@ Reply #23
Term Dog,
Thank you [truly] for compiling that list of verses in scripture, which refer to [a pre-eminent] God, and which also refer to many other 'gods'.
[that is how i parse those verses]
Nevertheless, me, i have one God, i recognise the ONE God, the God who...
"standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods." ....the ONE God who is the solitary creator of all knowable things.
I recommend this audio file [at link below] to you, which explains who the [plural] 'gods' are, and
WHO YAHWEH IS.
[and this explanation aligns nicely with scripture, and even with ideas expressed in older Mesopotamian texts]
http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1536933291/9#9Term Dog,
A basic question.
Why can't men see God ?I would offer; Because in this physical realm, what is [normally] apparent to men, is this physical realm,
and nothing else.
Here [in this physical realm], it is, see, feel, touch, hear [and, within the limited range and capacity of our human senses].
But God, is a spiritual entity, and the entity which we know as 'God', resides in a spiritual realm
[aka to skeptics and atheists, as
'faerie land' ].
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@ Reply #24
Quote:
One of the names of God in Hebrew is Elohim.
That's plural.
Raven,
To me, the word, 'elohim' means; An entity, who resides in the spirit realm. i.e. a spiritual entity.
Think of the word 'elohim' as a 'descriptor', rather than 'a name of God'.
Yes, God, is an 'elohim', but SATAN and his angels are also elohim, plural.
Get it ?
If you want proof, i cannot prove it to you. ....but i would encourage you to listen to the audio file [above].
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Yadda said....
http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1517615488/109#109 Quote:
Setanta,
Q.
If there is a God [wink], why does God 'hide himself' from mankind ?
Q.
If a person wanted to search for [in order to 'find' and to know God],
what 'prerequisite' would that person firstly need to be in possession of, in order to have an improved chance of 'finding' him ?
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Yadda said somewhere....
Quote:
IMO, atheists are people who hate truth.
Q.
What reasoning, do i apply in that statement?
A.
The possibility of (a) truth which does not comply with, and is not bounded within, their own comprehension, is offensive and unthinkable to atheists.
If you [an atheist] were to step outside on a sunny cloudless day, though you cannot see them, you would never dream of suggesting that there are no stars in the sky above your head.
Yet you [an atheist], do not have the humility to imagine that reality, is NOT bounded by the limits of your own senses and comprehension.
Go your own way.
Walk your own path.