what is the Heavenly fathers name.

Oh that is and easy one St. peter it is Andy.

Forrest who told you his name is Andy.

The song says so St Peter.. What song Forrest.

Andy walks with me Andy talks with me Andy tells me I am his own.


Blessings...Miles

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anoasis

gotta love ya girl

no negative plz

asking for no negativity with a negative

i just love it

hugs to you my dear

and this is in no way a negative comment about you

and i think you are a

very well educated and thoughtful poster

but i think you understand

how i found a little humour in the title

hugs again

and may much good come to you and yours

I like peaceful people to little time on this earth to hate

Hi Anoasis,

Yes, it is an excellent passage.

This is at the heart of the inclusiveness in my heart towards all people and God as well.

It harmoniously fills all things when I look for the good and not an excuse to be selfish in my judgements.

I think Feral made it clear in her OP that this was something to consider about mocking God, who I would point out, is slow tyo anger and would prefer that none perish; let alone, prematurely.

As I was reading the conversation between Feral and Abra, my friends, I saw how easily a negative light could enter into the conversation and was reminded of this verse in Luke.

It can be taken both ways.

What I have learned from my life in Christ is abundant. One of the abundantly circumcised principles grafted into my being is this passage and its liberties inherent upon my perspective.

The choice is ours to make whetther or not we have confidence in our freedom of expression and willingness to be personally slow to wrathful behaviour. Likewise, Christ is saying here that he will reward with the same.

In applying this principle to my life, I have found that it is an equitable one on every level. The peace in my heart is my evidence of that measure. My experience in living by these words has been one of positive and fruitful consequence upon my doings.

We all teach what we know as truth. This truth is one of those that bears good fruit and is easily apprehended by anyone.

It is reciprocal love in practice and provides strength to its perspective in applying it to our lives.

But as a humanistic philosophy it is true as well. But that is not all there is with things that actually allow us to touch and tap into God's richness intended for our lives.

Going beyond philosophical words, this passage is also insightful to the reciprocal conversations available with God on a personal level between each individual and God.

The name attached to God would at least serve as a remembrance of where it was first heard and learned, but in no wise exxcuses the possibility of anyones conversation with God becoming richer for its embrace as a clean truth.

That is my point.

This is the best quote ever. It is exactly what I think about God.

I think the original posting is vile.Its judgemental and tells all the grieving loved ones left behind that someones early demise was the loved ones fault.poppycock.Explain the infants,the children,the devout.God knows whats in peoples hearts and doesn't judge them based on quips,a moment of doubt or non belief.We all break the commandments everyday so whom ever wrote that judgemental piece of trash best look over their shoulder because they claim to know the will of God which don't sit well with Him or me.

this Bible passage has been getting a lot of traction lately, as viewed from my seat at the table.

It comes from a speech made by a friend of mine. Others have called it, The Sermon On The Mount.

Luke 6:36-38.

Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.


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rubber pants you know what im talking about

for instance:
do religious people try to justify their existance through their beliefs?
or non-religious (atheist) try to justify their existance and their set of values through denying God's existance?
Don't all of us are walking the same path in this world regardless of our beliefs?
As a christian i believe every individual is my brother or sister, why do i need to judge them if they don't have my own beliefs?
Why should i tell them that they are sinners and they are going to hell? If towards the end I'm also a sinner, and maybe worse than those who don't believe in God. Maybe I deserve hell more than them.
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I don't justify my life through my religion. I live my religion simply because I can't find any other way of living that makes logical sense to me than the existance of a loving Heavenly Father who sent His Son to be my Lord and Savior.

I don't know if it is all that difficult. There are ways to translate most things so that reasonable people can understand each other.

For instance..

How about for the sake of conversation... we call the wisdom that connects us all, God?
Love, the faith in that wisdom, each other and self.
Spirit, the connections we have to that wisdom and love.

After all.. We are just manifestations of energy. Energy expressed in different ways.
Maybe when I cease to exist in my present form.. The chair I'm sitting in and I will trade places? Who knows?
Something had to come up with the idea of me before I could exist... Just as someone had to come up with the idea of my chair before it could.

I don't think it is so important what label we put on our beliefs.. It is more important that we live it spiritually to the best of our ability.

A good testament to that are those that speak less of it and do more of it.

'so what am I so afraid of' lyrics from the bubble gum group known as the Patridge Family, I think.
We all say 'I love pizza, seafood, pets, flowers, music, dancing, friends, family, certain things but do we really love them or do we have certain degrees for our love. AND do we fear telling someone we love them without it meaning intimacey?

Example: I wouldn't have any type of sex with another man.

Example: sell my soul to the devil

For a Robert Frost signed book,I'd drop Pres.Bush off in the middle of the sarah desert w/a box of stale waffles & a canteen full of pee-pee.

Has nothing to do with pride, don't even pull that crap.
Even to save a life, there are just some things I would not do for any amount of money.