Subject: | Re: Farenheit 9/11
| Date: | Sat, 03 Jul 2004 05:42:07 GMT
| From: | "John Watson" <JW2@aol.com>
| Newsgroups: | alt.bible,alt.bible.prophecy,alt.christnet.bible,alt.christnet.christianlife,alt.christnet.second-coming
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"Ray Michael OKeeffe" <raymokeeffe@888hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:A2rFc.76210$sj4.66397@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> When Jesus said I am the DOOR, it was not spelt DORE
>
> Sorry that religion has screwed your brain silly... but it does do that...
> and a high percentage in asylums are there because of religion and self
> righteousness. An even higher percentage of wars on earth are from the
> same
> two things.
Ok, you're doing fine.
> When combined, we have G W Bush extremism on one hand, and the Mahdi-Army
> with Sadr, and Osama Bin Laden etc on the other.
>
> The heart is the judge of man. Motives.
Getting kind of weird now.
> Works do not justify a man... works are the result of one who knows that
> they justified by the gift of God.
>
> There will be those who forbid to marry and eat meats etc seems to fit the
> idea of no sex as Dore stated.
Dore wants sex, she just can't find it.
> RELIGION brings out the beast... by self righteousness and by rebellion...
> neither is good... both cause battles. There is only one righteousness and
> that is from God. Even Jesus said, why do you call me Good Teacher, there
> is
> only one who is Good and that is God the Father.
Nope, he didn't say "God the Father", he said "God".
> Lets see the spirit of the Law is love. The ways of God are done in
> wanting
> to submit in LOVE. Anything done out of fear is the wrong motive. Anything
> done out of selfish gain is the wrong motive.
Hey, me and Dore gave away all our stuff so that we could be rewarded a
hundredfold, I got mines, but Dore didn't get nothing. What happened?
>Anything done simply because
> it is right, with a desire to LOVE that which is right is the correct
> motive. However, do not do evil thinking it is right... religion does this
> when it wars and murders and slanders etc...
> When any thought or deed comes short of LOVE YOUR ENEMIES, or desiring to
> harm others, of judging others as being less than equal in human rights,
> then they are contrary to God.
> Jesus made it plain... unless your righteousness exceeds that of the
> Pharisees you cannot enter the kingdom of heaven. The kingdom of heaven is
> within you and it is spiritual and is an attitude.
> It would seem God's will is being done, (how can it be otherwise) and the
> whole world is taking on a more humane attitude to human rights... but
> hypocrisy stops it... says it is about freedom but imposes lies and
> bondage... as does religion.
> All spiritual being are called to have a union with God the Father, a
> oneness. This oneness was first achieved by Jesus Christ and his sacrifice
> made it so we all can spiritually come to God in the same manner, in
> spirit
> and in truth. Such is true communion.
> All who come to know God this way are sons of God (even women).
Even women! Ah Jeez, I thought we were special.
>They are
> likened to Jesus as being sons of God, and having the spirit of God. Each
> has unity with God in a way which is the true communion (not some ritual
> done with a pious heart). None is any greater than another, and none is
> worthy to judge another. God knows the hearts and He weighs them.
He weighs them? Nah, no way, that is surely sexist.
John
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