tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29609403.post117037968263864518..comments2023-11-05T01:38:46.000-07:00Comments on Whoever and whatever God is: If it’s just me, it doesn’t matter; if not the problem is hugeDavidDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10416775522057787866noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29609403.post-1170399469729158602007-02-01T22:57:00.000-08:002007-02-01T22:57:00.000-08:00Beliefs are so much a package deal. If you see us ...Beliefs are so much a package deal. If you see us as not having a purpose ordained by God, but rather filling a niche for life intelligent enough to be able to conceive of God, then it's a matter of who is God really in order to guess at what He wants for us.<BR/><BR/>If you start with the traditional God, I see how we have nothing to add but worship. Maybe all 5 of Rick Warren's purposes are a form of worship.<BR/><BR/>Yet I consider your experience even more data against the latter. It isn't just worship for you. It's "be kind". Now if only a few people perceive God as saying something that doesn't make worship so important, it still doesn't matter. But if tradition is wrong about that, it may be wrong about a lot.DavidDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10416775522057787866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29609403.post-1170394037008557732007-02-01T21:27:00.000-08:002007-02-01T21:27:00.000-08:00I remember a sermon about our greatest calling bei...I remember a sermon about our greatest calling being to lead people to Jesus. But the preacher was asked, well, if that is God's purpose in life, why don't we just shoot them after conversion and send them on their way. That way they don't have to endure the world. For years and years I would ask God, what is my purpose God, what is it you want me to do? It seemed I always got the same reply...."Be Kind".....I would ask, that's it? God would reply....that's it...<BR/><BR/>I sometimes wish I heard God say, go build an ark. At least I would know for certain what was expected of me. I guess i'll just work on the "be kind" part. I still suck at that...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com