A thought....

[amonite.livejournal.com]

Searching for Bible passages looking for anything on multiplicity seems a dauntless task, but the following thought occured to me:

God himself is a multiple. God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit...(plus he has tons of names :P)

And the Bible says we are made in the image of God - which I see as spirit wise, not physically since God does not really have a corpereal body (excepting Jesus walkign on earth)

Since three of our system are christian and the fourth believes in God, just chooses not to follow him, it has been something we have been thinking and praying about a lot.

But if we are made in the image of God, and God is a multiple (ok an all powerful co concious omnipresent multiple, but still :P)....then I suppose the most information I can find will be studying God and how he relates to himself, rather than pickign the Bible to see if I can find any hints or examples.

Perhaps everyone has the potential for multiplicity in some way -

If God is three spirits in one, then would not something made in that image be able to have more than one spirit while yet being whole?


Corda & Jenai

Comments

[zenboiuke.livejournal.com]

Beautifuly spoken! What a refreshing, healthy, celebratory view ^____^

Yes, unfortunately, a lot of organized religions get so bogged down with details & rules that they lose sight of the divinity. Practitioners become more concerned with who should be condemned or what should or should not be worn/eaten, that they forget about Love, Compassion, and the Interconnectedness of all things.... they lose themselves in the religion & forget about the faith.

~Kier

[amonite.livejournal.com]

While I do believe the Bible literally, I do agree with you there. The definition of religion tends to be an organized structure - and while it makes it easier to find people who believe similar, it can get in the way.

The catholic church and many denominational churches fall into that trap. With catholicism, salvation is based off works, not grace.

And a lot of denominations forget that the Old Testament law was abolished when the new testament came along. Like our grandparents church, they think playing instrumental worship music is a sin.

And so many churches believe that women cannot teach adult men. (based off mistranslated and purposely misunderstood verses and centuries of tradition)

We actually do not celebrate Christmas. Well, not as a religious holiday anyway. As a secular holiday I think it is rather cute. As the whole Jesus birth thing with all the lies and traditions and rituals however, I cannot stand it.

Losing oneself in religion and forgettign faith is an excellent way to put it - sadly it is so widespread.

[vacheestfachee.livejournal.com]

And so many churches believe that women cannot teach adult men. (based off mistranslated and purposely misunderstood verses and centuries of tradition)

Amen to that, sister. ;)

[own personal issue I get pissy about]

[vacheestfachee.livejournal.com]

Oh, and you might appreciate this article I posted to my journal recently (if you're in the mood to make fun of the works-only people): Never Buy a Lawnmower from Sears (http://www.ginkworld.net/yourvoice/straighttalk/archive_2005_art/never%20buy%20a%20lawbmower%20from%20sears.htm).