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To: faithhopecharity; TBP
Yes, speculation and philosophizing might be fun but the two of you should be careful to not make God in your own image, not make Him to be what you are comfortable with, but see Him for who He is. That includes His Son.

The other very important point to consider is where these new "revelations" are coming from, and why. They are coming from non-believers who want to chip away at the divinity of Jesus. Their motivation is not only highly suspect, it's transparent.

Rather than idly speculating how cool it might be if Jesus had a wife and children, your time would be better spent in Bible study about the actual details about his life. This is not a casual read but something that can take years. [At my church we are going through the gospel of John verse by verse. It will probably take 2 years.] Because, frankly, idle speculation without Bible study is intellectually lazy.

64 posted on 04/11/2014 7:33:30 AM PDT by tom h
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To: faithhopecharity; TBP

And the way to know that you are being intellectually lazy is when your comments are filled with “I think” and “I feel.” There is so much richness and information about the life of Jesus that there is no need to idly speculate. Study it. Then your comments can be filled with “I know” and “I learned.”


66 posted on 04/11/2014 7:35:31 AM PDT by tom h
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To: tom h

“...idle speculation ...”

Referring to my post #63 where I used the phrase “I think...”

Don’t automatically assume that the use of the phrase “I think” means the person is lazy and hasn’t studied scripture. My own point about God being all powerful is specifically based upon Matthew 19:26 “With God all things are possible”. The points about God creating order in the universe and the natural law are specifally found in Genesis where God created earth with a specific order and plan in His mind: the sun, moon. etc. out of chaos.

Just don’t assume someone is lazy and hasn’t studied the bible as a matter of course.


71 posted on 04/11/2014 8:16:52 AM PDT by stonehouse01
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