It is requested that this thread be reserved to Pete and believer only. If you have a question for either as regards the subjects covered in this thread please post it as a "new topic" in a new thread, but please be civil and do not heckle for an answer.The following was copy and pasted from PMs between PeteWaldo and believergod3.
It begins with believergod3 quoting Pete.
Pete Said:Jesus is A PART of God. Just like His Spirit is. These are two ways that God chose to manifest Himself to us. He also manifest Himself as a burning bush in the Old Testament. He also manifest Himself directly to Abraham and many others. What you are saying is that even if God wanted to, He doesn't have to power to send a part of Himself, to be a sacrifice, to save us from our sins. Even though you know that Jesus was uniquely created. watch?v=GZvFvObWF7I Does God have the power to do that?
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believergod3 said:Ex 3:2 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
dear that's not meaning that god is manifest Himself( that's just a sign from him to Moses)
god manifest Himself in every thing in life to everybody not just for prophets.
if you believe that god don't like anyone or any thing in this life ,because he who create you ,me,Jesus,Mohamed,Abraham and everything ,and he couldn't indivisible that's because he not a material like any material,you can't see him or touching him or smell him ,he don't have any adjective like what we know ,in our life ,his adjective is more greater than all that's because( he is god he don't like anything we ever know it before) he wasn't have any human adjective and he won't.
(he don't befit to his greater to have)because he how create all humans.
he is not marriage,not feel pain,not eating ,not sleeping (he is god)he is god alone,is you mind refuse this facts?if you accept it so how could you think that god have a son!!!!
God can do all something , but with retained a great position type , without prejudice to something of great value , would apologize me for what I will say ? without shame down to the ground and insulted and crucified , and other so you know , Ibrahim don't see god.
in bible:
Ge 17:9 And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
Ge 18:33 And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
is god have a legs like a human to walk ??? we tell th is don't like anyone .
anyway it even don't say clearly that Abraham see him !!!
(the words of god couldn't be a conclusion it must be clear)
i want to ask dear if you see god .... oh .. see my god !!!than you will tell i just talking with god?
no i think then you will be mad ,so if Abraham see him he will tell i just talk with him !!! please thinking
god talk with all behind insulator,by angel of the LORD jeprial ,
the only one how talk with god directly was Moses.
in Quran
When Moses came to the place appointed by Us, and his
Lord addressed him, He said: "O my Lord! show (Thyself)
to me, that I may look upon thee." God said: "By no means
canst thou see Me (direct); But look upon the mount; if it
abide in its place, then shalt thou see Me." When his Lord
manifested His glory on the Mount, He made it as dust. And
Moses fell down in a swoon. When he recovered his senses he
said: "Glory be to Thee! to Thee I turn in repentance, and I am
the first to believe."
Surah 7 (AL-ARAF) Verse 143
in Bible
Ex 3:4 And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
Ex 3:6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
do you think that Moses must be how controlled the situation now? god appearing to him but Moses don't won't or afraid to look upon ?please thinking about it,is it logically?? no if god want to appearing to someone then he will made him qualified for for this.
in Quran:
Behold! Abraham said: "My Lord! Show me how Thou givest
life to the dead." He said: "Dost thou not then believe?
" He said: "Yea! but to satisfy My own undertaking." He said:
"Take four birds; Tame them to turn to thee; put a portion of
them on every hill and call to them: They will come to thee (Flying)
with speed. Then know that God is Exalted in Power, Wise."
Surah 2 (AL-BAQARA) Verse 260
finally we must ask ourself ,why god don't appear to us or manifest Himself as a human being???
the answering is...
to be stay the greater ever one to us ,in our hearts, our minds, our eyes and our self,
we are worshiping the god by our spirit, not by eyes and that's more powerful ,
so what happened when Christians make a photo for god (Jesus) as a man ???
they make him very cheap,some people make a comedy films for him,
( like this)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-vSg7LLOHpwand others painting a bad and gay portrait for him
http://gayspirituality.typepad.com/blog/2007/12/sex-and-spirit.htmland more and more.........isn't this insult for god?
are you agree with this?
no? you are how make this happened when you say that Jesus is a god or Jesus is A PART of God.
all this happened because you are make him ranking as human being in some ways,
and you are divest him from his greatness (when you saying he has a son)and he possible marriage and beget.
but Muslims know that god(Allah) haven't ever like any human being, and he will be a greatness in our hearts .
god saying about him self in Quoran:
Surah 112 (AL-IKHLAS) Verse 4
Say: He is God, the One and Only;
God, the Eternal, Absolute;
He begetteth not, nor is He begotten;
And there is none like unto Him.
is this logically? because he is how create all the world ??!!!
think about all what i say to you ,i know really how much difficult to you to leaving your religion which you are grow up with it,but if you discovering the truth then why you didn't follow it?! god bless you.