Should we ever stop asking?

[visionary]

Isn't it amazing how the peace that passes all understanding happens when the Lord enters your life?

 

[Tube Socks Dude]

Isn't it amazing how the peace that passes all understanding happens when the Lord enters your life?

The peace I'm learning to cultivate does not depend on an external source to grant that peace as a reward or gift. It is not derived from an authoritarianism which alienates humans from themselves through guilt, then comforts the victims of condemnation and makes them feel indebted for relief of that guilt. It is not a peace which comes and goes according to the whim of a demanding cosmic Santa Clause who is always checking his list to see who has been naughty or nice. Peace is the nature of the True Self. To go beyond simply having peace is to realize you "are" peace.

 

[visionary]

The peace I'm learning to cultivate does not depend on an external source to grant that peace as a reward or gift. It is not derived from an authoritarianism which alienates humans from themselves through guilt, then comforts the victims of condemnation and makes them feel indebted for relief of that guilt. It is not a peace which comes and goes according to the whim of a demanding cosmic Santa Clause who is always checking his list to see who has been naughty or nice. Peace is the nature of the True Self. To go beyond simply having peace is to realize you "are" peace.

and where is the question in all this? You do realize that this thread is not about answers but how long can it go on just questions, and you are the first to blow it?

 

[Tube Socks Dude]

and where is the question in all this? You do realize that this thread is not about answers but how long can it go on just questions, and you are the first to blow it?

Sorry, I guess I didn't see your post as a genuine question. I might be wrong but it looked more like putting forth a subtle, scripture-derived doctrinal statement on the only way to obtain peace. Funny thing about this Lord of scripture everybody talks about is that disobedience causes him to leave and take his peace with him when he withdraws (or casts you out as the case may be). I'm just letting others know they don't have to spend 30 years worrying about such things like I did. Perhaps the only thing I really blew was someone's veiled attempt at evangelizing liberals and unbelievers to get them to accept a particular biblical concept of Lordship. Besides, looking back over the posts I see at least one conservative on page 45 used this thread for preaching in the form of a question and was called on it. So, I'm technically not the first one to blow it.

 

[stranger]

Is this indeed the first to not notice that this is a thread about questions, not answers ?

Is this not the second time ?

Was it not a deep insight that was reported though, and so a forgiveable passionate outburst about faith in love which is God rather than faith in religious mumbo-dogma ?

Is it not the saints and Jesus who revealed that we know God through lovingness, not through dogmatic divided traditions of men ?

 

[visionary]

The peace I'm learning to cultivate does not depend on an external source to grant that peace as a reward or gift. It is not derived from an authoritarianism which alienates humans from themselves through guilt, then comforts the victims of condemnation and makes them feel indebted for relief of that guilt. It is not a peace which comes and goes according to the whim of a demanding cosmic Santa Clause who is always checking his list to see who has been naughty or nice. Peace is the nature of the True Self. To go beyond simply having peace is to realize you "are" peace.

To be protected from the accuser of the brethren by my big brother grants me a lot of peace of mind.

 

[Aeyamar]

Has the definition of "question" changed while I wasn't paying attention?

 

[visionary]

Questions, questions, where are all the questions coming from?

 

[Big Mouth]

And where are the questioners from?

 

[visionary]

and where did all the questioners go?

 

[Chesterton]

Eh?

 

[Catherineanne]

Eh?

Are you having problems in understanding what is being said?

 

[Tube Socks Dude]

To be protected from the accuser of the brethren by my big brother grants me a lot of peace of mind.

Why did I pick Visionary's post to respond to in a testy, negative way? Should I apologize to Visionary before I stop posting on C.F. again? Will she see past the question and take it as an apology anyway?

 

[Tube Socks Dude]

Why did I come back to visit C.F.? Did I mistakenly think that being argumentative on here might be a way of dealing with lingering unpleasant emotions related to my former religion of Christianity? How wrong was that? Will I actually be able to stay away from C.F. permanently this time?

 

[AngelusSax]

Can't we all just get along?

 

[Criada]

Why did I come back to visit C.F.? Did I mistakenly think that being argumentative on here might be a way of dealing with lingering unpleasant emotions related to my former religion of Christianity? How wrong was that? Will I actually be able to stay away from C.F. permanently this time?

Do you really expect to be able to stay away?
Do you not always return?

 

[visionary]

Why wouldn't I forgive and forget?

 

[Catherineanne]

Why wouldn't I forgive and forget?

Do you think you understand enough to be able to forgive and forget?

Have you not heard; to understand all is to forgive all?

 

[visionary]

Do I understand that how I forgive is how God is going to forgive me?

 

[stranger]

Can we forgive the world because God made it this way for His cause , something for us to understand from scripture, not disagree with Him for ever ?

Is life not a trial so that we can prove we love all men , even those who feel they are our enemies, and so love God ... or not ?