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Post by youngstown on Apr 25, 2007 10:10:14 GMT -8
And we humans are made in his image and likeness, is it proper to think of the Sun as an atom, and the Earth as an electron, in God's Body?
I've heard many worse analogies attempting to explain the relationship between God and man.
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Post by cataracts on Apr 25, 2007 20:29:39 GMT -8
Youngstown,
God is a Spirit. He doesn't have a body therefore the Sun and Moon and Earth are not part of Him.
God made everything out of nothing. Just because He made it, it doesn't indicate that He is actually part of it.
Probably the best understanding of your question is: God keeps everything in existance.
God created man. He keeps us alive. We are created in His image. That image would be a spiritual image. We have free will and an intellect---. God has a free will and an intellect, but on a far vaster scale.
Cataracts
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Post by youngstown on Apr 26, 2007 19:15:28 GMT -8
Cataract: I was taught He is, The Father, The Son, AND The Holy Spirit........How about thinking of The Father as the physical universe...........The Son, as The Son, he came to this electron (Earth).......and The Holy Spirit, that which holds everything together. How can one describe God? How might one describe the Universe? How about Microcosm and Macrocosm? How about telescope or microscope?  |
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Post by cataracts on Apr 26, 2007 20:30:23 GMT -8
Hi Youngstown,
The Father created everything, including the universe.
The Son is the Second Person of the Trinity
The Holy Spirit comes from the unity of the Father and the Son.
I suppose you could use analygies to help you put a mental note on the different persons of the Trinity, but doing so would put a lot of limits on what God is.
People in the past have had a difficult time describing what God is. It's easier to say what He is not.
Cataracts
I have relatives in Warren. Are you familiar with Warren?
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Post by youngstown on Apr 27, 2007 9:34:24 GMT -8
Cataracts: An analogy helps folks pull the threads together when they're in a DUH state. I'm from Youngstown, N.Y., argueably the most significant historical area of North America. Natives, Vikings, French, Dutch, English, the melting pot, have all at one time or another walked by my front door.  |
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Post by cataracts on May 1, 2007 1:47:35 GMT -8
Gosh Youngstown, I had no idea.
The Youngstown I'm thinking of is in Ohio. Lots of Steel Mills, old houses, and Churches.
Cat.
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