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Avant -
Hey, I'm game. If I can get the 'ol muse worked up, I can probably write something someone would want to read.
posted by
sannhet
on September 29, 2005 at 3:30 PM
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sannhet
ok. here's the deal. you write one and i'll endorse it. i may ask for the same. how's that for motivation?
posted by
avant-garde
on September 28, 2005 at 1:45 PM
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Avant -
Thanks. I hope to expand the mysticism section as well as the section on spirituality. And I must admit, a book has crossed my mind, though I'm not sure I have enough to say.
posted by
sannhet
on September 28, 2005 at 8:10 AM
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Jomei -
Good point. Personally, I think there is plenty of evidence around that "God" has a sense of humor.
posted by
sannhet
on September 28, 2005 at 8:08 AM
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sannhet
i just visited again. this is very well organized. i liked your section on christian mysticism. when can i expect your book to be out?
posted by
avant-garde
on September 28, 2005 at 4:49 AM
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I think humans are special for this reason.
While we evolve, we have a choice as to whether we want to be conscious or unconscious while its taking place. For religion to evolve, I believe first we need to conceed that God has a sense of humour!
posted by
Jomei
on September 28, 2005 at 2:20 AM
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Ody -
Thanks. Sometimes I'm actually able to get what's in my mind through my arm, hand and pen to paper.
posted by
sannhet
on September 27, 2005 at 7:39 PM
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Avant -
Thanks for stopping by. Currently it's just some selected writings from this blog as well as some articles from others whom I admire.
posted by
sannhet
on September 27, 2005 at 7:36 PM
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Good job with this......
I couldn’t have said it better.
posted by
telemachus
on September 27, 2005 at 6:15 PM
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sannhet
i got a glance at your web-site, and i love it! haven't got to read much, though. i put it in my favorites so i can check it out more. thanks for the link again.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 27, 2005 at 5:04 PM
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Xeno -
I took RAME to mean the Church as Yeshua would have it. Everything else that happened with the Church from after the resurrection was done by man - not "God" or Yeshua. The evolution of what is now called the Roman Catholic Church happened as man learned more and understood more about the Truth.
posted by
sannhet
on September 27, 2005 at 3:14 PM
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RAME
I am trying to figure out what you mean by "The Church doesn't evolve."
What this mean regarding Protestant Churches?
Do you mean they haven't evolved?
Or do you mean that The Church is The Church and the Protestants are not?
Also -- what do you make of changes within the Church? At one time, priests and even popes were married. Then it was a requirement that they be celibate. Isn't this evolving?
Then of course there's the Galileo thing -- after a while The Church came around to Galileo's way of viewing Cosmos. This is not evolving?
Now, of course, The Church, wherever it planted itself, took on the previous religious practices of the peoples -- Christmas came from Germanic tribes, Halloween from Celtic, and then you check out various localities and you find rituals, etc. that are carried from pre-Christian practices -- is this not evolving? -- that is, tailoring belief to fit the populace -- so that the Church can retain believers - so that the Church can thrive?
posted by
Xeno-x
on September 27, 2005 at 2:50 PM
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sannhet
great post. i think there will be a time in the not too distant future when God of unconditional love will reign.
posted by
avant-garde
on September 27, 2005 at 2:02 PM
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RAME -
Thanks. That is what I am trying to get across. Though I do think that there have been more masters than just Yeshua, each having reached the perfection of which he speaks.
posted by
sannhet
on September 27, 2005 at 12:13 PM
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Xeno -
I don't know. I'm not sure if "God" evolves or not. If "God" is perfect or "mature", then I see it as the need for us to become "mature", to reunite with that which is perfect..
posted by
sannhet
on September 27, 2005 at 12:10 PM
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Sannhet,
True, God is perfect and does not evolve. Neither does His Church. What evolves are the members of His Church in, as you say, our intelligence. We continue to learn more and more if we continue to dedicate ourselves to learning but the basic Church and its dogmas will never change. After all, it was founded by Christ, the Son of God, the second Person in the Holy Trinity, and what He founded is perfect and does not change. I think this is what you were saying and you said it in such a way as to explain your own thinking and invite comment. You did well. Thanks.
posted by
RAME
on September 27, 2005 at 10:47 AM
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good
i, however, believe that God evolves -- Yeshua said, "become mature, as your father in heaven is mature." KJV translates "mature" as "perfect".
God needs to keep one step at least ahead of us (but of course this god is quite a few steps ahead of us).
nothing remains static -- that's my perception.
posted by
Xeno-x
on September 27, 2005 at 10:42 AM
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