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Home Search Discuss More Profile Help Log Out   Catholic Answers Forums > Forums > Apologetics > Philosophy What is One thing Each of us can give to God that God doesn not already possess? Welcome to our Forums Forum Rules Welcome, yahsure. Last visit: Today at 9:48 am. Hello from Catholic Answers Forums, Last Step: confirm your new account information An e-mail has been sent to you. Just click the special link contained in that e-mail. This is a security measure to ensure that you have active control over your personal data. If you have lost this email, or it never arrived, please go here to request another confirmation email be sent to you. If you suspect your email address is set wrong, go here and fill the form out so an administrator can fix your account. Also please be sure to disable any spam filters you may have for our website, so that this and all future messages can reach you. Page 1 of 2 1 2 > View First Unread   Thread Tools Search Thread Display   #1     Feb 7, '13, 10:36 am PJM Senior Member   Join Date: August 31, 2008 Posts: 8,502 Religion: Informed, practicing RomanCatholic What is One thing Each of us can give to God that God doesn not already possess? What can we give to God that He does not possess already? How might this be accomplished? God Bless, pat/PJM __________________ PJM http://working4christ2.wordpress.com Can we partake of God's GLORY and NOT partake of His PASSION? NO! A.B. Fulton Sheen: "The truth is the truth even if nobody believes it, and a lie is still a lie, even if everybody believes it."   #2     Feb 7, '13, 10:39 am MichaelHowling New Member   Join Date: January 14, 2013 Posts: 289 Religion: Catholic Re: What is One thing Each of us can give to God that God doesn not already possess? What we do with our deaths. Death was a punishment we exacted on OURSELVES. What we do with our deaths (give ourselves in love or to not do so). We can use the "curse" of death to give to God we He does not already posess.   #3     Feb 7, '13, 11:01 am Joe Kelley Veteran Member   Join Date: June 24, 2004 Posts: 10,779 Religion: Catholic Re: What is One thing Each of us can give to God that God doesn not already possess? I would suggest LOVE. It is the first commandment. Love is free act of our will. We alone control that will. __________________ I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life, that you and your descendants may live,   #4     Feb 7, '13, 11:26 am TheRealJuliane Senior Member   Join Date: October 11, 2010 Posts: 16,402 Religion: Roman Catholic Re: What is One thing Each of us can give to God that God doesn not already possess? Quote: Originally Posted by PJM What can we give to God that He does not possess already? How might this be accomplished? God Bless, pat/PJM Our true hearts and our free will to love him. We all have that POTENTIAL, but some of us have not given our hearts to Jesus yet. Prayer and evangelizing. __________________ Lord, may all innocent victims of murder, especially abortion, be in your arms today.   #5     Feb 7, '13, 11:26 am bzkoss236 Regular Member   Join Date: May 11, 2011 Posts: 1,224 Religion: Roman Catholic Re: What is One thing Each of us can give to God that God doesn not already possess? Quote: Originally Posted by Joe Kelley I would suggest LOVE. It is the first commandment. Love is free act of our will. We alone control that will. This is also my answer. He doesn't possess our love for Him, that must be freely given. __________________ St. Bernard, pray for us! Help us to fight for truth, Help us to know truth, Help us to follow our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. St. Bernard of Clairvaux   #6     Feb 7, '13, 11:49 am Carolus Martell Junior Member   Join Date: April 23, 2011 Posts: 473 Religion: Catholic Re: What is One thing Each of us can give to God that God doesn not already possess? I suppose you can add adoration and thanks to the list... ...also reparations. __________________ Fear God and dread naught.   #7     Feb 7, '13, 11:54 am georget New Member   Join Date: January 11, 2012 Posts: 91 Religion: catholic Re: What is One thing Each of us can give to God that God doesn not already possess? I agree our Love   #8     Feb 7, '13, 12:07 pm po18guy Forum Elder Prayer Warrior Radio Club Member   Join Date: April 18, 2007 Posts: 18,998 Religion: One. Holy. Catholic. Apostolic. Re: What is One thing Each of us can give to God that God doesn not already possess? Quote: Originally Posted by bzkoss236 This is also my answer. He doesn't possess our love for Him, that must be freely given. Quote: Originally Posted by Joe Kelley I would suggest LOVE. It is the first commandment. Love is free act of our will. We alone control that will. Quite right. He gives us the ability to love and a great capacity for love, but alows us to decide the object of our love. And, what we choose to love reveals the disposition of our hearts. Since love is not a feeling but rather, a conscious decision, He knows that we have freely chosen to love Him. And, that love is what he has given away, but which He delights in receiving back - since He is the source of all love. Like His word (Isaiah 55:11), God's love does not return to Him void, but produces fruits which are pleasing to Him and which give Him glory. __________________ Forum wisdom consists not in those threads to which one subscribes, but rather, in those to which one does not subscribe.   #9     Feb 7, '13, 12:50 pm Aelred Minor Regular Member   Join Date: June 2, 2011 Posts: 2,934 Religion: Catholic Re: What is One thing Each of us can give to God that God doesn not already possess? God already has infinite being and is the creator and master of all created beings. Everything that we have, that we could possibly think of giving to him, is actually his gift to us. This includes love. __________________ But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness." I will rather boast most gladly of my weakness, in order that the power of Christ may dwell with me. (2 Corinthians 12:9)   #10     Feb 7, '13, 4:36 pm empther Regular Member   Join Date: July 8, 2004 Posts: 1,240 Religion: Catholic loyal to the Pope, don't even try to change me! Re: What is One thing Each of us can give to God that God doesn not already possess? To answer the thread's question objectively, word for word, with no romancing: we can't give God anything. He can't get anything from us. We love him not because he gets anything, but for our own salvation. I know that doesn't sound as lovely as other posts on this thread, but what is the purpose of this philosophy section if we don't seek the truth? __________________ Norman “Anybody say anything bad about me?” “No. I have seen nothing negative.” “I knew I might become famous and kept myself squeaky clean.” “People with problems can be interesting too.” "Yeah, well, people with problems don't change the world." -- Empress Theresa   #11     Feb 7, '13, 4:52 pm Pugsly New Member   Join Date: January 1, 2013 Posts: 150 Religion: Catholic Re: What is One thing Each of us can give to God that God doesn not already possess? Quote: Originally Posted by PJM What can we give to God that He does not possess already? How might this be accomplished? God Bless, pat/PJM God does not control my free will. What is freely given back to God...(Faith, Hope and Love)...was not His by His choice...and endures for our salvation by His choice. "So let us give praise to God for His Mercy endures forever."   #12     Feb 7, '13, 5:15 pm tonyrey Veteran Member   Join Date: March 30, 2009 Posts: 13,381 Religion: Catholic Re: What is One thing Each of us can give to God that God doesn not already possess? The fact that God has given us the power to frustrate His Will demonstrates that we are not "possessed" by Him. Diabolical possession is a deadly alternative to life in heaven. We have the astonishing power to reject His love because He has renounced control of our choices, decisions and eternal destiny. Only divine love is capable of such a sublime sacrifice... Freedom is our most precious gift without which we would be incapable of unselfish love. We are not slaves but potential saints - or devils. Jesus became a man so that we can become His brothers and sisters rather than His rivals and enemies. "If you love me keep my commandments" sums up His mission on earth and His message to us. We can give Him ourselves as the saints have done by caring for others - even if it is only with a prayer.   #13     Feb 7, '13, 6:42 pm MichaelHowling New Member   Join Date: January 14, 2013 Posts: 289 Religion: Catholic Re: What is One thing Each of us can give to God that God doesn not already possess? I still think our death is something we can give to Him that He dosent have. Death was not something He gave us....we merited it by our own actions. Offering our death to Him is the only gift we can give Him that He dosen't have.   #14     Feb 7, '13, 10:57 pm InJesusItrust Regular Member   Join Date: March 19, 2012 Posts: 1,217 Religion: Converting to Catholicism (hopefully soon) Re: What is One thing Each of us can give to God that God doesn not already possess? Angels already love God. I would say that God created us as a gift. Not for any gain for Himself, but that we might know His love. __________________ There is no God but Abba and Jesus is His only begotten Son   #15     Yesterday, 4:59 am Pugsly New Member   Join Date: January 1, 2013 Posts: 150 Religion: Catholic Re: What is One thing Each of us can give to God that God doesn not already possess? Quote: Originally Posted by InJesusItrust Angels already love God. I would say that God created us as a gift. Not for any gain for Himself, but that we might know His love. I agree.......We experience that yearning joy to share what we have...does not God? Does not the Apostle use the expression...."to make our joy complete"?