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 Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:36 am
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Stabbing things isn't good. Best to see someone about that, whether a shrink or a priest, I don't know.
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Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:53 am
Lady of Swords and Shadow sistergoldenhair Channeling spirits: Anything that has to actually POSSESS you to speak to someone... i.e. you leave or have no control and the spirit takes over.... is NOT a good thing. I almost stabbed my mom in the knee once. I was just sitting there in class and suddenly it was like something took hold of me and made me go from twiddling the pencil in my hand to a stabbing action and i almost stabbed her but i turned the pencil just at the last moment and didn't. I'm assuming a demon took over...? I don't know... That's not good... eek
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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 1:15 pm
Quote: Consulting the dead: Hey, if you can positively, absolutely beyond any doubt identify that they are who you think they are, ask them whatever you like, but always remember that the dead aren't always nice and peaceful. Not to mention you always run the risk of running into something other than a human soul, in which case you're in trouble. You can CONSULT, but if they ask anything but guidance from YOU... um... tell them in no uncertain terms to go away. I only talk to good spirits; If I feel bad energy, I tell them to go away.
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Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:30 pm
BUMP! Again, this too is timely
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:01 pm
-posts late in the game-
i'm a huge fan of this idea. just because you can do something does NOT mean it's okay.
real life example: i am completely capable of shooting someone with a gun. however, this is morally wrong (and 100% illegal, lol).
honestly, i don't think it should take a whole lot of examples for this. i mean, right and wrong are moral constructs that have little bearing on the real world (unless you count the Christian ideals..then right and wrong have great meaning--do wrong and...yeah), but at the same time, we all have the concept of right and wrong engrained into us, so they are, in a sense, real and have great meaning. so is it okay to do something just because you can? i dunno, i guess (as a side note, when i was reading the bible--matthew--i found that Jesus' miracles seemed to have this same nature, "i'm doing it to show thati i can" which is not necessarily bad, but it's different than what i've heard from other people). should you? i don't think so.
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:34 pm
in the flicker. -posts late in the game- i'm a huge fan of this idea. just because you can do something does NOT mean it's okay. real life example: i am completely capable of shooting someone with a gun. however, this is morally wrong (and 100% illegal, lol). honestly, i don't think it should take a whole lot of examples for this. i mean, right and wrong are moral constructs that have little bearing on the real world (unless you count the Christian ideals..then right and wrong have great meaning--do wrong and...yeah), but at the same time, we all have the concept of right and wrong engrained into us, so they are, in a sense, real and have great meaning. so is it okay to do something just because you can? i dunno, i guess (as a side note, when i was reading the bible--matthew--i found that Jesus' miracles seemed to have this same nature, "i'm doing it to show thati i can" which is not necessarily bad, but it's different than what i've heard from other people). should you? i don't think so. Though remember that Jesus kind of had to show off his miracles because he could so that people would believe that he wasn't another loon claiming to be Messiah...
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 9:24 am
Gatta Forte in the flicker. -posts late in the game- i'm a huge fan of this idea. just because you can do something does NOT mean it's okay. real life example: i am completely capable of shooting someone with a gun. however, this is morally wrong (and 100% illegal, lol). honestly, i don't think it should take a whole lot of examples for this. i mean, right and wrong are moral constructs that have little bearing on the real world (unless you count the Christian ideals..then right and wrong have great meaning--do wrong and...yeah), but at the same time, we all have the concept of right and wrong engrained into us, so they are, in a sense, real and have great meaning. so is it okay to do something just because you can? i dunno, i guess (as a side note, when i was reading the bible--matthew--i found that Jesus' miracles seemed to have this same nature, "i'm doing it to show thati i can" which is not necessarily bad, but it's different than what i've heard from other people). should you? i don't think so. Though remember that Jesus kind of had to show off his miracles because he could so that people would believe that he wasn't another loon claiming to be Messiah... I don't get the impression that Jesus' miracles were to show off or just because he could. After all, when they came to arrest him, he put up no resistance, did he? The miracles, even the water into wine one, were a response to human need and meant to glorify God, not to show off. Walking on water, I got the impression that they were more suprised by the feeding miracle that afternoon than they were by that. (read it, I promise it's there) If Jesus were doing magic tricks, he would been doing a bit more than walking on water... Trust me. Instead, we see very little of that. What we see is a response to human need and the situation at hand. I think we need to take this as our example. (do what you do to glorify God and because someone NEEDS it, not to impress your friends at parties.)
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:48 pm
LadyBugLes Gatta Forte in the flicker. -posts late in the game- i'm a huge fan of this idea. just because you can do something does NOT mean it's okay. real life example: i am completely capable of shooting someone with a gun. however, this is morally wrong (and 100% illegal, lol). honestly, i don't think it should take a whole lot of examples for this. i mean, right and wrong are moral constructs that have little bearing on the real world (unless you count the Christian ideals..then right and wrong have great meaning--do wrong and...yeah), but at the same time, we all have the concept of right and wrong engrained into us, so they are, in a sense, real and have great meaning. so is it okay to do something just because you can? i dunno, i guess (as a side note, when i was reading the bible--matthew--i found that Jesus' miracles seemed to have this same nature, "i'm doing it to show thati i can" which is not necessarily bad, but it's different than what i've heard from other people). should you? i don't think so. Though remember that Jesus kind of had to show off his miracles because he could so that people would believe that he wasn't another loon claiming to be Messiah... I don't get the impression that Jesus' miracles were to show off or just because he could. After all, when they came to arrest him, he put up no resistance, did he? The miracles, even the water into wine one, were a response to human need and meant to glorify God, not to show off. Walking on water, I got the impression that they were more suprised by the feeding miracle that afternoon than they were by that. (read it, I promise it's there) If Jesus were doing magic tricks, he would been doing a bit more than walking on water... Trust me. Instead, we see very little of that. What we see is a response to human need and the situation at hand. I think we need to take this as our example. (do what you do to glorify God and because someone NEEDS it, not to impress your friends at parties.) i suddenly feel that my parenthetical note was completely out of line. i apologize for any insult or offense--i didn't mean it that way. i simply meant that i found it interesting that when reading the bible myself and not hearing interpretations from others, Jesus wasn't exactly portrayed in the way i imagined. i didn't mean for this to become anything more than a side note of (perhaps) interest. gatta: that is an excellent point about Jesus preforming the miracles to prove that he was who he said he was. Lady: you also make an excellent point about his arrest; i hadn't considered that. Anyhow, i repeat that i apologize for any harm done--it wasn't my intent. i meant my statement about Jesus as more of something to provide a contrast to the ordinary interpretation, not to poke at Jesus' character.
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 6:59 pm
For the record, guys and gals, i wasn't upset, just making a point...
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 2:18 pm
in the flicker. LadyBugLes Gatta Forte in the flicker. -posts late in the game- i'm a huge fan of this idea. just because you can do something does NOT mean it's okay. real life example: i am completely capable of shooting someone with a gun. however, this is morally wrong (and 100% illegal, lol). honestly, i don't think it should take a whole lot of examples for this. i mean, right and wrong are moral constructs that have little bearing on the real world (unless you count the Christian ideals..then right and wrong have great meaning--do wrong and...yeah), but at the same time, we all have the concept of right and wrong engrained into us, so they are, in a sense, real and have great meaning. so is it okay to do something just because you can? i dunno, i guess (as a side note, when i was reading the bible--matthew--i found that Jesus' miracles seemed to have this same nature, "i'm doing it to show thati i can" which is not necessarily bad, but it's different than what i've heard from other people). should you? i don't think so. Though remember that Jesus kind of had to show off his miracles because he could so that people would believe that he wasn't another loon claiming to be Messiah... I don't get the impression that Jesus' miracles were to show off or just because he could. After all, when they came to arrest him, he put up no resistance, did he? The miracles, even the water into wine one, were a response to human need and meant to glorify God, not to show off. Walking on water, I got the impression that they were more suprised by the feeding miracle that afternoon than they were by that. (read it, I promise it's there) If Jesus were doing magic tricks, he would been doing a bit more than walking on water... Trust me. Instead, we see very little of that. What we see is a response to human need and the situation at hand. I think we need to take this as our example. (do what you do to glorify God and because someone NEEDS it, not to impress your friends at parties.) i suddenly feel that my parenthetical note was completely out of line. i apologize for any insult or offense--i didn't mean it that way. i simply meant that i found it interesting that when reading the bible myself and not hearing interpretations from others, Jesus wasn't exactly portrayed in the way i imagined. i didn't mean for this to become anything more than a side note of (perhaps) interest. gatta: that is an excellent point about Jesus preforming the miracles to prove that he was who he said he was. Lady: you also make an excellent point about his arrest; i hadn't considered that. Anyhow, i repeat that i apologize for any harm done--it wasn't my intent. i meant my statement about Jesus as more of something to provide a contrast to the ordinary interpretation, not to poke at Jesus' character. I realize this may be a little late... But, I'd just like to mention that Jesus did not actually show off his miracles. He requested several times in Mark for his miracles to remian secrets, but people couldn't keep their mouths shut. (Who, could blame them, though? The curing of an entire community of lepers is not something you'd see every day.) Also, each of his miracles had a special symbolic meaning and message if you read between the lines.
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 2:45 pm
Speaking of reading between the lines, does anyone else feel a little picked on by the "sheep" annalogy?
*laughs.
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Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 2:27 pm
LadyBugLes Speaking of reading between the lines, does anyone else feel a little picked on by the "sheep" annalogy? *laughs. Err.. what do you mean?
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Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 4:15 pm
Alabang LadyBugLes Speaking of reading between the lines, does anyone else feel a little picked on by the "sheep" annalogy? *laughs. Err.. what do you mean? i think she's talking about the whole "the lord is my shepherd" thing. i can't say anything, because personally...i think it's a little funny when you think about it. i can understand why one would feel "picked on" by it, but at the same time, i think that's the point: the Lord is herding the flock, guiding his children. meh.
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 1:12 pm
in the flicker. Alabang LadyBugLes Speaking of reading between the lines, does anyone else feel a little picked on by the "sheep" annalogy? *laughs. Err.. what do you mean? i think she's talking about the whole "the lord is my shepherd" thing. i can't say anything, because personally...i think it's a little funny when you think about it. i can understand why one would feel "picked on" by it, but at the same time, i think that's the point: the Lord is herding the flock, guiding his children. meh. I understood the reference, I just don't see why one would feel picked on by it... I'm a bit confused.
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 2:20 pm
Alabang in the flicker. Alabang LadyBugLes Speaking of reading between the lines, does anyone else feel a little picked on by the "sheep" annalogy? *laughs. Err.. what do you mean? i think she's talking about the whole "the lord is my shepherd" thing. i can't say anything, because personally...i think it's a little funny when you think about it. i can understand why one would feel "picked on" by it, but at the same time, i think that's the point: the Lord is herding the flock, guiding his children. meh. I understood the reference, I just don't see why one would feel picked on by it... I'm a bit confused. perhaps because being referred to as "sheep" (in US pop culture, anyhow) means being a follower, a conformist with no will to do anything but what you are told. it has a pretty negative connotation. "sheep" will never take a stand, never have their own thoughts, own opinion on anything--they will only ever be herded this way and that. i think that's why some would feel picked on by the sheep analogy, but like i said earlier, in the scripture, i think that's the point: follow the Lord and find true happiness and salvation, no?
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