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Thank you, L8. Sorry, Kav. There are very close-minded people here and I tend to react to them too strongly. I have ZERO doubt about Jesus and God because of my experiences and my extensive efforts over decades to explain it all to my intellect. As a retired Professor, I can be quite authoritarian.
I've seen some of his other posts. He kind of reminds me of my hippy cousin who is always trying to get me to do shrooms or LSD or Diviner sage to have a "spiritual experience" or to get "closer to God".
I wasn't born yesterday.
I do not and never have used any substances, Kav, except alcohol and I gave that up over 40 years ago.
He is not. Christ is exactly who HE presented Himself to be unambiguously on the Cross. There is no other Christ.
Correct!
And He leaves His mark on those whose lives He touches with His Life!
Still many can not see, even if they had been given a magnifying glass,
which they have been given but also reject.
I do not and never have used any substances, Kav, except alcohol and I gave that up over 40 years ago.
Wait a minute. Did you give it up for a specific reason? Lots of these things that happened to me were in recovery from alcohol abuse. One of those weird things was what precipitated my escape.
This whole thread is kind of an indictment against faith. I'd love to see this posted in the AA forum and see what kind of reaction it gets. I'm thinking you won't be able to use this guy to bolster your claims BF.
If you are not trying to separate out the true Christians from the fake ones then I apologize.
I'm just asking a question. It's a decent discussion. Should we believe anyone claiming to be Jesus? Are we correct to simply make up our own version of Jesus?
I'm just asking a question. It's a decent discussion. Should we believe anyone claiming to be Jesus? Are we correct to simply make up our own version of Jesus?
I think we are supposed to make our own way to God. Even as a believer, I would have enough trust in God that He would make that happen. How could you leave something like that up to someone else and follow them no matter what they said? Especially those that are telling you that God is going to punish them? That's coercion from the accuser. Jesus frees people from that bondage.
Wait a minute. Did you give it up for a specific reason? Lots of these things that happened to me were in recovery from alcohol abuse. One of those weird things was what precipitated my escape.
No, L8. I am not an alcoholic. I was a very diligent and dedicated Buddhist meditator who really wanted to achieve Nirvana. I was very young and full of vinegar if you know what I mean, and very determined as only truly young zealots can be. I eventually stopped the use of alcohol because of my desire NOT to corrupt or interfere with my mental processes given their obvious importance to God.
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