tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16875673.post4677876667002992071..comments2023-06-28T05:28:39.954-05:00Comments on Megaloi -- "Great Things": The battle over eternityMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01007487096378869462noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16875673.post-39617860932580032932011-04-08T21:32:26.994-05:002011-04-08T21:32:26.994-05:00"It's more challenging, interesting and c...<i>"It's more challenging, interesting and consistent to me if I face up to those things and try to find a deeper meaning or explanation."</i><br /><br />I like that!Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04148676728860411325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16875673.post-38217289299934296422011-04-07T21:29:27.194-05:002011-04-07T21:29:27.194-05:00Well stated. I have many of the same thoughts but...Well stated. I have many of the same thoughts but don't articulate them as well as you. <br /><br />What frustrates the heck out of me is being afraid of asking questions. Pastor at our church said something Sunday morning I disagreed with but at our small group that night I was very sheepish in challenging it. I might print this post and take it to the next group.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978016568840318921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16875673.post-40872749814438883212011-04-07T20:25:24.018-05:002011-04-07T20:25:24.018-05:00Oh you bet Don, and you can probably already guess...Oh you bet Don, and you can probably already guess that I don't have quite the same take on inspiration and inerrancy as most Christians do.<br /><br />But I also don't let that give me a reason/excuse to pick which passages to ignore because I don't like them or agree with them. It's more challenging, interesting and consistent to me if I face up to those things and try to find a deeper meaning or explanation.<br /><br />The exercise always has benefits, even if I don't end up any closer to an answer after some study.Redleftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04834798382800790723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16875673.post-50854941498375657572011-04-07T14:02:05.153-05:002011-04-07T14:02:05.153-05:00Have you entertained the possibility that not bein...Have you entertained the possibility that not being able to reconcile any of the theories fully may be the fault of the (do I whisper this)Bible; meaning the fallibility of its authors and the inability for the text to remain as the original author intended?Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04148676728860411325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16875673.post-15811257484280786952011-04-06T17:59:15.294-05:002011-04-06T17:59:15.294-05:00The CUA board has been having an interesting conve...The CUA board has been having an interesting conversation about 'Ultra-Universalism', the idea that there is no Hell other than this life. The very idea makes my skin crawl...it does not take seriously what religion (not just Christianity) has said throughout the ages about right and wrong. I have a very expansive view of God's love, but I admit the standard universalist position inadequate.Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01240062898789541472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16875673.post-49282366510634054882011-04-06T17:06:57.044-05:002011-04-06T17:06:57.044-05:00Thank you, gang!Thank you, gang!Redleftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04834798382800790723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16875673.post-27781041971565253882011-04-05T20:58:06.989-05:002011-04-05T20:58:06.989-05:00Very well written my friend. Thanks!Very well written my friend. Thanks!Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01240062898789541472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16875673.post-38347178685887461132011-04-05T18:15:34.473-05:002011-04-05T18:15:34.473-05:00Redlefty: The ability to see both sides, both the ...Redlefty: The ability to see both sides, both the flaws and the truths, I think that makes you a mediator. A natural born, God created mediator. In all the hype of this world, all the violence, all the shouting and all the not listening, the one thing that I know for sure is that your quiet voice of reason is much needed in these times. Don't stop talking. Please do not stop talking. Write on, brother.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16875673.post-39656366951114465092011-04-05T13:38:36.820-05:002011-04-05T13:38:36.820-05:00AMEN!!! Well said, and I soooo relate! I've ...AMEN!!! Well said, and I soooo relate! I've said for a long time that each denomination has seen a piece of the truth. And,focusing solely on the piece they've seen, they miss the big picture. Lately, I've realized that applies, not only to denominations, but to religions as well. <br /><br />Yes, a false choice...there has to be another way. Personally, I think there's much to be discovered from the non-dual perspective.<br /><br />Thanks for this post!Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00213478941718396012noreply@blogger.com