Define "Evil"...

"The voice of the Holy Spirit does not command, because it is incapable of arrogance. It does not demand, because it does not seek control. It does not overcome, because it does not attack. It merely reminds. It is compelling only because of what it reminds you of."

http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/mischedj/ca_showmegod.html

God made a place for us to live...

Among all the ancient peoples, only the Hebrews got their cosmology right. While the rest of the world believed in a magical, eternal universe that gave birth to the gods, only they believed in an eternal, transcendent God who gave the universe its beginning.

. . . On the fourth day God created the sun.. . .

xingu wrote:

. . . On the fourth day God created the sun.. . .

Where did you get that idea?

1:9
And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry [land] appear: and it was so.

1:10
And God called the dry [land] Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that [it was] good.

1:11
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, [and] the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed [is] in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

1:12
And the earth brought forth grass, [and] herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed [was] in itself, after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.

1:13
And the evening and the morning were the third day.

1:14
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

1:15
And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

1:16
And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: [he made] the stars also.

1:17
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

1:18
And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that [it was] good.

1:19
And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

neologist wrote:

xingu wrote:

. . . On the fourth day God created the sun.. . .

Where did you get that idea?

Have you ever heard of the Bible?

Quote:

1:9
And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry [land] appear: and it was so.

1:10
And God called the dry [land] Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that [it was] good.

1:11
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, [and] the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed [is] in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

1:12
And the earth brought forth grass, [and] herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed [was] in itself, after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.

1:13
And the evening and the morning were the third day.

1:14
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

1:15
And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

1:16
And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: [he made] the stars also.

1:17
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

1:18
And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that [it was] good.

1:19
And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/mischedj/ca_showmegod.html

God made a place for us to live...

But isn't religion just a cultural phenomenon, a form of superstition?
For many it is. But perhaps the ultimate superstition is to believe that this physical universe is imbued with mystical powers that enable it to bring itself into existence and then to finetune itself.

RexRed wrote:

http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/mischedj/ca_showmegod.html

God made a place for us to live...

from your source wrote:

Among all the ancient peoples, only the Hebrews got their cosmology right. While the rest of the world believed in a magical, eternal universe that gave birth to the gods, only they believed in an eternal, transcendent God who gave the universe its beginning.

Lets see, on the third day God created dry land and plants.

On the fourth day God created the sun.

So the plants were made before the sun and seasons.

O ya, the Hebrews hit the nail on the head when it came to creation.

RexRed wrote:

http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/mischedj/ca_showmegod.html

God made a place for us to live...

Hey ya, Rex.

I didn't find anything about God having/not having an ego on the site you posted. (Okay... I didn't really look too hard.)

This little Q&A caught my eye, though.

Quote:

But isn't religion just a cultural phenomenon, a form of superstition?
For many it is. But perhaps the ultimate superstition is to believe that this physical universe is imbued with mystical powers that enable it to bring itself into existence and then to finetune itself.

I like the part about the universe fine-tuning itself. Is that what theists/religionists believe? That the universe is (has been) fine-tuned?

RexRed,

If you are not a theist, then by what means have you gained knowledge of your God (who may or may not have an ego)?

Isn't your Biblical research guided by your faith?

Is it possible for you to reach an understanding that would force you to adjust your religious convictions?


Also, how can one be self-aware and not have an ego? What, in all Creation, is not God?

echi wrote:

Also, how can one be self-aware and not have an ego? What, in all Creation, is not God?

Does true love have an ego? Is true love self aware?

RexRed wrote:

echi wrote:

Also, how can one be self-aware and not have an ego? What, in all Creation, is not God?

Does true love have an ego? Is true love self aware?

Love is not a self, and so it has no ego. "Self" is a defined, divided part. The self cannot be without the ego because the source of the self is the ego.