New Posts For Thread: The Divinity of Christhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/21898585/The_Divinity_of_ChristI was raised in a non-denominational bible church by a mother who came from an Episcopal background and a father who was Southern Baptist. Either way, all three church creed's included the acknowledgement of Jesus Christ as part of the God head (trinI subscribe to the teachings of Jesus as found in A Course In Miracles. Our elder brother, Jesus, teaches that all of us were created by God, and that God shares it's divinity equally with all of its creations. It's just that for the time being, wehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/21898585/The_Divinity_of_Christ?post_id=379835781#379835781I subscribe to the teachings of Jesus as found in A Course In Miracles. Our elder brother, Jesus, teaches that all of us were created by God, and that God shares it's divinity equally with all of its creations. It's just that for the time being, weThu, 03 Dec 2009 18:08:03 -0600I think you’re right about the labels, Jan, they don’t really matter much. We have to know for ourselves deep in our bones what we believe and experience. And it is for sure that what I believe and experience doesn’t fit into a tidyhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/21898585/The_Divinity_of_Christ?post_id=379607657#379607657I think you’re right about the labels, Jan, they don’t really matter much. We have to know for ourselves deep in our bones what we believe and experience. And it is for sure that what I believe and experience doesn’t fit into a tidyTue, 01 Dec 2009 07:36:28 -0600Bill, I very much relate to what you're saying. I think, especially in Western culture, there's an assumption that God is personal by definition. It's all we're familiar with, a lot of the time. But there are definitely other definitions of God. So Ihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/21898585/The_Divinity_of_Christ?post_id=379570809#379570809Bill, I very much relate to what you're saying. I think, especially in Western culture, there's an assumption that God is personal by definition. It's all we're familiar with, a lot of the time. But there are definitely other definitions of God. So IMon, 30 Nov 2009 19:56:39 -0600Thanks for the explanation, Jan, especially from how you see and experience it. I, too, don't want to distract too much from the subject of this thread, but alot of what you wrote about the Tao would fit quite nicely into how I think of and experienchttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/21898585/The_Divinity_of_Christ?post_id=379558425#379558425Thanks for the explanation, Jan, especially from how you see and experience it. I, too, don't want to distract too much from the subject of this thread, but alot of what you wrote about the Tao would fit quite nicely into how I think of and experiencMon, 30 Nov 2009 17:56:09 -0600Oh one other thing, Taoism doesn't really talk about things like 'salvation' or heaven and hell. It's more about general existence and how to live on Earth.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/21898585/The_Divinity_of_Christ?post_id=379548349#379548349Oh one other thing, Taoism doesn't really talk about things like 'salvation' or heaven and hell. It's more about general existence and how to live on Earth.Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:17:35 -0600Bill, thank you for your compliments. I am flattered and humbled. I have to say, I am relieved at how civil people are here. Every site I've been to that has message forums is either overrun by trolls, or is free of them only because it is so heavilyhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/21898585/The_Divinity_of_Christ?post_id=379547645#379547645Bill, thank you for your compliments. I am flattered and humbled. I have to say, I am relieved at how civil people are here. Every site I've been to that has message forums is either overrun by trolls, or is free of them only because it is so heavilyMon, 30 Nov 2009 16:10:28 -0600Yes, Jan, it can seem that way. But a closer look at both testaments shows us, as you have said, that both "kinds" or interpretations of God are in both testaments. After all, God wants to bless Abraham for the sake of the whole world in Genesis andhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/21898585/The_Divinity_of_Christ?post_id=379509297#379509297Yes, Jan, it can seem that way. But a closer look at both testaments shows us, as you have said, that both "kinds" or interpretations of God are in both testaments. After all, God wants to bless Abraham for the sake of the whole world in Genesis andMon, 30 Nov 2009 06:22:54 -0600That was very informative, Bill! Thank you for explaining... Like I said, I didn't know much about the prophecies themselves, so that was really enlightening.What you said reminds me of the whole "OT God vs NT God" thing... Many people, myself includhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/21898585/The_Divinity_of_Christ?post_id=379496689#379496689That was very informative, Bill! Thank you for explaining... Like I said, I didn't know much about the prophecies themselves, so that was really enlightening.What you said reminds me of the whole "OT God vs NT God" thing... Many people, myself includSun, 29 Nov 2009 23:11:55 -0600Your last post had alot of good food for thought, Intotheblue. I really appreciate your contributions!A couple of years ago, through a lot of reading, studying, and a little critical thinking (I don't do too much thinking), I came to realize that thehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/21898585/The_Divinity_of_Christ?post_id=379489233#379489233Your last post had alot of good food for thought, Intotheblue. I really appreciate your contributions!A couple of years ago, through a lot of reading, studying, and a little critical thinking (I don't do too much thinking), I came to realize that theSun, 29 Nov 2009 21:22:37 -0600Wow, interesting thread. I've wondered about the same things, especially lately as my faith is shifting again. I think the post above mine said it very well. The whole chapter 17 of John's gospel is pretty good evidence.In the years immediately follohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/21898585/The_Divinity_of_Christ?post_id=379486713#379486713Wow, interesting thread. I've wondered about the same things, especially lately as my faith is shifting again. I think the post above mine said it very well. The whole chapter 17 of John's gospel is pretty good evidence.In the years immediately folloSun, 29 Nov 2009 20:56:06 -0600