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Old 06-25-2018, 05:32 PM
 
Location: Southwestern, USA, now.
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As long, dear ones, that u may believe his yoke or commandments or instructions are hard, they will,
indeed, be hard.

Just as the fat person says donuts r so hard to resist ....they always will be.

This is how creation works.
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Old 06-25-2018, 05:39 PM
 
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Jesus is a very simple and basic person with no complication.

Believe and receive. Ask and it is given....he taught us how the Universe of his Father works.

Nothing else comes from him....just simplicity.

The intellectual mind wants to complicate this.
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Old 06-25-2018, 05:42 PM
 
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I'm not heavy or what you would call fat, but I do enjoy a good pastry with fruit filling.
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Old 06-26-2018, 09:47 AM
 
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Maple bars.
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Old 06-26-2018, 07:50 PM
 
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I Love a wholesome meal.
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Old 06-26-2018, 08:33 PM
 
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Jesus is a very simple and basic person with no complication.

Believe and receive. Ask and it is given....he taught us how the Universe of his Father works.

Nothing else comes from him....just simplicity.

The intellectual mind wants to complicate this.
Yes.

Seek and you shall find. Ask and you shall receive. Knock and the door will open.

But that is for the believer and those who believe do the works He did.

"The man who loves me keeps my word and my Father will love Him and we will come and dwell within him."

" My brothers mother and sisters do the will of my heavenly Father. "

"Not everyone who cries to me Lord, Lord shall enter the kingdom of heaven but only those who do the will of my heavenly Father."

"He who believes in me shall do the works I do and far greater than these. "
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Old 06-27-2018, 06:35 AM
 
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But, an unbeliever can knock...they can ask...we were all unbelievers once!
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Old 06-27-2018, 06:45 PM
 
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But, an unbeliever can knock...they can ask...we were all unbelievers once!
To knock, ask and seek one must do it as God has instructed.

It is not meant in the literal sense. Otherwise any form of religion could enter. Not so.

It is possible to find and not even know how it came about but in time you realize that you stumbled upon a secret.

In the end you see that to believe is an action not a thought.
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Old 07-01-2018, 02:22 PM
 
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To knock, ask and seek one must do it as God has instructed.

It is not meant in the literal sense. Otherwise any form of religion could enter. Not so.

It is possible to find and not even know how it came about but in time you realize that you stumbled upon a secret.

In the end you see that to believe is an action not a thought.
Interesting perspective for me to read.

Only cuz mine is different.

I would say a child, a native of a remote African tribe, say, can knock on the inner door to God (or to peace or
Heaven or Divine Insight, by whatever label). No instructions necessary!
I do think it is literal...you sit inside in stillness and knock and wait...emptying your cup; any religion of the person
is fine...as Jerwade quoted..'God looks at the heart, not the label'.

Yes, one can stumble upon the secret...oh my, yes!

Ah, to believe >an action or a thought...a feeling, a swelling in the heart?
A quadraplegic compared to a lumberjack....actions?
Well, is light a particle or a wave?

My take is devotion, seeking...receiving an answer takes many forms...tailored to the individual.


Good discussion, wish were having it over coffee.
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Old 07-08-2018, 09:41 AM
 
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Cuz, it IS!

Not doing what he said to is hard.
Some things he said to do:
Be not afraid
Cast your cares
Do not worry
Give me your burdens
Ask
Seek the Kingdom of God

OK! And thanks!
I think this post was intended for me. Thank you...thank you Lord.
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