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Greetings All, "'The world is real.' 'No, it is mere illusory appearance'. The world is conscious'. 'No.' 'The world is happiness' No.' What use is it to argue thus? That state is agreeable to all, whrerin, having given up the objective outlook, one knows one's Self and loses all notions...

Wonderful post Snoopy, Thanks so much. Very applicable to the OP. Peace, JM

Interesting article but to be fair not everyone in scientology is exposed to that teaching. You have to be a certain level. Also that belief may seem just as reasonable as that of Christians reported to believe in ..... just to mention a very few of the hundreds... God talked through a donkey...

Hello Dondi, It seems to me, in my view, your first paragraph (I divided it above) accessment is accurate as stated. Furthermore I might say (as you might know) that the barrier is not put there by God but rather by the choice of the individual. In essence what I am implying is that God...

Hi Dondi, It seems to me from the flesh standpoint of view we know God by degrees. We grow in understanding. Perhaps, I am saying that everyone has an association with God. This view is founded on the principle that nothing exists without God. He is in and through all things whether one is...

Hello Faithfulservant, It seems to me that you are correct. Jesus was not a liar. Perhaps though, he was often missunderstood. That which is spirit is spirit and that which is flesh is flesh. The flesh will perish whether you believe or not but the spirit is eternal. Whether in hell/torment or...

Hello again Dondi, God is the basis of eternal life. (the foundation upon which eternal life rests) In my view, whether one forgives others or not, life is eternal. The conditions may differ at a given moment in time but the spirit is eternal and not subject to death except in the duality of...

Hi Snoopy, I find your expression very profound. Thank You. JM

Hello Dondi, It seems to me, Yes, God loves all equally and accepts all of his creation equally without prejudice. His forgiveness is without need for basis yet our forgiveness of others dictates our own forgiveness (spritual law of God's perfect self-regulating universe). God created the...

Hi Thomas, Very entertaining.:) It seems to me, the falling or standing of philosophies has little to do with memorable or not. It follows the whims of the times. The bloke down the pub has as much a right to be heard as Plato. Who you listen to or deem reasonable is your choice. To me...

Hi Dondi, God's essence is love. To me, Love is unconditional acceptance. Therefore it seems to me that God has nothing to forgive. He cannot be offended. God is beyond such pettiness of attributes. It is only by holding unforgiveness of others that one is not forgiven but in essence it is not...

Hi Dondi, That seems to me like a healthy outlook. Personally to me, God's existence is beyond my belief. To me his presence is self-evident by virtue of my very 'being'. As far as God judging me, it seems I have a different perspective. To me, God loves me as I am and judgement is...

Hi Dondi, Thanks for your welcome. No impression or harm was meant here. You can be certain I respect your right to have any viewpoint you might choose and if it seems reasonable to you then it is so. 'Reasonable' to me is a relative term that has a myriad of definitions, almost as many as...

Hi Karen, Thanks. Been away in Florida for the winter and occasionally read the posts but haven't contributed for some time. Personally, No reason is needed for my faith. A personal testimony is all that is required. The existance of God requires no proof. It is self-evident. All the...

Hello Dondi, I think most of the arguement you make can be made by almost any religion. The Jews can make the same argument yet they are not Christian. Other religions might be inclined to believe that your logic is no more less prone to flawed reasoning than theirs might be. Just some...

The prodical son parable in Luke (Christianity) exemplifies the same in my view. We are all sons and daughters and many of us have spent some time in torment wallowing with the pigs yet when we decide to return, the father receives us back with a celebration of Love. Acknowledgement that the...

I see the meaning of the poor in spirit differently since I find the original language had no punctuation. I read Matthew as "Blessed are the poor, in spirit theirs is the kingdom of God" This makes much more sense to me and is in line with other quotes. Putting a comma after poor to me gives a...

What is the Christian Hope? Col. 1:27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: Love in Christ, JM

Hi Derek, It seems to me redemption rescues or pays an obligation and in the case of Christianity the rescue is from spiritual death by a re-birth of the spirit. In Christianity this is a path of faith. Though Buddhism or Zen at least, sees no redeeming per se, enlightenment in my view is in...

Well spoken Soma.............. Love in Christ, JM