But if you think about it, evil is part oh the creation to, so by inference, it is also part of God. This is what I mean when I say shades of grey, because a lot of things are dependant on perspective. And I know that the One Love is all knowing and omnipotent. I see him all around me every day of my life, and can feel him inside me, in the form of love and compassion. I think it causes much imbalance of the mind when you label someone or something as inherently evil, because ygry may have many redeeming qualities. I think it would be better to show them love, as God does to those souls who fall by the wayside. I think this Earth teaches us to be more like God, through learning to love.
That's just it, Drew. WE think things are dependant on circumstances ~ NO ONE would fault a mother for stealing formula for her baby. That doesn't make stealing right, though. It's STILL wrong. The mother steals from the grocery store, and now the grocer doesn't have enough for their family. So, now, you've got TWO shades of grey. And it doesn't stop at just two. Either Right is Right and Wrong is Wrong, OR Right is the "new" Wrong, and Wrong is Right. That's where we are, right now. We've gotten so far away from the concept of black and white that pretty much anything goes. We are able to interpret ANYTHING into absolute gibberish (i.e. our laws). {Dang! i always start at the end, don't i? <sigh>} Evil is no part of God. God is no part of evil. They exist, side by side, but neither can tolerate the other, and so, NO mixture of the two will ever be possible. Satan thinks that he can change the outcome by leading us astray and filling our heads with a bunch of crap. Even though he knows what God has said will happen, he still thinks he can win, that we humans will follow his nice, wide path instead of the narrow one God has set for us. The truth is that until we know the difference between them, we ALL walk in the grey areas. When you die, there will be no grey area for you to occupy. If YOU are grey, and the only choices are black or white, you fail. You're going with Black, because you aren't pure white. There was a song that said something about how we can make our choices by NOT making ANY choices, and that's where the grey people will fall. One thing i know, for sure and true ~ God gave us the capability to make those choices, whether we exercise them, or not. Ah, yes. Agape love ~ i love YOU because you are me! You are SO close, sweetie. Something will happen in your life, and you'll cry out to Him, maybe because we always say "Oh, my God, oh, my God!" when shit happens, but and He will answer you. You'll know it. You'll hear His voice. Even in our deepest depths of disgustination (a word i made up! ), He reaches out to us, with comfort and a rest for our weary souls. Not just that, but once your SOUL cries out to Him, and it will at some point, He'll come to live in you. You won't notice a big diff. Your life won't change, overnight. You'll just start looking at things differently ~ as though they were black and white. You'll start making choices that will be based on new (to you) feelings. That was one of the things that put me off, at first. Yeah. Right. Some Holy Spirit is coming to INVADE me, to CHANGE me??? Bu, bu, but... i liked me, just fine, just the way i was. And He is SO gentle that you probably won't notice the change ~ you'll just start seeing things the way they truly are: Black IS black. White IS white. One day, you wake up and something happens. You'll have a choice to make and you'll say to yourself, "i'd rather die than put ANY more on Him, the Lamb that was the sacrifice for my sins." THEN you'll know the difference between the colors, and you'll understand that they CAN'T be mixed.
Hmmm... I still think that evil, even though it is such a subjective term, is a part of the Creator. I am not saying that he IS evil, or that he perpetuates it, I am saying that he is ALL THAT IS, and that includes this so-called "evil." he loves all of his Creation equally, as one would love oneself, because all of creation IS him. I also believe that when you are a self-serving entity, you do work against God and Love, which works to serve others by its very nature, and if you go far enough down the wrong path, you will eventually end up in a very dark place, or destroyed entirely. But, I think it is the nature of this world to teach us the Truth and Love. That's why I think the sacrifice of Jesus was so important, because he sacrifice his SELF, for the good of others. And I don't think that Jesus is the only one that this "Christ" embodiment is limited to. I think that it also extends to anyone who cultivates the qualities of love and compassion to the length and extent of Jesus. Which also reminds me of the status of Buddhahood. That is one of the things which puts me off of Christianity, most of the follower only pay lip service weekly in church, but go on to lead SIN (SELFish Inconsiderate Needs) ful lives, and do not go on to sacrifice their SELVES, and Simply go on being controlled by their egos. I think the teachings of Jesus are wonderful, as they taught service to others, which I believe is one of the highest spiritual ideals. And I do have God in my life, as you would call him. I prefer to refer to him as my higher power, or oversoul if you will. Because we ARE all connected to the One Love, and we can access it, if we only listen to our intuition, and live with love, compassion, wnd understanding in our hearts. This is why it hurts me so to see Israel massacre more than 1000 people in just three weeks, and why it tears me apart when I even think of the hundreds of thousands who have died in Iraq, over a battle to control some stupid star gate. And, to see their country destroyed for many generations due to our use of depleted uranium. It is vicious circle, and only breeds more strife. As they say, violence begets violence.
Oh, no! i NEVER thought that you would think that God could EVER encompass evil Sorry ~ hit the wrong key. i'm SUPER tired (fatigued, in medical terms), but and it's a BIG Butt, i'll be baaaaaaaaccccccckkkkkk! Sweet dreams, Drew.
Yes, my point is that, since he is all that is, and this is all his creation, and since he loves it all as himself, then he sincerely wishes that this "evil" be shown the light, and turn towards it. That is why I advocate showing "evil" love and understanding, because it us unfamiliar to them, and they have such a low vibrational rate, and showing love and compassion absolutely bewilders them. I particularly like Jesus' teaching of turn the other cheek, and forgive them, for they know not what they do, which I believe were among his last words before he died on the cross. It all reminds me of an Immortal Technique song... This ain't a Christian nation, mother fucker please, America never taught me to turn the other cheek.
Well, i guess i can consol myself with the fact that you didn't call me a c--t, but... Sugar, when it all comes down, there will be only black and white. And, hey! You can make your stand now, OR later. A lot of folks who are Christians choose to do it now, but i/we don't fault folks for not arriving at OUR hour. We trust in our God. We know He will have what's His. We get sort of frantic, because we KNOW y'all need to know Him ~ the Agape love, that of loving someone you've never personally met, that of actually caring about people... well, maybe it's the thought of the Big Party in the Sky, but we'd MISS y'all! i'm only a Bible Thumper because He's told us that we don't know the time that the thief of our lives will come, and with my most beloved in the hospital, my Mom, who is not saved, it concerns me. {i don't believe in euthanasia ~ i personally don't know what kind of work God does with folks that aren't exactly here, and i'm not willing to second-guess Him. i would NEVER sign an NRO ~ when God is ready for me, He'll TAKE me. Until then, He's still working on me.} But, Drew? He doesn't have anything to do with evil. Evil did not come from Him. Satan, His angel, broke away from Him. Satan decided that being alive and incarnate was MUCH better than just worshipping the Creator, and he knew that he could deceive us into believing that, too. You know, to us, it seems logical that if there is good, then there must also be evil. And we think that the two can be mixed, into the grey areas we described, but they can't. Something that is black, when mixed with white, isn't EITHER. Now. Where do THOSE folks go? Satan won't have them ~ they're tainted with white. God won't have them ~ they've let themselves be tainted by black. (LET THEMSELVES, as in no choice or the wrong choice). i personally think that ALL of us will be saved ~ yep. Even satan. God doesn't make mistakes. He doesn't create crap. He is the only true love we can ever know, and He loves us back! He doesn't want us hurt ~ THAT isn't, nor was it EVER, His plan for us. But, Drew? Not all of us are "white" people. He knows that some will reject Him, because what is in them just CAN'T be reconciled to Him. i don't believe you have, but i have, met up with folks that are ruled by satan ~ they are deceivers (as opposed to us liars ), like their father, and they're skillful ~ the one i met actually was a major factor in bringing me to my knees before God. That was before he started using my Christianity against me... When you watch a man bleed to death on your front lawn from bullet wounds, and then, in your living room, watch the man that shot him be shot numerous, including a head wound, and just walk away, you start thinking real long and hard about EVERYTHING. As i cradled a child that also lived in the house in my arms, out in the front yard, i looked up, and with my voice and with my soul, i cried out to Him. He answered me. i was in a position that the choices were pretty clear, but that's not always the case. And THAT's why we need to know what black looks like; THAT's why we need to recognize His voice!
Hm, I understand agape love, it is quite a wonderful thing, I agree. To clarify my position on shades of grey... I am not implying that we should perpetuate misdeeds, because tge ONLY the way you can live a life in harmony with the universe is to live by the covenant, in my opinion. I am soly stating that there is greater room for understanding and empathy and compassion than I see in the world today. I'm saying that there are often many different perspectives to a chain of events, just as there are often two or more sides to any story. And, I would NEVER call you a ****. Not only do I think that word is atrocious, but it also is not conducive to an intelligent, and civil, exchange of ideas. I actually enjoy talking to people who's opinion differs from mine, unlike some people I have observed on the internets. The world would be quite boring if everyone thought the same. But I'm afraid that may be where we are headed, if we don't make an effort to change very soon. Incidentally, have yoi ever heard of Ken Adachi, or his website www.educate-yourself.org ?
what would Jesus do? he specifically said that "my Father's kingdom is not of this Earth." you need to understand that the bible is metaphoric. it should only be used as a personal tool in times of solitude. if it isn't, it becomes a device for manipulation and malintent.
They gonna take out obama on MLK day, it makes perfect sense, his inagauration is tuesday, MLK day is monday.
That might be exactly what they want, as it is SOP for them. Ordo ab chao. Order out of chaos. I don't think obama will be assassinated, because he is the Illuminati's golden boy, and they are really the only ones with the means or need to assassinate a president. And even then, only if they step out of line.
i had a horrible thought... The Supreme Court is going to convene to hear the Birth Certificate mess, the DAY AFTER Obama gets inaugurated. What happens if they decide he's inelligible? Biden takes over?
Probably, they will not even review the case. Every branch of our government is in the back pocket of the illuminati, and they do as they please.
Rahm Emanual has been grooming Obama for over a decade. (he, like Obama, was a Illinois politician) I don't think they'd change their minds now, unless Obama decides to pull a JFK and attempts to point his country in the right direction.
:rofl: ROFLMAO!!! i had to look up what you meant ~ what? Some dude from Montauk, NY, the resort spot? Not hardly!
I would suggest reading Andy Pero's story. It is quite long, but very interesting abd moving and captivating.