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  1. quietthinker

    Are You Dead to Self?

    Making no sense to you does not surprise me Peter. I would say the logic and reason you employ are so encased in self, subjectivity and objectivity are a blur to/ for you.
  2. quietthinker

    Are You Dead to Self?

    There yer go, still self. :) I reflect on these thoughts; did Jesus say, learn of yourself to gain enlightenment? I hear him say, 'learn of me.....' We inevitably talk of what we've learned and what consumes our thinking.....and the self dominates. Is it any wonder that we paddle around in...
  3. quietthinker

    Are You Dead to Self?

    Self, self self.....old self new self, it's all just self. We are so enamoured with self it's talked about from any angle!
  4. quietthinker

    Biden raised where? Did what? (Humorous)

    There is one who presents as an angel of light and he does a brilliant job of masquerading because it seems many believe in the Jesus he is portraying. What is certain though, it is not the Jesus of Nazareth.
  5. quietthinker

    Less than half of U.S. adults believe in God without a doubt, but majority still pray: study

    Welcome to the boards Pancho. The search for meaning continues :)
  6. quietthinker

    Taking back sin infested websites like craigslist

    Yes, we categorise because it's convenient to justify ourselves yet when it's not we take a different tack. In principle men resist Law because it condemns them yet at the same time it is the highest form of logic they arrive at. Grace is foreign, it doesn't compute with a Law orientation...
  7. quietthinker

    Less than half of U.S. adults believe in God without a doubt, but majority still pray: study

    Religion is at the core of humans, even for those who don't consider themselves religious. Any football game will reveal this. Little wonder religion eclipses God even while claiming affinity with him. Interestingly, the God Jesus came to reveal is not religious. John Lennon recognised the...
  8. quietthinker

    Taking back sin infested websites like craigslist

    Interesting how we revert to Law when it suits us. When it doesn't, lots of noise is made about the Law being done away with....hmmmm
  9. quietthinker

    Taking back sin infested websites like craigslist

    the world seems to think so
  10. quietthinker

    Taking back sin infested websites like craigslist

    hmmmm, FORCE!....I don't think FORCE will achieve the desired ends. Did Jesus use FORCE to win the hearts of those he interacted with?
  11. quietthinker

    Does God : Know everything?

    'What you've done to the least, you done it to me' Jesus says. I think that includes what has been said about others.
  12. quietthinker

    Biden raised where? Did what? (Humorous)

    yes, you have the right to an opinion Debp but speaking poorly of another, is that what Jesus does? Isn't his perspective one of looking out for the prodigal....daily?
  13. quietthinker

    Friendly Bible Study - participants must agree to Nicene Creed.

    'Learn of me' Jesus said. My question is, are you learning of him? Are those in teaching roles showing you Jesus? You will know by what you share with others....We share what we learn and love. From my personal experience, this changes everything. Paul has said, and for good reason, 'I am...
  14. quietthinker

    Friendly Bible Study - participants must agree to Nicene Creed.

    An emotional connection is what he desires ....as a healthy parent with a child. Many of us have been emotionally damaged and to a large extent hamstrung but he knows. Learn of me Jesus says, I am meek and lowly of heart and you will find rest for your souls. God does not threaten, exploit or...
  15. quietthinker

    Friendly Bible Study - participants must agree to Nicene Creed.

    God knows this Rita....and what's more, he doesn't hold it against you. He continues unabatedly to woo you and if you don't resist he will draw you all the way home.
  16. quietthinker

    The Prince to Come

    I'm saying Randy, that the practices of the Hebrews were by and large just a round of rituals as they are to many who call themselves Christians. They debate correctness or incorrectness of their or others views add nauseam. Re the Hebrews, their slide into idolatry, even that of human...
  17. quietthinker

    The Prince to Come

    The Hebrews had never it seems understood the intrinsic meaning of the Sanctuary. They settled for a similar understanding of their practices as did the nations around them of their temples and rituals...... as do many 'christians' of their practices ie, something that God (s) wants and requires...
  18. quietthinker

    The Prince to Come

    The Jewish Temple has of itself no value. Everything about its structure (set up) and practices are symbolic/ metaphor. I am amazed that this simple fact is not recognised.....and because it is not, misinterpretation is spawned and developed. I would ask, who is it that confirmed the covenant...
  19. quietthinker

    Why didn't Lot just leave Sodom when he first found out about their wicked practice?

    I wish they were. All those funds spent on self glorifying structures, quiet frankly make me chuck.