The book has an Old Testament level of content combined with
an accessible God of love, humor, and compassion.
Not exact matches
If we don't feel safe; if we are confused in our core beliefs about whether we're worthy
of love or whether others are capable
of loving us or
accessible when we need them, then we'll transfer those beliefs onto
God and struggle to believe he could really be there for us.
Similarly, Dalit and Adivasi religio - cultural beliefs and practices that celebrate
accessible love and solidarity with the marginalized are closer to the
God - dynamic as manifested by the life and teachings
of Jesus than those that highlight the overpowering, destructive, and violent characteristics
of God.
The
God of the New Testament is the eternal Spirit,
God of no special nation and
of no chosen race,
accessible everywhere to every soul without requirement
of special ritual or legalistic act, who, being spirit, can be worshiped only in spirit, who, being
love, dwells wherever
love dwells, and who supremely has shined in the face
of Jesus Christ.
The Movement for Married Clergy believes that advocates for clerical celibacy base their views on notions
of cultic purity and an idea that the
love of God is more readily
accessible in the celibate life.