Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved
Acts 4:12
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@Carazaa In effect you judge them - as you said:-
[i]So that might make some people mad that they have to admit they sin. [/i]
As I said, you see them through YOUR eyes and YOUR theology.
As Thomas Merton has said - and says truly, as this is how the One Source sees us all, eternally.
[i]The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.
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This is the [b]beginning[/b]of love. God does not wait for anybody to begin to conform to YOUR ideas regarding acceptance. When this is [i][b]realised[/b][/i] , which can happen in infinite ways according to the unique humanity of each, we move on from the [i]beginning[/i]of Love.
[i]So that might make some people mad that they have to admit they sin. [/i]
As I said, you see them through YOUR eyes and YOUR theology.
As Thomas Merton has said - and says truly, as this is how the One Source sees us all, eternally.
[i]The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.
[/i]
This is the [b]beginning[/b]of love. God does not wait for anybody to begin to conform to YOUR ideas regarding acceptance. When this is [i][b]realised[/b][/i] , which can happen in infinite ways according to the unique humanity of each, we move on from the [i]beginning[/i]of Love.
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@Carazaa Just to finalise, I gave you two longish quotes of Thomas Merton which basically supported all that I am seeking to say here. You reacted to his words with an emoji indicating agreement and approval, holding them close to your heart.
Sorry, but I can only presume that I myself am unclear in my own words, or your own reading comprehension is poor, and the actual significance of what is being said is simply missed by you.
But whatever, have a fruitful New Year.
"[i]For the earth brings forth fruits of herself"
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Sorry, but I can only presume that I myself am unclear in my own words, or your own reading comprehension is poor, and the actual significance of what is being said is simply missed by you.
But whatever, have a fruitful New Year.
"[i]For the earth brings forth fruits of herself"
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Carazaa · F
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I have a different Jesus than Lady Grace has! I prayed about my response and that is what God told me in my heart to share with you, sorry you don't like that answer.
I have a different Jesus than Lady Grace has! I prayed about my response and that is what God told me in my heart to share with you, sorry you don't like that answer.
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@Carazaa Well, we [i]all[/i] have our [i]own[/i] relationship with the Universal Christ. That is my point.
And to presume that you heard in your mind/heart the correct response to be made is just that.....presumption. The One Source cannot lie, but we can get our wires crossed at times. Nothing is guaranteed.
As far as LadyGrace, she called me a "liar", a "phoney" and a "troll". When I simply stated in a post that she had blocked me a friend of hers told me to stop "slagging her off", and said that she had been a great mentor to him. This after he himself had said that one of my own mentors, Thomas Merton, should be "thrown out of his monastery"!
Really, I am simply fed up with the whole attempt to have intelligent and fruitful dialogue with most of the Christians here. I truly wish no one ill - in Christian speak we are ALL sinners. In the Dharma we call it ignorance (avidya), the cause of all suffering.
As I posted elsewhere, for the moment I can be found on the Buddhist section.
Happy New Year. I sincerely wish you well. May you grow in Christ.
And to presume that you heard in your mind/heart the correct response to be made is just that.....presumption. The One Source cannot lie, but we can get our wires crossed at times. Nothing is guaranteed.
As far as LadyGrace, she called me a "liar", a "phoney" and a "troll". When I simply stated in a post that she had blocked me a friend of hers told me to stop "slagging her off", and said that she had been a great mentor to him. This after he himself had said that one of my own mentors, Thomas Merton, should be "thrown out of his monastery"!
Really, I am simply fed up with the whole attempt to have intelligent and fruitful dialogue with most of the Christians here. I truly wish no one ill - in Christian speak we are ALL sinners. In the Dharma we call it ignorance (avidya), the cause of all suffering.
As I posted elsewhere, for the moment I can be found on the Buddhist section.
Happy New Year. I sincerely wish you well. May you grow in Christ.
Carazaa · F
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Why? Because we love them, and if we love someone who does us wrong, they see Jesus. I talked for 2 years to someone who lied and used me terribly! But I was always kind back, and she found out that I knew she had used me so she avoided me for a year. Then she called me to ask me to help her out. I said, of course I will help you, all is forgotten. She said that is when she turned to Christ because she had never been loved unconditionally before!
Why? Because we love them, and if we love someone who does us wrong, they see Jesus. I talked for 2 years to someone who lied and used me terribly! But I was always kind back, and she found out that I knew she had used me so she avoided me for a year. Then she called me to ask me to help her out. I said, of course I will help you, all is forgotten. She said that is when she turned to Christ because she had never been loved unconditionally before!
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Carazaa · F
@deathfairy ❤️Merry Christmas to you!🌲