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Do you have Compassion for God?

It is said that God is in search of man; that we are given wonders by the wonderful to experience. It is said that we redeem His solitude.

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eggplant

Did he come and tell you?

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Headless Man

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God don't need our compassion we need his.

13 years ago. Rating: 7
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amfortas

True. But we can still give ours even if it is not 'needed'.

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Headless Man

I don't give God any compassion, I gave Him my heart and love.

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fjoel

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i feel his love,i think about him alot.

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amfortas

You are Blessed.

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winfia

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Do you think "His" "solitude" causes him distress? Compassion has to do with being sympathetic to one's stress. In my way of thinking God is pure love. Where is the stress in that? So, my answer is, no.

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amfortas

I don't know about 'distress'. God has been described as the Unknown 'Cause' of all things. Clearly God has a desire and such a desire - we can suppose - is driven by a want or need. It is also said, from our own experience, that it is lonely at the Top. Love needs someone to love. We can understand being alone and therefore have compassion. Our compassion is a gift, to God, not a demanded sensitivity. Why withold it?

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melandrupert

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ed shank

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He doesn't need it from us, we need it from him.

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eggplant

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Well, he does have to suffer so many fools who make him out to be ego driven and power hungry like humans!

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amfortas

I take it that you see a reason there, Eggplant. But no, he has not spoken to me about it, As I said, 'it is said that....'. I was watching a doco on TV a few minutes ago.

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eggplant

Okay.

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nomdeplume

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I don't believe that God is suffering from solitude, he has Jesus, the Holy Spririt. The Virgin Mary and all those good religious believers who have died and gone to Heaven to keep Him company.

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Colleen

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Why does God need compassion? He can poof out anything that hurts his feelings.

13 years ago. Rating: 2
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pythonlover

Colleen are you aware of Sadesalters,i'm not ?

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Colleen

Taken care of. The question was about a sexual act..(b.j.)

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amfortas

I'm not sure which question Colleen thinks is about a 'sexual act'. Mine certainly wasn't.

Yes, He can do anything at all, m'dear, including choosing not to. His'feelings' can be hurt if He wishes to allow that. And what would he want to 'poof' out that He has made? Compassion is an act of Love.

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Colleen

No, it was about something else that got reported to us. Nothing to do with this.

Apparently he is in complete control and in no need of compassion then. You answered your own question by trying to put me in my place. *chuckle*

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amfortas

I was not trying to put you in any place Colleen. I simply didn't understand. Why do you see my comment that way? Seeing criticism where none exists.

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Colleen

Must be the way they are expressed or the vibe they give off.

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Bob/PKB

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Thanks for an interesting question, amfortas. While I agree with Randy Palmer that God doesn't NEED our compassion, when I think about the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, I feel a tremendous amount of compassion and gratitude. When I think of the sadness that I experience when my children are hurting, troubled, or living a self-destructive existence, and know that we are all God's children, many of us hurting, troubled or living a self-destructive existence, I imagine how sad He must feel for the choices we have made so far.