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What Sin Is To a Believer (Who Has Christ's Spirit in Him or Her.)
Redbird:
I also read "The Prophet" a couple of years ago, and thought it was a beautiful book. In it he writes:
Give your hearts, but not into eachother's keeping. For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together, yet not too near together; For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in eachother's shadow.
For me, Jesus, is this hand of Life.
Love, Lisa
Deborah-Leigh:
Here is how I see this and no one has to agree. I post this simply to SHARE what I see.
I have studied the work of Gibran. In fact I once was acquainted with Gibrans first cousins. I can empathise with the appeal of Gibrans work but I CAN ALSO REJECT THIS FEEL GOOD APPEAL AS DECEPTION.
I can see that it is a beautiful sentiment to believe that Jesus is the hand of life AND even though it sounds very appealing and feels poetically correct it is more true to know that Jesus is the way the truth and THE Life! ..not just a hand as Gibran may project in his writings. Gibran diminishes Christ with feel good poetic licence, with which he tries to counterfeit Christ without repentance or acknowledgment of His Sovereignty. Gibrans sentimentality appeals to the world and therein lies the subtelty and danger signs.
John 15 : 19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
The world loved and today still loves Gibran who plagiarized, copied from and counterfeited the word and wisdom of God by converting it into worldly wisdom that produced for him worldly gain. It is a pity that Gibran made merchandise of God's word. Unlike Ray who will not sell the inspirations and insights he freely receives from our Lord, Gibran not only plagiarized the word of God, he became adored as a hero for it and sold many books and received much notoriety. Gibran has his reward and as for his teachings, they more properly belong in Mystery Babylon where even Babylon finds use for them in its wedding ceremonies and christenings!
I hope this perspective gives something to think about. It is not written in evaluation of your love Lisa and trust in Jesus that is very precious and visible to me, in your post. I hope you understand.
Gibran is clearly not of like mind with Ray who states his position here :
1. Whatever we teach must "glorify" God.
"Glory to God in the highest ... " (Lk. 2:14).
" ... that in all God may be glorified ... " (I Pt. 4:11).
2. Whatever we teach must not detract one iota from Christ's sacrifice for all humanity.
"For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men the man Christ Jesus; Who gave Himself a ransom for all to be testified in due time." (I Tim. 2:5-6)
"For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the savior of all men [mankind], specially [not exclusively] to those that believe. These things command and teach." (I Tim. 4:10-11)
Excerpt from : GOD IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ETERNAL FATE OF AFRICANS
A Sermon by:
James Kennedy, A.B., M.Div., M.Th., D.D.,
D.Sac.Lit., PhD., Litt.D., D.Sac.Theol., D. Humane Let.
A Critique by: L. Ray Smith
Peace to you
Arcturus :)
Redbird:
Arcturus,
You are so right, yes, of course, Jesus is THE WAY AND THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE. I strongly agree with you. It's just that I still see beauty in many people, even if I do not agree with them 100%....
Peace to you dear Sister.
Lisa
Deborah-Leigh:
You do well Lisa
Phil 4 : 8...for whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Peace also to you dear sister
Arcturus :)
YellowStone:
Arcturus,
Good morning my dear sister, God is surely at the center and the outside of my little world, because my world is in Him! :) So is yours. :)
Where is your love? Is it to build up, to inspire or simply correct? Remember what I posted about the not seeing the forest; I was serious. Please, give me and many here likewise, some credit. :'(
I know that Gibran's work is not recognized by the church; but in turn is loved by many, many people. Myself included. It is a story, and the portion I presented here did tie in with the point I was trying to make; a point that I think was lost. :(
You seem to forget that God speaks to us all in many and varied ways. I can see God in most everything (I am working on the remainder) :) I see the God of All in much of Gibran's writings because God has allowed me to do so. So what was it that was wrong with the text I posted of Gibran. It was I who posted it, as a witness to the point I was trying to make.
It seems to me that so much thought and attention is placed on what is to come, that what we have today is totally over looked.
What is it we have today? Everything! The good to enjoy, the puzzling to fathom and the bad to learn from, but my dear sister, we cannot do this alone; it is by praying constantly for God to open one's heart so that the walls of self righteous pride and understanding can be torn down, never to return. If we lean on our understanding, we will never make it!
Pro 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. :)
Where is your love (Agapao, Agape) Arcturus?
This is what I wrote: (this time without Gibran)
Are we building each other up, or are we more focused on getting ones point across. I have read this entire thread and I do not find any misinterpretations of Scripture which is great; however, please never, ever let thae fact that God sacrificed his only begotten Son in order that any sin ever comitted will be forgiven and that no person shall ever truly die.
God has provided a Wonderful place in which we can fellowship together and lift one another up; so let us always praise God for everthing he has given us.
I want to close this with a Scripture and few worrds from Kahlil Gibran.
1Jo 4:16
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
Here is a question for you and all else who care to answer:
Jhn 13:35 By this shall all [men] know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
Are we really being seen as disciples of Christ by others. My heart is sad, because I no longer see the love that this forum once had. :(
Show me the Love. The same love that Jesus spoke about in the two verses above and I will see God. We will all then see God very clearly and others will see him in us. :)
Praise be to God!!
Love,
Darren
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