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originally posted by: stanopmann
What would light be without dark? In that way, everything is helping everything along. Nothing is truly good or evil, merely part of two co-existing and co-dependent principles. Still, though...
Im not saying they are good. Im saying they are providing the suffering necessary for us to evolve.
If everything were perfect and positive, we would get nowhere as far as our spiritual evolution.
originally posted by: SoulSurfer
a reply to: intrptr
Im not saying they are good. Im saying they are providing the suffering necessary for us to evolve.
I once heard that the new world order needed a threat for humanity to evolve
originally posted by: dfnj2015
People are selfish and evil. Enlightened self-interests are at an all-time low.
originally posted by: intrptr
a reply to: SoulSurfer
Im not saying they are good. Im saying they are providing the suffering necessary for us to evolve.
Thats another way of saying good is evil.
Good doesn't proved suffering, evil does.
Keeping those terms simple to illustrate the point. I don't hold for the usual good vs evil definitions.
We Christians do not wish death upon anyone because if a person dies without repent; their soul is forever lost. This is why we Christians grieve the loss of anyone. Hence why true Christians will never live by the sword that kills the flesh. We how;ever live by the sword of the Spirit; which means Truth.
Do you see a difference between the ideologies?
Now compare Muhammad Kill unbelievers vs Jesus's Love you enemy and pray for them.
But one thing is for sure. You cannot fight fire with fire (Only when force is needed as a final option.) I believe God is reminding us to have faith.
the only thing "enlightenment" brings is self worship/narcissism (which is a sickness of the mind)
There is no such thing as free will. In the sense that you cannot do what you wilt. There are consequences for every action. This is the opposite of new age teachings. Aleister Crowley teaches Satans law "do as thou wilt". but by doing what thou wilt, you become imprisoned, on a karmic level to Lucifer