Reply part 1:
What does God not being able to sin have to do with Him coming down or not?
Originally you asked: "...WHY WOULD (gOD) DO SUCH AN ACT TO MAKE HIMSELF A MERE MORTAL AND PRAY TO HIMSELF IF HE CAN JUST DO WHAT HE WANTED FROM THE HEAVENS?"
Even if the Bible specifically stated that God did do this, how would that necessarily give you an answer to why He did it? The only philosophizing I am doing is based on a premise that we should be able to agree on, i.e.: God's omnipotence, omnipresence, etc.
Furthermore, you said: "WHO WAS UP IN HEAVEN THEN, WHEN HE WAS JESUS? WHO WAS LOOKIN' AFTER THE HEAVENS IF HE WAS DOWN ON EARTH? IF HE WAS A MAN, HOW COULD HE HEAR OTHER'S PRAYERS?"
This is your "guess" about God's ability. Even if the Bible does not specifically state that God does such, He is very much capable nevertheless. So if you know He is capable of being in multiple places at the same time, why do you ask such questions? If you want answers backed up by Scriptures then why do you ask questions pertaining to God ability when you know very well that He lacks in no ability?
Not necessarily.
Your “why” question stands apart from Scriptural injunction because even if the Bible clearly stated that the trinity doctrine is fact, but it did not break it down, would you still have the same discrepancies? Or would you just accept it as it is written?
My responses, as I explained before, are based on your questions that suggest a difficulty on your part of understanding God’s ability. You ask how God can be in Heaven and on earth at the same time. You ask why God would appear to us as a “mere mortal”. So my responses were reasons based on things we do know about God. Do you expect the Bible to tell you every single thing an eternal God does??
You have come to this conclusion based on your reasoning, just as I have come to the opposite conclusion based on my reasoning. So when I ask you how it doesn’t make sense I was hoping for you to give me your reasoning. Why does it make sense that God creates this universe at all???
I’m not flipping anything. My responses were in the context of your questions. I was just showing how we are both going based on our own reasoning. Now, that reasoning should be based on things we do know about God. For example, I am saying that God can be on earth and in Heaven at the same time based on the fact that God is omnipotent and omnipresent. Also, I am saying that God may very well come to earth out of His causeless mercy. He does not need to come to earth, but neither does He need to create the universe in the first place. We should be able to rationalize these activities based on what God is and what He has already done.
But does that reason behind that occurrence have to be for God to prove something? God never needs to prove anything, so how can that ever be a reason? I am sure there is a reason as to why God would come to earth, and I don’t see that reason being any different from the reason He created the earth in the first place.
EDJ said:
NINEWUNSIX5150,
YOU STRESSED, "Why does it?"
CAUSE IT DO. IT gOES AgAINST HIS UNIVERSAL LAW. WHAT gOOD DOES IT DO WHEN WE KNOW (gOD) IS NOT ABLE TO SIN? WHY WOULD HE COME DOWN HIMSELF?
YOU STRESSED, "Why does it?"
CAUSE IT DO. IT gOES AgAINST HIS UNIVERSAL LAW. WHAT gOOD DOES IT DO WHEN WE KNOW (gOD) IS NOT ABLE TO SIN? WHY WOULD HE COME DOWN HIMSELF?
EDJ said:
THEN YOU STRESSED, "Then what is the value of your "why" question? If any answer is gonna be "philosophyin", then you better go ask God why."
I HAVE, TIME AND AgAIN. MY VALUE OF MY WHY QUESTION ENTAILS ANSWERS BACCED BY SCRIPTURE AND NOT JUST gUESSIN'.
I HAVE, TIME AND AgAIN. MY VALUE OF MY WHY QUESTION ENTAILS ANSWERS BACCED BY SCRIPTURE AND NOT JUST gUESSIN'.
Even if the Bible specifically stated that God did do this, how would that necessarily give you an answer to why He did it? The only philosophizing I am doing is based on a premise that we should be able to agree on, i.e.: God's omnipotence, omnipresence, etc.
Furthermore, you said: "WHO WAS UP IN HEAVEN THEN, WHEN HE WAS JESUS? WHO WAS LOOKIN' AFTER THE HEAVENS IF HE WAS DOWN ON EARTH? IF HE WAS A MAN, HOW COULD HE HEAR OTHER'S PRAYERS?"
This is your "guess" about God's ability. Even if the Bible does not specifically state that God does such, He is very much capable nevertheless. So if you know He is capable of being in multiple places at the same time, why do you ask such questions? If you want answers backed up by Scriptures then why do you ask questions pertaining to God ability when you know very well that He lacks in no ability?
EDJ said:
THEN YOU STRESSED, "But how would that satisfy your "why" question?"
EASY. IT WOULD SPECIFICALLY ANSWER MY DOUBTS AND EXPLAIN IT IN FULL DETAIL.
EASY. IT WOULD SPECIFICALLY ANSWER MY DOUBTS AND EXPLAIN IT IN FULL DETAIL.
EDJ said:
THEN YOU STRESSED, "You may accept it because it says in the Bible, but how does, "because it says so" answer your "why" question???"
YOU gOT ME TWISTED WITH THESE CHRISTIANS OF TODAY. I JUST AIN'T gOIN' ON SOMETHIN' JUST BECAUSE IT SAYS SO(LIKE THIS FAKE TRINITY DOCTRINE), AND IT CAN BE TRANSLATED OUT OF CONTEXT. I'M gOIN' BY HOW SCRIPTURE BREAKS IT DOWN(IF IT WERE TO BREAK IT DOWN, LIKE EXPLAINED IN MY PREVIOUS REPLY).
YOU gOT ME TWISTED WITH THESE CHRISTIANS OF TODAY. I JUST AIN'T gOIN' ON SOMETHIN' JUST BECAUSE IT SAYS SO(LIKE THIS FAKE TRINITY DOCTRINE), AND IT CAN BE TRANSLATED OUT OF CONTEXT. I'M gOIN' BY HOW SCRIPTURE BREAKS IT DOWN(IF IT WERE TO BREAK IT DOWN, LIKE EXPLAINED IN MY PREVIOUS REPLY).
My responses, as I explained before, are based on your questions that suggest a difficulty on your part of understanding God’s ability. You ask how God can be in Heaven and on earth at the same time. You ask why God would appear to us as a “mere mortal”. So my responses were reasons based on things we do know about God. Do you expect the Bible to tell you every single thing an eternal God does??
EDJ said:
THEN YOU STRESSED, "Why wouldn't it make sense to do so?"
AIN'T NO POINT IN IT.
AIN'T NO POINT IN IT.
EDJ said:
THEN YOU STRESSED, "You may not be trying to philosophize what God might do, but your inquiry suggests that God doing such is preposterous, when actually it isn't.
In other words, why are you tryin to philosophize on why God wouldn't come here Personally?"
gOOD WAY TO FLIP IT. PROPS ON THAT ONE. BUT YOU FORgETTIN' WHAT HIS WRITTEN WORD SAYS. BUT IT IS PREPOSTEROUS. IT'S LIKE YOU DOIN' SOMETHIN' WITHOUT HAVIN' TO DO SO. THAT'S WHY IT'S PREPOSTEROUS. AND I AIN'T PHILOSOPHYIN' ON MY OWN ACCORD, I'M gOIN' BY WHAT SCRIPTURE SAYS, AND QUESTIONIN' WHY WOULD PEOPLE BELIEVE SUCH.
In other words, why are you tryin to philosophize on why God wouldn't come here Personally?"
gOOD WAY TO FLIP IT. PROPS ON THAT ONE. BUT YOU FORgETTIN' WHAT HIS WRITTEN WORD SAYS. BUT IT IS PREPOSTEROUS. IT'S LIKE YOU DOIN' SOMETHIN' WITHOUT HAVIN' TO DO SO. THAT'S WHY IT'S PREPOSTEROUS. AND I AIN'T PHILOSOPHYIN' ON MY OWN ACCORD, I'M gOIN' BY WHAT SCRIPTURE SAYS, AND QUESTIONIN' WHY WOULD PEOPLE BELIEVE SUCH.
EDJ said:
THEN YOU STRESSED, "I already answered why He would do anything at all concerning this world. Why in your mind does God's coming down have to prove something??"
CAUSE THERE'S A REASON BEHIND IT ACTUALLY OCCURIN'. IT DON'T MAKES SENSE FOR HIM TO ACTUALLY COME DOWN HIMSELF.
CAUSE THERE'S A REASON BEHIND IT ACTUALLY OCCURIN'. IT DON'T MAKES SENSE FOR HIM TO ACTUALLY COME DOWN HIMSELF.