Maria sweetie, whichever preaching path you strive for, don't think for one moment I havn't been there. I'm just way ahead of you and already returned from this dead-end road !
sweetmaria242plymouth county, Massachusetts USA427 posts
oh, well which dead end road are you refereing to exactly??? there is only one right preaching path and that is the path of truth. I do not wander on the other path. you are way ahead of what exactly and exactly what is your version and meaning of your so called "dead end road"???? If you don't mind me asking for more detail spelled out...please
sweetmaria242plymouth county, Massachusetts USA427 posts
ARe you talking about Gods Gift of salvation which is freely Given to us all and His name is Jesus Christ... the true path which cannot be denied????? This is the only path I choose.... and it has no end. Is this the path you have choosen not to take....it has no dead ends so you confuse me about your paths.....such as what exacty
mbcaseyNorth Myrtle Beach, South Carolina USA16,449 posts
Yumie...your response was very intelligent. I also didn't see any hate in your remarks. I am not attacking the message, but the messanger. Ray is damaging his own cause with his bigotry. You can agree with his message all you want..there is no problem there. But his tactics are appalling. I am not in any movement against Ray's or your ideas. I am against his arrogant hatefulness towards anyone who disagrees with him.
Bullying and hate should be reviled in a very complicated and devisive discussion. I just called Ray out on the carpet for these tactics. I am just pushing back....Why is it ok for Ray to suggest people with religious faith are indoctrined and brain-washed, but me suggesting the same applies to college professors with an agenda is so wrong? Are college professors infallible? Is their gospel any better? Why are philosophers so revered for sitting around all day and thinking? There are tons of people in mental institutions who sit around and think all day too.
Why a man with his intelligence needs to belittle others is beyond me. I am a person with no college education and I have a very serious mental illness. But I have run rings around Ray using logic and compassion.
Gnome is entitled to his beliefs all he wants. Why is he such a threat to you or others for his personal beliefs?
Please join me and condemn Ray and others for using such hatred to further his cause. How many crosses does Ray have to burn for you to see the light? Thanks and good luck.
I could not and would not agree with the God of the bible as described by many on this thread I definintely can not believe in an unmerciful ,hateful, vengeful,intolerate, unloving , bigoted God nor would I think anyone who did was sane.
That is certainly not the understanding I have found.
So I hope when the " great minds " are reading the Upanishads, Veda, Tao, the Koran or whatever, they can understand them with a whole lot better understanding than they have shown according to their knowledge of what the bible is and what it says.
sweetmaria242plymouth county, Massachusetts USA427 posts
God is not unmerciful, hateful,vengeful,intolerate,unloving, bigoted and no one is saying that. You are not understanding what was being shared. if you are refereing to what was posted you would know that is not what is being portrayed at all in regards to God.
sweetmaria242plymouth county, Massachusetts USA427 posts
If you knew Jesus Christ then you would know the Father and of His love and you would understand that it is regards to the Holy Spirit. God is Love and He leads into all truths. It is the acknowledgement that Jesus is the way to the Father He is the way the truth and the life. No one can go to the Father except through Him. He is all love and mercy and understanding and a very forgiving God. No one has said any different here who believes in Him and Knows Him.
I have posted this before but I thought it would just illustrate the point I made on Zealotry a little further.
Holy War
by Hugh Hodge
Here is the Son, Strong and Tall.
Here is the Mother, Who bore the Son, Strong and Tall.
Here is the Father, Who loved the Mother, Who bore the Son, Strong and Tall.
Here is the Bullet, That killed the Father, Who loved the Mother, Who bore the Son, Strong and Tall.
Here is the Trigger, That fired the Bullet, That killed the Father, Who loved the Mother, Who bore the Son, Strong and Tall.
Here is the Sergeant, Who pulled the Trigger, That fired the Bullet, That killed the Father, Who loved the Mother, Who bore the Son, Strong and Tall.
Here is the Lieutenant, Who ordered the Sergeant, Who pulled the Trigger, That fired the Bullet, That killed the Father, Who loved the Mother, Who bore the Son, Strong and Tall.
Here is the Colonel, Who trained the Lieutenant, Who ordered the Sergeant, Who pulled the Trigger, That fired the Bullet, That killed the Father, Who loved the Mother, Who bore the Son, Strong and Tall.
Here is the General, Who commanded the Colonel, Who trained the Lieutenant, Who ordered the Sergeant, Who pulled the Trigger, That fired the Bullet, That killed the Father, Who loved the Mother, Who bore the Son, Strong and Tall.
Here is the Army, Led by the General, Who commanded the Colonel, Who trained the Lieutenant, Who ordered the Sergeant, Who pulled the Trigger, That fired the Bullet, That killed the Father, Who loved the Mother, Who bore the Son, Strong and Tall.
Here is the Money, That built the Army, Led by the General, Who commanded the Colonel, Who trained the Lieutenant, Who ordered the Sergeant, Who pulled the Trigger, That fired the Bullet, That killed the Father, Who loved the Mother, Who bore the Son, Strong and Tall.
Here are the Taxes, That provided the Money, That built the Army, Led by the General, Who commanded the Colonel, Who trained the Lieutenant, Who ordered the Sergeant, Who pulled the Trigger, That fired the Bullet, That killed the Father, Who loved the Mother, Who bore the Son, Strong and Tall.
Here are the Citizens, Who paid the Taxes, That provided the Money, That built the Army, Led by the General, Who commanded the Colonel, Who trained the Lieutenant, Who ordered the Sergeant, Who pulled the Trigger, That fired the Bullet, That killed the Father, Who loved the Mother, Who bore the Son, Strong and Tall.
Here is the Just Law enacted On behalf of the Citizens, Who paid the Taxes, That provided the Money, That built the Army, Led by the General, Who commanded the Colonel, Who trained the Lieutenant, Who ordered the Sergeant, Who pulled the Trigger, That fired the Bullet, That killed the Father, Who loved the Mother, Who bore the Son, Strong and Tall.
Here is the Government, That enacted the Just Law, On behalf of the Citizens, Who paid the Taxes, That provided the Money, That built the Army, Led by the General, Who commanded the Colonel, Who trained the Lieutenant, Who ordered the Sergeant, Who pulled the Trigger, That fired the Bullet, That killed the Father, Who loved the Mother, Who bore the Son, Strong and Tall.
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I am actually amused by the zealotry displayed on this thread by people who are blind to the fact in themselves - simple as - blind faith.
I wonder how many of them have even tried to understand things like the Tao Te Ching, I dont think many, Im not sure it is encouraged by the leaders.