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When Jesus became Christ
And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. And straightway coming up out of the…
Dr. Steven Shaffer
Jul 5
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The ladder for ascending to God
In accord with our created state, the universe itself is a ladder for ascending to God (Saint) Bonaventure, The Mind's Journey to God The symbol of a…
Dr. Steven Shaffer
Jul 1
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God is not Love
(God) is not soul or mind, nor does it possess imagination, conviction, speech, or understanding. Nor is it speech per se, understanding per se. It…
Dr. Steven Shaffer
Jun 27
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The kingdom of God is nowhere
No matter what route the NRSV[1] translators took to get there, the word “realm” is a far more accurate rendition of what the Fourth Gospel was trying…
Dr. Steven Shaffer
Jun 23
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The kingdom of God is within you
Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. Luke 17:21 What is the “Kingdom of God”? Some newer…
Dr. Steven Shaffer
Jun 21
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Why God?
“Religious symbols do exactly the same thing as all symbols do – namely, they open up a level of reality, which otherwise is not opened at all, which is…
Dr. Steven Shaffer
Jun 8
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“God” is not God
Entification, reification, and existence
Dr. Steven Shaffer
Jun 6
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God is ineffable
ineffable – in·ef·fa·ble – /in'ef?b(?)l/ adjective: too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words. – Google dictionary There is a long, but…
Dr. Steven Shaffer
Jun 4
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God is not a category
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; Our meddling intellect Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things: We murder to dissect. William Wordsworth — The…
Dr. Steven Shaffer
Jun 2
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What is “God's will”?
Someone recently asked me if I ever thought that saying “it's God's will” at a funeral was rude. It seemed rude to her, as though it's perfectly okay to…
Dr. Steven Shaffer
Jun 1
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“Negative” theology
God is whatever is left when you eliminate everything with a name.
Dr. Steven Shaffer
May 30
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A false dilemma
According to mythological thinking, God has his domicile in heaven... The meaning is quite clear. In a crude manner it expresses the idea that God is…
Dr. Steven Shaffer
May 26
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