On 11 Sep, 13:29, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote:
> I agree with you Molly it is the greatest story ever told and Jesus I view
> as my abbot.. The problems I have are with the parts that havebeen added or
> twisted to conform with the teachings as they see it.. irregardless of the
> effect on faith and belief. It is these distortions that keep beliefs from
> progressing and hurt spiritual development. Now within that prayer i see
> Gods purpose.. basicilly a relationship with God.
> Allan
>
I.e., God is 'one without unity' striving to understand unity
through diversity. Given a God that is One, then our prayers are
God's prayers, and that demonstrates His struggle for understanding
unity. That is God's struggle (jihad). Our jihad (struggle) is to act
godly and help God apprehend unity through our complete understanding
of our relationship to Him.
>
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> On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I don't agree with that. I think it is the greatest story ever told
> > (not original, I know.) But read and you will find myriad
> > interpretations of the bible. It wasn't until I was able to read it
> > for myself, and feel the stories alive in me, that I understood the
> > greatness of the stories.
>
> > On Sep 11, 3:34 am, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Adam the bible is interesting but mostly fiction and or twisted ideas ...
> > > etc etc
> > > Allan
>
> > > On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 11:27 PM, Adam <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > > OK. If the Bible is true, then I think I have given a good summary of
> > > > how things are.
> > > > If not, then it doesn't matter anyway. I posted this same article on
> > > > alt.bible.prophecy
> > > > and got only one reply, and that was abusive. And they are supposed to
> > > > believ in God!!
> > > > Adam.
>
> > > > On Sep 10, 2:30 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > This is true, Adam, but you are riding the fence. Obviously the
> > > > > content of the article (thread) is about scripture, which as we all
> > > > > know is founded upon a belief, a concept, therefore it would follow
> > > > > that any and all posts would address that concept.
> > > > > I understand that you are 'not' presenting a position which posits
> > the
> > > > > existence of God, a God or any Deity, but simply presents questions
> > > > > relating to the concept of such an existence. However, still and
> > > > > without any veering, it is still a thread based upon a conceptual
> > > > > God. A discussion in it's most simplistic form regarding "scripture"
> > > > > is indeed a discussion of a conceptual deity.
>
> > > > > On Sep 9, 10:13 pm, Adam <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > What I wrote was not intended to be a proof of the existence of God
> > or
> > > > > > of the truth of the Bible. It was just a summary of the things that
> > I
> > > > > > had discovered through extensive reading of the scriptures. So when
> > > > > > some of you attacked the concept of God rather than the content of
> > the
> > > > > > article I did not feel obliged to defend that concept. Others can
> > do
> > > > > > that more effectively than I.
> > > > > > Adam.
>
> > > > > > On Sep 9, 7:34 pm, "[email protected]" <
> > [email protected]>
> > > > > > wrote:
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> > > > > > > I guess Adam may have been a boxer in a past life, a quick jab in
> > and
> > > > > > > then back out agian.
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> > > > > > > On 5 Sep, 05:38, Adam <[email protected]> wrote:- Hide
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> > > I_D Allan
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