Nathan_Jr

Mmmmph

I think you're on to something. When I questioned how "faith" was defined, my fellowship commander, who was still trapped in his 1970s era Corps "commitment," said, "Faith is what we HAVE, believing is what we DO." Not much of a definition, but it may sound familiar to many here. I was given a similar answer when I asked, "What is religion?" His said, "Man made....mmmmph." (Huh?)

Thanks for this one, Rocky. (Mmmmph)

Corrupt could mean watered-down or adulterated. But corrupt is not in the text. I'm sure many, not few, already know this.

*Hitchens

I’m a true Christian, says every Christian ever.

This is silly, Rocky. You are mistaken. Honest mistake, I'm sure. Merriam-Webster attribute (something) to (someone or something) idiom 1 : to say that (something) is because of (someone or something) He attributes his success to his coach. His doctor attributes his health problems to a poor diet and a lack of exercise. 2 : to think of (something) as being a quality of (someone or something) The study suggests that it is a mistake to attribute adult reasoning to children. Is it right to attribute complex emotions toanimals? She attributed some importance to the research. 3 : to think of (something) as being made or created by (someone) The poem is usually attributed to Shakespeare, but some scholars doubt that he wrote it.

I don't intend it to be. The point is anyone and everyone will throw around "spiritual" claims. Everyone claims to have the REAL "spiritual truth." I say, beware those making such claims.

Well, that phrasing seems cumbersome. Is that how you would have written the sentence?

1000 points! The quote is attributed to Vladimir Putin, who addressed his parliament a few hours before Biden gave a speech in Poland. "Millions of people in theWest understand that they are being led to a real spiritual catastrophe."

I didn't use BY.

To whom is this quote attributed? ”…people…understand that they are being led to a REAL spiritual catastrophe.” A. VPW B. Mike C. LCM D. johniam E. Vladimir Putin

The more I know, the more I know I don’t know.

The ridiculous shall be ridiculed.

"During Living Victoriously VP said 'Spiritually I've seen 4 things in life: religion, noreligion, corrupt religion, and true Christianity. Still rings true for me.'" Is that what he said? Those are the four things he had seen..."spiritually"? What an odd thing to say. I'm not surprised to learn that victor said something so stupid. "He (LCM) still has as much conviction in his voice as he ever did..." Sounds like LCM is sincere. What did victor say about sincerity? "CG has something in writing that says there's at least 16 things where VP was wrong about something." Is that what CG wrote? Sounds like CG either failed to absorb it the first time or he's unable to see the actual number is an order of magnitude greater than 16. "SIT would definitely be a step in the right direction, but so would reading the bible." It would? A step in the right direction? Which direction would that be?

What I see in this story is a real and true rebirth. It seems to me no "teaching," no doxy, no ritual, no book, no organization, no mantra can achieve this kind of liberation for anyone.

Word!

To whom are you responding?

I heard he left Chicago and is bound for New Orleans.

I’ve come to understand that something doesn’t have to be factually correct for it to be true. (A paradox?) Reading scripture with this understanding has been liberating for me. And profitable.

Oh.

Where is the evidence for this claim?

Childish and childlike are not equivalents. Matthew 18:3 The value of a child in this verse (and connected to 1 Cor 13:12) is NOT that a child is obedient and will just beleeeve anything a self-proclaimed teacher “teaches.” Find out for yourselves what Matt 18:3 means. ——— Charity is a translation of the Latin caritas. The KJV relied heavily on the Latin Vulgate for 1 Cor 13. That’s fine. Charity works, but not super effectually. In modern usage charity takes on different shades of meaning than it did in Elizabethan English. Paul wrote in Greek, not Latin, not Aramaic/Syriac. The word love in this chapter is always a form of the Greek agape. ——- Just making sense of the Bible. Bless your hearts. I wish you could read it in the original.

Yes. Of course.

Hey, I didn't write the book. EVERYTHING? Is that everything without exception or everything without distinction. The context of this website is abuse survival and healing. No. Do you? I rest my case.