Post by FilmFlaneur on Aug 16, 2020 11:31:31 GMT
I hope that helps.
So tell us: what are the conditions and limits we may set on God, exactly?
OK then, but now you also seem unaware of the notion of conditional and unconditional covenants, such as exist in scripture and as such are readily distinguished by theologians.
Deut 31:8 "The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. " Lack of conditional in this promise noted.
God makes a covenant with Noah after the flood, in Gen. 9:1–17. It includes Noah’s descendants (9:9). God makes a promise not to bring another flood to destroy the earth, and gives the rainbow as a sign. The promise is valid for all Noah’s descendants. This is an “unconditional” covenant. By contrast the Mosaic covenant was an administration of the unconditional Abrahamic covenant of grace, it had a conditional aspect in respect to the physical land promise: the people of Israel needed to keep the stipulations of the covenant in order to stay in the Promised Land.
More details here:
www.beautifulchristianlife.com/blog/2-kinds-of-covenants-in-the-bible
I hope that helps, since your sweeping remarks typically misunderstand things in scripture quite badly. Sorry it took one with only moderate intelligence to see this.
Also, since the last time you came up with a definition, it was that your supposed god is something 'vague and nebulous' I am surprised that you can be so confident about anything about it.
I do not conflate the God of the Bible with the intelligent designer because the intelligent designer is a fact of science
One unfortunately not present in any peer reviewed paper, it would seem.
and God is a matter beyond science often described as "art."
So God is both a fact of science and beyond science. Got it. lol
I suspect your point in quoting scriptures was to make some case that God hands out powers frequently, far and wide. You didn't like it when I suggested he does not.
You suspect wrong.
It is arguable though that the Xian god does hand out at least one 'power' frequently and widely; the ability of all to bring themselves to heaven by believing in the message of Christ.
No one can control the intelligent designer and no one can duplicate its powers.
When I ever suggest this, be sure and raise it again. But you still need to show creationism, er, intelligent design is a thing in fact.
Of your "autistic brother" and yourself I suspect you are the worse off. I hope you get better.
Continuing gratuitous offensiveness noted.