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| KlavierBauer | Dec 9 2010, 09:52 PM Post #276 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Kluurs: The eye of the needle was difficult for a camel to go through for sure - it was a specific gate into the city that one man could fit through at a time. Not as difficult as some believe though, as trying to go through the actual eye of a needle.
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"I realize you want him to touch you all over and give you babies, but his handling of the PR side really did screw the pooch." - Ivory Thumper "He said sleepily: "Don't worry mom, my dick is like hot logs in the morning." - Apple | |
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| ivorythumper | Dec 9 2010, 10:08 PM Post #277 |
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I don't think there is any archeological or paleographic evidence of that explanation, KB. |
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| Larry | Dec 10 2010, 12:09 AM Post #278 |
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Nowhere in the Bible does it say the "kingdom of heaven is within you". This IS the "great lie" of all new age thought. It's precisely why Dewey's Buddhist laced new age "centered prayer" is so dangerous. How can a Christian preacher even hope to explain to Frank why trying to find God by looking within yourself is the exact opposite of where he should be looking when that preacher is practicing the same thing? The purpose of prayer is not to look inward to find God within yourself. It is to look outward. Maybe looking inside oneself makes the person feel good, and maybe the person finds that sort of touchy feely thing enjoyable - but he's looking in the wrong place, just the same. |
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| ivorythumper | Dec 10 2010, 01:07 AM Post #279 |
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I'll let our resident seminarian give his Greek translation of "idou gar e basileia theou entos humon estin" from Luke 17:21. The Douay-Rheims version gives "For lo, the kingdom of God is within you." from the Vulgate "ecce enim regnum Dei intra vos est" "intra vos est" can only mean "inside of you" This journal article argues for that as well, based on the Greek, Latin and Syriac texts, which don't support "among you" or "in your midst". |
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| kluurs | Dec 10 2010, 04:52 AM Post #280 |
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Actually, Buddhism teaches all kinds of ways of not looking inward - the philosophy actually has more of an outward message of interconnectedness. Do some people miss the point? Yup, just like other messages. |
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| Axtremus | Dec 10 2010, 05:05 AM Post #281 |
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Your passengers pray when you drive, too?
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| Larry | Dec 10 2010, 07:10 AM Post #282 |
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Ok, we're splitting hairs here, due in part to a slip in wording by me, and ending up talking about two different things. I should have been more specific. My point was that the unsaved will not find God by looking inside themselves, and nowhere does the Bible say that you will. Likewise, the passage you give does not mean that when those disciples prayed they were to look inside themselves to do it. |
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| Frank_W | Dec 10 2010, 07:11 AM Post #283 |
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Resident Misanthrope
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I never made that claim, Larry. The "kingdom of Heaven" is not synonymous with God or salvation. Please refrain from putting words in my mouth. Again, I ask you: What could possibly be so wrong or bad, if like Samuel of the Old Testament, we said, "Here I am, Lord," and just listened? |
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Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin." Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!" | |
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| John D'Oh | Dec 10 2010, 07:13 AM Post #284 |
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Drive and pray sounds like my approach to playing golf. |
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| brenda | Dec 10 2010, 08:11 AM Post #285 |
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Probably sometimes, but so far it hasn't been audible. ![]() I only pray when I am alone in the truck, not when I have passengers. It's usually when I have a long drive and time. |
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| kenny | Dec 10 2010, 08:12 AM Post #286 |
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That's legal, as long as you're not using a cellphone to pray. |
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| brenda | Dec 10 2010, 08:13 AM Post #287 |
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And there are unlimited minutes for these types of conversations. |
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“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” ~A.A. Milne | |
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| kluurs | Dec 10 2010, 08:13 AM Post #288 |
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I do too - a good time to pray. |
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| kluurs | Dec 10 2010, 08:14 AM Post #289 |
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My driving may make the apocolypse seem a whole lot sooner... |
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| kenny | Dec 10 2010, 08:15 AM Post #290 |
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I pray people would use less gas. |
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| brenda | Dec 10 2010, 08:16 AM Post #291 |
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It's working, kenny! Hubby and I drive much less than we used to years ago. Keep up your prayers, kenny.
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| John D'Oh | Dec 10 2010, 08:19 AM Post #292 |
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I pray that the bloke in front of me driving at a steady 56 mph will |
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| JBryan | Dec 10 2010, 08:21 AM Post #293 |
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My prayers along those lines are frequently laced with profanities. |
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"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it". Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody. Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore. From The Lion in Winter. | |
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| Axtremus | Dec 10 2010, 08:21 AM Post #294 |
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Who prays more? Windows users or Mac users? Mercedez drivers or Toyota drivers? Who curses more? |
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| Renauda | Dec 10 2010, 08:30 AM Post #295 |
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You want specific? Try this: Lady Claire Gurney: "How do you know you're God?" Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney: "Simple. When I pray to Him, I find I am talking to myself." From: The Ruling Class (1972) See the scene the trailer at the :47 - :52 sec point. Enjoy... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oWWG9YmpuI&feature=related ...and lighten up with Dewey and Frank. You're not doing yourself any favours. |
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| kenny | Dec 10 2010, 08:41 AM Post #296 |
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I try to avoid going that fast. |
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| Axtremus | Dec 10 2010, 08:44 AM Post #297 |
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For hybrid drivers, andante is the perfect speed for all occasions except when going downhill. |
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| kenny | Dec 10 2010, 08:44 AM Post #298 |
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I go crawlando. |
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| Axtremus | Dec 10 2010, 08:55 AM Post #299 |
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Wonder what Buddha's preferred driving speed would be. |
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| Larry | Dec 10 2010, 08:56 AM Post #300 |
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I'm not interested in doing myself any favors, actually. The simple fact is, New Age thought has infiltrated the Christian church to the point that it has become one of the biggest dangers Christianity has ever faced. This isn't news, and I'm not the only one who sees it - it's a huge topic. There is no reason to expect Frank to know that or understand it. Dewey should know better. |
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