How is God described in your religion?

[Anonymous]

In the Muslim faith, God is described as light, just a bright, bright light. How is God described in your faith?

[Anonymous]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attributes_of_God_in_Christianity

[Anonymous]

Creator, Lover, Merciful, Just

[Anonymous]

God is the loving source of all that is. We are all a part of God, just as God is a part of us.

/Unity church

[Anonymous]

Healer, Provider

[Anonymous]

Don't rely on religion. Don't rely on other peoples description. And don't create him in your image. Read the word and see how he describes himself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't rely on religion. Don't rely on other peoples description. And don't create him in your image. Read the word and see how he describes himself.

Sorry, I'm confused, what are you reading if it wasn't written by other people and are therefore other people's description.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't rely on religion. Don't rely on other peoples description. And don't create him in your image. Read the word and see how he describes himself.

"The Word" is nothing but a collection of stories describing MAN'S response to HIS experience with God. Important? Yes. Inspiring? Of course! Relevant? Absolutely! Sacred? Yes, but only because we made it so.

I love the Bible and consider myself a Bible scholar. It's rich and beautiful and Divenly inspired exactly as it is. You don't need to turn it into something else.

[Anonymous]

Bible scholar: how do we determine what is literal truth and what is a parable in the bible?

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supreme soul - Param Aatma

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bible scholar: how do we determine what is literal truth and what is a parable in the bible?

Such a great question! Can I recommend an excellent book on that subject? "Marcus Borg's Bible Overview- Reading the Bible (again) for the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously but not Literally"

Borg is a very well-known, well-respected Biblical scholar. His book does a great job explaining exactly what you asked. The answer is that you have to read the Bible with a clear understand of time, history, politics, culture, author, target audience, translation, and so many other factors. It's a fascinating book. Another good one is "Who Wrote the Bible" by Richard Friedman. It's a little more technical and harder to read.

[Anonymous]

the interdependent web of all existence, of which we are a part.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In the Muslim faith, God is described as light, just a bright, bright light. How is God described in your faith?

So when God said Le there be light, He created Himself. The Biblical Big Bang.

[Anonymous]

Oops, that's Let there ...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bible scholar: how do we determine what is literal truth and what is a parable in the bible?

Such a great question! Can I recommend an excellent book on that subject? "Marcus Borg's Bible Overview- Reading the Bible (again) for the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously but not Literally"

Borg is a very well-known, well-respected Biblical scholar. His book does a great job explaining exactly what you asked. The answer is that you have to read the Bible with a clear understand of time, history, politics, culture, author, target audience, translation, and so many other factors. It's a fascinating book. Another good one is "Who Wrote the Bible" by Richard Friedman. It's a little more technical and harder to read.

Neither of these books claim that the Bible is divinely inspired. In fact no scholarly work would make such a claim