What is Freedom?
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Every now and then the Church produces a Free Spirit.
One who speaks OUT AGAINST those who claim that they themselves are sacred.
He let into the Bishops pretty good.
It's not about Biden really,
It's about bringing the sanctity of life back to the church.
I know the Catholic Church is a big blot, and it takes a lot of "righteous anger" to stand up and protest against ones own "leaders"
He is calling on Catholics to stand firm against abortion.
That is his message.. ultimately.
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I really and truly CANNOT go here with you sister.... in light of all the sexual abuse and murders of our aboriginal children left to rot in unmarked graves in Canada... The Catholic church has a plethora of evil deeds wrapped up in their clergy... so.... like I said... they should be screaming for their divine pope to make an apology to these families who were robbed of loved ones. Sorry... I just can't tolerate this topic... I was shocked to see you post this video...
It's all good... I will shut up... LOL
You're beginning to sound like Sonny and Cher... I got you babe... LOL @Truman the Levite
1Co 2:12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
In a world of FREE Everything...
free housing, free education, free food, free sex, free free free... worldly things..
What are the things that are freely given to us of God?
How can we know them?
I know there are at least 2 lists of attributes.
1 in which the world dictates.. hate, anger, greed, malice..
and 1 in which God dictates.. love, joy peace, goodness, kindness..
We have received.. not going to, or will someday, we have already received the spirit which is of God.
And one of it's purpose is to KNOW what has been freely given us.
Is knowing good enough? Are we to be doing something with this knowing?
You ever go on youtube or facebook and there is some drama, some scandal people are talking about, and they are attracted to it like flypaper.
Good News isn't exciting, it's not encouraged, it's ho hum.. boring.
The things freely given by the world are sensational, amusing, entertaining, they get the andrenelyn? pumping.
Andreneline.
This is the worlds gifts to us. We don't see them as gifts. We don't see them at all.
They become habit forming and simply a part of life.
These "gifts" are tools the world uses to fool us into some kind of acceptance of the way life is supposed to be.
But the gifts that God freely gives us of His spirit, is in total opposition to what the world offers.
Love, Hope, Peace, Joy, Kindness, Goodness, Mercy...
You don't see too many of these kinds of stories posted on Ytube or Facebook.
Just thinking..
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In a world of FREE Everything...
free housing, free education, free food, free sex, free free free... worldly things..
What are the things that are freely given to us of God?
How can we know them?
I know there are at least 2 lists of attributes.
1 in which the world dictates.. hate, anger, greed, malice..
and 1 in which God dictates.. love, joy peace, goodness, kindness..
We have received.. not going to, or will someday, we have already received the spirit which is of God.
And one of it's purpose is to KNOW what has been freely given us.
Is knowing good enough? Are we to be doing something with this knowing?
You ever go on youtube or facebook and there is some drama, some scandal people are talking about, and they are attracted to it like flypaper.
Good News isn't exciting, it's not encouraged, it's ho hum.. boring.
The things freely given by the world are sensational, amusing, entertaining, they get the andrenelyn? pumping.
Andreneline.
This is the worlds gifts to us. We don't see them as gifts. We don't see them at all.
They become habit forming and simply a part of life.
These "gifts" are tools the world uses to fool us into some kind of acceptance of the way life is supposed to be.
But the gifts that God freely gives us of His spirit, is in total opposition to what the world offers.
Love, Hope, Peace, Joy, Kindness, Goodness, Mercy...
You don't see too many of these kinds of stories posted on Ytube or Facebook.
Just thinking..
Hugs
@Truman the Levite Well, actually @Ziggy has a different perspective from you about nicotine, but I won't even try to speak on her behalf. I think it's inevitable anyway that among believers ppl will have different perspectives on all sorts of things.
From last winter, the Lord has reduced my intake by 90-95%. He is clearly telling me to allow Him to continue removing it from me.
He knows just how to handle me. He's the lover of my soul!
@Truman the Levite Great that this has been your experience...
No one's gonna go to hell because they smoke. Or vape. If someone wants to say I'm making excuses, I'll say what my pastor always said I needed to say, "Take a long walk off of a short pier. And while you're at it, mind your own beeswax, Beatrix!"
Sugar attracts flies, nectar attracts bees,
Truth attacks lies, take your pick, please." - from Churchianity by Truman Coates.
@Waiting on him Thanks for the 'like'; from a practical point of view, to inhale sometimes does help some ppl to relax, doesn't it? this is part of the reality.
@Ziggy Great text there!
I'm also reminded of 2 Corinthians 3.17: "Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." This was also the motto of Marguerite de Navarre in the 16th century: Ubi Spiritus, ibi libertas...
@Truman the Levite
Customs come and go, but there are constants also.
Before the American Civil War it was a widespread custom in some areas for women to smoke after church services.
Then came the so called Progressive era when all sorts of customs arose (women supposedly shouldn't smoke because it wasn't ladylike; black people should supposedly be dissuaded from having children - yes, really!! - bizarre.)
Then from when it supposedly wasn't ladylike to smoke, during World War One so many women were involved in sending huge numbers of cigarettes to the troops on the Western Front and soon by the 1920s huge numbers of women were smoking spontaneously and naturally.
@Ziggy said recently:
The fact is that in some households it's simply what ppl do, like it or not.
I think if you can quit, more power to you. But it's what so many ppl just do, anyway; never mind about the eccentric stuff about it supposedly not being 'ladylike'.
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