Well I guess the most obvious way to look at what kind of person He is, is to look at Christ. But there was a lot about Christ that we don't know and can't easily find out. I guess you'd have to get to know Him personally. Again, not easy to describe.Hi Novembres,
"And I honestly felt, and feel even now, rather vunerable before such a light, there are dark corners I would rather stayed dark sometimes...
But I think God is good too. And God is a person. The idea of light does not get his personhood enough across. Such a light could act mechanically, but God does not, God acts supremely personally."
I like this, thanks. What kind of person would God be? Is God alone, or part of a community of 'gods'?
We all have our dark places, but in the end, I believe, we are better off without them.
Hi Second time,
"Love"
Agreed. What kind of love?
Hi Serious,
"A supernatural actor upon the natural world."
Intriguing. Who writes the play?
In your own words, without Bible quotes, can you define God?
Thanks.
Hi Criada,
"No, I can't... nor with Bible quotes for that matter.
He is God.
I am a human, with a finite mind... if I could define or understand Him, He would be less that God. "
Nicely put. Do you use the masculine pronouns He and Him for convenience, or do you consider God male?
I have heard angels described variously as pure intelligence on the one hand, or as having incredibly subtle bodies far more subtle than ours on the other hand, to being as you suggest spirit.Hi Criada,
"He is Spirit, and I don't think that spirit has gender, though He encompasses all the best of both."
This brings up another question. Are angels spirits?
Well you get to know Jesus not only from the historical record, but by meeting Him in the liturgy and in those who have been incorporated into (even imperfectly) Christ.Hi Novembres,
"Well I guess the most obvious way to look at what kind of person He is, is to look at Christ. But there was a lot about Christ that we don't know and can't easily find out. I guess you'd have to get to know Him personally. Again, not easy to describe."
Yes, there is precious little we actually do know about Jesus, so isn't it pretty difficult to know him personally? What does it mean to you to know Jesus personally?
My experience is pretty new. But I don't think I could put it into words. You should go see for yourself, if nothing else the liturgy shaped many hundreds of years of European civilisation (both the Divine Liturgy of John Chrysostom and the Traditional "Gregorian" or "Tridentine" Mass) and so even if you don't end up meeting Christ there (which I did, in both cases) doesn't mean you won't get something valuable from it.Hi Novembres,
"Well you get to know Jesus not only from the historical record, but by meeting Him in the liturgy and in those who have been incorporated into (even imperfectly) Christ."
Okay, but what is your experience with it?