tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20342931.post4040843522338245911..comments2023-10-26T10:42:35.773-04:00Comments on Bible in the Basement: Prayer: No ApologiesKenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03908805430109059630noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20342931.post-88254833673249666742007-01-01T00:02:00.000-05:002007-01-01T00:02:00.000-05:00Some initial thoughts...
God is personal, meaning...Some initial thoughts...<br /><br />God is personal, meaning that he desires a relationship with human beings. That relationship cannot be other than one in which he is the authority or, to put it in a gentler fashion, one in which he is the parent. <br /><br />Also:<br /><br />God created human beings in his image, which means (in part) that when we "function" as intended it a) teaches us something true about God and thus b) glorifies/exalts God.<br /><br />And:<br /><br />We have to remember that there are two meanings of the word "will." God may will something in the sense of commanding it (that is, he expresses his desire/preference) while not "willing" it in the sense of forcing it to happen. So in one sense, you can rightly say that God's will is not always done: when his commandments, which express his wishes and what's in our best interest, aren't followed.<br /><br />As for the computer analogy, I think it breaks down (or crashes) because a computer is not personal but impersonal.<br /><br />And while I'm at it: Happy New Year! (Fireworks just alerted me to the fact that it's now 2007.)Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908805430109059630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20342931.post-65413978401232735712006-12-31T19:23:00.000-05:002006-12-31T19:23:00.000-05:00Asking God to do stuff for us -- Dennis Prager cal...Asking God to do stuff for us -- Dennis Prager calls this the "cosmic butler" view of God.<br /><br />On a related note, one of my big questions about God and doing his will is not what's in it for us, but what's in it for God? God's will is that we do such-and-such, and if we do not, then therefore what? God's will is then not done? Isn't God's will always done? What is the point exactly -- from God's point of view -- of having man behave in a certain way and not some other way? Are we doing some "work" for God like a computer program does work for us? If we don't do it right, do we "have a bug"?Makeshift Renegadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781626212423202139noreply@blogger.com