Could you please break that down into Old and New Testaments?
If you cannot explain a term, perhaps you best not use it in conversation?
Well actually I was wrong, its 54; 31 times in the old and 23 times in the new.
No. I will use it.
That’s quite a few mistakes compared to some on the list of Bibles you recently provided us, wouldn’t you say? What does the Scofield’s New Study Bible have that the others don’t to balance that discrepancy?
Then, without a definition, we can do naught but ignore it.
I don’t know. I am not an expert on bibles.
…but the world is a shitfest and we’re all going to die! how can we ignore it?
You said above that you believe God created parts of Himself. Does this imply that you believe that the part that did the creating existed during some period of time in which those other parts did not exist?
ETA: I’ll be gone for a few hours; on my way to church, then grocery shopping, then bed.
Later.
Do what you please, God is a difficult topic in my view, and its a lot about him that I cannot explain.
Already confirmed. Why do you use that particular version?
ahhhh the invisible being in the sky strikes again.
The discussion is about God and therefore perfectly allowable.
Your comment? Not so much. Don’t be a jerk. Do it again and it’s infraction-central, destination: you.
No. Let me explain it differently then; Lets take God’s goodness, which I think is also one of his Spirits. I think there was a time that it was just God, where he was at, what he was doing, how he came to be, I have no ideal what so ever! How long he stayed alone, IF he stayed alone, I just don’t know. I don’t even know how God measures time, IF he does, he probally doesn’t. But at some point he created angels and gave birth to Jesus, and then they created millions, most likely billions of other beings. Then they created humanity. Now, with the addition of all these beings, God had to increase his " Goodness", he had to create more Patience in himself, these beings now demanded that he increase his Love and increase his Mercy and develop more understanding. So the changes God made, were for OUR benefit, he changed himself to suit his creations.
He expanded his knowledge because of us. Notice Isaiah 9:7, " There will be no END to the INCREASE of his government." I think this means that God will never stop increasing his Love, his Goodness, the Universe that he is preparing for us, he will always increase his power and his dynamics in himself.
Which I think is incredible just to imagine what this enigmatic being can and will do.
sure. don’t get touchy. what’s a jerk?
With me I think it was a " First one that I got comfortable with thing"; because I had dozens of them years ago, but I settled on this one in my teens; I have had the same bible for over 30 years. I just liked it for some reason, it stuck on me.
Do you think that Hell(or whatever word you wish to use for it) never existed at all, or that it might have existed, but we humans aren’t going to be condemned to an eternity in it?
Have you studied other Bibles to see how they handle the concept of Hell?
Could you please define the word “Spirit” as you use it in this thread?