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Newsgroups: net.religion
Title: Re: Persons as God
Article-I.D.: dadla-b.406
Posted: Wed Mar 30 17:14:44 1983
Received: Wed Apr  6 03:05:11 1983
References: ucbvax.144

Looks like the topics are heating up nicely.

Scott Kramer posted the original to this.  I will try to respond in a less
apparently hostile fashion than I have been told I do (what?).

Scott (and net in general), the Christian notion of God holds that He is
a person.  It also holds that He sends His Spirit to "indwell" some people,
that is, to live within them.  This differs from the popular notion of
"we are all god" and in Christian, and Jewish, tradition, God made us all
in His Image.  You would no more say that your reflection in a mirror is
you, than I would say that I am God.  The fact is, there have been many great
leaders and rulers, many people whose spirits were less flawed, who were
more LIKE the original than the majority of us are.  However, they remained
human and with human flaws.

I am sorry if it irks you, or anyone, that Jesus claimed to be the PERSON
of God.  That is unfortunate, but it is what He did.  This is an unique
claim, as none of Buddha, Confucius, Mohammed, or any of the modern cult
leaders, makes that claim.  A possible exception is the Rev. Moon, who has
demonstrated repeatedly that he is NOT the PERSON of God, but merely a very
pretentious man.

Great leaders are one thing.  They have their places in human history and
will make them if they don't already exist.  The incarnate God is another.

Incidentally, Scott, am I right in identifying you as a follower of the
Bahai' Faith?  You seem to be quoting the doctrine which I learned in
discussions with members of that faith in College.  If you are not, then
I apologise if my suggestion offends you.

Steve Hutchison