Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Pastimes : Religion on SI -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: IN_GOD_I_TRUST who wrote (1540)	8/1/2005 3:09:17 PM
From: LLCF	Respond to of 1542

<Law 2: Man is sinful and separated from God. Therefore, he cannot know and experience God's love and plan for his life.> I believe this should say 'will not know'... I don't believe Jesus teaches one 'cannot know'. "Cannot" may be the belief of the church however, which has labeled some mystics experiences as heresy. There are many who have 'realized and experienced gods love' IMO. Also... the word 'sin' has grown to have deeply negative and troubling meaning. Jesus teaches forgiveness and the higher emotions {love, gratefulness, etc}. In other words 'sin' is meant to notate signposts to take note of and correct... not wallow in guilt and spend ones lifetime paying 'penance'. The huge downside of the Catholic church over the centuries. DAK