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Thread #100409   Message #2015555
Posted By: Nickhere
03-Apr-07 - 05:18 PM
Thread Name: BS: One compelling reason for a god?
Subject: RE: BS: One compelling reason for a god?
WYSIWYG - "The question is, I think, is there something bigger and more powerful than us, beyond us (or in whom we are)? If so, are we equipped to place where the limit is, on how big or how powerful? How to interact with such a being?"

Interesting question! There seems to be a lot of 'God' threads around at the moment! As for knwoing how to interact with such a being, i think i may have an answer to that. The Old Testament (the Bible but excluding the 4 gospels and the Acts of the Apostles) is a text shared by Christian and Jew alike. It chronicles the ups and downs, joys and sorrows of the Jewish people, of the tribe of Israel. My view is that it is not only a historical account of the Jewish people ('history' being the written record) but the interaction of the Jewish people with their God, Yaweh, shows us how we can interact with Him, too. In other woprds, the Old Testament not only is a historical account of the Jews, but can also be seen as a model for each of us personally in our dealings with God.