It seems easy to understand to me to think that we belong to God most this way: God is a higher being, and has the right to own us.
Belonging to people seems way more complicated . . . because . . . it seems foolish to say "you belong to me" . . . but it makes some sense to say "I belong to you". I think belonging has to do with responsibility as well as Place, like your Home. From that perspective I think it makes a lot of sense to belong to a body of believers, it is where you "fit". And you are a necessary part of it.
A Year Of Questions is a project begun on March 22, 2010, by seven teens who want to be better at asking questions and articulating answers. This blog exists to make it easier to discuss these questions (because a 500 character limit on YouTube comments is rather limiting). Enjoy!
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It seems easy to understand to me to think that we belong to God most this way: God is a higher being, and has the right to own us.
Belonging to people seems way more complicated . . . because . . . it seems foolish to say "you belong to me" . . . but it makes some sense to say "I belong to you". I think belonging has to do with responsibility as well as Place, like your Home. From that perspective I think it makes a lot of sense to belong to a body of believers, it is where you "fit". And you are a necessary part of it.
Hum . . . this was a really good question.
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