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Penny
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Posted 2/7/2008 9:08 AM (GMT -6)

Please forgive me for this super dorkey question. Who knows, this thread might develop into something interesting in spite of its humble Sunday school ice breaker origin...

Which character in the Bible do you identify with most?

Thanks y'all.

in God we trust

One Love
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Posted 2/7/2008 9:26 AM (GMT -6)

Sup, Penny. Welcome! :-)

Which biblical character do I most identify? Jesus.

Again, welcome! biggrin

In the Spirit of Christ, BE Christ to every "Christ" you see when you look at yourself and other human beings. "Insofar as you've done to the least of these..."

feelinahole
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Posted 2/7/2008 11:26 AM (GMT -6)

Hi Penny. Peter for me. To identify with a biblical character would mean I could see things in him that are like me. So it would have to be Peter. Or David. Very gradiose...very human. Jesus is way too high for me.

might-be-don
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Posted 2/7/2008 12:28 PM (GMT -6)

I've always thought about Elijah... from standing before kings to despondant hiding in the forest under a tree. Such is our life.

peace, don

^{The world's perfect, wouldn't change a thing.}

Tom
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Posted 2/7/2008 1:07 PM (GMT -6)

Adam, because he and Eve spent a lot of time running around outdoors in the nude and he had a lot of kids.

Tom

feelinahole
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Posted 2/7/2008 4:44 PM (GMT -6)

Tom, I thought it was how we related spiritually...not physically...

Penny
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Posted 2/7/2008 8:41 PM (GMT -6)

Well I was going to pick Eve until Mr. Human himself claimed Adam. eek

I'd like to say I indentified most with someone sunny and strong and theologically deep like the woman at the well (John 4). But I'm with don and feelin--I need to pick someone more realistic.

Someone like Nicodemus, stumbling around in the darkness whispering little questions to Jesus and being totally confused by his answers. But if he never would have stumbled out there he never would have heard the straight up gospel (John 3:16).

So Mr. Image, I can understand why you identify most with Jesus. It seems like everyone is always wondering what in the world you're talking about (except Jesus used more red letters and less bold and italic). smilewinkgrin

But I think I get your signature, and it sounds like a good plan. I hope y'all don't mind if I keep stumbling around here a little longer, whispering my dorkey little questions....

in God we trust

One Love
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Posted 2/8/2008 8:42 AM (GMT -6)

Penny:
So Mr. Image, I can understand why you identify most with Jesus. It seems like everyone is always wondering what in the world you're talking about (except Jesus used more red letters and less bold and italic). But I think I get your signature, and it sounds like a good plan.

Thanks, Penny. Another way that I really relate to Jesus is the daily recognition of how utterly dependent I am on the Father's love and the Spirit's power in everything I do. As was Jesus, I am nothing without a love relationship with the Father through Father's Spirit. The reality of who I am is "caught up" in who the Triune God is...and that is the most person-defining relationship I have.

Later,

In the Spirit of Christ, BE Christ to every "Christ" you see when you look at yourself and other human beings. "Insofar as you've done to the least of these..."

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