Blainer) Do you pray this prayer with real intent to have your expressed wishes honored, or do you merely, as the Pharisees, pray with ulterior motives?
On Wed, 2 Oct 2002 08:37:01 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > If you would pray this prayer 39 times a day for the rest of your > life you > might be able to see truth. I pray it every time I read the Bible > and most > anything. I began praying it many years ago and God opened my eyes. > > However, you better check with Mormon powers or you might be in sin > for > praying this. > "Lord Jesus, I ask that you remove my prejudices and pre-conceived > ideas. > Let me see this as you, Father, would have me see this without any > other > influence, but You. In Jesus name, Amen." > > > Blainer) Nope. I am saying we tend to perceive truth through the > > windows of our biases. It is like when we see the world through > > rose-colored glasses. We do not see what is actually out there, > we see > > it tinted to make it appear acceptable to our senses. Our biases > filter > > the "light" so we can accept what we otherwise might not want to > accept. > > Our biases function to prevent anything being admitted into our > > consciousness that is incongruent with our preconceived notions, > beliefs, > > etc. I see them as being ego-protective devices. Our religion is > an > > important part of our self-definition, who and what we are and > stand for, > > is it not? We need to protect that as much as possible, or we > cease to > > be who we conceive ourselves to be. > > > > On Sun, 29 Sep 2002 23:20:15 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > Glenn - I have a problem with this "bias" stuff. Are you > implying > > > that all > > > truth is dependent upon one's bias? > > > ---------- "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.
