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Originally posted by L.I.B.
Anyone with eyes can see that you are accusing the brethren, in this case, holy war.
Originally posted by badmedia
The only true church is not physical. You build your own personal church. It is built off of knowledge and understanding, the only things that are both on earth and in heaven at the same time, the only things that can be taken with you. The only thing which can not be destroyed, and will not be destroyed. It is no coincidence that the rich man in the eyes of god is the man with wisdom, not the one who has material wealth.
You follow and worship Satan.
Originally posted by saint4God
Originally posted by doctorex
Christ said you you still have to do the will of the father, and that includes the 10 commandments. How many "saved" actually follow these, such as the the 7th day Sabbath?
"But the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong."
Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."
Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise." - Luke 23:40-43
What deeds had this criminal done to 'earn' his way to heaven?
Originally posted by doctorex
How about the commandment about idols and graven images?
What about it?
Originally posted by doctorex
How many "saved christians" do you see walking around with Jesus hanging from their necks etc. I could go on forever.
I cannot tell who is saved and who is not by what is hanging from their necks. Can you?
Originally posted by Christ!
Think of s.a.t.a.n. as a mind which separates the Son of God into parts, pieces, fragments, compartments, departments, apartments, groups, and individuals. Think of this process as *the abreakment*. Think of the reunification of the Son of God as the *atonement*. The process of atonement begins with the recognition that every man you meet, regardless of belief, is the broken Son of God. Upon this recognition is built the true church. This is the solid foundation, the "rock" upon which the true church must be built. The fact that everyone is the Son of God is the true unifying factor for any community built on the way of Jesus.
"Christianity" is not built on this foundation, and so, it is built on the sand, foolishly, and will fall. These, are some [not all] of the "gates of hell". The gates of hell are simply the "many"...the plural...the exclusive groups, the stauch individualists, the special ones, the autonomous wills...and such as those who wish for a glorified body among *many*. Hell is separation, one from another, in guilt. The human body, obviously, is a separate entity, each of which supports the concept of hell. So every body is a "gate" of hell, which bars and defends each its little kingdom against the truth.
The Kingdom of God, on the other hand, is built on oneness, equality, unlimitedness, and sharing. The Son of God is the Kingdom of God. It's oneness will "prevail", over the separateness of the *many*. This means that man will pass away, along with all the world of s.a.t.a.n. The oneness begins when you say to your neighbor, "I see you are the Son of God". Or, to the least of your neighbors, "I greet you as the Son of God". In this way, the church is built on identity, as each identifies with Christ. Perhaps it is not appropriate to say this to the general public, but you can certainly think it. And should likeminded brethren gather together, such greetings are a perfect opportunity to support them in thier salvation by reinforcing their true identity. And doing so, you give truly and reinforce your own identity as well. This is also to recognize your neighbor as sinless...innnocent...not guilty. Why? Because the Son of God is not guilty.
More than 100 scholars from six English-speaking countries, as well as editors and English stylists, worked on the NIV. The scholars represented more than 20 denominations.
In the 17th century, King James translators worked from the Erasmus Greek text of the New Testament. Erasmus had six Greek manuscripts from which to work. NIV translators work from more than 5,000 complete or partial manuscripts and papyri.
It took 10 years to complete the NIV translation. The process started in 1968 and finished in 1978. This does not include more than 10 years of planning before 1968.
Originally posted by badmedia
The rest of your post also goes right in line with that. Where they see only the strict images, and not the equation/philosophy/real truth. As I've said before, it's somewhat difficult to respond, because I pretty much agree with everything you say, just express it differently. But the only thing I have trouble with is what it means to drop your individual. I struggle with why I can't realize the truth and be an individual as I am now. It's not something I care all that much about keeping, but I do think it could be a bit better if everyone realized the truth and kept their individuality at the same time. If everyone realized the truth, then there would not fall victim to the lie.
Originally posted by badmedia
In a world where we are living in the lie, I feel that when like minded people come together and have discussion, understandings and the deeper truths will come out between them, and that is to build the church. Where you aren't building on identity, but on actual understanding of the truth. I see the truth as being the equation, and the identity to be just the variable in that equation.
Originally posted by Christ!
If like minded people like individualism [differences, special status, names of their own, aliases, masks, masquerades] more than the truth, then confusion will come from their discussions whenever they get together. But if they get together in the name of One, which is the totality of everything real, then their discussions may be joined by the strength of the One, rather than dissapated by the weakness of the many. The intention of the gatherers effects the outcome of the meeting.
Generally, it is not the intention of those on the "broad path" to meet in the name of Christ. The word "Christ" may fall off of their tongues, but in a meaningless - mindless - way, unreflective of what Christ is all about. To know everything about the world of illusion is to know nothing. Most meet to know everything about nothing, gathering to themselves a wealth of information...with the intention of supporting individualistic goal seeking.
Even the concept of "obeying" whatever the gOd of this world wills you to "do"...even this is a mask over individualistic goal seeking. To go with the flow of such gOd is to maintain the status quo. Everyone who wears a mask is going with the flow of the gOd of this world. To do so deliberately is not a change at all. It is just more foolish masquerading.
Christ!
Originally posted by badmedia
To say this lie can not bring forward the truth, is that not to say that you are not bringing me truth, as your words have come before my eyes? But I think there is truth in what you have said, the trouble is first understanding why it is true. Which I would not have been able to do a few years ago.
Originally posted by badmedia
Maybe it is silly and confused that we even "ate from the tree of knowledge" in the first place. But at this point isn't that rather beside the fact?
Originally posted by badmedia
The conversation I think is running along these lines:
Neo: All these memories I have, these places I went.... None of it ever happened. What does that mean?
Trinity: That the Matrix cannot tell you who you are.
It can't tell me who I am - and I agree with that. But it can and does show me what I am not. Which brings me better understanding of what I am.
Originally posted by badmedia
The conversation I think is running along these lines:
Neo: All these memories I have, these places I went.... None of it ever happened. What does that mean?
Trinity: That the Matrix cannot tell you who you are.
It can't tell me who I am - and I agree with that. But it can and does show me what I am not. Which brings me better understanding of what I am.
Originally posted by Christ!
As you turn your mind toward the truth, it begins to sound "familiar" when you are presented with symbols that point to it. The words I use are technically not the truth, because words are symbols, and symbols are not the truth. This world is entirely made up of symbols. So, the Truth must use symbols to reach those who think they are symbols. The best a symbol can do is *point to the truth*.
As such, Jesus was a symbol which pointed to the truth by way of parable and parody. For those who were weary of untruth, what he said and did sounded familiar, probable, possible. Above all, what Jesus pointed to represents everyone's true desire, though they may be temporarily preoccupied with ancient distractions. Distracted, those on the "broad path" mistake a symbol - Jesus - for "the truth"...and stop...going no further.