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We all begin our physical lives here as a helpless child. Without our parents we could do nothing. As we got older we developed a means to cope with, and even thrive in, this world. We tend toward independence. How strange then to be told by the Lord to go back to our helpless state..being...

The Israelites would have seen a bull (representing power) not a calf, as something to venerate. The Hebrews tended to make fun of false gods. Like Beelzebub....which means "lord of the flies" (basically dung that attracts flies). So then a derogatory way to portray the "sacred bull" idolatry is...

Spiritual balance is very hard to achieve. If we are "doing" what we ought to do ...we don't need to claim to "be" anything at all. in fact, it's an ego trap to claim to be anything. As Jesus said...we should not let our left hand know what our right hand is doing. Sometimes trying to "be"...

My job is to faithfully report the truth that has been shown to me by God. Whether people receive that as something good or something evil is not my concern. God quickens those He wants...but it is by the "foolishness" of preaching that the gospel message is spread. In the church it is through...

Nice conversation. I changed my tack because it wasn't working. My purpose here is not to be right or force the truth on people. I merely responded in the same way I felt that certain people needed. I have been on the forum for a long time...and I have tried every conceivable way to get through...

I have already posted the key to understanding the parables. You can always look for that thread. The Ego-centric gospel sees the man in the cited parable as a person reading the bible, declaring themselves "born-again", and in so doing becoming immunized to the truth at any real depth..and...

Hi Rev. :) I notice how thoughtful of a process you are laying out in your post. And most believers won't interact with you since most of them are satisfied with the evidence already received...whether that be an explicit faith in God or because of a dogmatic stance that conforms to what they...

I never said it was not for us. It was not written directly to us. Paul was addressing real people then, people that he knew, with real lives and real experiences. Although people here will whine and rail against an actual experience and intimacy with God...the bible comes to us by that very...

We all can obey the commandments to the limits of our own abilities...otherwise they would not be called commandments...more like observations. We can't do this perfectly...but we can align ourselves with God's will by repenting of any attitude that is not submitted to His will. If that was not...

We each follow Christ at whatever distance we find reasonable and comfortable. The deeper blessings come from the Lord when we are no longer measuring our devotion to what we think is reasonable....but allowing our devotion to Him to get us swept up into His presence. Remember Mary who poured...

We were created to be dependent on divine love. People search for something to replace that in the temporal world...but to no avail. We were created for His purpose. Once we shift the focus away from our purpose onto His...we find our "center." Too much "ego drama" and not enough "God drama" is...

OK Maybe a Nordic Jesus.....but the idea gets across.

This post is confusing righteousness and holiness. There is NO relationship between holiness and sin. But there are no righteous people in the world who don't sin. Look it up in Eccl.

Without those three we'd be pretty badly off. ;) But yes, worrying is a lack of faith in God...or the level of one's own reliance on God. I think people also worry about the coming judgment...which is actually a healthy thing....the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Of course...

A few things here. Heaven is for right now...seek first the kingdom doesn't mean try to die physically. The righteous are the humble, meek, and honest ones. You may be confusing the righteous with the saints. The saints rule with Christ in the next age. The righteous inhabit the nations in...

God's ways are interesting. What is also interesting is how people don't receive instruction in His ways. It's like we are playing two different games based on a different set of rules. We have been trying to fit God into our way of thinking for millennia. The solution is as easy as it is not...

People seem to always gravitate towards one aspect of salvation to the detriment of the other. It's a human thing. Trying to make a formula about something that is alive. But we can break it down into 2 spheres...righteousness and holiness. 1) Can we choose to come to God unless he first calls...

Hey brother. I'm frankly surprised at your openness. Thanks my friend. I hope all goes well for you. Blessings <><

Hear, O Israel: Our God YHWH—YHWH [is] one! And you have loved your God YHWH with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.(Deuteronomy 6:4-5) (LSV) What makes sense to me and something that includes Jesus in the divine Godhead...is this. By simply adding in a straight...

If we can see the bible as a ticket to an audience with God....it then depends on when you think when that audience needs to take place. I think most believe that an actual divine encounter will only happen after we die. But my testimony...and that of the bible as I perceive it...is that we...