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octoberose:
I’m late to the party - What is a Universalist Mystic ?    And I read other peoples stuff and because of the education I’ve received here for over a decade I can weed out what misses the mark.  And when I comment on free will being a fallacy or all being reconciled to God, of course I get a lot of push back - but Not always. Sometimes I think my little contribution helps their understanding.  I still think what we do matters - it’s’ not that God is not Sovereign, it’s that He has let us take part . I want to take part in the great good news -  why would I not want that ?   This is a group that has spent , what, almost two decades trying to get God’s Word out ? I think that’s wonderful.  I’m so grateful.  Why would we not want to spread the news , no matter what the push back is ?

Dave in Tenn:
I share.  Honest I do!  I even shared with my mother and got pushback.  Lol Not a surprise at all.

I even shared a little both with links and comments in that Facebook group.  And I may occasionally continue to   Who knows what may come of that, but it's against the flow there.  It's disappointing because, though I might can expect some minor disagreement or differences of emphasis, I get blind sided by serious disagreement.  Anyway, many are called few chosen and He is the chooser.

Dennis Vogel:
Yea, I've shared BT with a few close school friends on Facebook with indifference returned.

BTW, it's been over two decades since BT was started in August, 2000. That's 24 years ago.

Here's what our website looked like in 2001 - May be slow to come up as archive.org was hacked recently.
https://web.archive.org/web/20010720170739/http://bible-truths.com/

Musterseed:
Excerpts from winning souls.

It’s all about motivation.If your motivation is carnal , God will not back you.
Yes I know, all of you are saying,” but my motivation is to show them God’s
Truths.” Yes, sure, I understand, BUT THEY DONT WANT TO HEAR GODS TRUTHS,
and you already know this so what is your point? Leave them alone and let them
taste your salt and see you light ( Matt. 5:1,14,16)and admire your good works and 
perchance they will even praise God for your new- found humility. ( caps Rays)

Salt does not make any noise and light does not argue scriptures. Light or salt
does not make any sound whatsoever. Maybe there is a lesson in there somewhere.

How to demonstrate your knowledge of the truth.

1 Peter 2:11-12….. Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims,
abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul,having your conversation
( GK. conduct) honest, ( GK. honorable) among the Gentiles: that whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works ( not your clever Bible
arguments,or new- found knowledge ) which they shall behold , glorify God in the day of visitation.

Your good works and righteous character will pay dividends to others eventually—
If not in this life then in Judgement.

Me…. Free will and the sovereignty of God cannot be understood by a carnal mind.
They have been made blind and can’t see. And it’s ALL OF GOD.💕

Preaching, teaching , singing ,by carnal minded men is of the world.
Love not the world.

Ray…. I’m asked,” why I teach the truths of God if all is of God and God does all the choosing and drawing. (John 6:44 and 15:16) ? Because that is how God operates.
God uses the foolishness ( GK. Stupidity) of preaching as one of His means by which He communicates with His elect.

Certainly we should all follow Peter’s admonition to,,,, be ready to always give an answer to every man that ASKS you a reason of the hope that is in you
with meekness and fear( reverence) 1 Peter 3:15.
But God has not called all to be teachers. ( 1Cor. 12:29}

I have never been asked a reason for my hope in me, but I have foolishly
offered it to my family who are not believers. The pushback was profound
And so was the pain of thinking I failed God. But hey, no pain , no gain right.
We learn and then rejoice in our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

Porter:
Rose, a mystic, is one who believes in mysticism.

mysticism
noun
mys·​ti·​cism ˈmi-stə-ˌsi-zəm
1
: the experience of mystical union or direct communion with ultimate reality reported by mystics
2
: the belief that direct knowledge of God, spiritual truth, or ultimate reality can be attained through subjective experience (such as intuition or insight)
3
a
: vague speculation : a belief without sound basis
b
: a theory postulating the possibility of direct and intuitive acquisition of ineffable knowledge or power

The fact that the person also believed in the salvation of all made it hard for me to see what he was about initially. The guy even believed the bible was one giant parable, as we do. The thing with this mystic was that he seemed to value the knowledge (however false some of his knowledge was) of Scripture above all.

I share what I've learned here all the time. Though I try to be careful with the whom I share them with. I try to find people who are genuinely looking for answers. Occasionally, I'll point them to Ray's papers; otherwise, I try my best to give an answer for the hope in me.

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