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A Journey in My Mind

5/23/2016

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What are you thinking about, you look so serious? Actually, I find myself asking questions to no one. I am left to myself frequently with only my own thoughts for company. ​ I am never alone in my home, either a caregiver or Laura is in earshot; however, it not feasible for me to have someone with me all the time. Besides I would drive someone insane if I vomited all my thoughts on them. I am certain if I was medicine, I would come with this warning: take in small doses.
 
I have lots of spiritual questions that I like to ponder. These are not salvation issues, merely musings of my mind.

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Here we go...
In John 3:16, which reads in the King James Version, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." 
 
Although I know this verse, it brings several questions to my mind, like what does "begotten" mean? I looked it up: the phrase "only begotten" is translated from the Greek word
monogenes. This word is variously translated into English as "only”, "one and only”, and "only begotten”. 
 
So what does monogenes mean? According to the Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament definition, it means “pertaining to being the only one of its kind or class, unique in kind."

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Now I know Jesus is unique. Have you ever asked why? Why only one unique son? This is God, why not more than one? Does this verse imply God has more sons, but Jesus is the only unique one? Also does this mean that God the Father came first and then Jesus came into existence?
 
Where did God come from? How can you even wrap your mind around the concept of a Being that always was and is and never goes away?

​Did God look around heaven and think that it was missing something, like angels, and then he created legions of them? “Alright,” God said, “These angels need management.” God looked at Jesus, who said, “Not me!”

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So God created the arch angels: enter Lucifer.  Didn't God know that He was creating an enemy? Where was God when Lucifer was convincing one third of the angels to follow him? I would think after 10 or 20 were turning against Him, God would have a "Come to Jesus" meeting with Lucifer. But God confronted Lucifer only after 1/3 defected, why wait?

​Was there an angel who is now in the witness protection program who turned State’s Evidence on Lucifer and the rest of the now "Enemies of the State" are on Death Row?

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Why did God keep creating billions of solar systems?  Are there more people like us wondering what is going on?

​Does God control everything? If so, to what level of detail does He control it? The crease in my pants happened when I sat down.  Does God control that?  Be careful with the answer because you will be defining the limits of your God.  Cool, eh? 
 
This is the kind of entertainment that I create for myself.

2 Comments
Doug Findlay
5/23/2016 08:33:59 pm

Akhil, it's good to know you're not letting your mind waste away on trivial things, like why is the sky blue, or why did God create mosquitos! Small doses or not, I appreciate how your mind thinks. I think you're going to keep him busy for a few millennium...hold on, I just had another question...wait, come back!! It's that engineer in you...a curse and a blessing!

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Akhil
5/25/2016 01:33:06 pm

You made me see a vision that I had never considered before. God running away from me! Awesome image! You gave me the biggest smile, thank you so much.

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