Posted by Kazper at 6:10pm Jan 2 '07A fear of displeasing God can cause one to turn away from Him, even to start to hate Him. I think one is fearing punishment from God's disappointment. I think one needs to control this fear (most of us do). We need to use our best judgement and be honest with ourselves. If, in your heart of hearts, feel your deeds are fine... they probably are. :) I think we just need to listen to the Holy Spirit. Let it inform you and choose to accept because you understand, and if it delights you to hear and choose to accept because you understand it is even better.
Perhaps it is a truth that one is likely to treat you how you treat them. It would then follow that you would not treat one poorly so that they will not treat you poorly in response if it does not bring you pleasure to be treated poorly.
I do not desire to be with a woman who I feel has great potential to be mean. This doesn't mean that I hate such a woman and think she is beneath me and that I cannot tolerate her, it just means that our interaction in our relationship will not be as much as it could be. God too may be choosy as to who He invites into His bed but this does not mean that he will not invite many into His house...
Do.not.feel.bad if you are not exactly what God desires. You could become in time... Jealousy will get you nothing and it's not like God is mocking you or hating you because you are not exactly what He wants. He is patient and He will provide for you as long as you do the minimum.
I think the minimum is still the main thing which is treating others how you would have them treat you but... not everyone will end up with exactly the same pleasures as God, even if they're perfect in the Way, which I think means for sure that all one's pleasures are encompassed by what God accepts and that it's become second nature because one knows all their pleasures and unpleasures and can treat others exactly how they would like to be treated...
So, there still needs to be an understanding that even beings perfect in the Way can cause unpleasure to eachother and that this must be accepted... Ah! (Can't get it out just right yet...)
Ha! I think ANYONE who follows the Way, no matter to which degree of perfection or of similarity to God's particular pleasures, has the ability to do as God does...
There may indeed be a hell and it may be a place for those who cannot learn to treat others how they would have others treat them. There may indeed be levels as well since the unacceptable pleasures can be located at different degrees on God's scale. Hell may and may not be a punishment. It may be His last gift: a place where like individuals can act out their desires but where the repercussions of such actions are much more striking, since there are no sheep among them who may not strike back, thus, these wolves may finally come to understand... If this is true then it is most... glorious- because even the punishment is a gift! One which I see satisfying the yearning for justice from the sheep.
I'm now thinkin' that we may never be exactly equal to God because it may just not be possible. His power may just be always able to supercede ours. This may be why ANYONE who follows the Way can do as God does because if they fall out of the Way they just lose their abilities because God's will can supercede theirs. I think as soon as they're back in the Way God will let up. But don't test Him. I believe He forgives those who genuinely seek forgiveness. If you are a deceiver I think He'll let you simmer -_^... (He ain't no fool. He sees you...)
Hmph. We do not allow pedophilia, let's say, simply because we've determined that it's far more difficult than it is easy to determine if a young one truly desires what the older one desires so we choose to err on the side of caution. I can agree with this, but, what if an older one could determine for sure if a younger one shared their desire... do you still think that it should not be allowed?
~Shawn Savoie~
~Ottawa, Ontario, Canada~
Perhaps it is a truth that one is likely to treat you how you treat them. It would then follow that you would not treat one poorly so that they will not treat you poorly in response if it does not bring you pleasure to be treated poorly.
I do not desire to be with a woman who I feel has great potential to be mean. This doesn't mean that I hate such a woman and think she is beneath me and that I cannot tolerate her, it just means that our interaction in our relationship will not be as much as it could be. God too may be choosy as to who He invites into His bed but this does not mean that he will not invite many into His house...
Do.not.feel.bad if you are not exactly what God desires. You could become in time... Jealousy will get you nothing and it's not like God is mocking you or hating you because you are not exactly what He wants. He is patient and He will provide for you as long as you do the minimum.
I think the minimum is still the main thing which is treating others how you would have them treat you but... not everyone will end up with exactly the same pleasures as God, even if they're perfect in the Way, which I think means for sure that all one's pleasures are encompassed by what God accepts and that it's become second nature because one knows all their pleasures and unpleasures and can treat others exactly how they would like to be treated...
So, there still needs to be an understanding that even beings perfect in the Way can cause unpleasure to eachother and that this must be accepted... Ah! (Can't get it out just right yet...)
Ha! I think ANYONE who follows the Way, no matter to which degree of perfection or of similarity to God's particular pleasures, has the ability to do as God does...
There may indeed be a hell and it may be a place for those who cannot learn to treat others how they would have others treat them. There may indeed be levels as well since the unacceptable pleasures can be located at different degrees on God's scale. Hell may and may not be a punishment. It may be His last gift: a place where like individuals can act out their desires but where the repercussions of such actions are much more striking, since there are no sheep among them who may not strike back, thus, these wolves may finally come to understand... If this is true then it is most... glorious- because even the punishment is a gift! One which I see satisfying the yearning for justice from the sheep.
I'm now thinkin' that we may never be exactly equal to God because it may just not be possible. His power may just be always able to supercede ours. This may be why ANYONE who follows the Way can do as God does because if they fall out of the Way they just lose their abilities because God's will can supercede theirs. I think as soon as they're back in the Way God will let up. But don't test Him. I believe He forgives those who genuinely seek forgiveness. If you are a deceiver I think He'll let you simmer -_^... (He ain't no fool. He sees you...)
Hmph. We do not allow pedophilia, let's say, simply because we've determined that it's far more difficult than it is easy to determine if a young one truly desires what the older one desires so we choose to err on the side of caution. I can agree with this, but, what if an older one could determine for sure if a younger one shared their desire... do you still think that it should not be allowed?
~Shawn Savoie~
~Ottawa, Ontario, Canada~
Ruminations. - Kazper