waysider

Nah, you'd probably regret it right away.

I've never sought a ban on anyone. You could have just stopped there if your goal was to make us laugh.

When you're young, you have an unspoken feeling of importance, like being a bright light in a dark place, like the universe somehow revolves around you. And that's OK. A healthy dose of self confidence and self worth can push you through some of the toughest challenges life can throw at you. But then you get old. It happens fast, real fast. And you start to understand that you're more like a grain of sand on life's shoreline, surrounded by trillions and trillions of bits of similarly unremarkable grains of sand. And you know what? That's OK, too. A healthy dose of humility can help you put life in perspective and salvage some of the precious little time you have left. Now, to bring it back to topic, here's the point I'm getting at. If the devil is the God of this world and has access to every beach, every shoreline, every desert, What does he need me for? To help spread evil in this world? I'm just one little grain of sand. No, there's no shortage of evil in this world. My contribution toward that goal would be insignificant, hardly worth any effort the devil would need to expend. We're all just little grains of sand on this giant beach. Together, though, we can soak up the warmth of the sun and make this beach just a tiny better place to visit for those who will someday travel their own paths. To think that some sinister, outside force would want to possess our souls is nothing more than an exercise in self importance. Live life. Enjoy it. Be good to others. But just as importantly...be good to yourself.

Yeah, that and readily available, published books that detail first hand experiences. Carry on.

Yeah, possibly...but I don't think so. It's on page 9 and was covered more extensively in the accompanying live teaching.

And here I thought you said WE were the ones who weren't paying attention. This was covered in the Advanced Class and again in one of the other classes, possibly Dealing With The Adversary. To answer your question, however, Wierwille said it was possible for God to talk to us that way today, but would only do so as a last resort if we were too far out of fellowship to receive revelation. He also said phenomena, as well, was available to people in the OT, people in the NT and, yes, unbelievers. (Page 9 of the syllabus) For starters, though, it's important to recognize that the concept of administrations is merely a man-made construct.

Wierwille said it was at that moment. He used the phrase "right away, boomst".

He said he heard an audible voice. Look it up. It's in print.

Yeah ----or---- Maybe the whole "Spirit only speaks to spirit " stuff is a bunch of hooey.

I can't remember. Did the snow storm incident, where God spoke audibly to Wierwille, happen before or after he said he had given up on the bible? edit: I hope you don't sense my outrage.

Chapter and verse?

Oh, now this is going too far. I'm simply outraged.

"I know you are, but what am I?"----II PeeWee 1:1 edit: My apologies for the obvious display of outrage.

OMG! You are one funny dude! If I had a nickel for every time you caused me to spray my keyboard with coffee, I'd have...uhhh, a whole bunch of nickels. (I hope I didn't sound too outraged.)

"And it came to pass that the Lord spoke to Noah and said, "Build me an ark to the designated specifications." "But, alas, Noah, unable to hear Him clearly, instead, built a birchbark canoe and a couple of birdhouses with the leftover materials." (He sold them on eBay and they all lived happily ever after.) edit: I hope I didn't sound too outraged.

Was he ever in charge of flip-charts at a tape class? Yeah, that's what I thought.

Before the beginning....(Skip to 8:05, if you so choose.)

Ahh! That's the absolute beauty of The Great Principle. "Spirit can only talk to spirit." Sooo... "God, who is spirit, talks to your spirit, which talks to your mind, which is not spirit, which...."...Hey, just a cotton-pickin' minute!

Session 5, PFAL, I think... Well, it was 50 years ago, ya know? (Not all old grads "missed" this the first time around...snark)

This is what I remember, as well. edit: Spoken as guy who sometimes remembers stuff.

"And so it came to pass that the serpent planted his seed in the garden and the snake plant sprung forth." Hallelujah!

Grammatical markers: A concept not widely understood by English speakers, yet oh so critical in some other languages. Just one reason why word studies and interlinear translations can result in pretzel logic. Thinking we could substitute this word for that word and arrive at a meaning. It can be all the difference between going TO the store and coming FROM the store. I think back on images of little kids putting on Mommy and Daddy's clothes and pretending to be grown-ups. That's what we were, kids pretending to understand the nuances of linguistics and translation. Lambano, laballo, ball, throw the ball, throw it out....Lo shanta.

Yes, they had to have conspired on the plan. And not just the two of them, as became apparent when the same scenario played out in FellowLaborers of Ohio, just a short road trip away from HQ. Pretending some big spiritual catastrophe would doom us all if we didn't get in line. All a charade.

I just did a copy/pasta from a YouTube URL.

HERE ya go, Charity.