tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414594286255980159.post977252032720542821..comments2017-06-10T01:26:11.614-07:00Comments on patty kirk: God has made it plainPatty Kirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443040733177065911noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414594286255980159.post-5172713166358040742011-11-08T11:23:44.999-08:002011-11-08T11:23:44.999-08:00Great blog, Patty! I have often considered the pos...Great blog, Patty! I have often considered the possibility that God manifested himself to other cultures in different ways and that the result was the many different religions and pathways to heaven. This idea seemed consistent with my big-hearted God, who wants all people to come to him but left me confused about how I should talk to people in other religions about Him. A bus driver set me straight. He was blasting a radio broadcast of an interview with a Muslim cleric and I was the only passenger on the bus. I confirmed with him that he was Muslim and then asked him if he thought that the God of the Jews and Christians was the same as Allah. He answered with an emphatic "NO!" and told me that Christians believe in Jesus and that Jesus is most definitely NOT the same as Allah. I've since marveled at how God used this man to so clearly and succinctly differentiate my religion from others and clear up my confusion. Jesus is my God and through examples in scripture it seems I am asked to "boldly" speak about Him. <br /><br />Ua, I have also accepted that the wise men were more probably the descendants of Daniel that were left behind in Babylon and through study of Daniel's visions were able to understand the significance of the 70 7's and how it could be used to predict the arrival of the Messiah. After some digging, I learned that the same word is used in Daniel 2:48 and Matthew 2:1 - translated as "wise men" - and then in Acts 8:9 and Acts 13:6 - translated as sorcerer. The term is supposed to have become associated with followers of Zoroaster around 300AD or earlier.GerryLarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568142159725743024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414594286255980159.post-71099587132740447572011-11-04T13:08:03.844-07:002011-11-04T13:08:03.844-07:00Ua: I've read arguments along these lines, but...Ua: I've read arguments along these lines, but I never can seem to find support for them in Daniel. I'm too stupid for Daniel, I suspect. And then there are those extra parts of the book that are in the Septuagint but not our Bibles. Is there a Daniel passage that you know of that will help me see it?Patty Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443040733177065911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414594286255980159.post-30338431098943270272011-11-04T12:33:35.868-07:002011-11-04T12:33:35.868-07:00I have an interesting fact if you would like to kn...I have an interesting fact if you would like to know...<br />The Magi, and all of their mystery, were founded by Daniel. Yes, that is the "Daniel in the Lion's Den" Daniel.<br />Based on a few historical texts, the basis for the treasures/gifts, knowledge about the star and the Messiah, and the special wisdom all originated from Daniel, and ultimately from God.<br />:)Uahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13586726316839712033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414594286255980159.post-40963730610347770042011-11-04T12:21:59.389-07:002011-11-04T12:21:59.389-07:00Yes. I know that feeling. I would add one fundamen...Yes. I know that feeling. I would add one fundamental truth: All God wants from me is to be loved back.Patty Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443040733177065911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414594286255980159.post-59428283208978938512011-11-04T11:51:25.830-07:002011-11-04T11:51:25.830-07:00I have a physical reaction when I read and partici...I have a physical reaction when I read and participate in these types of theological discussions: my heart starts beating really fast and I get flushed. It happened just now when I read this post. I think we really do make things way more complicated than they need to be. Recently, I've had the rug pulled out from under me concerning Jesus' divinity, other religions, etc. It's painful. What God has taught me and is teaching me though, is that, beliefs aside, there are 2 or 3 fundamental truths that cannot be threatened. God accepts me. God loves me. And God's reality, God's truth, is too big for any one religion to completely explain and contain. It's freeing to come back to that.Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14700603194839207262noreply@blogger.com