Creatures Quote by Roger E. Olson

“As the perfect parent, God suffers emotional pain when his creatures, created in his own image and likeness, rebel against him and do evil instead of good.”

Roger E. Olson

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We're creatures, so we have limits.

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"Ultimate reality" is the highest, deepest, eternal, unchangeable, source and ground of everything we see, touch, and experience with our five senses. It's that…

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Humanism cannot survive on a purely secular platform.

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“Surely we can only come to understand each other's beliefs by means of direct encounter and open, honest discussion. In the meantime, many free…

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