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arachnophilia
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Message 46 of 79 (146953)
10-03-2004 6:25 AM
Reply to: Message 43 by Phat
10-03-2004 4:26 AM


Further, where do you get the idea that Satan is not a Biblical reality?
he is, but not in the sense we think of him. he's one of god's angels, possibly a son of god (see job). he serves the will of god by testing mankind.
it's an absolutely wrong reading to assume that god is good and satan is evil, the two being in opposition. god is both, and neither. personally, i have faith that everything serves a greater purpose, even apparent evils.
and so i have no problem with god lying for our own good. like i said, who am i to judge god?
but the text is simply contradictory. genesis is filled with evidence of god changing his mind too. look at sodom or the flood. numbers and samuel may say he doesn't do it, but genesis says he does.

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Message 47 of 79 (147011)
10-03-2004 2:54 PM
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10-03-2004 6:19 AM


arachnophilia writes:
which are you more attached to, the bible being the word of god, or god not lying? no, you can't have both. personally, i'm not attached to either. if god wants to lie, who am i to judge god?
OK..I can respect that YOU respect God without acknowledging the Bible...but without the Bible, how do you even know if you are acknowledging the right God? Now I know that there is only One, but there are also numerous wannabe spirits masquerading behind many false belief systems. If you believe that God can lie, and can do whatever He wants to do, how do you know that the inner voice that you hear is God? I believe that the Book was given as a standard...so that we would know who the real God is. Seeing as how the early Believers had no book, the only other method of validation is to gather in prayer/fellowship with likeminded belivers. Likeminded means "of the same Spirit". You can't have some all inclusive room of religious truth seekers and have the same spirit. Try it...I know. In this world, there are competing spirits. Obviously, the Holy Spirit is the right one and the only one with any real power. How do you tell Him apart from the other ones?

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Message 48 of 79 (147045)
10-03-2004 5:33 PM
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10-03-2004 2:54 PM


Phatboy writes:
I believe that the Book was given as a standard...so that we would know who the real God is.
Why do you believe this? I'm sure you didn't get the idea from the book itself. In the book, God is known by his power.
quote:
You will know that I am the LORD when I have set fire to Egypt. Ezekiel 30:8 RSV

In this world, there are competing spirits. Obviously, the Holy Spirit is ... the only one with any real power. How do you tell Him apart from the other ones?
Haven't you have already answered the question? You tell him apart from the other ones by his power.
Didn't Saint Peter admonish believers to ... test the spirits?
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arachnophilia
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Message 49 of 79 (147111)
10-04-2004 2:54 AM
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10-03-2004 2:54 PM


OK..I can respect that YOU respect God without acknowledging the Bible...but without the Bible, how do you even know if you are acknowledging the right God?
how do you know with the bible? i don't see how it makes any difference. i've read my share of religious texts, and if i just based it on the literature, i'd have been a buddhist a long time ago.
the bible is a good perspective on god, but the bible is not god.
If you believe that God can lie, and can do whatever He wants to do
i'm not totally sure i do. i don't care much either way, but i'm leaning towards him being mostly omnipotent and being able to lie.
how do you know that the inner voice that you hear is God?
i don't know. it's called faith.
I believe that the Book was given as a standard...so that we would know who the real God is.
but there is nothing standard about the book. there is no one canon, and no one book by one author. it is a collection of collections, all by different authors, different sources, and at different times. it is very inconsistent.
but on some level, your statement may be true.
Seeing as how the early Believers had no book, the only other method of validation is to gather in prayer/fellowship with likeminded belivers. Likeminded means "of the same Spirit".
please research the history of the early christian church. there was no unification until about 300 ad, when a canon was compiled. but they all had books, and all congregations of likeminded believers.
some of those churches were systematically removed and executed for heresy.
Obviously, the Holy Spirit is the right one and the only one with any real power. How do you tell Him apart from the other ones?
that's not so obvious, my friend.
i used to go to pentacostal churches. people would get "drunk" with the holy spirit, roll around on the floor, talk gibberish, and see stuff. they would tell me that god had promised things, but they never came true. is that holy spirit at work, or are they being duped?

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Message 50 of 79 (147127)
10-04-2004 3:53 AM
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10-04-2004 2:54 AM


Drunk in the Spirit? or sloshed on sensationalism?
Aracnophilia writes:
I used to go to pentacostal churches. people would get "drunk" with the holy spirit, roll around on the floor, talk gibberish, and see stuff. they would tell me that god had promised things, but they never came true. is that holy spirit at work, or are they being duped?
Yeah, me too. I experienced a few times that were definitely out of the ordinary, but how would I know if it was not merely mass hypnosis? I am sure that there was a spiritual realm involved, but which spirit it was I DO NOT Know. I grew stronger as a Believer during the quiet times when I was certain that I felt Gods presence. I still operate at that level of faith...and I rarely even feel the presence any more. I am growing stronger despite lack of emotional confirmation.
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arachnophilia
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Message 51 of 79 (147129)
10-04-2004 4:00 AM
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10-04-2004 3:53 AM


Re: Drunk in the Spirit? or sloshed on sensationalism?
me too.
but how would I know if it was not merely mass hypnosis?
i'm positive it was. because, try as i might, i could never be a part of it. similarly, i don't find alcohol or drugs fun, and the placebo effect fails miserably on me. i just have a rational analytical mind that doesn't allow blips of schizophrenia.

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Message 52 of 79 (147179)
10-04-2004 12:13 PM
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10-04-2004 4:00 AM


Re: Drunk in the Spirit? or sloshed on sensationalism?
Heh heh...I remember one such service in particular. It was during the time of the so called "Toronto Blessing" whereby everyone was supposed to get drunk in the spirit and laugh uncontrollably. The guest speaker began doing it, as did the Pastor and the Elders. As if on cue, everyone else began "feeling" drunk and laughing, and all I did was sit there and observe this insane display of mimicing behavior. I was never the guy who would raise his hands when the speaker would say "lift up your hands!" I always waited until I wanted to do something before I did it. You won't catch me at the airport selling daisies!

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Message 53 of 79 (147205)
10-04-2004 2:41 PM
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10-04-2004 12:13 PM


Re: Drunk in the Spirit? or sloshed on sensationalism?
quote:
. . . all I did was sit there and observe this insane display of mimicing behavior.
Phatboy
quote:
The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also.
Mark Twain

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arachnophilia
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Message 54 of 79 (147361)
10-05-2004 12:31 AM
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10-04-2004 12:13 PM


Re: Drunk in the Spirit? or sloshed on sensationalism?
and all I did was sit there and observe this insane display of mimicing behavior.
i have to agree in part with amlodhi's post in response to this. such displays made me question my faith for a long time.

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Message 55 of 79 (499694)
02-19-2009 8:06 PM
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04-12-2004 8:51 PM


quote:
When God possesses His word I claim that it is inerrant and without contradiction. When He transfers that word to a chosen vessel for recording it instantly has the potential to become errant/contradictory.
But if Got is all powerful (ie. created the univrse, flooded the whole world, and destroyed sodom and gomorrah.) you would think he could get a few people who were not total morons to write down his instructions to salvation.
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Message 58 of 79 (593737)
11-29-2010 12:28 AM
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04-12-2004 2:10 PM


Impossible for God to lie.
The biblical text clearly states that it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore anything else written in the holy scriptures never refutes this statement in anyway. You must understand that there are some things God can't do, and lying is one of them. I hope this helps you..

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Message 59 of 79 (593738)
11-29-2010 12:32 AM
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11-29-2010 12:28 AM


Re: Impossible for God to lie.
The biblical text clearly states that it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore anything else written in the holy scriptures never refutes this statement in anyway. You must understand that there are some things God can't do, and lying is one of them. I hope this helps you.
But there is that little business of the global flood, that clearly never happened as described.
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Message 60 of 79 (593739)
11-29-2010 12:37 AM
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11-29-2010 12:28 AM


Re: Impossible for God to lie.
You must understand that there are some things God can't do, and lying is one of them.
Not much of a god then is it. Seems to be pretty limited.
Are you just going to assert things and provide no evidence or argument for you position?
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