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To: Jamey who wrote (26497)	8/16/1999 8:07:00 AM
From: Sam Ferguson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 39621

<<Sam ,black is not always black or white, white. We have many gray areas whereby we have to ascertain what is truth by depending on the Holy Spirit when there are no historical records to confirm a fact given by first century writers like Josephus. Please remember, there is not a conspiracy in every statement and truth can be found if you are willing to look for it.>> As I told you before there is no way to prove anything about the bible accuracy and the same applies to Josephus. You can call your beliefs of the Holy Spirit but I call them traditions and environment. As to being willing to search for truth you are still in search to try to understand your own traditional belief because you do not know but operate on faith. That is why after 2,000 years and the world's greatest minds and thinkers; there is still thousands of bible readers just sure they are correct and all others wrong. I have seen many of your posts over the last few years and see you are a thinker and have spotted the difference in Theosophy of Peter and Paul. Peter taught the historical Christ and Paul taught the mystical Christ which I have personally experienced just as Paul did. Flavious Josephus was involved in the historizing of a mythical figure along with others of the Roman emporor's family. To understand and see through this political farce it takes much searching of religious origins which go way back beyond biblical times and is the reason with so many religions why they all seem to have common beliefs. Once you understand the myth and it's purpose you can see the bible writers tried to historize a myth without understanding the message of the myth. Keys to truth in the bible: Paul & Luke tell you over & over of the Christ (God) in you. This is absolutely true. The Kingdom of Heaven is within you is another absolute truth. (It is here & now not after death.) You will have the mind of Christ is another. I met a man in Christ, I knew not whether in the first or third heaven. I like Paul can verify this. Christ died on the cross of existence that we might live. (This wasn't Jesus crucified on a tree!) I will write my laws on their heart and minds and no man shall tell his neighbor who is God; for all men shall know me. James think on these things as you study. They are contained in the bible you have faith in. I refer you to this because of your faith and it is not because of my belief in the bible. Truth is truth no matter what book you read or what man you hear speak. James in searching you must be honest with yourself and be willing to be proved wrong in your belief. I cannot put into words to explain but our Ego must be overcome in order to regenerate our minds to be like Christ's. I guess the closest I can use for example is we must rid our animal Ego and grow into the Spirit.