning demeans God somehow. I don’t feel that way at all for two reasons: One, I am artistic and my creative expressions create something that is an expression of me. Each creation is an expansion of me not a subtraction. Two, God is infinitely creative and to be infinitely creative requires creation, growth, and expansion, if not learning too. I see the issue more as God growing and learning, and expanding as He creates more to learn and experience and grow; than as a God who doesn’t know it all and learns to fill in lacks. Creativity absolutely requires creating something new and that something new may bring new things to learn with it! Every time I create something I learn something new; whether it’s a photo album in which I’m artistically presenting my life in pictures (which always reminds and teaches me more deeply that I am blest!); Or it’s a Bible study where I’m putting together information for people on a certain topic – all teachers know that when you teach, you learn even more than your students!
All this leads me to seeing God as growing and expanding and yes, learning! I came to this conclusion, through studying the Torah and Old Testament. Isaiah 5:2c reminded me again today. Isaiah and God are discussing His judgments on His people of Judah which they are referring to as a carefully tended vineyard. It says “Then [God] expected it to produce good grapes, But it produced only worthless ones.” Why was God surprised?? He knows we are fallen and warped by evil? But in the context, He is truly surprised. The entire Old Testament is full of God ranting and raving about how we have turned from Him and don’t get it!! But the kicker is that this attitude is then TOTALLY LACKING in the New Testament! What changed? God experienced humanity in the form of Jesus Christ – He experienced the catch twenty-two we feel in trying to emulate [copy] God, and yet always fail in our fallen humanity. God learned from His creation! This isn’t basic faith, it’s advanced faith [neither position affects our salvation and we really just don’t know for sure, we’re all guessing about God’s character using the Scriptures and our experience as hints.] But it’s so important that I talk about God’s extending grace and reconnecting to His precious creation as Jesus’ divine agenda, in three places in God for Everyone – on pages 12, 62, and 181-182. Finally, check out Hebrews 5:8, then tell me what you think!
Tags: Discussing God, Evidence of God, Paradigm shift, Proofs God exists, Questions and answers about God, Who is God?
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Tuesday, October 5th, 2010
I’ve had God for Everyone called a Trinitarian book [emphasizing the trinity], but that was not at all my intent. One of the points of the book is that God is ONE. I just broke down the personalities of the trinity to explain them, but it’s absolutely vital to realize that they are aspects of ONE GOD. When I was in college, I stayed away from my faith because I thought God the Father was a wimp because He sent His Son to suffer and die and didn’t go Himself! Because I was seeing God as three persons and so not making the connection that GOD came down to experience humanity so GOD could understand how we feel. The One God bears the marks of the cross, and understands our experience – even more-so because part of God is now active inside those of us that allow Her. It’s all in the book. Please consider that God is One made of many aspects – just like us! That’s the point of the book.
Tags: About God, Connecting with God, God in Christianity, God is One, Who is God?
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Saturday, October 2nd, 2010
I noted in my last blog that I have trouble believing, the width and depth and height of God’s love for me. The best way to build my faith is to base it in Truth = Reality. I have discovered that the Scriptures are talking about Truth and Reality, so I go to them. What do the Scripture’s say about God’s love for us? The Father’s Love Letter lists them!! “You are precious and honored in My sight and I love you.” “My thoughts toward you are as countless as the sand on the seashore.” “My plans for you are filled with hope,” “because I love you with an everlasting love.” These are but a few of the things that Scriptures tell us about God’s love for us. You can find the rest listed in the Father’s Love Letter. That is why I’ve made it available free to anyone who wants it. Just sign up for the free resources and you’ll get the Father’s Love Letter and the Miracle Prayer sent to your email box immediately. Don’t ya just love technology! God loves us and wants us to know that. That’s why I wrote God for Everyone. The whole book is full of evidence and explanations and proofs of God’s love for us. It’s really true – even if I have trouble taking it all in!
Tags: answers about God, faith, God help me., God in Christianity, God in Judaism, God's love expressed, How much does God love me?, Scriptures
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