Comments on: God works http://www.kristarella.com/2008/10/god-works/ Blog of design-loving, photo-taking, Mac-using, Christian molecular biologist and qualified geek. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:47:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Montana http://www.kristarella.com/2008/10/god-works/#comment-25525 Montana Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:32:49 +0000 http://www.kristarella.com/?p=1486#comment-25525 I always find myself struggling with my belief in God, especially since so much anger, animosity and hatred seems fueled by religious fervor and intolerance. And it so often seems that what or how we believe (in God) is more important to us than God. My comfort comes from focusing on the Spirit of God, which seems capable of inhabiting all things and all people and investing them with the possibility of lightness. The possibility of kindness, warmth, generosity, insight, wisdom and humility regardless of what or how they believe - or even if they believe. If we doubt that God exists, even if there is no God, what is important is that we act in the Spirit of God. I can devolve this, for myself, into a teleological argument that God exists because I believe he exists, but on a personal level it doesn't really matter. There - "What I do matters more than what I say." I always find myself struggling with my belief in God, especially since so much anger, animosity and hatred seems fueled by religious fervor and intolerance. And it so often seems that what or how we believe (in God) is more important to us than God. My comfort comes from focusing on the Spirit of God, which seems capable of inhabiting all things and all people and investing them with the possibility of lightness. The possibility of kindness, warmth, generosity, insight, wisdom and humility regardless of what or how they believe – or even if they believe. If we doubt that God exists, even if there is no God, what is important is that we act in the Spirit of God.

I can devolve this, for myself, into a teleological argument that God exists because I believe he exists, but on a personal level it doesn’t really matter. There – “What I do matters more than what I say.”

]]> By: Sire http://www.kristarella.com/2008/10/god-works/#comment-25489 Sire Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:21:59 +0000 http://www.kristarella.com/?p=1486#comment-25489 It's weird the way people think. Why would God give someone cancer, or why would you attribute famine, poverty and war to God. As far as I am concerned we have a world that can support every one but it is mans greed and lust for power that is the cause of all poverty, famine, greed and global conflicts. It's certainly not God's fault that a bunch of morons are causing strife throughout the world. I suppose that in a way it is helping to sift the wheat from the chaff. It’s weird the way people think. Why would God give someone cancer, or why would you attribute famine, poverty and war to God. As far as I am concerned we have a world that can support every one but it is mans greed and lust for power that is the cause of all poverty, famine, greed and global conflicts. It’s certainly not God’s fault that a bunch of morons are causing strife throughout the world.

I suppose that in a way it is helping to sift the wheat from the chaff.

]]> By: kristarella http://www.kristarella.com/2008/10/god-works/#comment-25487 kristarella Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:59:07 +0000 http://www.kristarella.com/?p=1486#comment-25487 Thanks for your comment Sire. I hadn't really thought about the Pharisees in that context, but it's definitely something to think about. I'm tempted to delete comments from people who don't care to come up with even a screen name or leave a real email address, but it's not directly offensive (other than ranting and yelling at us rather than genuinely asking questions), so I'll leave it there. If anyone is actually interested in asking such questions go ahead, we can have a discussion about it. The <a href="http://www.kristarella.com/2007/08/john-doe-audience/" rel="nofollow">truth about anonymity</a>. Thanks for your comment Sire. I hadn’t really thought about the Pharisees in that context, but it’s definitely something to think about.

I’m tempted to delete comments from people who don’t care to come up with even a screen name or leave a real email address, but it’s not directly offensive (other than ranting and yelling at us rather than genuinely asking questions), so I’ll leave it there. If anyone is actually interested in asking such questions go ahead, we can have a discussion about it.
The truth about anonymity.

]]> By: ANON http://www.kristarella.com/2008/10/god-works/#comment-25486 ANON Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:52:19 +0000 http://www.kristarella.com/?p=1486#comment-25486 If god made us.. who created god?? and who created their creator? There is NO such thing as god reilgion is fake.. MAN created god.. giving them something to something to follow.. hope for.. and feed off. to keep that sense of security. I do believe that something out there created us.. I do believe that there is a reason for "sercret agents"... If God (any god) was to be proved non-existant.. Chaos would reak upon humanity. If god has a plan for everyone... why are some good honest people not worthy of a greater life than others? why does he suddenly cut them short?.. Why does he give people cancer? Why is there war? why is there famine, poverty? There is no god... MAN MADE GOD.. The end. If god made us.. who created god?? and who created their creator? There is NO such thing as god

reilgion is fake.. MAN created god.. giving them something to something to follow.. hope for.. and feed off. to keep that sense of security.
I do believe that something out there created us.. I do believe that there is a reason for “sercret agents”… If God (any god) was to be proved non-existant.. Chaos would reak upon humanity.
If god has a plan for everyone… why are some good honest people not worthy of a greater life than others? why does he suddenly cut them short?.. Why does he give people cancer?
Why is there war? why is there famine, poverty?

There is no god…

MAN MADE GOD..

The end.

]]> By: Sire http://www.kristarella.com/2008/10/god-works/#comment-25012 Sire Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:30:53 +0000 http://www.kristarella.com/?p=1486#comment-25012 God has always worked for me. I have never doubted His Word. I do not get mad at people who ridicule Christianity as I reckon they haven't come to realize the truth yet, Sort of like Saul who persecuted Jesus until his eyes were suddenly opened to the truth. In the part where you said "danger of loving God’s word more than we love God", it sort of reminds you of the Pharisees doesn't it? God has always worked for me. I have never doubted His Word. I do not get mad at people who ridicule Christianity as I reckon they haven’t come to realize the truth yet, Sort of like Saul who persecuted Jesus until his eyes were suddenly opened to the truth.

In the part where you said “danger of loving God’s word more than we love God”, it sort of reminds you of the Pharisees doesn’t it?

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