God is love.
Devil is fear.
Worshipping God is worshipping love.
Worshipping the Devil is worshipping fear.
2007-10-21 01:41:40 · 18 answers · asked by Political Sigmund Freud 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Feeling God's presence in your life is feeling love.
2007-10-21 01:51:46 · update #1
I agree with u, there is no god or devil. We're actually our own god and our own devil. If u do good deed, then u're acting like a god, if u do bad deed, then u're acting like a devil. It is your choice which one u wanna be.
2007-10-21 02:01:08 · answer #1 · answered by oketak 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are right to a degree. The Bible clearly teaches that perfect love casts out fear. And Jesus said "Fear not" way more than He said anything else.
Even so - I think the whole metaphor thing is a bit of a stretch.
After all - we are made in God's image - and though He is a Spirit - He is also described with physical attributes in several places.
Either way - it's not a deal-breaker for me. I think Hell is a metaphor too. Not really some fiery lake of eternal torture - but more a voluntary separation from God through willful ignorance and pride.
2007-10-21 01:48:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is used by most people, as more than just a metaphor for love. Also a lot of people's picture of God, is not that of just love or goodness. The devil is more a metaphor for evil {or temptation to stray from God}. Meditating/praying to the spirit of the word "love", may not be as useful as an image, as to do so, to a just and a moral God.
2007-10-21 01:51:32 · answer #3 · answered by astrogoodwin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The music with the non-public meaning and the main hidden metaphors is i'm Too sexy via suitable mentioned Fred. See, the catwalk is a euphemism for international kin and the shirt represents the repressed identity yearning the superego delight of the 8 Fold direction. Oh, this is deep. DEEP, i'm telling you.
2016-10-04 06:55:35 · answer #4 · answered by mattsson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You speak so confidently for someone who has no proof. I'm not saying you're wrong (although personally, I think so), but there's so much out there we don't know about. To act as though one knows all the answers is just ignorant.
I used to think my mother was so lame for dragging me to church not only on Sunday, but practically every day while I was a little kid. But if she hadn't, then my mind wouldn't be open to His presence in my every day life. I don't have time to name off all the many ways He's shown His presence to me, but if you care, shoot me an email and I'd be happy to share.
2007-10-21 01:57:44 · answer #5 · answered by Bella 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my short time on R&S I have found that people who are in a religion, (Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhaism), tend to interpret their religion in their own way. People who are in a cult, (Islam, Mormonism, Scientologists), tend to emphasize the "good" parts of their cult and ignore the "bad" and unbelievable parts of their cult. Obviously, the cult has to be more structured and uses better brainwashing techniques than a religion.
2007-10-21 02:05:07 · answer #6 · answered by Lionheart ® 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was this guy that lived a little over 2000 years ago that was no metaphor. Before we start to make it up anyway we want , don't you think we might want to come to a conclusion of who Jesus was/is/will be?
2007-10-21 01:47:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wrong.
God and the Devil are merely two sides of the same coin. To love God is to fear the Devil, and vice versa. Fear and love are one in Christianity.
2007-10-21 01:45:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
If God is only a metephor, then why do I feel his presence in my life. The Bible says if you draw close to God, he will draw close to you. Perhaps you aren't trying to draw near to God.
2007-10-21 01:44:43 · answer #9 · answered by ahedou2 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
who was the bible written by? guys from the middle east, right? and you actually trust what these middle easterners have to say, do you? you don't think they might have had box cutters when they wrote this stuff, huh? fear and guilt-based religions are amusing...to say the least.
2007-10-21 01:54:22 · answer #10 · answered by Felix Arcanus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋