reply to post by lostinspace
The one part of God that is hard to define is his quality of Love. It is said that God wants to find you. If your born into a religion you must
test your faith. If you do it out of routine then it probably has no value. The faith must be deep within your heart. Once you become true and
selfless then God will seek you out. However, God must stick to his own laws which he set forth and you have to figure out for your self what that
is.
I partly agree with what you are saying and that devotion must come from the heart for it to mean anything and is the case with all things spiritually
related, especially in religion. I find however that letting us figure out our own journey is a two way street, as we do learn for ourselves yes, but
we should be adjusted or guided by God interceding.
Contrary to most beliefs I think God should intervene and guide people directly as in face to face, as he did when he first rose again. I think he
should have continued what he did when he first rose and proved to people of that day that he was alive. I find that totally lacking today, as if he
walked out of humanity and let us go by our own devices.
I do believe Jesus was a prophet by the fact that he said we could do greater works than him, which if he was a God he wouldn't say as we couldn't
better a God and thats why I believe him to be a prophet. And the thing is its not just my thought that makes me believe this, its guidance and
research and proof that does.
In summary I think a guide is essential because if its left entirely up to us alone we are vulnerable to deception and we wont be able to discern
whether the influence is of our own or from a good or deceptive spirit. Its guidance which helps us discern these things for the best source we know
which isn't ourselves, because if that were the case Christians wouldn't need the Bible.
We could determine everything ourselves and that as all Christians know is 'going at it alone' means no guidance, which is precisely my point. Im
spiritual and I get guidance, Christians get guidance from the Bible but not by Jesus himself, and leaves them to interpret any questions they have in
stead of being answered directly,
For example it would be better to ask Jesus questions face to face with him beside you than deciphering 6 different interpretations of verse and
chapter of the Bible. Its almost impossible to do it alone, which is why beliefs based on what we reckon are almost always inaccurate, and I think a
guide is always essential.
