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02 May 11
Originally posted by Rajk999Actually, I hope your answer is sufficient! It is for me.
The words of Christ are the words of salvation, and from what He said, you need the following:
- Faith and belief - ie love God
- Baptism
- Good Works - the chief of which is to love your neighbour as yourself by living a life of charity.
I cant answer your question in detail. Hopefully someone else will.
03 May 11
Originally posted by menace71Sense is a product of the human mind, it is merely an interpretation of reality, there is nothing to suggest that the world has to "make sense", many things don't make sense, from quantum mechanics to religious phenomena. There may well be some absolute truth, but I doubt it is accessible by any human being.
Truth is absolute is has to be otherwise nothing makes any sense.
Manny
06 May 11
Originally posted by generalissimoJust cause you cant pick at it with your rational mind doesn't mean it doesn't make sense on some level.
Sense is a product of the human mind, it is merely an interpretation of reality, there is nothing to suggest that the world has to "make sense", many things don't make sense, from quantum mechanics to religious phenomena. There may well be some absolute truth, but I doubt it is accessible by any human being.
going with the truism: 'There are no accidents', we would have to conclude that everything that happens to us is in direct relationship with our thinking, our mind and the ground of all being.
07 May 11
Originally posted by ThinkOfOneActually, not something less, but nothing at all.
[b]He said also to follow Him and obey his commandments.
[Not once but many times these statements are repeated]
Unfortunately it seems that the vast majority of Christians seem to believe that they can do something less than that and still have "eternal life"/"heaven"/"salvation".[/b]
Eternal life is a free gift.
When will you understand?
16 May 11
Originally posted by generalissimoSo you are not Christian and believe Jesus was
For me there is no such thing as Truth, there are only truths, and to claim one's version of truth is right solely by virtue of bare assertion is nothing but a gesture of either profound ignorance or tremendous arrogance, usually a misture of both.
profoundly ignorant and tremendously arrogant.
Or maybe, I misunderstand your truth and that
is an assessment of yourself. Whatever.