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Philothei

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Are souls phyisical? No I would think... Can they hear us? Spiritually speaking sure there is not reason that they should not. If we are spiritual being (that we are) we cannot "lose" our nature when we die just losing our bodies. Our spirit lives in God and our soul rests in God if we are righteous and among the saints that is obvious in the Scripture. The ones who are "baptized in Christ have put on Christ" if we are 'living" in Christ how can we ever die? Physical life is NOT spiritually living in Christ. Passing on to the next life is not 'dying" in our spirit or our soul.
 
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I haven't the slightest idea what happens to souls after death, I do know they do not have a physical body. So any evolutionary thing is silly if God wants to give them all hearing its His prerogative.
 
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Thanks for letting me know I did not in all honesty saw the details on the video I promise to be more careful next time and yeah if I come across I will surely pm you or posted here. Thanks for letting me know Bryne

no problem...

I did listen to a few of them...I liked the one where he was talking about Polycarp...very inspiring. I do like hearing about the lives of the saints.
 
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If not, then tell me how that Satan and his demons are able to be so crafty and everywhere all at the same time in order to tempt us Christians? Did they derive these powers on their own by their own craftiness? Surely not.

What abilities then, would God have in store for his glorified chosen ones, the elect, those who have fallen asleep in Him and who are part of His own body, helping to fight the spiritual warfare alongside with the Angels against Satan and his army, and to assist and equip the Christian militants here on earth?

Would God not equip His heavenly Saints with at least equal force as his angels then; those whom he will eventually raise higher than the angels, after it is all said and done?
 
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Coming from you, I regard that as a compliment. So, thanks muchly.

Imo stan is far happier with religious bigotry than with those who embrace their brothers and sisters and decline to stand in judgement of their relationship with the Lord. It is the bigots who divide the church, by attempting to sow discord, unhappiness, discontent and judgementalism. And in case it is not glaringly obvious, none of this is the fruit of the Spirit.
 
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I am surprised you manage to believe anything at all, given this degree of scepticism and determined absurdity.

I am not sure I even want to begin to unpack all of this; it is simply nonsensical in the extreme, and bears no relation whatever to the communion of saints as taught by the church.
 
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no problem...

I did listen to a few of them...I liked the one where he was talking about Polycarp...very inspiring. I do like hearing about the lives of the saints.
Truly inspirational. We were required to read the lives of the saints for our Sunday school. Great examples to emulate from. Thus our names are taken from the saints
 
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