tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10982636.post113236639836215946..comments2023-08-02T08:54:46.474-05:00Comments on Sojourner's Truths: Fall From Gracesojournesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827493348095938679noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10982636.post-1132788002741029942005-11-23T17:20:00.000-06:002005-11-23T17:20:00.000-06:001) I do, on occasion.2) If God is truly spirit, th...1) I do, on occasion.<BR/><BR/>2) If God is truly spirit, then why is "He" a "Father" and never a "Mother"? Shekinah is only one female word compared the all the male ones used in the OT.<BR/><BR/>3) Here's another quote from St. Augustine:<BR/><BR/>"The woman together with the man is the image of God, so that the whole substance is one image. But when she is assigned as a helpmate, which pertains to her alone, she is not the image of God: however, in what pertains to man alone, is the image of God just as fully and completely as he is joined with the woman into one." (De Trinitate, 12, 7, 10)<BR/><BR/>4) Hmm.<BR/><BR/>5) You know it's gotta be a no on that one. But, today was nice. Thanks. I will make eye contact more often.sojournesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02827493348095938679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10982636.post-1132432051841914372005-11-19T14:27:00.000-06:002005-11-19T14:27:00.000-06:001) Pray. Give a shout out to Jesus.2) Jesus teache...1) Pray. Give a shout out to Jesus.<BR/><BR/>2) Jesus teaches us: "God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth." This means God has no body, because a spirit is, by nature, an incorporeal being. As Jesus tells us elsewhere, "a spirit has not flesh and bones" (Luke 24:39). <BR/><BR/>There is a big difference between being a spirit and having a spirit. Jesus says that the Father is a spirit, not that the Father has a spirit; this means that he lacks a body entirely. <BR/><BR/>The Church Fathers, of course, agreed, and loudly declared the fact that God is an unchangeable, immaterial spirit who has an entirely simple ("incomposite") nature—that is, a nature containing no parts. Since all bodies extend through space and thus can be divided into parts, it is clear that God cannot have a body. <BR/><BR/>"What of Christ’s body?" you may ask. It is true that Jesus, who is truly God, assumed an earthly body when he was born of the Blessed Virgin, and that this body, now glorified, continues to exist. But since the Lord only took on human flesh in these "last days," and since God has always existed, without beginning or end, we must still conclude that having a body is not part of God’s unchangeable nature: he exists in eternity as pure spirit, even though he chose for the Son to also take on a human nature in addition to his bodiless, timeless, divine nature. <BR/><BR/>"In created and changeable things what is not said according to substance can only be said according to accident. . . . In God, however, certainly there is nothing that is said according to accident, because in him there is nothing that is changeable, but neither is everything that is said of him according to substance" (The Trinity 5:5:6 [A.D. 408]). <BR/>---St. Augustine<BR/>---------------------------------<BR/><BR/><BR/>3) "Our Lord . . . was not averse to males, for he took the form of a male, nor to females, for of a female he was born. Besides, there is a great mystery here: that just as death comes to us through a woman, life is born to us through a woman; that the devil, defeated, would be tormented by each nature, feminine and masculine, as he had taken delight in the defection of both" (Christian Combat 22:24 [A.D. 396]). ---St. Augustine<BR/><BR/>"The first thing which kindles ardor in learning is the greatness of the teacher. What is greater than the Mother of God? What more glorious than she whom Glory Itself chose?" (The Virgins 2:2[7] [A.D. 377]). ---St. Ambrose of Milan<BR/><BR/>4)"Let none of you turn deserter. Let your baptism be your armor; your faith, your helmet; your love, your spear; your patient endurance, your panoply" (Letter to Polycarp 6 [A.D. 110]). ---Ignatius of Antioch<BR/><BR/>5) Time for another appointment with Priest. I know you're gonna say no, but you got too much on your mind to keep it in and I've never led you wrong so do it at least to give me peace of mind if not for yourself kid. Love ya.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10982636.post-1132385855486635972005-11-19T01:37:00.000-06:002005-11-19T01:37:00.000-06:00Organized religion in all it's forms is a sham an'...Organized religion in all it's forms is a sham an' a half; scientology is a testament to that fact. People'll be quick to believe anythin' fer a grasp on th' universe.<BR/><BR/>You want real religion yer gonna need to look beyond books, Apostles, an' "God's House", 'cause God ain't never lived there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10982636.post-1132369908653709522005-11-18T21:11:00.000-06:002005-11-18T21:11:00.000-06:00Hey I came across your blog and noticed you're fed...Hey I came across your blog and noticed you're fed up with Christianity. The world is full of hypocrites and Christians are no exception (hence the need to be 'saved'). Since you seem to be cerebral I thought you might be interested to hear a fresh voice on some old concepts. I recommend going to marshillchurch.org and listening to some of Mark Driscoll's sermons before giving up on the concept of Christianity (or at least Jesus) entirely. I know it sounds like something your grandma would do but he's a very interesting speaker. I wouldn't form an opinion on Mark (or God for that matter) based on only one sermon however as last week he spoke on how much God hates us (real uplifting). I'd be surprised if Mark's words don't ring true to you but will warn that he WILL piss you off (especially being that you're a feminist as I used to be/still can be..........). Anyway, thanks for letting a perfect stranger offer you unsolicited advice. Nice site by the way.<BR/>R<BR/>meninalouca@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com