Results 1 - 7 of 7
|
|
|||||
Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Ordered by Verse | ||||||
Results | Verse | Author | ID# | |||
1 | Definitions - God? | Bible general Archive 1 | charis | 17143 | ||
Please define God. I am putting together a primer for Life in Christ Jesus. As some of you know, I serve the Lord in Japan, and need your input. Remember, don't take for granted that all people know everything about Christianity (like Americans :-)) I will be asking for other definitions in the future. Please help me to think of other things that should be defined in order to understand Life in Christ Jesus for those who do not live in 'Christian' countries. Also, though I would appreciate 'simple' Scriptures to help in the definition, know that Scripture *alone* is not understood by a good portion of the world. Use commonly understood terms and concepts, and common sense. Many thanks and blessings in Christ Jesus, charis |
||||||
2 | Definitions - God? | Bible general Archive 1 | Searcher56 | 17162 | ||
Charis, When we limit God (or anything) when define Him. Think about His names and attributes. Then begin. One online source is: http://www.christianlibrary.org/topics/g-topics/g.htm I'd also see what others have done. There may be a primer for Life in Christ Jesus for the Japanese. I'll ask my parents who are visiting. Steve |
||||||
3 | Definitions - God? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 17199 | ||
Dear Steve. "When we limit God (or anything) when define Him." The only way God can be unlimited, it to define him as the pantheist do. They define God as everything. Since God is not everthing, He must be limited. He is limited to being good and not both good and evil. He is limited to being almighty and not both almighty and impotent. His is limited to being most wise and not .... You see my point. Definition are not evil; they help us to know what we are talking about. Peace, Lionstrong |
||||||
4 | Definitions - God? | Bible general Archive 1 | Searcher56 | 17224 | ||
Lionstrong, I see your point. But, if we say God is love, we limit Him. Or if we don't says He is love, we do the same. Trying to define God is tough. I think we will leave out something. So we need to say we are doing a partial job. Steve |
||||||
5 | Definitions - God? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 17258 | ||
Dear Steve, I'm glad you see my point. Again, to say something about God, his character, his attributes in no way limits him. How could it? Besides, he hasn't told us everything about himself anyway, and he couldn't, because we couldn't hold that much information. Even his thoughts about an individual person is more than a person can handle. But we can and ought to learn and teach what God has revealed about himself with the understanding that what he has revealed about himself is not exhaustive. Ps 139:17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Ps 139:18 If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand. When I awake, I am still with You. Peace, Lionstrong |
||||||
6 | Definitions - God? | Bible general Archive 1 | Searcher56 | 17291 | ||
Lionstrong, You are right. Isa 55:8 makes me think we barely know God, so we only can begin to try to define Him. Steve | ||||||
7 | Definitions - God? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 17294 | ||
Dear Steve, Isa 55:8 doesn't make me think that, but again, I expressly denied that we can define God, therefore we cannot even begin to define Him. We can only list or summarize what he has revealed about himself in his Word. ........ ¶ Peace, Lionstrong |
||||||