tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post9213098503139962178..comments2024-03-29T04:21:22.951-07:00Comments on TIME FOR REFLECTIONS: Aliens from outer spaceVictor S E Moubarakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-37885658859826543992018-02-28T04:18:22.935-08:002018-02-28T04:18:22.935-08:00Thank you Sandi.
God bless.Thank you Sandi.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-82008606426056470892018-02-28T02:45:46.279-08:002018-02-28T02:45:46.279-08:00Victor, you inspired me. Totally using that CS Lew...Victor, you inspired me. Totally using that CS Lewis quote on my blog today! :)Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702620069148109246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-76939276853850622662018-02-27T12:26:39.703-08:002018-02-27T12:26:39.703-08:00It is always nice to see you smiling, Cathy. Pleas...It is always nice to see you smiling, Cathy. Please pray for us.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-41008534912859889552018-02-27T09:41:18.012-08:002018-02-27T09:41:18.012-08:00"So, perhaps we too are spiritual beings, inh..."So, perhaps we too are spiritual beings, inhabiting a body temporarily; just like a butterfly before it leaves the cocoon for a new life."<br /><br />These words, after reading you post, just took my breath away. I'm a butterfly in progress!! Thank you for brightening my day, again!A Bit of the Blarneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18418671116015181693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-78754594856288978972018-02-26T22:47:14.661-08:002018-02-26T22:47:14.661-08:00Great to see you visiting again Bettie. Thank you ...Great to see you visiting again Bettie. Thank you for your support and encouragement.<br /><br />God bless you always.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-15302291144654399212018-02-26T22:45:15.612-08:002018-02-26T22:45:15.612-08:00Thank you Terri for your encouragement.
God bless...Thank you Terri for your encouragement.<br /><br />God bless you.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-13854821232295768462018-02-26T22:44:17.686-08:002018-02-26T22:44:17.686-08:00Very true, Sandi. We are eternal beings.
God bles...Very true, Sandi. We are eternal beings.<br /><br />God bless you.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-38251929169806135962018-02-26T20:37:19.343-08:002018-02-26T20:37:19.343-08:00I love the way you moved from discourse on alien l...I love the way you moved from discourse on alien life "out there" to the greatest life of all! I am looking forward to all of the surprises that Heaven has in store for us! Blessings to you!BettieGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184677704960428160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-64016953478612999992018-02-26T18:31:56.444-08:002018-02-26T18:31:56.444-08:00“You do not have a soul. You are a soul. You have ...“You do not have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.” <br /><br />I love that quote! This won't keep me awake. Great post!Terri Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333024343069943295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-57819527923179535052018-02-26T16:24:13.376-08:002018-02-26T16:24:13.376-08:00A subject near and dear to my heart-- huge Trekkie...A subject near and dear to my heart-- huge Trekkie and I love Jesus.<br /><br />"You do not have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.” <br /><br />I love this!!<br /><br />"So, perhaps we too are spiritual beings, inhabiting a body temporarily; just like a butterfly before it leaves the cocoon for a new life."<br /><br />Yeah...I think so. We are eternal beings. We live forever, just not here.<br />Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702620069148109246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-7473138017668304682018-02-26T15:19:43.494-08:002018-02-26T15:19:43.494-08:00Thank you Bill. Life is getting more complicated b...Thank you Bill. Life is getting more complicated by the day; and scientists and the like don't make it any easier for us. I find it difficult deciding whether to have tomato ketchup or brown sauce on my potato chips.<br /><br />God bless you, Bill.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-84890852744430825422018-02-26T14:06:32.396-08:002018-02-26T14:06:32.396-08:00Life is complex enough for me too. These are thou...Life is complex enough for me too. These are thoughts I have had for years, there are no right or wrong answers so that makes it even more challenging. I like the thought that we could be like a butterfly inhabiting a body temporarily until the time comes when we leave it behind.<br />More things to think about on my walks. :)<br />Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250609752743750337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-40951047129915110072018-02-26T12:27:20.265-08:002018-02-26T12:27:20.265-08:00Exactly right, Happyone.
God bless.Exactly right, Happyone. <br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-22012068629241317462018-02-26T12:25:48.672-08:002018-02-26T12:25:48.672-08:00That's the point I was trying to make, Martha....That's the point I was trying to make, Martha. We are looking for life "out there"; when it has been around us, and has created us, all along.<br /><br />God bless you.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-58976659389380928692018-02-26T12:24:05.286-08:002018-02-26T12:24:05.286-08:00It's good to laugh, Renee.
God bless.It's good to laugh, Renee.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-74829809911004077552018-02-26T12:22:58.402-08:002018-02-26T12:22:58.402-08:00I have met aliens from outer space, Linda. But unl...I have met aliens from outer space, Linda. But unlike on Star Trek, they did not speak English. I did not understand what they were saying but I guess they were asking for the nearest hamburger fast-food restaurant.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-3958503387400050352018-02-26T12:19:52.739-08:002018-02-26T12:19:52.739-08:00Hi Brian,
We seem to agree. I was not sure about ...Hi Brian,<br /><br />We seem to agree. I was not sure about the C S Lewis quote; that's why I said attributed as saying. What you say about the Holy Trinity is also correct. All three persons are in themselves life - but not as we know it or define it or measure it.<br /><br />Thank you for a full answer to the points I made. And thank you for your support of my writings.<br /><br />God bless.<br />Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-83702563830972110742018-02-26T12:08:58.628-08:002018-02-26T12:08:58.628-08:00AMEN...AMEN...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-12625400186578402392018-02-26T12:08:25.313-08:002018-02-26T12:08:25.313-08:00Linda I agree .rofl.. I to..Linda I agree .rofl.. I to..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-22501017434834474472018-02-26T11:10:04.218-08:002018-02-26T11:10:04.218-08:00I've always though we are souls with bodies, a...I've always though we are souls with bodies, and not bodies with souls because someday we will have new perfect bodies. happyonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186179870233267082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-19303668820694228652018-02-26T09:18:20.241-08:002018-02-26T09:18:20.241-08:00Just love your discourse here, Victor. All our de...Just love your discourse here, Victor. All our definitions of life and intelligence cannot even scratch the surface of the life and wisdom in Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In Him, we move and breathe and have our being.<br />Blessings, my friend!Martha Jane Orlandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620499267401065780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-23587117371230636912018-02-26T08:47:39.686-08:002018-02-26T08:47:39.686-08:00Ah ... life here on earth is complex enough withou...Ah ... life here on earth is complex enough without my even considering alien life somewhere afar off.<br /><br />Come to think of it, I've encountered a number of humans that I think are out of this world ... in more ways than one.<br /><br />;-}Linda Stollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170871743323855687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-30699178213775071612018-02-26T08:45:03.144-08:002018-02-26T08:45:03.144-08:00I think - that I'll be talking about this. In ...I think - that I'll be talking about this. In a few weeks, probably. Again. Thanks for a good look at the topic(s).<br /><br />About the "you are" quote. It's been attributed to Lewis quite a bit lately. I think it's something Lewis might have written, but didn't.<br /><br />Someone traced it back to a science fiction writer who wasn't Lewis. The best/most thorough look at the quote I've seen traced it back to a 1901 YMCA training manual: https://mereorthodoxy.com/you-dont-have-a-soul-cs-lewis-never-said-it/ <br /><br />One more thing, about God and life.<br /><br />I think I'd say that God as a whole is "life," and isn't. Here's where it gets interesting.<br /><br />God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit make life - along with the source code for everything we can observe, or will be able to observe.<br /><br />God the Father and Holy Spirit are rational, self-aware persons who don't have physical form or any sort. That portion of the Trinity are entirely spirit.<br /><br />God the Son is/was/will be/has been around when this universe was started. And became one of us about two millennia back. No, I don't understand how that works. I can't make a new universe, either. And that's another topic.<br /><br />God the Son was "life" in the sense of being a rational person, able to make decisions, and having a physical body. Jesus is God *and* human. That's been a puzzle, and most likely will continue to be.<br /><br />Jesus will be "life" again, I'm sure: since our Lord said he'd be back. Under the circumstances, I'm inclined to believe him.<br /><br />What our Lord's current status is - is a good question. And unanswerable, I think: at least from a science/natural philosophy viewpoint.<br /><br />I believe that when our Lord left to do whatever's mentioned in John 14:2-3, he 'took his body with him.' It took two angels to get the Apostles on-task after that. (Acts 1:9:11)<br /><br />Our Lord's current location and status - is something I very strongly suspect is not a place and condition that's available for observation from where we are at the moment. Or will be.<br /><br />Like Hamlet said, "there are more things...."Brian H. Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.com