growing up and jw and being around them all my life i constantly heard the expression "a relasionship with god".
this always confused me, because how do you have a relasionship with someone that doesn't talk back to you after praying?
this was always rationalized as god talks back to you when you read the bible.
I think it is reasonable for a person who has no belief in God to believe no good thing is accomplished by god who is non-existent.
But if someone has come to the conclusion that "god has done nothing" it doesn't make sense. Either God is doing something or god doesn't exist. It is not logical thinking to be believing "god might be real, but god has done nothing".
growing up and jw and being around them all my life i constantly heard the expression "a relasionship with god".
this always confused me, because how do you have a relasionship with someone that doesn't talk back to you after praying?
this was always rationalized as god talks back to you when you read the bible.
If you had not seen me be kind and nurturing to my children so you mouthed off that I don't care for them, that would be unkind and bullying.
It is certainly alright for you to share that you have not found proof of God. But then you say God has done NOTHING to help Earth. WTF right back atcha.
besides the obvious fact that it is historically ridiculous - can anybody make any sense out of this story?.
god was somehow afraid that man was developing too much technology?
just because they were building a tower?.
I would consider that drowning everybody on earth except for eight people would be worse...
Does no one else wonder if Noah is a metaphor of what will happen if people insist on trusting in man? To me it looks like the future of man. I think I'm trying to change it. :)
besides the obvious fact that it is historically ridiculous - can anybody make any sense out of this story?.
god was somehow afraid that man was developing too much technology?
just because they were building a tower?.
but I really don't see the mortal sin in cooperatively making some sun-dried bricks.
Big bad things (like The Watchtower Society) had small beginnings.
Mortal sin is an exaggeration
A sin , such as murder or blasphemy, that is so heinous it deprives the soul of sanctifying grace and causes damnation if unpardoned at the time of death. (Google)
The people did not become damned the building did. LOL
besides the obvious fact that it is historically ridiculous - can anybody make any sense out of this story?.
god was somehow afraid that man was developing too much technology?
just because they were building a tower?.
"Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another's speech."
attentively, call gather together, carefully, certainly, consent, consider
A primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) -- X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness. http://concordances.org/hebrew/8085.htm
Looking up the other 23 places where the same word understand is found in the Hebrew Scripture I see it has the meaning of listening TO OBEY. So it's linked to TRUST in my opinion. http://concordances.org/hebrew/yishmeu_8085.htm
To be putting all trust in MAN to obey is wrong. Isn't it? That is what the builders of Babylon seemingly were heading. Like the Watchtower. Do not millions listen to The Tower to OBEY? What good is it doing?
besides the obvious fact that it is historically ridiculous - can anybody make any sense out of this story?.
god was somehow afraid that man was developing too much technology?
just because they were building a tower?.
The people are one language
language
band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language,
besides the obvious fact that it is historically ridiculous - can anybody make any sense out of this story?.
god was somehow afraid that man was developing too much technology?
just because they were building a tower?.
God's purpose is that God does not lose a single one. So whatever God does it is done to protect LIFE. Everlasting life.
besides the obvious fact that it is historically ridiculous - can anybody make any sense out of this story?.
god was somehow afraid that man was developing too much technology?
just because they were building a tower?.
I think "there is a time for eveything" applies to Babel.
Ecclesiastes 3:1
1 There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven—
2 A time to give birth and a time to die;
A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.
3 A time to kill and a time to heal;
A time to tear down and a time to build up.
4 A time to weep and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn and a time to dance.
5 A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace and a time to shun embracing.
6 A time to search and a time to give up as lost;
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
7 A time to tear apart and a time to sew together;
A time to be silent and a time to speak.
8 A time to love and a time to hate;
A time for war and a time for peace.
9 What profit is there to the worker from that in which he toils? 10 I have seen the task which God has given the sons of men with which to occupy themselve
God confused the language so the people would scatter, isn't that why? Together they might have either moved too fast or moved too slow, who knows?
besides the obvious fact that it is historically ridiculous - can anybody make any sense out of this story?.
god was somehow afraid that man was developing too much technology?
just because they were building a tower?.
I don't see how this negates free will in any way.
I think the power to make choices is not the same as free will, is it?
I should probably look up what "free will" means.
besides the obvious fact that it is historically ridiculous - can anybody make any sense out of this story?.
god was somehow afraid that man was developing too much technology?
just because they were building a tower?.
OK, you are just begging me to ask: Were you there when the supposed Babbel events happened? Let me throw a quote here, just to set the premise: "
Good serve!
God is higher than heaven I can't see HIM (please forgive me Lord God it's a public prayer but my head is covered fyi)
I can see people. I know how they think (sometimes) and I can see that they love to follow the leader or not.
