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Originally Posted by Cantando  You are the one who is fudging - using the usual, smoke-and-mirrors trick of trying to blur the distinction between an ego-glorifying practice, such as channelling, with the truth as revealed in the Gospels. You don't fool me for one minute. Get thee behind me, Satan!   |
Cantando, try to think of this discussion as a good opportunity for you to clarify for yourself your Christian beliefs. There is nothing you need to prove except to yourself.
Calling me the Devil does not make you a better Christian.
It is rather ridiculous of you to spout general platitudes about "the truth as revealed in the Gospels" when I am the one quoting specific verse to you.
I do not believe that God is dead. If He wishes to speak, He will. Just because you say He cannot, does not mean that He cannot.
In my opinion, it is foolish to think that the story of God ends with the last chapter in the Bible. The Bible ends where it ends, only because a bunch of editors in the different Churches got together in the period 1546 - 1672 and decided that the Bible should end where they wanted it to end.
The true story of God goes on and on forever. Among other things, in your own daily life.
If I were the Devil, I'd like to possess you for a while, and get you to slap yourself a couple of times to wake you out of your own silliness. Alas, I'm not the Devil.