Honestly I'm at the point where I immediately research a person's background including religion. And what I have discovered is that the vast majority of the time they are a member of God's chosen club.
2nd, what kind of a god chooses one of their children over others? This implies conditional love. A God of Good would harbour undonditional love.
Monotheism forces a choice in one deity. That deity is either good, neutral or evil. If you choose to seperate them into multiple deities, then it's not monotheism any more. If you choose anything but neutral, it isn't how the Universe actually works. There is a balance. If you choose Good, then all things happen for a reason beyond our understanding and beyond our control, and that God does not pick sides, does not pick favorites. That God has unconditional love.
Honestly I'm at the point where I immediately research a person's background including religion. And what I have discovered is that the vast majority of the time they are a member of God's chosen club.
I’ve achieved ‘amazing kreskin’ levels of predicting this same thing. Odd…;)
google > wiki > entry > early life
So "God's Chosen" is interesting.
First, are we not all children of God?
2nd, what kind of a god chooses one of their children over others? This implies conditional love. A God of Good would harbour undonditional love.
Monotheism forces a choice in one deity. That deity is either good, neutral or evil. If you choose to seperate them into multiple deities, then it's not monotheism any more. If you choose anything but neutral, it isn't how the Universe actually works. There is a balance. If you choose Good, then all things happen for a reason beyond our understanding and beyond our control, and that God does not pick sides, does not pick favorites. That God has unconditional love.
Which is being chosen?
You will know them by their fruits...
Pretty sure you missed the whole point in the use of God's chosen people.
You're right. Got off on a tangent. But that's been in the back of my mind for a while.
And my question at the end wasn't directed specifically at you, just generally anyone reading
Cheers, fren.
probably why it is so offensive that there is the belief they are the chosen people...
If you are not of God the Father which requires belief in Christ. Then your father is the devil.
1John 2:23 and
John 8:44
Point being: No we are not ALL Gods chosen people, but ALL have the opportunity
Yeah, well said. That's pretty much what I'm getting at. Almost like God doesn't choose us, we choose God.
Good theology!
Thanks frog!