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Originally Posted by willravel
I didn't say the sermons were all the same. I specifically mentioned my father's sermons as being unintentionally interdenominationaly applicable.
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I guess I'm just confused as to why you brought it up. You said that most denominations were the same, and then immediately afterward you mentioned that your father's sermons could have been given in any church. Were these two statements unrelated?
Were you saying that most denominations would suffer through the same sermon without a problem if the sermon were sufficiently vague? I could see that. It doesn't mean that most denominations are the same, it just means they use the same references.
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So, according to you, the Jews, Christians, and Muslims who believe that god is omniscient have lazy beliefs?
Torah: Genesis 17:1, Job 42:2, Jeremiah 32:17,27
New Testament: Matthew 19:26, Luke 1:37, Revelation 19:6
Qur'an: Every time Allah is called: The Mighty (Al Aziz) or The Most Strong (Al Qawi) (I lent out my Qur'an).
It's kinda clear. No assumptions.
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When I spoke of laziness I was referring to the kind of intellectual vigor that results in a person presuming that a few select holy book quotations can be used to effectively understand how the vast majority of theists view their god.
How about benevolence? Do you have any verses where god claims that he's never going to let anyone suffer?