Gods Emotions

God's Emotions: What Does 'Jesus Loves Me' Actually Mean?

Valerie Tarico | Posted 05.25.2011

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Valerie Tarico

What is at the very heart of human desires? To be loved. And isn't it interesting that according to Christian teachings, love for us is the emotional core of the risen Jesus, the one who dwells in human hearts and hears the prayers of little children?

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God's Emotions: Does God Get Angry?

Valerie Tarico | Posted 05.25.2011

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Valerie Tarico

You might think that if someone is powerful enough, say ... omnipotent, then anger would be unnecessary. And yet it makes a lot of sense that we humans would expect God to get angry.

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God's Emotions: What Are Emotions Anyway? (Part 4)

Valerie Tarico | Posted 05.25.2011

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Valerie Tarico

The Bible writers spoke as if God has emotions, and most Christians through history have spoken and behaved as if this were true. But to understand what that means you have to understand what emotions are.

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Do Christians Really Believe God Has Emotions?

Valerie Tarico | Posted 05.25.2011

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Valerie Tarico

Christian apologists argue for the possibility of the existence of a God that exists beyond the realm of human reason. But what they usually want is to create intellectual space for their belief in the person-god of the Bible.

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God's Emotions: Why the Biblical God Is So Human

Valerie Tarico | Posted 05.25.2011

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Valerie Tarico

The idea that God has emotions seems so natural that most people who believe in gods never question it. The God of the Bible gets angry, has regrets, gets lonely, loves, has loyalties, is jealous, feels compassion, and is vindictive.

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