I think Grosnick's reply to you on this is more than acceptable.
Yep! I should have said more but, I was afraid he'd start weeping
and convulsing! And, that would be embarrassing, to say the least!
I think Grosnick's reply to you on this is more than acceptable.
Get educated first here. Without that 'education' we have nothing to discuss. Your flittering about making pot-shots, silly little jabs and trolling is apparently "currently" allowed here (I'd not count on it), but would not be allowed in other forums. Those serious about the subject are likely not giving your posts so much as a glance, unless its part of the discussion, since its getting annoyingly tedious.
pj
Only if you've sunk to his level of buffoonery and ridicule, and have taken company with his ignorance and subtle bigotry.
I hate to embarrass you but, I don't read ANY of your links!
That's why your 'ignorant' of the subject, and prefer to troll the thread, instead of use the space here for what its intended for (discussion/dialogue). Being willfully ignorant, you retard your own progress and knowledge in the process. That's whats truly embarrassing (as self-sabotaging and defeating). The wonderful thing is you can make choices for yourself, not against yourself, if you take the opportunity.
pj
Beloved57 believed believe Jesus is Michael the archangel. I think he is an hypercalvinist. I wished I knew what denomination are hypercalvinist and believes Jesus is Michael the archangel? I don't see much art of Jesus with wings.
I'd rather take the opportunity to disregard your 'cultist views!'
The UB teaches that the Creator Sons are also known as being of the Order of Michael,...and that each Creator Son can be called a 'Michael'(individually), which is why another title for Jesus is 'Christ-Michael'. Later confusions arose with the assumption of there existing an 'archange'l by the name of Michael, but Jesus does not belong to the order of 'archangels'. So the name 'Michael' was misapplied in some respects, but may in fact refer to 'Jesus' in some of the biblical accounts. We've gone over this here, but could be further researched.
More here.
Also: Michael of Nebadon
pj
And I'll take mine to put you back on ignore, probably something many feel I ought to have done earlier. However, for the sake of the general readership, we'll take the higher good derived therefrom
Be well,
:wave:
pj
The urantia book is FICTION JUNK that should never be compared to the Holy Bible.
132:3.2 Truth cannot be defined with words, only by living. Truth is always more than knowledge. Knowledge pertains to things observed, but truth transcends such purely material levels in that it consorts with wisdom and embraces such imponderables as human experience, even spiritual and living realities. Knowledge originates in science; wisdom, in true philosophy; truth, in the religious experience of spiritual living. Knowledge deals with facts; wisdom, with relationships; truth, with reality values.
132:3.4 Revealed truth, personally discovered truth, is the supreme delight of the human soul; it is the joint creation of the material mind and the indwelling spirit. The eternal salvation of this truth-discerning and beauty-loving soul is assured by that hunger and thirst for goodness which leads this mortal to develop a singleness of purpose to do the Father’s will, to find God and to become like him. There is never conflict between true knowledge and truth. There may be conflict between knowledge and human beliefs, beliefs colored with prejudice, distorted by fear, and dominated by the dread of facing new facts of material discovery or spiritual progress.
132:3.5 But truth can never become man’s possession without the exercise of faith. This is true because man’s thoughts, wisdom, ethics, and ideals will never rise higher than his faith, his sublime hope. And all such true faith is predicated on profound reflection, sincere self-criticism, and uncompromising moral consciousness. Faith is the inspiration of the spiritized creative imagination.
Concerning truth -
Remember,....if you would properly judge a writing, you would do well to first study it, or else your 'judgment' is insufficient, inept or biased, or a blend thereof. Concerning what is 'true', this comes by an inner recognition, intuitive sense, spiritual flavor or impression, and is further confirmed thru experience, or 'living' that truth.
The kingdom of heaven
pj
I also believe that the urantia folks are a false cult, but I also consider them to be a con game because of the theft of ideas from the Holy Bible.
It's disgusting to watch anyone try to sell the urantia book as anything other than FICTION.
Asking me to study the urantia book is like asking me to study a book on physics authored by Elmer Fudd and Daffy Duck.
See:
Urantia cult?
Is the UB a cult?
As far as getting ideas or expanding from previously existing religious writings, many writers do such, expanding and enlargening religious thought, concepts and ideals,...this is further proved by 'progressive revelation'. The Bible doesn't have a monopoly on religious truths, principles, ideas,...and has its share of 'borrowing' concepts from other cultures, traditions, mythologies. Welcome to the cross-culturing of humanity.
The 'disgust' is yours alone, due to some psychological dysfunction or antagonism you have manifesting as a 'reaction' to your preconceived or misconceived belief and judgment, targeting this particular work. Perhaps you ought to look deeper into where the 'disgust' is coming from and why.
Also while you're at it,...prove your claim that any part or all of the UB is 'fiction', then also.... see if you can prove that any part of all of the Bible is not fiction.
Since you haven't read the UB, or at least a significant portion of the essential papers to know its basic philosophy/cosmology/theology, you don't know what you're talking about, neither are you here to discuss the contents, which is the purpose of the thread.
Then you're wasting your time and ours. Per forum rules, its recommended that you leave and find a thread or subject that you are interested in with the purpose of discussing and sharing a constructive dialogue about. Good bye :wave:
pj
And I'll take mine to put you back on ignore, probably something many feel I ought to have done earlier. However, for the sake of the general readership, we'll take the higher good derived therefrom
Be well,
:wave:
pj
As much as I'm at liberty to think for myself and open myself to divine inspiration and guidance, I'll afford myself the opportunity, as any other. The Bible is a collection of various books written by different human authors at different time-periods so reflects the human mediums or writers, their belief-systems, cult-ure, background, influences at that particular time, such writings also being subject to 'redactions/revisions/doctoring' by scribes, as well as things being 'lost' or 'distorted' via translation, add onto that...'interpretation'.
A book is to be judged by its content in relation to the context in which it was written.
I personally find some books more interesting and inspired than others in the Bible, and in other religious scriptures. Why would I have to accept a collection of books written at various times by different authors to be of equal value or truth-content? - to assume such is the folly of assumption, pushed by some "inerrant word of God" concept. The Bible is not the only book inspired by or influenced by 'God', to believe that is to really suffer from a compartmentalization complex. Can you contain the infinite or crystallize a living reality that is endless and of eternal creative potential and revelatory power? Can you contain or assume a final formulation of what is true of Infinite Intelligence?
'God' is a universal Spirit-presence, not limited to only one human cult-ure or religious tradition. The reality of 'God' is omnipresent, ever radiant, being indivisible, the very 'light' that is enabling you and I to be conscious to relate these very words and ideas. 'God' is the very essence and consciousness of all beings, wherein all conditions and worlds arise, and inhere back into,...because 'God' is all there is. Remember, God is One, One Spirit, One Energy, One Mind, One Essence, One Universal Be-ing. All is derived from, inheres in and is encompassed by 'God'.
God is all.
'God' is truly INFINITE.
~*~*~
God's Everywhereness
Paper 3 - The Attributes of God
pj
We cannot pick apart the Holy Scriptures. We cannot say this is true, and this is not true. Who are you to say which is true and which is not true? If you would believe and obey everything that Jesus says, you would be given understanding.
John 14:21 The person who has my commandments and obeys them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him."
God brought His Son through the Jews. The old law with the works of circumcision, the dietary laws, special days, various external washings, and the sacrifice of animals were all a shadow of Jesus. They were all teaching tools. You rewrite the truth for a fictional Jesus.
God inspired the one that loves Him. Without this inspiration, he wouldn't love Him. That verse didn't say how the believer believed. Reread it in the light of this and that verse changes everything the arminians ever believed. God keeps His promises so He'll find a way to inspire the unrengenerate to become regenerated. But God inspiring the Elects happened, 5 trillion+ years ago so He can be sure His promises will be kept.
In other words, God's promises WILL be kept and will always stand.