Love, Philosophy, God, Life, Purpose.

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  1. RoanokeIllinois

    RoanokeIllinois Banned Donor

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    A General questions for anyone, from any walk of life, or of any faith, or spiritual aspects of Life.

    1. Do you believe in Love? God is Love.

    2. What is thee purpose of Life? Love is thee purpose of Life.

    I wrote this myself: Peter K.
     
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    This certainly was Christ's message, so I won't argue.

    We haven't found a way to show it universally, and we cannot do so while there are different cultures and competing nations.
     
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    "This certainly was Christ's message, so I won't argue."
    I'm not sure how to take that. If that is a compliment or a put down

    It actually doesn't matter, to me, in this aspect. No matter what your intentions of a meaning was, I honestly do thank you!

    You see, since I was about 15, ever since I rebelled from my faith, I have studied under the Greek Aphorism of "Know Thyself".
    for many years I would occasionally call out Sir William Shakespeare, calling him a Plagiarist. But I can't know that for sure. You see, one of Sir Shakespeare's most famous quotes, who got him famous is "To thy ownself be true.". Which is simply a longer version of the Greek aphorism of "Know Thyself". Now as long as he didn't intentionally plagiarize the Greeks, then as a poet and philosopher myself, maybe that is how he saw it in his head. Maybe he had heard it before, but put it down in different words.

    Just how, most people now adays, probably couldn't read a Bible from thousands of years ago. It had to be translated, and updated many times. time and time again. And each one of those times, each person that translated the Bible to a newer version that is easier comprehended to most modern day folks, never meant to plagiarize anything.

    This is my intent with these words. Because I try and be Authentic as I can be, and especially, would never purposely plagorize the Bible. I have heard such words before, such as: "God is Love" and "God is the purpose of Life". But not these questions, and answers and words, anywhere in this order.

    God is God, and I am not. I proudly admit to that. It has taken me many years to find my way back to him, but I have.
    I think that sometimes, non-believers just intentionally act like believers think that we are God, and they do this, out of disrespect to us, and to God. They know that we're not God, and we know that we're not perfect. So why do they keep adding us to perfection?
    Yes, I'm a sinner. Am I proud of that? no. But God forgive me, and that's all that matters. God knows my soul, and you don't. So no. no, you can't judge me, and he can.
     
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    Of course it was not a put down. I meant it as high praise.
     
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    Totally agree. All that exists is god. God is love. We are all a part of god. Anything that isn't pure love is an illusion created to experience duality, so that creation/god can have a sense of itself, but ultimately, it is just that, an illusion. In the end all there is, and ever will be, is love and light, which is god.

    I think the purpose of life is to give creation a sense of itself. To experience everything across infinite lifetimes, until we ultimately return to god/love, from which we were never really ever separated except through the illusion of duality. Its all a very beautiful thing, really.
     
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    I'm all into the general message of agape being of utmost importance for our species. We need to add logos as well in order to have a strong ethical point of view: both reason and compassion. While I agree with that message, however, I still reject Christianity. As admirable as this position is, it is contradicted in Christian scriptures. God is regularly portrayed as non-loving throughout the Bible. I think the only way for a Christian to adopt this philosophy is to admit that the scriptures are imperfect and do not accurately represent God.
     
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    I apologize then.
     
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    I like what you said. It was very poetic. There is a lot of beauty and evil within the World.

    Life is so "ironic" to me. I was just thinking about this today..... A Sheep can become a Wolf(such as Satan did), and dogs are derived from wolves. But a dog can protect a sheep, from a wolf. However, only the Shepard, can ultimately protect the whole heard from the wolves, or the dogs. Written today. By me. Peter. K. 6-27-22.
     
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    God is the only one that is perfect, and no man is, or every will be, including myself. We all sin, and fall short of the glory of God.
    I believe that men were told to write the Bible by God. So, in that translation, and that part of the Bible, yes, there are parts that are more man made, then what was suppose to be handed down by Jesus Christ. I believe anyways.
     
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    6 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

    2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

    3 And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

    4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

    5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

    6 And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.


    Uh huh.
     
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    Psychological Projection- Is When Democrat Politicians act, like they are Gods, and play God, owe by saying murdering millions of innocent babies. Whilst, projecting that they're about things like Peace, Hope, and Love.

    I'm sorry, Democrat Politicians, but you must be thinking of our Lord Jesus Christ as the one and only God that gives Peace, Hope and Love, because, obviously you people don't.
     
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    I don't agree with your whole post, but I like it.
     
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    thank you.
     

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