In Their Own Words: God Rested
Sam Aurelius Milam III
The
Christians like to claim that their God is a mighty God, unlimited in any
way, all-seeing, omnipotent, infinite, and eternal. They also like
to claim that their Holy Bible is the inspired Word of that God,
infallible, authoritative, unchanging, and final. With that in mind,
consider the second verse of the second chapter of Genesis, the
first book of that infallible Holy Bible.
Since
on the seventh day God was finished with the work he had been doing, he
rested on the seventh day from all the work he had undertaken.
Genesis 2:2
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In
the synonyms statement under the definition of rest, in The American
Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, I found this statement.
SYNONYMS:
rest, relaxation, repose, leisure, ease, comfort. All of these
nouns mean freedom or relief from labor, responsibility, or strain.
Rest, the least specific, suggests mental or physical recuperation .... |
Indeed,
that's the general understanding of the word. Somebody rests when
he's tired. He does it to recuperate, to restore his strength and
energy. However, that's the understanding that other people have.
What do Christians think about it? Maybe they have some special meaning
for the word, when God does it. What does their infallible Holy
Bible say?
In
six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that
is in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the
LORD has blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.
Exodus 20:11
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Six
days there are for doing work, but the seventh day is the sabbath of complete
rest, sacred to the LORD. Anyone who does work on the sabbath day
shall be put to death.
Exodus 31:15
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If
Christians want to kill each other, in violation of the previous commandment
at Exodus 20:13, then that's their problem, not mine. I'm trying
to make a different point here.
The
Holy
Bible says that God rested after doing some work. It also commands
Christians to rest after doing their work. It seems reasonable to
conclude, from the observed usage, that the same meaning is intended for
the word in both situations. That is, Christians rest the same way
that God did, and for the same reason. People rest because they're
tired. It follows that God rested because God was tired.
That's
an important observation. Here's why. The Holy Bible,
the inspired, infallible, unchanging Word of God, tacitly acknowledges
that God was tired. If God can get tired, then the unavoidable conclusion
is that God's endurance is limited. Otherwise, he wouldn't get tired.
So, God doesn't have limitless powers. It says so right there in
the Christians' own Holy Bible.
If
God's powers are limited, then maybe some of the other claims that have
been made on his behalf, by Christians, are also not true. Maybe
God isn't infinite. Maybe God isn't eternal. Maybe God isn't
all-seeing, all-wise, and omnipotent. These are interesting thoughts.
And
some seed fell on good soil, and when it grew, it produced fruit a hundredfold."
After saying this, he called out, "Whoever has ears to hear ought to hear."
Luke 8:8
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Don't
get mad at me about this. It wasn't my idea. It came right
out of the Christians' own Holy Bible, in their own words.
All that I did was to read it and to report what I read.
Whoever
has eyes to read ought to read. Whoever has a brain to think ought
to think.![10x5 Page Background GIF Image](../../Images/10x5_Page_Background.gif)
Letter to the Editor
Thanks
for Frontiersman Oct 08. The lead article [Ol'
Toothless editor] I assume is NOT of your authorship?
Its one of the few (or only) pieces I've seen in the Frontiersman that
is as good as your own. Thats very rare. You stated the source,
from FRONT SIGHT, but not the (any) authors name which is why its left
ambiguous if its your writing or not. Anyway, its superb.
a prisoner
If
an article that appears here is mine, then my name will be on the byline.
I cited the source of the piece in question, but not its author.
The source cites the author as A. L. Jones.
editor
Stray Thoughts
Sam Aurelius Milam III
Nitwit
Censorship Boobs float. Right? So, why does the Little
Mermaid wear a bra?
False
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