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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bill Fischofer who wrote (13109)	7/27/2002 11:14:38 PM
From: briskit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28931

One way to look at your ideas in Judeo/Christian expression is the combination of purpose and freedom. Paul thinks the purpose is that we are "predestined to be conformed to the image of Christ." I take this to mean that our ultimate destiny is to become aware of participating in "I am". Of course the process of becoming this person involves choosing, learning, developing, etc. This is why I appreciate the words of Luther, "love God and sin boldly." I interpret "sin" with "live" boldly, or choose boldly, knowing that the purpose is that in the end we will become more aware and actually like the imago dei.

To: Bill Fischofer who wrote (13109)	7/30/2002 6:50:51 PM
From: Frederick Smart	Respond to of 28931

I Am That I Am...... >>Consider therefore that Life/Love/God is the unbounded process of creating, living, and experiencing the full glory of this answer. God is the eternal process of God becoming God, which is why the name God gives Himself in the Old Testament is Yahweh--"I Am That I Am", which some translate to the more revealing "I Am That Which I Shall Be".>> .....is claimless, pure and free. The essence of his unconditional love. "I Am That Which I Shall Be", naturally and conditionally speaking, is more revealing and meaningful to man for the embedded active claim "I Shall". I Am is more at home with the non possesive "to be". The matrix we chose to understand our universe conditions and patterns our the words we use, the thoughts we chose to receive and the quality of the energy we share with one another. Peace and God Bless!! 119293!!