God is a singularity.
We as humans are a duality.
To understand God, can only be achieved through a singular mind.
But quite often what people do, is try to achieve it through a dualistic mind, which kind of defeats the object.
And to help things further, the God of the OT appears to be observed and understood through a dualistic mind. And so then people are taught through the Bible (if they take it as real and literal) to be dualistic, if they say well this God is in the Bible it must be how God is! These are some of the issues I have so far in studying the Bible.
But next time I see an enemy, maybe I'll be 'sure' God is sending them tumours for their family and kids, or that God is sending 'his' evil spirits. Yes, this is the type of God 'your mind' creates if your are dualistic, and indeed the minds of the OT. This accounts for so much evil, done in the name of religion.
How many 'perceived' enemies have you hoped God will 'punish' or 'torture' or even 'kill'?
God gets abused, just like people abuse each other.
God is love, that is my God. If your God is a sadist, maybe you are a sadist? If your God likes punishing the enemy, maybe you like punishing the enemy, or you are a warmonger? If you are waiting for God before you do anything, maybe you are a doomsayer? If you are angry at God, maybe you are angry at yourself?
Either we are born in the image of God (exactly what was Jesus like?), or, we ourselves give birth to our 'own image' of God, just like we give birth to our own self-image, and our façade. Or will you say that you do not have a façade?
We as humans are a duality.
To understand God, can only be achieved through a singular mind.
But quite often what people do, is try to achieve it through a dualistic mind, which kind of defeats the object.
And to help things further, the God of the OT appears to be observed and understood through a dualistic mind. And so then people are taught through the Bible (if they take it as real and literal) to be dualistic, if they say well this God is in the Bible it must be how God is! These are some of the issues I have so far in studying the Bible.
But next time I see an enemy, maybe I'll be 'sure' God is sending them tumours for their family and kids, or that God is sending 'his' evil spirits. Yes, this is the type of God 'your mind' creates if your are dualistic, and indeed the minds of the OT. This accounts for so much evil, done in the name of religion.
How many 'perceived' enemies have you hoped God will 'punish' or 'torture' or even 'kill'?
God gets abused, just like people abuse each other.
God is love, that is my God. If your God is a sadist, maybe you are a sadist? If your God likes punishing the enemy, maybe you like punishing the enemy, or you are a warmonger? If you are waiting for God before you do anything, maybe you are a doomsayer? If you are angry at God, maybe you are angry at yourself?
Either we are born in the image of God (exactly what was Jesus like?), or, we ourselves give birth to our 'own image' of God, just like we give birth to our own self-image, and our façade. Or will you say that you do not have a façade?