-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David Miller Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 12:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [TruthTalk] Eternal Judgment
DaveH wrote: > In my opinion, God is quintessentially the ultimate > parent. For him to do something contrary to what > a parent would do....defies my perception of the > Lord's love and mercy. Here's Johnny !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Still in Colorado and looking to both the question (MR. G) and the response (brother Dave's) And looking stunned at just how remarkable both were. Hat's off to you both. The problem here is that you are creating God in your own image, not realizing your fallen state. In theology, this is called anthropomorphism. I have a rather profound question to ask, myself. What is the theological word for B. S ? Is it possible that Dave's response is based on the fact that God, Himself, is using our language and our conceptualizations to communicate some of what could not be understood otherwise. If God is perfect AND the Father -- suddenly, we know a lot about this larger than life personality ...... The Perfect Father. No one on his forum can fail to imagine (brother Lance) an accurate description of the perfect Dad ... no one. It is God who uses this "anthropomorphism.," not us. It is ours only to read and imagine. We need to consider God's revelation of himself and not be tempted to cast God in our own image. What person among us would destroy the whole earth with a flood? What parent among us would craft a law which commands parents to stone their children who were rebellious and incorrigible? The issue of eternal judgment can only be answered by God and his revelation of himself, not by our own imaginations of what we would like God to be. Shirely, the author of the above will be the first to admit that even he does not insist upon the mean old judge to the exclusion of the "heavenly father." Hansen is not confusing these concepts. God can be the perfect Father AND the perfect "judge" all at the same time, can He not? The Bishop With a single shot as he passes through the flat and windy plains of Eastern Colorado. Hi G. J ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
