light-bringer said:Cause we all know only Christianity is true....
Correction: Christ is true. Christianity, as a result, is then true. That order makes a big difference in our perspective.
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light-bringer said:Cause we all know only Christianity is true....
peaceful soul said:Correction: Christ is true. Christianity, as a result, is then true. That order makes a big difference in our perspective.
I think it would be really unique to jump off the empire state building wearing nothing but underwear. Not gunna happen.light-bringer said:I have contacted spirits. Its really something unique.
Wow! I just checked in here, and wish I had more time to respond, but have to run to work.
I guess I would like to add something. I believe the bible is a sacred text, and that it is one of many in the world. I believe Jesus was a great teacher, and a powerful spirit sent out of love to the world. But I absolutely believe there are as many ways to God/dess as there are people in the world.
If what a guide teaches is supported (in essence) by the holy books of the world-love, peace, tolerance, forgiveness-then how can that be considered evil? This is what my guides have been teaching me all my life. This is what they have supported me with when I needed it.
Sigh.
Christ-Aficionato,
Are you serious? I find this very hard to believe. Why haven't i ever seen spirits like this? I would be interested to know more about the spirits people have seen. I've never seen any spirits like starcrystal says she saw...
Sorry about the she thing. My bad. Can you post those photos on this thread? i'd love to see them.Starcrystal said:I've even been able to get a couple of photos of strange things. One is a UFO and the other is a gnome like creature in the woods.
If you read the Bible you'll see some of those people had far greater visions & manifestations than any of mine. Look at daniel, or Johns visions in Revelation. Check out Ezekiel 1 and 10. THOSE are awesome. Things I've seen are only the tip of a huge spiritual iceberg....
Hi!Proud Hindu said:Back in India, there is a belief in subtle beings, I guess you could call them spirits. There are some very strange instances regarding Nagas, subtle beings related to serpents in our realm. They become very offended when cobras are killed, and there are some... strange... instances dealing with these Nagas.
I don't know too much about the subject, but I guess I do believe in these spirits.
One interesting incident comes to mind... There is a great Hindu saint, Ammachi, who comes to the US every year, and a few years ago, She was in New Mexico. Her devotees noticed that She did not get a wink of sleep one night. The next morning, they asked Her about it, and she said that the whole night was spent in giving blessings to some strange subtle beings. When asked about their appearance, She said they had the torso of animals, and the legs of humans. By coincidence, the hotel owner, a Native American, knew about these beings. They are called Kachinas by the Hopis and other tribes of the area. Remember the Saint was from a South Indian village... there was no way she could have known about these beings. But the beings recognized Her divinity, and flocked to Her for Her blessings.
Thank you! It sounds like you have had a lot of experiences, and I really appreciate hearing about them! I think having experiences is almost necessary to discernment.Starcrystal said:For awhile I was involved in a baptist church, and some very legalistic pentecostal churches. Those "blinders" (scales) that the apostle Paul had removed from his eyes seemed to cover the spiritual eyes of MANY in those churches.
From the age of 19 to 23 I practiced satanism, Crowley rituals, Wicca, Key of Solomon, and some homemade rituals combining all of them together. I KNOW what demons are Holly! I invoked them, evoked them, called them & banished them. I saw some wierd and powerful things happen.
I've been saved almost 20 years and I can tell you I do not call or seek familiar spirits. That WOULD be wrong. But when a spirit COMES TO YOU and initiates contact, we should then TEST the spirit. It goes beyond having the spirit admit Chist is Lord because demons can and will admit that. They must admit that they are servants or obediant to Gods will.
I had a very large blonde angelic come to me early last year and accuse me of being a false prophet. the dude would have wieghed 300 pounds in the natural and built like a professional wrestler. His tone of speach & accusation was such I KNEW it was not from God. I spun on the spirit and said "False Jesus! I command you to leave in the name of Jesus!" The big oaf stumbled backwards into my bathroom, tripped over the bathtub and shattered into what appeared to be blue glassy dust. I then proceded to run water in my bathtub to rid the place of any residual negative energies left by the evil spirit.
Bottom line is, it is SATAN who is the accuser of the brethren. That "angel" lied and accused. If he was true I would not have prevailed. I'd have been staggering myself and slumping into the wall as I did when a spirit named Maia came before. One was of God, the other wasn't. You CAN discern and tell the difference.
Please don't be stuck in a box like religious view that doesn't allow for things that the scriptures approve & explain if we would ask God for help understanding & dealing with them.
This is particularly interesting to me both as a Christian and as someone who is a descendant of a person with this gift. My mom as a child use to see 'forms' which use to make her feel cold and very afraid. My niece feels a presence next to her, just out of sight but when she turns around it goes. I think this is something which comes from my mother's side. So, I'm not dismissive of this science.Opalina said:Hi!
I'm new to this forum, and working with spirit guides/beings is part of what I believe.
I've heard the bible regards this as evil. I've also heard it can be considered a spiritual gift. (Obviously, I believe the latter!) I would be interested in hearing what Christians believe about this, and why it is considered wrong.
Thanks!!
Opalina
Sorry,light-bringer said:There are many paths to God. Yes.
Assuming those are Christ's words.UMP said:Sorry,
I don't think so.
John 14:6
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
Pretty big words, I know. Yet, I believe them because Jesus Christ IS God.