Anthropomorhic God

[Billy Ram]

I was studying my Jack Chick tracts in order to learn more about theology. Mr. Chick always shows Jesus floating in space throwing creation into being like one big bowling game. People might think this is a childish and simplistic way to potray God, but the bible describes God as having a body and I believe it's true. Am I off base?

[Ezekiel Bathfire]

Re: Anthropomorhic God

I was studying my Jack Chick tracts in order to learn more about theology. Mr. Chick always shows Jesus floating in space throwing creation into being like one big bowling game. People might think this is a childish and simplistic way to potray God, but the bible describes God as having a body and I believe it's true. Am I off base?

Not at all, my mind is that if He created Man in His Own Image, then there has to be a body to "image".

God is an elderly white gentleman with gray hair and a beard. He usually wears flowing robes of Tyrian purple hemmed lightly around with gold. He can often be seen pointing His Perfect Finger at a man who is pointing back at Him. (I think I might be tempted to point if God pointed at me.)

As far as Mr Chick's drawings are concerned, although the text may be divinely inspired, the drawings can be a little fanciful for emphasis of certain critical points - artistic license, if you will.

I see God as just sitting there pointing at empty space (see above for another example of Godly pointing). He then just thinks of what He wants and "Poof!" It appears exactly where He wanted it! No need for throwing things about.

[Billy Ram]

Re: Anthropomorhic God

Thanks for the response Mr. Bathfire. What about heaven? The bible suggests that heaven is in the clouds, the Tower of Babel was to reach the clouds where God's home is, that's why He got so ticked off, people would be trespassing on his property.

[Pastor Isaac Peters]

Re: Anthropomorhic God

I don't think you're off base at all. Why shouldn't Brother Chick depict Our Lord as having hands with fingers when that's what the Bible says?

Exodus 31:18: And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

Deut. 3:24: O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God [is there] in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?

Doubtless, liberal "Christians" will say that those verses are allegorical. How, then, can a physical object like the two tables of testimony be written with an allegorical finger?

As for Heaven in the clouds, the New Testament confirms it:

1 Thess. 4:17: Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

[Billy Ram]

Re: Anthropomorhic God

Your right Pastor, I like having a God with some meat on his bones. The kind of God that shows off his rump like he did to Moses. A God who says you can't see my face but "hey check this out." Praise Him. Liberals can have their airy fairy hidden cosmic whatever.

[Pastor Ezekiel]

Re: Anthropomorhic God

Heaven is a wonderful place. There is an eternal barbecue party going on, with the most succulent chinks of roast pig, and porterhouse steaks done to perfection. The beer is cold and the corn is sweet. Everything is served by nubile young virgin girls with blond hair and blue eyes, and always with a smile. For entertainment, we can enjoy a good laugh with Jesus, watching all the unsaved scum being tortured in unspeakably horrible ways down in hell.

Between meals, Jesus has a wonderful facility for target practice, using every weapon imaginable.

[Billy Ram]

Re: Anthropomorhic God

Heaven is a wonderful place. There is an eternal barbecue party going on, with the most succulent chinks of roast pig, and porterhouse steaks done to perfection. The beer is cold and the corn is sweet. Everything is served by nubile young virgin girls with blond hair and blue eyes, and always with a smile. For entertainment, we can enjoy a good laugh with Jesus, watching all the unsaved scum being tortured in unspeakably horrible ways down in hell.

Between meals, Jesus has a wonderful facility for target practice, using every weapon imaginable.

Oh Glory, what a wonderful picture of heaven. I'm going to go witness at the local bar, maybe some godless biker will kick my ass and make me a martyr. Or maybe I'll draw cartoons of Mohamed on the wall at the local mosque.

[JennyD]

Re: Anthropomorhic God

Thanks for the response Mr. Bathfire. What about heaven? The bible suggests that heaven is in the clouds, the Tower of Babel was to reach the clouds where God's home is, that's why He got so ticked off, people would be trespassing on his property.

Oh, it's not that they were actually going to reach Heaven. Their sin was that they were asserting themselves to be as equals to God, instead of accepting their lot in life as His servants. The same station each of us must accept, if we are to enter Heaven.

If you want to stand proud with your head held high, then you will find yourself in Hell. Heaven is only entered on one's knees, friend.