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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: 2MAR$ who wrote (11776)	3/19/2002 8:53:07 PM
From: Frederick Smart	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28931

And Bahaulla.... >>It is almost uncanny , when ever Jesus does sound "wise" and compassionate , it is almost word for word , parable for parable , the words of Buddha . right down to the parable of heaven and the Mustard seed. >> ....sounds very much like Swedenborg. Swedenborg came first and it's highly unlikely that Bahaulla has access to many - if any - his works for not much time had passed. The point should be mute, however, for all that is good, all that is great, wonderful and true and loving and full of energy and light still all must come from only ONE End or Source which is our ONE God in Heaven. Are you still trying to claim that Buddha was God - an End or the Source? If so then there should be a plan, record, process outlined for the salvation and redemption of mankind. Jesus Christ our Lord God in Heaven was accounted for throughout Old Testement prophecy and His voice and His Word went on the record that there would be a closing of this Age which we will come to know over time as "The End of The World" as we know it. I don't have ONE bit of problem with Buddha having received and share these timeless truths well before the time of Jesus. And I don't have ONE bit of a problem that Bahaulla received and shared some of the same deeper details of these timeless truths decades after Emanuel Swedenborg was caused to receive and share the same. And I don't have ONE bit of a problem that both Moses and Abraham and Mohammed were caused to receive and share with this world the voice of God that was singing loudly in their minds, hearts and souls of there being ONE God and no other, etc. Mars, there are crators on the moon so there must be crators on Mars and we have hills and valley and cliffs and caves here on earth. But simply being inside a cave doesn't make an individual bad or evil. But when the door to the cave or Castle is opened and the light from outside begins to stream in there really is nothing more to say or do or claim when it comes to light that may exist inside the cave. For the real light that shines on ALL is outside these caves. And this is the spiritual light of ONEness which is calling us all home. Peace and God Bless!! 119293!!

To: 2MAR$ who wrote (11776)	3/19/2002 9:27:57 PM
From: Giordano Bruno	Respond to of 28931

Well 2MARS$, this little gem, (Luke 19:27 But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.)has effected a New Testament hubbub around our little Christian/serpent-viper home. Also, I'd heard Jez was quite the old school tramp but had no idea The Prince of Peace was interested in murdering her children. Jeez, and I thought this behavior only existed in the Old Testament. However, having emailed my better half, her "assistant pastor" has rectified the matter. It is, as expected, a contextual matter. Kill, in the context of the commandment, would refer to the premeditated taking of the life (murder) of one or more innocent persons. Innocent in the context of the commandment "thou shalt not kill" would refer to someone not guilty of a Biblical capital crime. It is not until after the flood that capital punishment is prescribed as the punishment for the sin of murder. After the flood, when God killed most of mankind for their sin, God prescribed the death penalty for those who took the life of another human being. The fact that a life is taken by another is not always murder, and even when we may call an act murder, there are still different levels of culpability. The Old Testament therefore prescribed differing punishments, depending upon the circumstances of the killing. Murder is sin and thus is forbidden because God has given life to man and has reserved the sole right to take it away. Because He has that right, he can for His purposes use people to execute His judgment. Even in cases where capital punishment is administered, it is done in God's behalf, with man acting as the agent of God's wrath (Gen. 9:5-6; Rom. 13:4). In the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord recalls the commandment, "You shall not kill," and adds to it the proscription of anger, hatred, and vengeance. Going further, Christ asks his disciples to turn the other cheek, to love their enemies. He did not defend himself and told Peter to leave his sword in its sheath. Jesus had a unique mission which was not to be interfered with for any reason. This passage only establishes that one need not defend himself or allow another to defend him. It has nothing to do with allowable justifiable defense or action. Hope this helps. Neil