Guest guest Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 I was reading some of the thread about " God is everything; God is good " and enjoying the exploration you have been having. It reminded me of something that occurred to me recently; that every time I see Reality as something less than goodness, created by God, it fits the definition of blasphemy. I went and looked it up. Here is the definition. blas.phe.my 1. a. A contemptuous or profane act, utterance, or writing concerning God or a sacred entity. b. The act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God. 2. An irreverent or impious act, attitude, or utterance in regard to something considered inviolable or sacrosanct. So, if I declare that Reality is not as it should be, I am calling God a failure and arrogantly putting forth that I know better. Of course, I don't think God is insulted by this. It is the height of arrogance to think that God cares what I think or say about God, and I can't know that this is true. So, I am a blasphemer. ;o) " We are not disturbed by what happens to us, but by our thoughts about what happens. Nothing external can disturb us. We suffer only when we want things to be different from what they are. " -Epictetus " I finally found out the gates of Hell are locked from inside. " -Kenny Loggins Please feel free to visit my website http://www.1Being.com <http://www.1being.com/> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 Dear Fellow Blasphemer, You post reminded me of when I realized that I was an Idolator! :-) And that Idolatry is across the board. Then I remembered what God did to Idolator's in the Old Testament! LOL! Thanks, I needed a good laugh! Thank you for sharing that and thank you for sharing your website. That is the first time I have ever seen it and it now resides in my " Favorites List " . Happy New Year! Steve D. > > > > > > > I was reading some of the thread about " God is everything; God is good " and > enjoying the exploration you have been having. It reminded me of something > that occurred to me recently; that every time I see Reality as something > less than goodness, created by God, it fits the definition of blasphemy. I > went and looked it up. Here is the definition. > > > > blas.phe.my > > 1. > > a. A contemptuous or profane act, utterance, or writing concerning God > or a sacred entity. > b. The act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God. > > 2. An irreverent or impious act, attitude, or utterance in regard to > something considered inviolable or sacrosanct. > > So, if I declare that Reality is not as it should be, I am calling God a > failure and arrogantly putting forth that I know better. Of course, I don't > think God is insulted by this. It is the height of arrogance to think that > God cares what I think or say about God, and I can't know that this is true. > > > > So, I am a blasphemer. ;o) > > > > > > " We are not disturbed by what happens to us, but by our thoughts about what > happens. Nothing external can disturb us. We suffer only when we want things > to be different from what they are. " -Epictetus > > " I finally found out the gates of Hell are locked from inside. " - Kenny > Loggins > > Please feel free to visit my website http://www.1Being.com > <http://www.1being.com/> > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 Put red coals on my lips as well, for my blasphemy . On Dec 29, 2004, at 9:32 AM, Boyd wrote: > > > > > > > > I was reading some of the thread about " God is everything; God is > good " and > enjoying the exploration you have been having. It reminded me of > something > that occurred to me recently; that every time I see Reality as > something > less than goodness, created by God, it fits the definition of > blasphemy. I > went and looked it up. Here is the definition. > > > > blas.phe.my > > 1. > > a. A contemptuous or profane act, utterance, or writing concerning God > or a sacred entity. > b. The act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God. > > 2. An irreverent or impious act, attitude, or utterance in regard to > something considered inviolable or sacrosanct. > > So, if I declare that Reality is not as it should be, I am calling God > a > failure and arrogantly putting forth that I know better. Of course, I > don't > think God is insulted by this. It is the height of arrogance to think > that > God cares what I think or say about God, and I can't know that this is > true. > > > > So, I am a blasphemer. ;o) > > > > > > " We are not disturbed by what happens to us, but by our thoughts about > what > happens. Nothing external can disturb us. We suffer only when we want > things > to be different from what they are. " -Epictetus > > " I finally found out the gates of Hell are locked from inside. " -Kenny > Loggins > > Please feel free to visit my website http://www.1Being.com > <http://www.1being.com/> > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 Rabindranath Tagore: We read the world wrong and say that it deceives us . > > > > Put red coals on my lips as well, for my blasphemy . > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I was reading some of the thread about " God is everything; God is >> good " and >> enjoying the exploration you have been having. It reminded me of >> something >> that occurred to me recently; that every time I see Reality as >> something >> less than goodness, created by God, it fits the definition of >> blasphemy. I >> went and looked it up. Here is the definition. >> >> >> >> blas.phe.my >> >> 1. >> >> a. A contemptuous or profane act, utterance, or writing concerning God >> or a sacred entity. >> b. The act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God. >> >> 2. An irreverent or impious act, attitude, or utterance in regard to >> something considered inviolable or sacrosanct. >> >> So, if I declare that Reality is not as it should be, I am calling God >> a >> failure and arrogantly putting forth that I know better. Of course, I >> don't >> think God is insulted by this. It is the height of arrogance to think >> that >> God cares what I think or say about God, and I can't know that this is >> true. >> >> >> >> So, I am a blasphemer. ;o) >> >> >> >> >> >> " We are not disturbed by what happens to us, but by our thoughts about >> what >> happens. Nothing external can disturb us. We suffer only when we want >> things >> to be different from what they are. " -Epictetus >> >> " I finally found out the gates of Hell are locked from inside. " -Kenny >> Loggins >> >> Please feel free to visit my website http://www.1Being.com >> <http://www.1being.com/> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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