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. If God is not answering you, it is because you are not asking the right questions.
Or "God" doesn't exist.
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. If God is not answering you, it is because you are not asking the right questions.
I don't think they ever expected 50,000 different churches with there own spin on things to use it as there own. Always meant to be used in conjunction with the oral teachings of the church.
First the Bible itself states that not everything important to the Christian faith is recorded in it. For example, not everything that Christ did is recorded in the inspired Books:
"But there are also many other things which Jesus did; were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. "[John 21:25; RSV]
According to John 20:31, some things have been recorded in the Gospel in order to come to know Christ; however, John 21:25 suggests that there is still more to know about Him. At least for St. John the Apostle, there was more that he needed to teach which was not recorded in the Bible:
"I had much to write you, but I would rather not write with pen and ink; I hope to see you soon, and we will talk together face to face. "[3 John 13-14]
Also St. Paul instructs Timothy on how to orally pass on the teachings of the faith:
"...what you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also." [2 Tim. 2:2]
St. Paul even commands (2 Thess. 3:6) the Thessalonian Christians to follow the oral Traditions of the Apostles:
"So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us (Apostles), either by word of mouth (oral) or by letter (Epistle). [2 Thess. 2:15]
These commands promoting Oral Tradition would be quite strange, if only the Bible were needed to pass on the entire Christian faith.
Also the Bible does not call itself the bulwark of the truth; however, St. Paul does make reference to the Church in those terms:
...the household of God, which is the Church of the living God, the pillar and bulwark of the truth. [1 Tim. 3:15]
And the Bible points to the importance of the Church for teaching the Truth. According to St. Peter in the Bible:
First of all you must understand this, that no prophesy of Scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation, because no prophecy ever came by the impulse of man, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. [2 Peter 1:20-21]
Scripture did not come with an "inspired" Table of Contents. Nowhere in the sacred texts are all the Books listed. There are some Books cited in the sacred writings but these lists are vague and incomplete (Acts 28:23; 2 Peter 3:16). There are also references to books not found in the Bible, such as St. Paul's Epistle to the Laodiceans (Col. 4:16). St. Paul even encourages the Colossians to read this epistle, but still it is not in the Bible. Jesus in the Gospel never attempts to list the "official" Books of the Old Testament (OT). This issue was hotly debated in His day. Today Protestant and Catholic Christians disagree over which Books belong in the OT. Catholics follow the list in the Septuagint (2nd century B.C. Greek translation of the Hebrew Scripture) while Protestants follow the list used by the Pharisees. A list from Jesus could have eliminated this problem, but no such list is found in the Gospel. As a result the Bible needs a visible authority outside of itself to list the inspired sacred Books. This authority must be guided by the Holy Spirit since these Books are from the Holy Spirit.
Well in the New Testament there are a lot of stuff about faith only being sufficient both from Jesus and from Paul, but just that there are other parts that says very differently
In the end you can use the bible to justify any position
do you personally endorse these views?
And the right question is?
No understanding is required to dismiss out-of-hand those who think there is an other world, one more important than this one. I thought I was being quite measured and generous by not laughing uproariously at your fantastic, absurd ruminations. That you would accuse someone else of being 'programmed' is worthy of Monty Python. I see a great future for you as a sit-down comic.Thank you for showcasing your pathetic level of understanding of anything Christian. All you can do is spew your own version of programmed hatred.
But god doesn't have to do anything, he's already done everything. So what would praying achieve?
And the right question is?
Communion for one thing. Even Jesus prayed and he WAS God.
But when they sung Die Yuppie Die you didnt keel over!Its the search for the transcendent - the canon of Western Culture contains its own "spirituality"even from an utterly secular point of view. I went to a Painters and Dockers gig in Kalgoorlie once - it was a stinking hot summer, everyone was shitfaced and took all their clothes off when they sung nude school - that was spiritual experience to me
God is omnipresent. However, he is not a magic genie that grants everyone's wishes, which seems to be a very common misconception. He see's our heart and know's us better than we know ourselves. If God is not answering you, it is because you are not asking the right questions.
God is omnipresent. However, he is not a magic genie that grants everyone's wishes, which seems to be a very common misconception. He see's our heart and know's us better than we know ourselves. If God is not answering you, it is because you are not asking the right questions.
Transcendents are a pack of KantsWhat, exactly, is "the transcendent"? In what way does it manifest itself as the transcendent? What is there about it which makes it transcendent? Is the transcendent the same for everyone? Is it in any way possible that the transcendence could be anything other than the "search"? What is there about this search which makes it spiritual? Is this spirituality and transcendence available to all, or only those who are religiously inclined?
But when they sung Die Yuppie Die you didnt keel over!
'God is omnipresent. However, he is not a magic genie that grants everyone's wishes, which seems to be a very common misconception. He see's our heart and know's us better than we know ourselves. If God is not answering you, it is because you are not asking the right questions.
Baby Duck what are you doing up at 4:52 am? pr0n?
Were you not being deadly serious, this would be hilarious. Is there any part of life with which you've had interaction, or has your time here been a complete waste?Men these days are far too easily led by their penises, and as a result are easily manipulated.
Can you provide some evidence when he answered "yes"?God answers all prayers it's just that often the answer is "No"
Were you not being deadly serious, this would be hilarious. Is there any part of life with which you've had interaction, or has your time here been a complete waste?
Lol. The amount of christians with addictions to pr0n surprizes me.It was 6am here in Brisbane when I posted that. I have no interest in pr0n, it is degrading, desensitizing and makes a mockery of sex overall. Men these days are far too easily led by their penises, and as a result are easily manipulated.