Does God Have Feelings?

[ByGraceThroughFaith]

But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 2 Peter 3:8 RSV

This means that God is outside of time

 

[Bob Estey]

This means that God is outside of time

Which means God being by himself for billions of years means nothing, I would think. And even if he was alone for billions of years, he could handle it. It doesn't mean he doesn't prefer having company.

 

[ByGraceThroughFaith]

Which means God being by himself for billions of years means nothing, I would think. And even if he was alone for billions of years, he could handle it. It doesn't mean he doesn't prefer having company.

God is Three Eternal Persons who are distinct from each other

 

[Bob Estey]

God is Three Eternal Persons who are distinct from each other

There is where you and I disagree. I believe there is one God who is simultaneously a Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

 

[ByGraceThroughFaith]

There is where you and I disagree. I believe there is one God who is simultaneously a Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

The Bible does not teach that anywhere

 

[ByGraceThroughFaith]

There is where you and I disagree. I believe there is one God who is simultaneously a Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

The Bible says that the Father SENT Jesus Christ. The sender cannot be the same Person as the sent.

John 1.1 is clear that the Word was from eternity WITH the Father. Which is clear distinction in Persons

When Jesus prayed to the Father, He is not praying to Himself

 

[ByGraceThroughFaith]

There is where you and I disagree. I believe there is one God who is simultaneously a Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

It was the Person Jesus Christ Who died on the Cross and not the Father or Holy Spirit

 

[Bob Estey]

The Bible does not teach that anywhere

I remember God saying he is one. He never says, "There are three of us," that I am aware of.

 

[Bob Estey]

The Bible says that the Father SENT Jesus Christ. The sender cannot be the same Person as the sent.

John 1.1 is clear that the Word was from eternity WITH the Father. Which is clear distinction in Persons

When Jesus prayed to the Father, He is not praying to Himself

I believe God wanted to come to earth, as Jesus, to set an example for us, among other things. Therefore, Jesus couldn't say, "I am God in flesh."

 

[Bob Estey]

It was the Person Jesus Christ Who died on the Cross and not the Father or Holy Spirit

I believe they are one person.

 

[ByGraceThroughFaith]

I believe they are one person.

So the Father and Holy Spirit died on the Cross?

 

[Bob Estey]

So the Father and Holy Spirit died on the Cross?

There is only one person, I believe. Jesus (God in flesh) died on the cross.

 

[ByGraceThroughFaith]

There is only one person, I believe. Jesus (God in flesh) died on the cross.

How can you say only one person, when Jesus always refers to the Father in the third person? John 1.1 is also clear that 2 distinct Persons are meant

 

[ByGraceThroughFaith]

There is only one person, I believe. Jesus (God in flesh) died on the cross.

when Jesus was on earth, He says in John 10:30, "I and the Father we are one thing", literal from the Greek

The masculine plural, WE ARE, can never be used for ONE Person, this is an impossibility. The neuter ONE THING, is for the ESSENTAIL UNITY of the Two distinct Persons. This is not refutable.

 

[Bob Estey]

How can you say only one person, when Jesus always refers to the Father in the third person? John 1.1 is also clear that 2 distinct Persons are meant

Because I believe Jesus was setting an example for us.

 

[Bob Estey]

when Jesus was on earth, He says in John 10:30, "I and the Father we are one thing", literal from the Greek

The masculine plural, WE ARE, can never be used for ONE Person, this is an impossibility. The neuter ONE THING, is for the ESSENTAIL UNITY of the Two distinct Persons. This is not refutable.

I believe Jesus was setting an example for us. Therefore, he couldn't say he was God.

 

[ByGraceThroughFaith]

I believe Jesus was setting an example for us. Therefore, he couldn't say he was God.

Jesus is clear that He is God, when He says in John 8:24 and 58, "I AM", which is the Name Yahweh, as in Exodus 3:14

When Thomas says to Jesus, "my Lord and my God", (John 20:28), Jesus accepted this, and did not rebuke Thomas

In John 5:23, Jesus says that He must be HONORED exactly as the Father is, which makes Him equal to the Father, and therefore Himself God. In this same verse, Jesus says that the Father SENT Him, which shows a clear distinction of Persons

 

[Bob Estey]

Jesus is clear that He is God, when He says in John 8:24 and 58, "I AM", which is the Name Yahweh, as in Exodus 3:14

When Thomas says to Jesus, "my Lord and my God", (John 20:28), Jesus accepted this, and did not rebuke Thomas

In John 5:23, Jesus says that He must be HONORED exactly as the Father is, which makes Him equal to the Father, and therefore Himself God. In this same verse, Jesus says that the Father SENT Him, which shows a clear distinction of Persons

I believe that since Jesus was setting an example for us, he couldn't say he was God in flesh.

 

[Bob Carabbio]

Does God have feelings?

Of course He does - which would be completely OBVIOUS to anybody who'd ever read the Bible.

 

[Taken]

He sure does! He IS Love, He is jealous, He gets angry! He is compassionate, sorrowful, gladdened, grieved, so on and so on. Only difference between His emotions and ours is that His are perfectly balanced and JUST. :)

Yes!

And yes, BTW He “hates”, He calls “names”...
hate- strong dislike
names- stiffnecked, stubborn, dead mans bones, unrighteous, hypocrite, etc.