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Pastimes : Chatting With and About God the Father
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To: gregor who wrote (293)7/18/1998 6:15:00 PM
From: Gregory D. John  Read Replies (3) of 638
 
Gregor,

Ha ha... curious that it was the harsh lights of television that revealed the imperfections. There's an old theme in religions that suggest that humans can not look at a god in full glory without being blinded or disintegrated or otherwise destroyed.

In the language of Christianity, I would compare this to the inability of all men to face God because of their sin... unless... their sins are first absolved by Christ.

I wonder how much of these ideas of "perfection" really have their genesis in Greek philosophy. Have you ever read any Aristotle?

I agree that I may be hard to reach. I don't know if it the lack of the man to see truth or the lack of the religion to ring true. I see truth and wisdom in Christianity and other religions. No religion has yet reached me, though. How does that song go... "Whatever will be, will be, the future's not ours to see, que sera sera." But do you remember the question the mother is answering? :-)

There's a few things I've been meaning to ask. Now is as good a time as any. I forget whether I've told you, yet, but, I'll be pretty busy over the next month, so please excuse any tardiness in my reply.
1. Do you express compassion to strangers? Feed the homeless? Do charity work? Do you think such acts are part of being a Christian?
2. What do you do to expand your understanding of Christianity? Do you read books about it? Bible study? This thread?

Greg
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