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Ryan Goble (OP) User ID: 73671881 Australia 11/10/2017 01:06 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Then when you find your television stolen, or your prized trophies from your days of glory, what does it matter, if you have victory in yourself that these things do not account for the glory of being invincible to such events? Because doesn't it say, that the lord give and take also away? And songs also say, you do not always get what you want, but what you need? So I ask everyone. How is your faith so easily destroyed, and where lies the root of this destruction? |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 75832018 Switzerland 11/11/2017 06:09 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Faith in a name is one thing. Anyone can do that. Yet to have faith in yourself is another thing. And it is shown not many people are doing that, by the way the world is in its present state. Quoting: Ryan Goble So to begin with a nice big spanner; To lock doors is to have little faith. And then comes the justication and reasoning. Just sneaking in to say hello, bro ... group therapy with the thought police pastor, niiice to hear your Truth straight from the horses mouth ... "Faith without love gives rise to fanaticism, and this is the worst that can happen to human beings, because they become monsters. All they ever talk about is God, and they are ready to annihilate the entire world in his name. But when they become the victims of disasters—epidemics, floods, earthquakes or famines—who comes to their rescue? Most often it is the non-believers! The believers are busy muttering prayers to the Lord, asking him to come to the aid of the victims. Even worse, some people interpret these misfortunes as punishments from heaven and are delighted that God’s anger has befallen the infidels. Yes, one has to wonder about this ferment of insensitivity we sometimes find in faith. It is often the faithful themselves who discourage others from believing." "When Jesus says to his disciples, ‘If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, “Move from here to there”, and it will move’, the mountain is symbolic. It represents the great difficulties in life that only faith enables humans to ‘move’, that is, to overcome or resolve. With faith, in one year, two years, ten years, stone by stone, they will be able to move mountains. They would like it to be faster, or even instantaneous, but that’s impossible – it will take a long time. There is nevertheless a way of speeding things up: ants are a good example. If ants are able to move veritable mountains of grains – in comparison to their small size they are mountains! – in such a short time, it is because they don’t work separately; there are masses of them uniting their efforts. What conclusion should we draw from this image? That when we are isolated, focused on ourselves, we never move mountains. If great things have been achieved over the course of history, it is because men and women have joined forces to work together. And what does ‘moving mountains’ mean for disciples of Christ? It means bringing down the obstacles that oppose the coming of the kingdom of God." "When you feel your inner resistance weaken, do not tell yourself it will pass. It might well pass, but it is wiser to respond immediately by doing something: going and watering the flowers, saying something nice to someone, taking them something they need or that will bring them pleasure, picking up a piece of paper or an empty bottle that’s lying around, removing a stone or some broken glass from the path, and so on. And most importantly, try to do these things consciously, using your will to re-direct the negative energy you are experiencing. Each little gesture carried out with conscientiousness, sincerity and love will be like a creature of light, chasing away the darkness or preventing it from entering and destroying you. And if you feel you are losing your joy, love, peace, hope and faith, here is another method. Write the words ‘peace, love, joy,…’ on a sheet of paper, take the paper in your left hand, then raising your right hand to heaven try to pick up the currents that are the bearers of these blessings. When you feel you have captured one of these currents, concentrate very hard, then place your right hand on your solar plexus to bring this energy into you." "For many Christians, religion amounts to a series of articles of faith which bear no relation to their daily experience. They passively accept dogmas they have been inculcated with and don’t know what to do with, and since they don’t know what to do with them they continue to live like any other non-believer. This is how religion has ended up having little in common with true faith; only beliefs remain, and these will save no one. These people are Christians, of course, but if they won’t work or make efforts or experiment, what result can they hope for? And yet we are told in the Gospels that faith can move mountains. But as long as believers are content to repeat often unintelligible formulas, gestures and rituals, their faith will not move mountains or work any miracles. And when I speak of miracles, it’s not about healing the sick or raising the dead, but about transforming oneself, bringing oneself back to life." 5 Stars! |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 74912760 Australia 11/12/2017 03:30 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | oh shit, you weren't kidding. :( Introduce Yourself one of my favourite albums. Very underated. [link to youtu.be (secure)] I know I'm derailing the thread but fuck OP. This is way better. |