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Why did God choose to be a man?


Your god can be. Not mine.

And feel free to worship your god. I don't mind.

Lees
 

The true God, the God of the Bible gives many names for Himself. Each name helps to describe something of His nature. It doesn't depend on what one is believing at the time.

Lees
 
Lees said:
Ummm-yep.

I you don't want to smell like shit, don't step in it in the first place.

Lees
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What Does the Bible Say About Cursing?​

Ephesians 4:29​

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.



James 3:8-10​

But no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

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Matthew 15:11​

It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”

 
Lees said:
Why? You ignore so many of the verses I give you. Now you 'demand a verse because you are so confident there are none.
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Houston we have a problem……those verses you gave were talking about the chosen people(Jews) but Christians will assert the necessity of believing in Jesus in order to be saved….are you a Christian that believes that Jews can ignore this ? And, if so, why not others ?
 
Lees said:
The true God, the God of the Bible gives many names for Himself. Each name helps to describe something of His nature. It doesn't depend on what one is believing at the time.

Lees
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Many titles He gives Himself, only 1 personal name...Jehovah God distinguishes Him from all other gods...


Titles and personal names serve distinct purposes: personal names identify an individual, while titles indicate social standing, profession, or relationship to the individual. Personal names are unique identifiers, while titles are often honorifics or job titles that can precede or follow the name.

Here's a more detailed breakdown:

Personal Names:

Function: They uniquely identify an individual.

Structure: Typically include a given name (or first name) and a family name (or surname). In some cultures, they may also include middle names or other identifiers.

Examples: John Smith, Mary Jones, David Lee.

Titles:

Function:
They indicate social status, profession, or relationship to the individual.

Types:
Titles can be honorifics (like Mr., Ms., Dr.), job titles (like President, Professor, CEO), or titles of nobility (like Duke, Baroness).

Usage:
Titles can be used before a name (e.g., "Dr. Smith") or after a name (e.g., "Jane Smith, Professor of Biology").

Examples:
Mr. Smith, Ms. Jones, Dr. Lee, President Obama, Professor Johnson, Duke of Wellington.

Key Differences:

Identification vs. Indication:
Personal names are used to identify a person, while titles indicate something about that person's status or role.

Static vs. Dynamic:
Personal names generally remain consistent throughout a person's life, while titles can change based on profession, social standing, or marital status.

Formal vs. Informal:
Personal names can be used in formal or informal settings, while titles are often used in more formal contexts, especially when referring to someone's profession or social standing.
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dairyair said:
Generally, only females can reproduce, ie, create another life.

So, god could be female or transfemale?
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GOD spoke everything into being.
For HE spoke, and it came to be;
HE commanded, and it stood firm. Psalm 33:9
In examining Scripture, two facts become clear. First, God is a Spirit and does not possess human characteristics or limitations. Second, all the evidence contained in Scripture agrees that God revealed Himself to mankind in a male form. To begin, God’s true nature needs to be understood. God is a Person, obviously, because God exhibits all the characteristics of personhood: God has a mind, a will, an intellect, and emotions. God communicates and He has relationships, and God’s personal actions are evidenced throughout Scripture. You may find the entire article here --- if interested: https://www.gotquestions.org/God-male-female.html
 
I do not believe this is actually correct. Please regard the following --- with the understanding that the Bible was written over a long period of time.
 
Lees said:
The true God, the God of the Bible gives many names for Himself. Each name helps to describe something of His nature. It doesn't depend on what one is believing at the time.

Lees
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so god is not human and has no human traits.
But wasn't man created in 'their' image? There's more than 1 being. Notice the use of Us and Our?

Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image,
 
Out of context.
Wasn't man created by blowing air into nostrils? Not by speaking.
 
dairyair said:
so god is not human and has no human traits.
But wasn't man created in 'their' image? There's more than 1 being. Notice the use of Us and Our?

Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image,
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Jesus was there with Jehovah when everything else was created...

"He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation" Colossians 1:15
 
Why did Pinocchio choose to be a little boy? Spoiler: it was the author's choice.
 
ASHES said:
The topic of god's penis is remarkably absent from the bible, unfortunately. It's presence can be inferred by other text, but like how Superman could impregnate Lois Lane, some things will forever remain a mystery.
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Never mind Superman you realize Elongated Man was the only DC super hero, Ralph Dinby, without a secret identity? Its true check it oiut. Well you know why. How could you hide that? He was married of course. The Flash never settled down and you don't need to be a genius to figure out why,

Batman was a swinger.




 
Lees said:
The Bible is evidence of God. It is the only Word of God on earth.
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I wouldn't agree with this static view of what God has to say. Christianity has always been a LIVING religion. Recall Peter's vision in Acts 10:9, whereby all the Jewish food restrictions were set aside. But this idea was preached quite strikingly in recent times by Christopher Ssenyonjo, one of the great advocates of the religion in modern times, who urged people to recall John 16:
 
Daisy said:
Jesus was there with Jehovah when everything else was created...

"He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation" Colossians 1:15
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Jesus wasn't around for another 5000 yrs at least.
The trinity wasn't invented until 300 yrs or so after Jesus dies.

Cain and Able were the 1st born of all creation. Read Genesis. At least the human creation. Likely birds and other animals were born before them.
 
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That might be the weirdest post I've ever seen in a thread dog about an all powerful being like God.

So bravo for winning an award, I guess.
 
Yet, Paul wrote that Jesus was the firstborn of all creation...and I'm not talking about the trinity...many things were created before Adam and Eve, beginning with Jesus...
 
Daisy said:
Yet, Paul wrote that Jesus was the firstborn of all creation...and I'm not talking about the trinity...many things were created before Adam and Eve, beginning with Jesus...
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Paul aka Saul, also killed followers of Jesus.

How would he know anything about a person he never met?
 
dairyair said:
Jesus wasn't around for another 5000 yrs at least.
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I tend to interpret many things in Christianity in a very odd way, and this verse is no exception.

I think this is expressed in the phrase, "Son of Man". I know it is popular for people to interpret that as a euphemism. Like, the Romans barge into your secret meeting, encircle you as you have your prayer session at the back of a mirror, pull out your copy of the Gospels, and because you said "Son of Man" instead of "Son of God", they have to let you go. But I don't really think that's it.

The meaning of the phrase was known to Nietschze, who shamelessly plagiarized it; but he called this the Superman. The Superman lives for love, across the tightrope stretched across the abyss from the mindless beast. The Son of Man, in short, is the overall concept, the archetype, that will replace Man. And when I say "replace Man" I don't mean one particular person, or all people, but the fundamental conscious essence that experiences everything everyone in this world over all of time have experienced. Kemetists called this the ka, the breath of life; it is the part of the soul that is shared by all, and it is tainted. Ask a person what he would do if North Korea dropped nukes on everyone he loves, and the illusion that anyone is better than Hitler really, in essence, tends to tarnish.

But in a parallel universe, a new Heaven and a new Earth, which exists beside our own at every point from the beginning to the end of history, there the ka is not our ka, but that of Jesus, and there exists a connection, a way, between this universe and that one, by which our ka can become that one. And our deeds, insomuch as they are good, could be deeds of that ka (this is the ba of the Kemetists). Just so, the parts of a person that can pass through the night between the Days of Creation, and which are suitable for doing by the new ka, can be saved, and exist in a perfect world. The Kemetists called this the Akh, and I could assume the Israelites absorbed various aspects of their definitions of the soul during their time in Egypt.

But that new ka, the Son of Man, exists not only in the new universe, but from time to time and place to place in this one, where it is Jesus, descended from the spiritual heaven, acting as a beta test of the new being that will come to be, and pointing the way forward.
 
IMO, Saul just made up a bunch of things.

As for the new world, it will be AI.
 
I think the question is inverted.

“Why did the men who made up jahweh make him male?” Would be more accurate.

And self explanatory.
 
dairyair said:
IMO, Saul just made up a bunch of things.

As for the new world, it will be AI.
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I think my interpretation can be extended to several different texts, but that's your call.

But I don't think AI really has anything to do with a new world. I realize many rich people think they can live forever if somebody would just make a pull-string doll with their face on it that says their words, if they just make it a little more sophisticated-looking, complicated, and expensive. But AI is based on finite state machines. I have a different model of how consciousness works, which I posted before here. Despite its substantial intelligence, I don't think AI will actually be comparable to human consciousness.
 
Why has the church been traditionally led by men?
 
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