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  1. stevesonthebay

    Near death experience (NDE) and spiritual dreams and visions.

    Yes its a interesting phenomena. I believe this can happen. The spirit of a person can disembody and be experienced by another. Instantly teleported to that place because there is no time and space. In other words the spiritual aspect is real and its not constrained to the body.
  2. stevesonthebay

    Near death experience (NDE) and spiritual dreams and visions.

    I would have thought it was the opposite. That if the brain is a reciever or transmitter. Then like a radio box if its damaged the signal may be distorted or weaker. If completely detroyed then lost. Despite the radio signals still being a reality out in the universe. Similar to consciousness...
  3. stevesonthebay

    Near death experience (NDE) and spiritual dreams and visions.

    What about out of body experiences (OBE) without the person dying. I am not sure they actually go to heaven or hell. Often they experience their own bodies below them or seeing relatives. Seeing a bright light but never going in. Or they may have a life reflection or visit a loved one in real...
  4. stevesonthebay

    Near death experience (NDE) and spiritual dreams and visions.

    I am wondering where the visions from NDE come from. These are different to dreams and visions in the usual sense. Where dreams are not actually like everyday life. But more dreamlike. The person later knows that they had a dream or vision in their mind. Whereas NDE is often described as like...
  5. stevesonthebay

    Satan and his demons are real beings/entities (with personalities) not abstract evil within unregenerate man

    I relate to the psychological aspect and how there is a deeper spiritual basis for psychological disorders. In some ways mental illness is a possession of the person. A fixated mind state like a defense or attack depending on the situation. But I think the person knows what is happening. They...
  6. stevesonthebay

    Will God punish idolaters?

    This is an interesting question for modern times. We have many examples of nations or tribes or peoples who defied God and decended into the worshop if false gods and idols and how God punished them. Such as S & G and the Egyptians pre Exodus and the 10 plagues. We have examples of Isreal...
  7. stevesonthebay

    Few are saved.

    Yeah I guess. But if they are really still and quiet and look at the billions of stars in the night sky. Then its hard to to know God. So long as they are very, very, very quiet lol. When those decieving voices come just tell them to be quiet for a moment or two. You will know God I guarentee...
  8. stevesonthebay

    my parents say we learn from punishment, i am being punished and i HATE it, my parents say we became a better person after punishment, do i deserve it

    In some ways thats true. When you experience something uncomfortable due to actions it makes you want to avoid it. Its really the fundemental principle of law and order in society. We know that people will even have their complete freedom taken away if they commit crime. But that should only be...
  9. stevesonthebay

    UFOs , Aliens and the end times

    Its a facinating issue. I am not sure what is really going on with all these recent sightings. It seems unreal that we live in an age where the government is finally admitting something is going on that they cannot explain. Its even stranger that as they do we begin to see all these strange...
  10. stevesonthebay

    my parents say we learn from punishment, i am being punished and i HATE it, my parents say we became a better person after punishment, do i deserve it

    They say the best way to learn is to realise the harm done to others. This use to be a form of punishment in courts. The perpetrator would do some community work. Sometimes that would make the person do work related to the crime or to get a victim statement to help the person understand the...
  11. stevesonthebay

    Win Souls, Not Arguments!

    I think this is the key. After many debates over the years you can never convince any through evidence or logic and reasoning. Salvation is something personal, a relational experience and not scientific fact. But there is a realness with experiences. This is how the ancients passed on knowledge...
  12. stevesonthebay

    Few are saved.

    And I think the present time is a perfect condition with postmodernist relative thinking that Christ truth can be subverted in a sea of rationalisations, critical theories, woke morals, narratives and fake news. Never has there been a time like this where a lie can be made a truth and a truth...
  13. stevesonthebay

    The Mark of the Beast is here!

    I think if we take the MoB literally then whatever it is it has the ability to mark and control everyone somehow. The obvious is some sort of tech. This could not have happened at any other time except right now and in the future. So the climate is right. That tech could come from any number...
  14. stevesonthebay

    Few are saved.

    Its so simple when you lay it out like that. If you sin and don't follow Christs teachings you don't have God. If you follow Christs teachings he is in Christ and the Father. Its like you cannot worship two gods. You are either in Christ or anti Christ. You don't have to be a rocket scientists...
  15. stevesonthebay

    False Christs, False Prophets and False Teachers. These are the days we live in.

    Thank you. I think everyone does not like a hypocrite. Theres something in us that is provoked. Almost as though we know that there is a truth and know when people are not aligning with that. So it makes sense that if the church actually lived the teachings like the early church. Then this...
  16. stevesonthebay

    Are we in a post moral relativist culture.

    I say this because it seems that the counter culture has been around for some time now. It began with the 60's revolutions as a reaction against the church and establishment. It moved into academia with Post Modernist Critical theories. It then finally infiltrated mainstream culture and norms...
  17. stevesonthebay

    The Bliss of Religious Homeostasis - Don't Rock the Boat

    I think there are diferent ways to define homeostasis. Here are a couple of definitions the tendency towards a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes. Homeostasis is the biological process by which organisms maintain a...
  18. stevesonthebay

    Gardening, Homesteading, Off-grid, etc

    Yes thankyou I would be interested. I think I may be able to get the land but have to find ways to build the house as cheap as possible lol. You can get cheap land but its pretty flat. The area I am looking at near my parents is on and around a mountain range. The town of Toowoombah is actually...
  19. stevesonthebay

    Demonic forces.

    It seems like some sort of demonic spirit was unleashed after the assassination attempts on Thrump. But especially the assassination of Kirk. That was more than just politics. It was like a declaration as well. It seemed after this people were celebratingthe death and destruction of others...
  20. stevesonthebay

    18 Reasons Why It’s Hard Being a Christian in Today’s World

    Paul qualifies the Elders of the church to be above reproach. This is the foundation. Begin with leaders who are above reproach and then the church becomes above reproach. Or at least very close. There will be nothing that the world can accuse them of that undermines the gospel they preach...