Blainer wrote: > ... it does sometimes seem to me you start out with some > foregone conclusions--sort of the doubting Thomas > syndrome, I guess.
You must understand that I have been conversant with DaveH for many years on this list. He can tell you himself that the opinions you see me expressing here recently are not without careful study and consideration of evidence he and others have put forth. Yes, I do have some opinions and conclusions about certain things, but they are the result of a thorough study in this area. Blainer wrote: > When I see others who want everything spelled out in > black and white, no jumping to intuitive conclusions > allowed, it leads me to believe there is something > basically defensive about that person--sort of reminds > me of the atheists who won't believe anything their 5 > senses cannot perceive. What do you think? Everyone is at a different level in what they are willing to hear and consider. I don't see others here any more closed to you than you are to them. I do think they are closed at times, and even sometimes illogical and miss the point, but I don't see that problem only being with them, but with you as well. I think it primarily has to do with different backgounds and different worldviews. Blainer wrote: > Do we have a sixth sense, or is spirituality all a figment > of our imagination? I believe that truth and knowledge can come through the spirit, and that we are not restricted to the five physical senses of our flesh. Blainer wrote: > Would you mind telling me what you consider to be > the spiritual side of man, versus the carnal? The spiritual side is that which comes through the spirit of man, and the carnal is that which comes through the physical body, the flesh. Nevertheless, witches and warlocks can have a spiritual side to them as well, and it is not good. Men also can have an active imagination and call it spiritual. Blainer wrote: > You do sometimes ridicule me for expressing myself > strictly for saying things I know intuitively or spiritually > are true, whether I can show some outside support for > them or not. The problem is that you need to have good reasons for what you believe. You can't just be comfortable with an idea. Paul said to always be ready to give an answer for the hope that is within you. Isaiah speaks for God in calling men to come reason with the Lord. If we cannot explain what we believe and why, it is probably because we are in deception but we don't want to admit it. I press you at times because I don't want you to gloss over the problem. If you gloss over inconsistencies in your thinking, then you will continue in deception. All truth is rational and understandable. Sometimes it is difficult to articulate, but truth needs to be more than just an intuitive feeling of being right. The idea that an intuitive feeling makes something right and godly is gross deception of occult origin. A revelation might start with such a feeling, but it must immediately be followed with knowledge so that the truth of it is clearly known. Otherwise people will follow all winds of doctrines and false teachings of many types. Blainer wrote: > Frankly, I sometimes feel like the man in Lehi's dream as > I grope through the mists of darkness, holding onto the rod > of iron (word of God) seeking the tree of life, and I am being > jeered at by those in the great and spacious building, who are > dressed in the fineries of the world. LOL Or maybe you are groping in darkness and are afraid to hear the light of the truth that will lead you out of that darkness. Maybe the light you think you have is not light at all. Please understand that I do not say these things to jeer at you. I speak the truth in love, with the hope that you will see that truth, knowledge, and revelation is rational and not based upon whimsical feelings. Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
