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Does God Fear Human Beings?

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In response to the earlier question about God’s punishment of Adam and Eve, an astute reader asked this counter-question: “Was the reason why God kicked them out just fear?” What an interesting perspective this adds to the Biblical story about the fall. It deserves a separate reflection.
If we want to speculate about God’s motivation behind [...]

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Was It Fair for God to Punish Adam and Eve?

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This is a guest question by Dr. Knight.
When you read the Genesis story of Adam and Eve, you notice that God tells Adam and Eve not to eat the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. They do, and God punishes them by expelling them from the garden. Notice, though, that [...]

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How Do You Know You Love God?

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You know what it means to love someone. You look at your child, or spouse, or close friend, and you notice you have feelings for that person. When you have those feelings, then you know you have love. But, does it work the same way with God? That is, can you have feelings for God?
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Why Do You Love?

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Some say we need to experience love for ourselves before we can love others. We are like channels. Unless there is some love input, there cannot be any love output. I am not sure what to think about that because I want love to come naturally.
Bonhoeffer belongs to that group. He tells us we don’t [...]

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What to Do When You Wish God Were Tangible?

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We use knowledge to solve problems. If there is a rotten smell in our house, for instance, we start looking for its cause. We think maybe some food is going bad, and when we know where it is, then we can cure the smell. But, if we use our senses to create knowledge, does this [...]

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Is Your Fear of God Perhaps Nothing But Fear of Yourself?

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Some of us fear God’s punishment for bad behavior. Therefore we are careful and always trying to do the right thing. Or, we make sure to appear as if we have the kind of morals God wants us to have. Either way, how do we know our fear is not just fear of our own [...]

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Do You Have Any Idea What You Are Arguing About?

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We argue about God’s existence all the time. Back and forth. Sometimes we find it rewarding and sometimes we do not. But have we thought about the possibility that we have no idea what we are talking about?
I mean, some people have a divine spirit in mind when they talk about God. Some are thinking [...]

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Why Argue for God’s Existence?

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If you ever took one of my theology classes, then I know you left class frustrated at least once. Because those classical proofs of God’s existence were too much. Seeing that frustration never failed to make me consider dropping these proofs as required reading.
More seriously, arguing for God’s existence always makes me think about the [...]

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What Do You Mean, “A Person Is the Truth”?

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There is hardly a biblical statement more puzzling to me than when Jesus said, “I am the truth.” This means that we should have faith in him because he is the truth. But, God or not, how can a person be the truth? Even though I do not understand what it means that a person [...]

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How Can We Be Sure Obama Is Not the Truth?

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What a fascinating stir president Obama is creating by his speech to American school children. Imagine what it must be like to speak for a few minutes and then watch the world go somersault. If you did not know better, you would think he is God.
Let me play with that impression and compare Obama’s speech [...]

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