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[Drich]

God does have a limitation. He admits it in his own book.

Judges 1:19, King James

And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.

Whoops! Even omnipotent gods have their kleenex. I mean kryptonite.

You don't even know what the Books of judges is about do you?

[Thumpalumpacus]

-and yet, for some odd reason...you reckon a god could be limited to the description or attributes we place upon it provided that they come from the right book. What if god wanted to be Ganesh? How is it that your own faith has managed to evade that bit of scrutiny you offered above anyway?

Because the attributes that define Ganesh limit Ganesh to just being Ganish.
God has no such limits. If God were Genesh He would cease to be the Alpha and Omega.

Translation: "My god is bigger than your god."

[Drich]

To which if you are not familiar with the term alpha and omega and all that it means. Then I think you have made the 'wise' choice to mock what you don't underastand rather than to seek enlightment or knoweledge on the subject. That way you hold true to your simeon roots, thus undergirding your position of orgins without actually speaking of it.

'Simian', damn it . . . 'simian'!

hock:
Simeon is how Siri Spells it

[Crossless2.0]

'Simian', damn it . . . 'simian'!

hock:
Simeon is how Siri Spells it

Siri is a knuckle-dragger and should know better.

[FatAndFaithless]

Because it probably auto-corrects it to the name.

[Ravenshire]

It sounds like Popeye because you Added "what I am." To God's "I am." Your addition makes it a Popeye quote.

Gawd describing itself, then naming itself...
Exodus 3:14:
New International Version
God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: 'I AM has sent me to you.'"

New Living Translation
God replied to Moses, "I Am Who I Am. Say this to the people of Israel: I Am has sent me to you."

English Standard Version
God said to Moses, “ I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘ I am has sent me to you.’”

New American Standard Bible
God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM"; and He said, "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'"

King James Bible
And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God replied to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you."

International Standard Version
God replied to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM," and then said, "Tell the Israelis: 'I AM sent me to you.'"

NET Bible
God said to Moses, "I am that I am." And he said, "You must say this to the Israelites, 'I am has sent me to you.'"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
God answered Moses, "I Am Who I Am. This is what you must say to the people of Israel: 'I Am has sent me to you.'"

Jubilee Bible 2000
And God answered unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM. And he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the sons of Israel: I AM (YHWH) has sent me unto you.

King James 2000 Bible
And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shall you say unto the children of Israel, I AM has sent me unto you.

American King James Version
And God said to Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shall you say to the children of Israel, I AM has sent me to you.

American Standard Version
And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

Douay-Rheims Bible
God said to Moses: I AM WHO AM. He said: Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: HE WHO IS, hath sent me to you.

Darby Bible Translation
And God said to Moses, I AM THAT I AM. And he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel: I AM hath sent me unto you.

English Revised Version
And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

Webster's Bible Translation
And God said to Moses, I AM THAT I AM: And he said, Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me to you.

World English Bible
God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM," and he said, "You shall tell the children of Israel this: 'I AM has sent me to you.'"

Young's Literal Translation
And God saith unto Moses, 'I AM THAT WHICH I AM;' He saith also, 'Thus dost thou say to the sons of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.'

Oops. You're so right drippy, I missed the quote by that much. "I AM WHO I AM" and "I AM THAT I AM" sound so much less like Popeye.

[Godscreated]

We do not need to gang up on others because we bring the truth of God's salvation through redemption in Christ and God's sovereignty. These are the essentials. We do disagree with each other at times and that's okay because we could be wrong and the other right. Nevertheless what disagreements we have are not deal breakers with God, we stand firm in the salvation given to us through our faith and knowledge of Christ. Tub Tub said he wanted to see us fight, so he could be entertained, we'll let God deal with that one. We don't need to interfere with each other, we each have our own fights to fight with those who dislike and even hate what we stand for, and each of us stand strong, as Professor said we must be strong to stay here this long and we see that strength in each other. Thanks to my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ.

GC

[Ravenshire]

We do not need to gang up on others because we bring the truth of God's salvation through redemption in Christ and God's sovereignty.

Really? Enough of you pious, holier-than-thou assholes sure ganged up on me as a kid trying to convince me that if I didn't drink their particular flavor of Kool-Aid I was gonna burn for eternity.

Please, spare me the "we don't gang up" bullshit.

[Minimalist]

There are times when G-C is simply the dumbest thing going. I bet you miss the old days when you could burn heretics, eh G-C?

[The Grand Nudger]

Because the attributes that define Ganesh limit Ganesh to just being Ganish.
God has no such limits. If God were Genesh He would cease to be the Alpha and Omega.

There you go, limiting god and assigning attributes, again. There was a guy who posted earlier about how that's a no-no....can't for the life of me remember who that might have been (but I guess I'll let the two of you work that out, I assume you're on speaking terms)? In any case, you were telling me what and who god could or couldn't be or do...so please continue.....