(January 30, 2013 at 5:39 pm)Hoptoad Wrote: The references to mankind being children and the need to recognise that we are children, are throughout the N.T.
Matthew 16“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market places, who call out to the other children,17 and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn. is just one there are many.
We are gods and we are children, When we are grown then we may judge with the full facts, if we wish.
What. All the school text books!
This is just the basic nutrition and decomposition cycles, life to death to life. No one links this to the teachings on resurrection, but they should. Common knowledge today But 2000 years ago, with the knowledge of that time, would it be understandable, or would men need to rationalise.
Err, I don't believe in hell,tartaros, I did a post a while back on it, The fire in Luke 16:19-31 is in my opinion God. The parable does not say it is for ever.
Dance around in a mask? If you don't mind, I will pass on that.
Just like you have passed on following what Jesus tells you to do.
Seek God the right way, the way Jesus taught and not the churches way and like myself you might reach apotheosis. Jesus said not to read scriptures literally yet you continue to follow tradition and dogma. It has not given you anything personal has it?
Mark 7:13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
Luke 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
Romans 8:29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
Bill Donahue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdSVl_HOo8Y
Martin Luther.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_qnsTr7I04
Allan Watts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alRNbesfX...r_embedded
Regards
DL
