tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9452662.post113181822923611371..comments2023-11-19T03:28:33.543-05:00Comments on Thoughts on God and Truth: Faith or Freedom?DMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09417724576079308142noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9452662.post-1151632257635737192006-06-29T21:50:00.000-04:002006-06-29T21:50:00.000-04:00"I do not change, but it is the creature that feel..."I do not change, but it is the creature that feels the different effects of My presence, as she changes." <BR/><BR/>"I wanted my flesh to be scattered in pieces, and My Blood to be shed from My whole Humanity, so as to reunite all of dispersed humanity. All that was torn from My humanity -flesh, blood, hair - nothing was dispersed in My Resurrection.<BR/><BR/>By this, I incorporated all creatures within Me. So, after this, if one wanders away from Me, it is out of his obstinate will that he tears himself from Me to go out and be lost." <BR/><BR/>Love draws us to God while sin drives us away from him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9452662.post-1146436188127357542006-04-30T18:29:00.000-04:002006-04-30T18:29:00.000-04:00"Instead the ideal Christian state is an authorita..."Instead the ideal Christian state is an authoritarian one in which God is in control and we all submit to him and obey his commands" <BR/><BR/>IN MY OPINION, GOD IS FAR FROM BEING AUTHORITARIAN. HE CREATED US WITH FREE WILL SO THAT WE DO "NOT HAVE TO" SUBMIT TO HIS COMAMNDS. WE ARE FREE.<BR/><BR/>"That is how heaven will be in any case."<BR/><BR/>I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE. LOVE CASTS EVIL AWAY. HEAVEN IS WHERE LOVE REIGNS, NOT BY FORCE, BUT BECAUSE LOVE CAN ONLY REIGN WHERE IT IS WILLINGLY ACCEPTED.<BR/><BR/>"On this earth realizing that goal is difficult as God doesn't seem to take actions on his own."<BR/><BR/>GOD RESPECTS OUR FREEDOM. NONE DIES AS SOON AS HE ATTEMPTS TO COMIT A SIN. GOD WILL NEVER INTERFERE WITH OUR HUMAN FREEDOM.<BR/><BR/>"Nevertheless the ideals of authority, submission and worship of that authority pervades Christianity. So as a result numerous people from the pope down on to individual pastors are eager to claim God's authority and decry any behavior that is displeasing to God." <BR/><BR/>CHRISTIANS CANNOT FORCE ANYONE TO STOP ANY BEHAVIOR THAT IS DISPLEASING TO GOD, NOT EVEN GOD CAN DO THAT. <BR/><BR/>"If they had political power they would surely use it to restrict any actions displeasing to God." <BR/><BR/>NOT AT ALL. GOD DIDN'T CREATE SLAVES NOR PUPPETS. GOD CAN ONLY PERSUADE US OF WHAT IS GOOD AND CONVENIENT FOR US BUT HE CANNOT FORCE US TO DO HIS WILL AGAINST OUR WILL. WE WOULD BE SLAVES TO HIS DIVINE WILL AND THAT WOULD BE DISPLEASING TO GOD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9452662.post-1146074865677810772006-04-26T14:07:00.000-04:002006-04-26T14:07:00.000-04:00And this is the verdict, that The Light came into ...And this is the verdict, that The Light came into the world, but people preferred Darkness to Light, because their works were evil. <BR/><BR/>20 <BR/>For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come toward the light, so that his works might not be exposed. <BR/>21 <BR/>But whoever lives the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9452662.post-1144776791795248802006-04-11T13:33:00.000-04:002006-04-11T13:33:00.000-04:00It is not that if we disobey God, the fires of hel...It is not that if we disobey God, the fires of hell will be awaiting us. That's a foolish statement!<BR/><BR/>What happens is that every action has a consequence, either good or evil.<BR/><BR/>By using our Freedom together with our Intellect, we should be able to infer the 10 commandments on our own.<BR/><BR/>If we choose to do the wrong things, we will bring painful and evil consequences upon ourselves and upon others.<BR/><BR/>For instance, if you drink a poisonous beverage you know that it will kill you. It is the natural consequence of choosing to do the wrong thing.<BR/><BR/>By the way, ignorance will not keep you from suffering the consequence of drinking poison.<BR/><BR/>GOD warned Adam and Eve against POISON when He said If you drink it, you shall die. It was a warning made out of Love. <BR/><BR/>By disobeying God, man drank Poison and experienced the foretold consequence of his disobedience to God's Will and Wisdom----> Death, suffering, pain, illness, etc. <BR/><BR/>God had to send the 10 commandments because Adam and Eve could no longer distinguish TOXIC from NON-TOXIC decisions. <BR/><BR/>With the 10 commandments, they were safe again to make the right choices with the use of their Freedom and Intellect. <BR/><BR/>But sadly, man ignores the 10 commandments and continues to use his freedom and his intellect to POISON HIMSELF yet he refuses to experience the consequences of his foolishness.<BR/><BR/>What did God do? God out of love for us, comes and DRINKS THE POISON HIMSELF in order to give us the ANTI-VENOM. <BR/><BR/>What do we do? We REFUSE TO DRINK IT and expect to avoid the consequences of our foolishness...<BR/><BR/>What does God finally do? Does God stops you from drinking POISON? <BR/><BR/>No. He allows you to continue drinking it because he gave you freedom as well as intellect and He must respect the way you use them. <BR/><BR/>But you have a choice: <BR/><BR/>1) You can continue drinking poison until you are fed up with it and you begin to experience its mortal effects on your body and soul, and you decide to voluntarily come to your senses. This is when you'll finally understand that POISON was never a good choice.<BR/><BR/>Or...<BR/><BR/>2) You may choose to live in denial, a "pretend life," and tell everyone that poison is actually healthy and that everyone should try it. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, you wil not be able to keep this lie for too long because eventually, POISON will make you experience its mortal effects both on your body and soul. <BR/><BR/>Then, you may choose to die in denial or to repent and seek God's forgiveness for your disobedience to His Wisdom and to His Love for you.<BR/><BR/>God wants you to realize while you still can, that POISON is Toxic and that it is slowly killing you. But He continues to Love you until you come to that personal realization on your own, and ask for His forgiveness and for His healing. <BR/><BR/>He wants the best for you, but He cannot force you to accept it.<BR/><BR/>GOD says to you: "Daniel, I love you very much. If you want to continue drinking poison, you must know that the natural and inevitable consequence of your decision is DEATH. I must respect your freedom but I will continue to love you always. But if you ask Me, I will give you the strength to stop and I will bring True Freedom and True Joy into your life!!!<BR/><BR/>Remember that God has never stopped loving you, even while you were sinning against Him. He cannot do nothing other than Love you with His Infinite love.<BR/><BR/>GOD LOVES THE SINNER BUT HATES SIN.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com