(November 25, 2015 at 11:31 am)SofaKingHigh Wrote:(November 25, 2015 at 11:22 am)Drich Wrote: I'm telling we can. their is no debate when you experience this for yourself. The debate comes when someone who does not want this to be true ignores and discounts everything God has done and refuses to seek God themselves. Prayer nor any of your examples of petitioning God for favors is not what I am talking about. although that in my case with an ongoing Cancer diagnostic and AIDS has been true so far.. I am talking about literally receiving a measure or portion of the Holy Spirit, to direct Guide and teach you. A portion of What I do here is a direct reflection of that. I answer questions confront supposed contradictions and faith ending paradoxes, the same stuff that took most/all of you out spiritually I've been given answers to. Most of which would be miles over my head. And the part that I know is from God comes from the fact that I get an answer or direction first, then google supporting material/references. This includes knowledge of languages I do not speak nor have formally studied, knowledge of ancient cities, placement, culture. knowledge of historical figures, and historical documents. Stuff, time, people none of which have I ever studied. Then I google an idea or key word that I'm given, and I find 'proof' that what I've been given is indeed document historical fact.
IDK if it was you or someone else that called what I do the 'drich rope a dope.' Where one of you thinks you got me on the ropes with some fact or concept that your pushing, and all of the sudden 'boom' I lay out something that just destroys the opposition's argument. 9 times out of 10 that is not intentional. I simply go with what God gives me, when he gives it to me. Yes I choose my words very carfully, because I know I must honor what I have been given to understand completely in order for God to fully support what it is I do here. Otherwise I would not be able to stand and defend what I believe with my current level of education.
When you/I have the Holy Spirit the 'proof' comes in the way of knowledge first. Not just one or twice or even a few times... I've been defending the faith for almost 10 years now, and little has changed from the first post to this one. Granted I have learned a tremoundous amount (It sounds strange, but by answering your questions I learn things I never knew.) this knowledge/wisdom is far beyond my own limits, which are known by me. and, because I know my limits and see the things I am able to do despite my limits (day in day out over the period of years/almost a decade) I find/found the proof I needed.. I know it may not be enough for you to hear me talk about it, but Imagine if you could experience what I have described for yourself, or something equally as amazing daily. Something far above and beyond your limits and abilities. would this be proof for you?
That is what Christ offers in Luke 11... That level of 'proof' if we simply A/S/K for it and remain faithful to what he gives.
The parameters of my killing an immortal are all found back in that post.
What is lust? it's a thought is it not? Are you telling me that not having full control over your thoughts has nothing to do with 'free will?' I would think 'free will' would start at having complete control over how I think. But to you and your version of 'free will' not having control of your thoughts is 'proof' of your free will? how does that work?
Could you describe an instance of you receiving a portion of the holy spirit please? Genuinely interested.
The above mentioned "rope a dope" is an example of a gift of the Spirit. In that I am given to understand principles/answer questions about God/the church and even the time period/what is recorded in secular history, and insights to Hebrew/koine greek before I have actually looked it up or have any prior understanding of the subject..
I'm given an answer almost before I can finish reading the question. Then I look up my answer and pair it with the correct source material that proves what I was given was indeed factual/correct.
A real good example of this was the fact that someone pointed out that some great anti-theist/bible expert for you guys said that the Paul of Acts did not behave or teach the same things that Paul who wrote Romans did. then the 'expert' cites Acts 17 and Romans 1. In acts 17 the point was made that Paul here says all sins/idol worship of the pagan were over looked, while in romans 1 the sins of the idol worshiping pagan were not...
I honestly never heard or read this expert before I never heard the claim that the Paul the book of Acts describes is completely different than the Paul of the book of Romans, nor have I ever seen Acts 17 and any teaching out of the book of Romans used that way before...
About me: It may supprise many of you, but I do not consider myself a very good student of theology. I don't have ANY verses memorized. I have vague ideas about what each book of the bible are about, some are accurate some are not. So when someone tells me the book of acts says X I have to look it up. I have to look up everything. Not to mention I do not read any works outside of the bible. I do not know the teachings of any theologians at all nor anti-theologians (don't know really what to call them.) The only exposure I get is what I hear on the radio (if I can stand to listen to them) or what you guys post here.
So appearently I was told the guy/expert who made the claim that the paul of romans and the paul of acts were not the same person because they did not teach the same thing, was a real thorn in the side of many theist. I also looked up that many 'theist' have no credible answer for his charges. Even so I thought what was quoted by this guys was the dumbest thing I ever heard. Why? because I could see what I thought was an obvious link that tied the teaching of Romans 1 and Acts 17 together, but he was intentionally hiding this link. which to me made him a basless clown and appearently because I saw him as a clown, I did not show the proper 'respect' for this guy and his work. because a couple of you came unglued when my simple observation shot down this guys life work. then I has to explain my (not so) 'simple explaination 2 or 3 different ways 2 or 3 times aday for a week till it finally sunk in. (That Paul was talking about in Acts 17 was about a pre Christ act of grace to a people who knew nothing of God, verses a Post Christ call for accountability and faith from those who heard of Christ. then Paul further subdivides the sin of this act from the evil of the very same act.
In order to make this distinction I was 'given' knowledge of the greek before I looked it up, I knew the words being translated to the same word in the English was not the same word/different meaning in the greek. I just did not know what words were being used. so I looked everything up and posted the results. Which framed the two passages so they would compliment each other rather than contradict. which completely underminded what the 'expert' claimed.
Again one very small example that playout over the course of a week and was test a few dozen different times and different ways, without my explanation loosing it's integrity.
My knowledge of Hell is another good example. I have a hell thread here were I posted my experience of the place, and all of it at the time was contary to everything I ever thought about Hell. But over the years I've studied it in detail and it turns out that everything I 'witnessed' in my dream was biblically accurate. My experience was 180* oppsite of what I understood Hell to be, and before that moment I'd never heard or witnessed anything that said Hell was NOT the picture of dante' inferno I had in my mind. Yet, looking back I was given a picture of Hell that the bible describes before I knew anything of the bible or God.
I have 20+ years of stuff like this. being privy to knowledge well beyond my scope. Which again, is not because I am special. I simply took God up on His offer, and was faithful to what I was given through thick and thin. The same offer He has offered all of us.
