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Craig:
I'm just trying to understand why we insist on applying human terms to a word and or words that we cannot possibly fathom in God's realm.  Why can't we just accept that it is going to be a wonderful place, a place better than where we are now, and leave it at that?

Craig

One Love:
Thank you Craig,
I wanted to say this from a long time, infact I tried in another post, WOW! the outcome.
Why all the scriptures and trying to relate the words when we're not in line with the "SPIRIT & TRUTH"
The faith is not for all, leave it to Mr. Smith, if he decides to partake or have papers on that topic, then you should relate it, which some members do, you'll will confuse me and all newcomers from christiandom, or that's how christiandom works, that's were we all come from, right!
Some scriptures quoted or explained don't even fit the actual topic. Some quote Greek & Hebrew words but can't give a precise conclusion. We come hear to understand what the SPIRIT shows to the elect, that's Mr. Smith, not celebrate pagan wishes or PHYSICAL happenings, like please pray for my granny's granny, etc.
Read & pray before we post.

Someone said they'll pray for me on my last post but they did not even know my right name (1LUV), how could you! Who's 1LUV? Now I use my proper name for that same reason, so if someone prays for me, I'll know it's for me.

GOD BLESS!

Duane:
Craig...the whole purpose of the FORUM is to not let ANY truth escape being search thru.  Like a cow chewing it's cud over and over until milk is finally produced, same goes here except it's the "milk of the Word" PRODUCED IN OUR LIVES. 
One persons "insignificant detail" can be food for a whole book!  I think of the book on the 23rd Psalm where the author wrote a whole book on "sheep beside the still water"--and other facts about sheep.  Now who cares about whether thirsty sheep drink from "still waters" or not??  The sheep!  Why? A sheep's nose is such that it can ONLY drink from STILL water or it gets water up it's nose and can't drink! Something spurred the person to take on the project.
My father once said "a specialist" is someone who stives to know more and more about less and less! 
So there we go.  I personally learned something from a detail on the FORUM that years and years of church never addressed. 
That being, the 12 baskets of fish and bread fragments could represent those souls who were not saved during the initial "harvest"
being this life.  What a simple revelation--but it made me feel warm all over to think I got something new revealed to me from the Bible.  Datails, details--so there we go!

Craig:

--- Quote ---One subject will dovetail into another subject.  Flow on mighty spiritual river!
--- End quote ---

Or one subject will split off from a subject and then another and before you know it the spiritual river is just a trickle.

Craig

Craig:
Duane I'm not saying this applies to you but your post did prompt this reply to everyone.

I have been a part of the forum from the beginning, and I have seen much growth and knowledge gained by the members.  I wish I had half the knowledge and strength as some of you.  But I often wonder (about myself as well as the rest of the members) what has our knowledge profited?  Have we become religious elephants? able to carry large loads of knowledge?  If so what is the fruits of this vast knowledge? Are we dying to self?  Are we becoming more humble? less carnal?  Are we becoming a light in a world of darkness?  

Or are we becoming religious hobbyist with ADD?  Running to a fro looking for the next revelation and then switching gears when the next revelation happens along?  Do we only want to live on the peaks?  Or do we relish the journey?  Do we feel special because we got a revelation or do we know we are special because we are children of God?

Now I'm not claiming anyone here fits this mold but I do want us all to do a little soul searching.  Knowledge does not make us the elect nor makes us any more spiritual than an atheist.  Ray and his teaching has opened up the scripture to the real Good News that God has given us and for that I am eternally grateful.  Are we making the best use of this knowledge and are we applying it where the rubber meets the road? Or are we filling the bed of the truck up but when we get ready to start down the road we find we have no wheels or motor?

Food for thought.
Craig

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