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I believe the Spirit of God speaks to
His people and tells us about things to come:
"Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him."
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But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. and: There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: 8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
all of my beleifs are based on the word of God.
We have the ability to fellowship with God through His Spirit because of the blood of Jesus. So why would God not reveal things to His children be it warnings or political developments?
posted by
cantey
on April 28, 2004 at 8:24 PM
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I can see, how you formed your belief system.
I can also see how you have kind of went through and come up with a kind of condensed version of the gospels that to you is the reality of the situation. I too believe that God's nature is in all of us to an extent, this will not develop fully unless we choose to follow Christs (or Yeshua) teachings. I do believe in needing to be born again. I know what it is like for my spirit to be dead. I think you might call it supressed(spelling?). I do not believe that we will all be saved in this life time. I really think we must choose to follow Christ in this life to be in fellowship with Him in the next. I do have trouble with the whole eternal suffering concept. I believe that we have only scratched the surface on what God has planned next. There is another belief system what you believe reminds me of: Zoroastrian.
posted by
Budmannomore
on April 28, 2004 at 3:13 PM
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oddly enough
actually no -- I've discovered and developed pretty much independently of any religion much of my thinking.
Still, it is based on the New Testament of the Bible -- basically distilling things to the essence of a few precepts.
Treat others as you want to be treated
Love your neighbor as yourself.
Whoever loves his/her "brother" shows love for God.
Love is kind, love is patient, etc., bears all things, etc.
my basic beliefs: A "God" that transcends understanding -- not the idol of a male anthropomorphic object that people can use to their own purposes -- "God is on our side." etc.
Worship of this "God" consists mainly of the precepts mentioned above -- also developing an attitude -- I've retranslated the "Sermon on the Mount -- either here or in another blog -- that's an attitude to develop.
Salvation: (and it's in the New Testament) happens whether you know it or not. it's basically "I'm OK; you're OK" -- there is no condemnation and no propitiation for sins -- no need for confession or anything like that (such physical things are concocted propitiation for "sin". Sin, by the way, is "missing the mark" - like anything having to do with targets (archery, darts) - with practice and understanding the mistakes made, one becomes more proficient and misses the mark less -- never 100% -- and herein lies Salvation. Because it's never 100%, hardly even 50%, there is no condemnation (in the religious world, the only condemnation comes from humans -- the "righteous". Sin versus righteousness sets up levels of goodness; the concept of no sin at all, or "missing the mark" type of sin where practice improves, makes all people equal.
Afterlife: real possibility of reincarnation so that we can improve -- many people really do consider their life a "living hell" -- purgatory is more like it -- the bad things we experience can teach us -- instead of the "poor me" syndrome, if we would learn from bad times . . .
Second Coming -- The Kingdom of Heaven is within you, so is the Christ, which is that Salvation, etc. - the second coming has already happened in people who have that attitude, and a big part of it is that we recognize the "Christ" in ourselves and also in onthers -- we see the Deity of the other person.
We need nothing other than to live the present moment as if it is sacred and all we encounter is also sacred.
I probably left something out so if you want to ask questions . . .
posted by
Xeno-x
on April 28, 2004 at 1:29 PM
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westwend
Some of what you say sounds very "Baha'i" to me. Do you following that system? Is it a part of what you believe? Your writings are very intriguing and thought provoking.
posted by
Budmannomore
on April 28, 2004 at 7:10 AM
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