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sdbest · Mar 9, 2007, 03:31 pm

Apparently, Man (i.e. Adam) was made in the image of God. I'm paraphrasing Genesis. Adam, being human, must have had some identifiable racial features--features he only could have derived from God. What were those features? Was Adam Black, Caucasian, Oriental, Middle Eastern, Indian?

If the fossil record is an indication, the first humans came out of Africa. If that's the case, Adam, and therefore God, must be black. If not, what color is God? I suspect He (and He is a "he" because Adam was made in God's image and Adam was male) does not have the racial features attributed to him by Michaelangelo on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Of the human races, Caucasians are late comer to the human family.

So, what color is God?

Regards
S.

jascowhiz0 · Mar 9, 2007, 03:50 pm

Everything is in the image of God, just humans are the most like him since we are persons and everything else we know of isn't. But since God became man and had a dual nature, his human nature was Jewish, whatever race that was 2000 years ago.

sdbest · Mar 9, 2007, 04:04 pm

2,000 years ago? There were humans much longer than 2,000 years ago. Gilgamesh, an epic Babylonian poem, was written almost 5,000 years ago. That's the first literary work we have evidence of, so humans certainly pre-date even that.

There were no Jewish people 5,000 as this predates the covenant between God and Abraham by at least 3,000 years, and humans predate Abraham, Adam in particular.

I don't think God is Jewish. There were no Jews when Adam was created.

Regards
S.

jascowhiz0 · Mar 9, 2007, 04:17 pm

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2,000 years ago? There were humans much longer than 2,000 years ago. Gilgamesh, an epic Babylonian poem, was written almost 5,000 years ago. That's the first literary work we have evidence of, so humans certainly pre-date even that.

There were no Jewish people 5,000 as this predates the covenant between God and Abraham by at least 3,000 years, and humans predate Abraham, Adam in particular.

I don't think God is Jewish. There were no Jews when Adam was created.

Regards
S.

You really misunderstood what I was saying. God isn't a color or race because he has all the races as a perfection in him. Or in other words everything you see is perfected in God so He isn't one individual color he's all the colors.

Secondly, I believe there is a tri-person God and Jesus was one of those persons and He became man. So God has a dual nature. Jesus was a Jew. So if you just had to choose one race for whatever reason(even though he is everything), God is a Jew.

Nikkums · Mar 9, 2007, 04:56 pm

[quote=jascowhiz0;350973] God isn't a color or race because he has all the races as a perfection in him. Or in other words everything you see is perfected in God so He isn't one individual color he's all the colors.

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Ok, I don't mean to be rude, I do understand what you are saying, but when I read this, for whatever reason, I pictured God all mulitcoloured like a calico cat

rez · Mar 9, 2007, 05:03 pm

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Or in other words everything you see is perfected in God so He isn't one individual color he's all the colors.

so then he is black.

jascowhiz0 · Mar 9, 2007, 05:03 pm

Think of it this way, if God created us, then he must have that idea within him first. So since he has all ideas within him he can create anything.

Another example, you can teach someone to read because you know how to read. But you could not teach someone to read if you couldn't read.

What I'm saying is there are black people, white people, Mexican people, Asian people in this world. God had to have those perfections within him(ideas in a sense) before they could possibly exist in this world since God created the world.

jascowhiz0 · Mar 9, 2007, 05:04 pm

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so then he is black.

Yep. But not solely black.

rez · Mar 9, 2007, 05:09 pm

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Yep. But not solely black.

do you know what all the colors combined look like?

jcgadfly · Mar 9, 2007, 06:08 pm

jascowhiz0 wrote:

"Secondly, I believe there is a tri-person God and Jesus was one of those persons and He became man."

So you're a polytheist (Yes, I'm one of those people who think that trinitarians are polytheists who don't want to admit it.)?

Gods_Mercenary · Mar 9, 2007, 06:22 pm

Being three people at once, yet one, wouldn't be impossible for a omnipotent God.

**Jack** · Mar 9, 2007, 06:38 pm

Many Christians I've spoken with on this topic maintain the "the image of god" does not refer to physical characteristics, but rather to the "spirit". A convenient dodge in my book, but then...

Boetie · Mar 9, 2007, 06:47 pm

God is white and is currently President of the United States at least that what the current President of the United States says.

jcgadfly · Mar 9, 2007, 06:53 pm

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God is white and is currently President of the United States at least that what the current President of the United States says.

and he says Jesus talks to him. Does that mean he's talking to himself?

jcgadfly · Mar 9, 2007, 06:57 pm

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Being three people at once, yet one, wouldn't be impossible for a omnipotent God.

That depends on which definition of omnipotent you go by. I've heard at least two from theists.

1) Omnipotence==absolutely all powerful. That opens up the can of worms about whether there is freewill.

2) Omnipotence==all powerful but bound by that which is logically possible. That blows the three in one thing away.

phoenix_fire · Mar 9, 2007, 11:18 pm

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Many Christians I've spoken with on this topic maintain the "the image of god" does not refer to physical characteristics, but rather to the "spirit". A convenient dodge in my book, but then...

Well, the Bible says that man and woman were both made in the image of God. If we were going on physical characteristics...well, don't think too hard on it.

But seriously. I think physical attributions are an oversimplification. God is way beyond the corporeal.

jascowhiz0 · Mar 10, 2007, 12:15 am

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jascowhiz0 wrote:

"Secondly, I believe there is a tri-person God and Jesus was one of those persons and He became man."

So you're a polytheist (Yes, I'm one of those people who think that trinitarians are polytheists who don't want to admit it.)?

Thats why its a mystery, three but one... wtf? You can not understand it so don't try and reduce it to a polytheism.

Gods_Mercenary · Mar 10, 2007, 07:19 am

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Many Christians I've spoken with on this topic maintain the "the image of god" does not refer to physical characteristics, but rather to the "spirit". A convenient dodge in my book, but then...

Well, obviously, that'd be silly, how could an intangible force that supposedly resides in each one of us have a physical image, its not a dodge, that was developed before people stopped being burned for critisizing the theology.

loser · Mar 10, 2007, 10:37 am

God is invisible...that's why people think He doesn't exist.

If you want to know what the first humans looked like, think biscuits.

If they are white, they are still raw.

If they are black, they are burnt.

What you are looking for is a golden brown.

prejudged_Fire · Mar 10, 2007, 10:41 am

Are you serious? God has no color, he is invisible. Adam was made in God's image in the sense that God can love, and so can we. God is perfect, and we were too originally. God has qualities that we have, not physical appearance.

Also, God is not impartial, so He doesn't favor one race over the other.

Mar 9, 2007, 03:31 pm	#1 (permalink) (top)
sdbest No prisoners! Location: Southern Ontario, Canada Posts: 973	What color is God? Apparently, Man (i.e. Adam) was made in the image of God. I'm paraphrasing Genesis. Adam, being human, must have had some identifiable racial features--features he only could have derived from God. What were those features? Was Adam Black, Caucasian, Oriental, Middle Eastern, Indian? If the fossil record is an indication, the first humans came out of Africa. If that's the case, Adam, and therefore God, must be black. If not, what color is God? I suspect He (and He is a "he" because Adam was made in God's image and Adam was male) does not have the racial features attributed to him by Michaelangelo on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Of the human races, Caucasians are late comer to the human family. So, what color is God? Regards S. -- Stephen Best http://www.stephenbest.ca

Mar 9, 2007, 03:50 pm	#2 (permalink) (top)
jascowhiz0 Looking for the exit Posts: 111	Everything is in the image of God, just humans are the most like him since we are persons and everything else we know of isn't. But since God became man and had a dual nature, his human nature was Jewish, whatever race that was 2000 years ago. Money can buy what you don't have.

Mar 9, 2007, 04:04 pm	#3 (permalink) (top)
sdbest No prisoners! Location: Southern Ontario, Canada Posts: 973	2,000 years ago? There were humans much longer than 2,000 years ago. Gilgamesh, an epic Babylonian poem, was written almost 5,000 years ago. That's the first literary work we have evidence of, so humans certainly pre-date even that. There were no Jewish people 5,000 as this predates the covenant between God and Abraham by at least 3,000 years, and humans predate Abraham, Adam in particular. I don't think God is Jewish. There were no Jews when Adam was created. Regards S. -- Stephen Best http://www.stephenbest.ca

Mar 9, 2007, 05:03 pm	#7 (permalink) (top)
jascowhiz0 Looking for the exit Posts: 111	Think of it this way, if God created us, then he must have that idea within him first. So since he has all ideas within him he can create anything. Another example, you can teach someone to read because you know how to read. But you could not teach someone to read if you couldn't read. What I'm saying is there are black people, white people, Mexican people, Asian people in this world. God had to have those perfections within him(ideas in a sense) before they could possibly exist in this world since God created the world. Money can buy what you don't have.

Mar 9, 2007, 06:22 pm	#11 (permalink) (top)
Gods_Mercenary Altruism Assassin Location: Massachusetts Posts: 4,972	Being three people at once, yet one, wouldn't be impossible for a omnipotent God. “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.” -Albert Einstein

Mar 9, 2007, 04:56 pm	#5 (permalink) (top)
Nikkums Molten Ash Posts: 89	[quote=jascowhiz0;350973] God isn't a color or race because he has all the races as a perfection in him. Or in other words everything you see is perfected in God so He isn't one individual color he's all the colors. [quote] Ok, I don't mean to be rude, I do understand what you are saying, but when I read this, for whatever reason, I pictured God all mulitcoloured like a calico cat

Mar 9, 2007, 06:08 pm	#10 (permalink) (top)
jcgadfly Molten Ash Location: Bloomington IN Posts: 103	jascowhiz0 wrote: "Secondly, I believe there is a tri-person God and Jesus was one of those persons and He became man." So you're a polytheist (Yes, I'm one of those people who think that trinitarians are polytheists who don't want to admit it.)?

Mar 9, 2007, 06:38 pm	#12 (permalink) (top)
Jack formerly Isherwood Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 13,010	Many Christians I've spoken with on this topic maintain the "the image of god" does not refer to physical characteristics, but rather to the "spirit". A convenient dodge in my book, but then... The Forum Rules Radical Atheist Heathen Queer Let's agree to respect each others views, no matter how wrong yours may be. (Ashleigh Brilliant)

Mar 9, 2007, 06:47 pm	#13 (permalink) (top)
Boetie Hot Lava Posts: 1,227	God is white and is currently President of the United States at least that what the current President of the United States says.

Mar 10, 2007, 10:37 am	#19 (permalink) (top)
loser Logic User Location: Ether Posts: 566	God is invisible...that's why people think He doesn't exist. If you want to know what the first humans looked like, think biscuits. If they are white, they are still raw. If they are black, they are burnt. What you are looking for is a golden brown. My faith is stirred but never shaken. I'm the proof that evolution works... You're the proof that it doesn't. If I had a button, I'd push it! Can I push yours?

Mar 10, 2007, 10:41 am	#20 (permalink) (top)
prejudged_Fire Wake up, Mr. Freeman Location: Auburn, Maine Posts: 517	Are you serious? God has no color, he is invisible. Adam was made in God's image in the sense that God can love, and so can we. God is perfect, and we were too originally. God has qualities that we have, not physical appearance. Also, God is not impartial, so He doesn't favor one race over the other. "You never know the true meaning of Pacman 'till you are underaged driving around after curfew with an expired license plate and a broken tailight." -- "Steve-O"