I began this blog in 2009 to chronicle my paradigm shift. It came about because I was concerned with the way that current evangelical dogma caused such bondage and fear. I had grown tired of people manipulating others for power, prestige, and to perpetuate a system that was very likely incorrect, and had been developed after the first century to keep people under control. I dedicate this to those who have been victims of spiritual abuse, and for those who have not yet realized they are.
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You know, I’ve been thinking a lot about the nature of the universe and how it might tie into the concept of consciousness. What if dark en...
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The introductory post explains the purposes, goals and scope of this blog. If you have not read it, I suggest you start there and then, l...
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Isaiah 55:1-4 "Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk ...
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Mat 24:15 "So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader...
I want to post an e-mail I received from a discussion list. I will allow the person to be anonymous... "Joe, what I have been seeing is that being precedes believing. Christianity
ReplyDeleteteaches that in order to "be" we must first "believe". This teaching is the very
heart of error from which all other errors find their basis. It puts man in the
driver's seat and God in the backseat. The simple truth is that God initiated
and completed redemption in the completed work of Christ for all of humanity
without any human faith involved. It was a completed work before any human being
believed in it. Every human being on the planet already is everything that God
meant them to be, believing allows us to see what God has already done."
Based on the above comment I changed the article from *believe and be* to *be and believe.*
ReplyDeleteare you saying you believe in universal salvation for everyone?
ReplyDeleteI personally do believe in universal reconciliation. Is it possible that some will not be reconciled and merely annihilated? I suppose it is. Is it possible that God has chosen some for salvation and some for damnation? Definitely not! Is it possible that some will not chose salvation? This takes the sovereignty away from God and makes mankind its own savior and I doubt that. Election is specific to God's choosing Israel to bring about the redeemer. It is not cut and dried but,the current orthodox doctrine of salvation is wanting.
ReplyDeleteCommenting on your blog: I concur. But we still need to read in order to *be and believe*. The way to form a relationship is to get to know the person that you want to form the relationship with. One important way for us to do that is to read the scriptures and learn of God. The key thing we can do to be accepted by God is to believe in Him and His Son.
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