Christians (Past & Present) ~ What Is Your Source?

The question is irrelevant. I can not render Gods Creation.

However, God Himself is my teacher and His text book is The Bible.

Even to have a "Perspective" of CREATION is broad in its self.

Should have had both for experiences and the Bible . +1

Perhaps you cannot render God's Creation in its entirety, but you do render it from your own unique perspective.


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How is it possible to render, i.e. (portray or depict) anything of Gods? The only possible way to do so is with one three letter word...wow. and even that word is insufficient.

Am I misunderstanding you?

It's an option.


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But God DID NOT create everything - is the catch thereby.

'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?' Matthew 13:27

What if I were able to download your understanding of the reality around you, the way YOU see it, from your mind?

So that it could be studied like a model or a rendering?


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In that case, primarily, it would be Gods guiding and prompting that has lead me to interpret everything arround me from the prospective of His Spirit. (As though I was viewing my reality from Gods eyes) (albeit very dimly.)

You have the questions. Where are the answers?

'Sir' = God?


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ooops I meant perspective, not "prospective". Is that even a word lol.

By now everyone should know the bible by himself already. Read it on your own.

[link to bible.cc]

You use the word 'dimly', which infers light. That's an interesting word to choose. Is there a way to have control on how much light is cast on our perpsective of Creation?

Does more of the correct information yield more light?


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You have rightly said, however...it must be noted also that in the seeking of "correct information" the desire to know truth is paramount.

For from that desire, information is correctly given freely.

Here OP-

39The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. (Matt 13)





And, here is the answer to your original question:

... the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart. (2 Cor 3)




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Now THAT would be an interesting reality to live in, where everyone would have read the Bible. And that reality seems to exist in your mind AC.

Wouldn't the interpretation part of it still be a problem though? I mean, if EVERYONE read it you would have a multitude of interpretations, would you not?


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IMO, is better to have a narrow perspective, in the fact the we have to acknowledge that *we can't know God's mind* because what is, is what is.

The days were not here, and then they were here. There were no clouds, then there were clouds. No grass, then, Voila!, grass. Animals, of all types, were not, and then they were!

No-one can change another person's beliefs. No matter what you believe about how we got here or evolved or whatever, the final answer is, It's All up to that individual person. Their decision to make.

There are some crack-pot believers out there!
UFO theorists, conspiracy after conspiracy-(AKA schizophrenic), new-agers! lol atheists, etc etc
I mean, even Evolution takes some faith to believe. It is called a theory for a reason.

Bottom line is, I believe that my religion has more (than enough) credibility than the other options available. But I also believe that we are all sinners and can't judge our fellow beings. As I said before, it is their decision to make, even though it makes me sad and want to pray for them, as much as possible.

It would be still more productive than bashing a book you have no notion of, right.

I agree wholeheartedly in this, yes.


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And, here is the answer to your original question:

... the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart. (2 Cor 3)




This is a beautiful verse in the Bible. One of my favorites thanks for posting it.

Also, it speaks to me, that the law of the Lord is written not just on my heart, but everyone's heart.

We all feel it there, some just don't acknowledge it for what it is. A God given gift to us all!

Hello OP,

The source is The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit.

The Bible is words through which the source communicates and shares His purpose and plan (past, present, and future).

peace,

Hi DSS

The first passage you posted leaves me with the notion that Satan was a creation of God, and was given the role of playing the deceiver (leading people away from God).

The second passage you posted I am personally in agreement with.


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I fully agree that you can't change someone else's beliefs. It's all up to them. No doubt about that point at all.

With that being said, the stereotypes that you rely upon don't exist. What really exists are the individuals that comprise these stereotypes. Stereotypes were designed to make thinking easier. Whenever possible, don't take the easy path.




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Hello to you Mr. Bowman.

Then perhaps the second passage can help you to understand the first.


Here, however, is another interesting perspective:

She wanted to bring forth a likeness out of herself without the consent of the Spirit, - he had not approved - and without her consort, and without his consideration. And though the person of her maleness had not approved, and she had not found her agreement, and she had thought without the consent of the Spirit and the knowledge of her agreement, (yet) she brought forth. And because of the invincible power which is in her, her thought did not remain idle, and something came out of her which was imperfect and different from her appearance...

[link to www.gnosis.org]







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And where/when did this alleged bashing take place?


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What really exists are the individuals that comprise these stereotypes. Stereotypes were designed to make thinking easier. Whenever possible, don't take the easy path.


I agree with your overall point but I want to make it clear that I get judged by people about other Christian actions when I am, in fact, like NO Christian I know.

If I was allowed to, I would take away everyone's ability to box other people in by using stereotypes. Even (especially) my own.

I don't fit the stereotype for my group, myself, and I didn't mean to imply that I was saying all types of believers are like the stereotypes of the beliefs I mentioned.

Only trying to give a quick overview of other belief systems that, IMO, are just as *out there* as my own.

I was generally speaking of GLPers as you did speak generally too. Anyway, here is an example of your playing part in it:

Me=the Gospels..not the bible..

How many different languages is the Bible written in?

Is there a language that is better suited for delivering the God's purpose and plan?

Can human language represent God's 'words', or do these languages fail us?


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Nice observation.


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