trueperspective, that's quite a presumptuous handle, no? Isn't it written in your beloved psalms that David begged the LORD to deliver and keep him
from presumption? He did that because when you're coming from the base assumption of being a "chosen" or special people, that is THE trap that will
get you. And as you see from the OT history of Israel, that's exactly what happened. But, to the subject at hand:
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trueperspective
God created the universe in order to have companionship with autonomious self thinking free entities. (you) Freedom gives you the right to live
contrary to your creator. (God) However, there are consequences to living contrary to your Creator. (the fall)
OK so far, except that no one
can actually live contrary to the Creator, only contrary to their own best interests. The Creator is served whether good or ill transpire. Our
"freedom" boils down to a choice of whether or not to accept the truth that God is in benevolent control. I.e. there IS no pointless suffering in
the world. The great delusion common to mankind is just this: "I am in charge of my life." The second delusion serves to cement the power of the
first: "God allows pointless suffering."
Life as you know it is corrupt and depraved along with you and me.
Sorry, pal, there you went
off the rez. That's a purely human teaching created for the purpose of coercive control of the masses.
We are still free and autonomious but
with a natural bend towards disobidence to the Creator.
how convenient, blame nature instead of the real culprit: Ego! Ego is the Great Satan
that we all face, not some 'fallen angel' that most Christians (secretly) believe to be more powerful than God.
Christ came to take the
punishment, restoring in you the purpose for which you were created.
Another dodge by the religious right. "someone else can pay". No, you
have to pay all your own debts. No one else can. It's only the cowardice of the Ego that causes us to want to dodge out on that one. Be a big boy and
take your spanking! The good news is that when you forgive others, you are automatically forgiven. But God knows when you have forgiven... Forgiveness
means to accept God's good and ordained purpose for the suffering others have caused you. It's a big step in the direction of trusting
God!
Now by the Holy Spirit you are still free and autonomious, but are now bent towards living in agreement with the Creator.
Yes,
I am, but it's a real stretch to assume everyone who reads this is!
This is only temporary. One day after all autonomious beings
have had there chance to chose. God will punish the disobident and reward the faithful. (Heaven and Hell)
another bone the ego throws you.
remain in the approval-addict loop long enough and you will be set free... except, that's not what Jesus said, is it? He said that the Truth would
set you free. Accept the truth: the voice in your head that tells you it is you and gets you to do all that crappy stuff, isn't really YOU. The one
true Self, the Holy Spirit, is your essence. You have thus far chosen to listen to the False Self, the Ego, the control freak that lives in each of
our heads. (see clips on youtube of the film "Revolver" dealing with the ego)
The Creator only desires fellowship with those that freely chose
Him. This is why Hell is eternal. Seek to be saved from wrong choices and be forever in fellowship with the one that created you.
I would
say the same to you, friend, except Hell only lasts as long as you insist on living in it. (hell is being Ego's slave) But until you muster up some
courage to trust the creator unconditionally, you're in the poop. There IS unlimited power available to those who wish for real fellowship with the
omnipotent Creator. But you have to give something up: the ability to create a victim. see
www.roage.com...