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I certainly don't. Where did that idea come from anyway, and how did that idea start? Does the old man have a white beard and look like Charlton Heston who played Moses in the movies? I think God is energy
I certainly don't. Where did that idea come from anyway, and how did that idea start? Does the old man have a white beard and look like Charlton Heston who played Moses in the movies? I think God is energy
If that energy manifests as us couldn't it also manifest as an old dude with a white beard to a person of the right mindset and inclination?
I'm not saying it's so but I suppose it could be based on your premise.
The Egyptians said first they were ruled by god and then by pharoah.
In the Bible,God created man in his own image,so god is a man.
Mesai believes god threw a rope down from heaven and the cows came down to earth,god told the mesai all the cattle on this earth belong to them and they should go get them.
Some tribes offer blood to their god,probably someone arrived in an aircraft .and they need blood transfusion,thats how they get the idea god wants our blood,they have never heard of sepsis.
Any foreigner with superior knowhow and weapons and what not can be a god.
Certainly the Bible tells us that God lives in the sky. The Old Man part probably came because they had to make him look like something or somebody. Some people say he looks like Charlie Heston, others George Burns. Could be Boris Karloff, Guy Kibbie... Could be anybody.
Certainly the Bible tells us that God lives in the sky. The Old Man part probably came because they had to make him look like something or somebody. Some people say he looks like Charlie Heston, others George Burns. Could be Boris Karloff, Guy Kibbie... Could be anybody.
I certainly don't. Where did that idea come from anyway, and how did that idea start? Does the old man have a white beard and look like Charlton Heston who played Moses in the movies? I think God is energy
To portray God Eternal as old, is just a portrayal of this realm in time and space. Where for God's children to enter the presence of God Eternal in the eternal realm, is to enter the Eternal Kingdom with the Priestly Blessing and being eternally new with a name from God Eternal.
You said that you think God is energy, which overlooks that which is perfected in weakness. As the Prophet Elijah learned after he had run from Jezebel's death threat. The Lord said; Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by. Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave....
Summary
The Bible does not attempt to prove God exists or give any definition of God. Yet it does describe His nature in four ways: God is spirit - His nature is not flesh and blood. God is also light - there is no darkness in Him at all. God is also love. Finally, God's nature can be compared to a consuming fire. These four descriptions provide some insights into God's nature and character rather than giving us a definition of Him.
Hence, it should be fair to say that "god" can be pictured as supremely bright burning fire. Definitely not as an old man sitting on a throne.
I think, this stuck from ancient Greece and Rome, with their pompous statues of gods.
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