(December 2, 2015 at 3:28 pm)The_Empress Wrote:(December 2, 2015 at 3:26 pm)Drich Wrote: Christ's message was to point out that the Jews corrupted the Law so badly it no longer represented what God had intended. Christ trained up many Apostles to 'clarify' things in his time here. If your picture of God does not make an allowance for what Christ actually did, then perhaps you don't have an accurate picture of God in your mind.
As much as I hate threads like this...
1. I believe his question was about Paul.
2. How do you know your picture of God is accurate?
1.Paul is no different than any other apostle. Paul went before the leaders of the 12 (Peter, James and John) and was vetted by them, even though Peter and Paul had a falling out later on, he was still regaurded as an apostle because Paul was the same gifts of Healing and prophesy/preaching the other 12 had.
2.Because the picture I am trying to share here produced an active relationship/daily interaction with the Holy Spirit. The "fruit/Gifts of the Spirit" are the indicators that one has indeed found what Jesus has promised us in this life.
Aside from the things I have personally witnessed, a good example of my interactions with the Holy Spirit are some of the answers I am given to some of your questions. A lot of you are far more educated than I am and have examined the bible/religion in ways I would have never thought to do. Meaning in most cases I would not even know where to begin to refute/answer a question. Yet one of the reasons I go line by line answering questions, is I am given the answers so quickly they can overwhelm me. So when I get a post addressed to me I will just hit respond, and then read till I get an answer, then I look up what I am given to verify it's true (I honestly in 9 years of doing this do not remember one time that it was not true) then I type it all out. although some answers I am given to are not verifiable as per the lightening bolt that gave me an answer as to how all of 'evolution' could neatly fit with in the creation narrative.
I'm not a theologian, I don't read books on theology, I don't even have bible verses memorized, the sum total of all my bible work/religious studies are done for you all, and i rarely go beyond that. yet when questioned (for 9+ years) I've never been at a total loss, and whether it be on an atheist forum or the 6 years I spent on a Christian forum I have yet been unable to provide a complete biblical answer.. Which is a big deal when speaking of the God of the bible.. Don't misunderstand, this is not because of anything I have done. This is a gift one I do not deserve, because I have not lifted a finger to work for it. All of my efforts center around simple fact checking. (how to verify the answers I am given to.)
Add to the above with the personal things I have shared here/witness (Messenger/Hell) success and unheard of 'luck' in business, and deliverance from health issues and addiction. all combines into undeniable personal proof of God in my life.
Which again, is offered to everyone here. Look at the account of doubting Thomas. Did Jesus shun him or did Jesus give Thomas everything he needed to establish and maintain his belief till his martyred death? Christ through the Holy Spirit is willing to give each and every one of you exactly what you need in the way of 'proof' to satasify you and only you completely. To the point where you yourself choose martyrdom over denial. Not that it's required, but the point being the strength in which you know something is true.
