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I took philosophy of science in college, and you learn that science itself is a slapdash hodgepodge of techniques and artistry. It's not authoritative in the way atheists want it to be. Observer dependent reality, belief dependent reality and the conundrum they present, can never be refuted by science. You can only be practical and just say I'm going to go with what works.

Science as it has evolved, is basically just testing stuff over and over until God throws you a bone. Engineering too.

More on observer dependent reality. The one physics example I think of and understand is Heisenberg FX007... I mean the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. It's impossible to know both of two characteristics of a particle at the same time. The more you look at an electron on the left, the less certain about it you are when looking at it on the right. The flaw in our ability to be certain that exists in principle never ever goes away. In practice, too. Science, which operates on principles of measurement(largely glossed over) and certainty (like statistics nowadays) doesn't ever address the idea that our view of the world is not understandable through any sort of observation philosophy, logical investigation, deepak chopra stuff, tony robbins stuff, tom cruise stuff, or even dark night of the soul christian book stuff. The Bible does, though. And if you are blessed with the right references, it is awesome. I try to stick to the Bible direct translations for Christian stuff. You have to be careful what you read.

 

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Video: Led by the Spirit: Walking in God's Guidance and Power

The guy you posted here is an attempt at parsing what is very direct and clear. I don't see the necessity for "spiritual disciplines.". Just read the text of the passage. Galatians 5... some detractors of Paul and the other apostles were trying to make Christians go back to the Law and it's proscriptions. He goes on to advise them that living by the holy Spirit, on it's own, guides you away from temptations of the flesh... Which isn't really limited to lust. He lists them, fleshly desires.

Why the f would you have to make a fing idea of FOS flesh operating system to understand what Paul already said? Pray to the Holy Spirit! All this guy is doing is intentionally obfuscating what is already clear and concise, and numbing our minds.

I don't know, Chaplain, I'm looking at your avatar of a guy holding his hand from a position above perspective and I hope you don't need an exorcism. Medieval exorcists didn't know shit. The answer is in the passage that goes like "when an evil spirit comes out of a man, it seeks rest in ...". The pic you posted has light shining down but it's a dark whiteness. It's an eyesore. If the light within you is darkness...

You are posting videos of morons and fools and

Merry Christmas!

Video: Lee Strobel - Who is Jesus Christ the Son of God?

Lee Strobel was better off as an atheist. If you are engaging in an examination of "historical evidence", you're already missing the point of Christianity. You don't find Christ because you decide to, THE FATHER GIFTS CHRIST TO YOU BECAUSE HE LOVES YOU

 

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Great question. I would compare our relationship with Jesus to that of a husband and wife in marriage. A husband and wife enter into a covenant, but that covenant can be broken if either party chooses to walk away. In the same way, this helps explain why Paul warned about individuals who had been part of his ministry but later chose to abandon the faith and return to the world—living under their own rule instead of submitting to God's kingdom. One example:

"...Demas has deserted me, because he loved this present world, and has gone to Thessalonica." (2 Timothy 4:9)

"do you guys believe in OSAS aka once saved, always saved? i watched some interesting videos on the topic yesterday"

There is no guarantee of salvation that frees you to do whatever you want. In heaven, our desires align with those of the Creator, so we don't have to struggle with that issue when we're there. But what is more important is the concept of betrayal. The commentary in Hebrews addresses "falling away," which I have encountered among people I met - these people lost their humanity to the point where they could only be vicious and nasty, and importantly, they had KNOWN GRACE. That's key. Knowing the gift of the Spirit is the point where you are responsible for upholding yourself and taking responsibility. If you're at that point, and you do sink back to sinful behavior, who you were without the light of Christ, there is no way to bring you back. What you have inside gets corrupted, so the end of that pudding is to be thrown out.

 

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VIdeo: The Most Important Creed In History - Reeves, DeYoung, Horton, Ortlund, Barrett, & Sanders

So much of what you post is talking about Christ. What about Christ himself!? By this play on words, I'm suggesting you're approach to your faith is to intellectualize stuff. Don't be meta. Don't deal with 2nd order or 3rd order logic or whatever, don't even hold it in esteem. The epitome of food for the mind in the new testament comes from Paul's various contributions in his letters. I love the letters of John and Peter for a different reason, they have their own quailities, but remember Paul used to be a Pharisee and Sadduccee - he had a scribes ambition and he had that wolfiness about him characteristic of the tribe of Benjamin. God Bless You, Chaplain!

 

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