@kevin-eleven said“And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.
One egomaniacal guy's self-report, not confirmed by anyone else.
And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.
Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:”
(Acts 9:10-15)
@kevin-eleven saidI’m not going to read either of those, tbh.
Read Alan Moore's Watchmen, or How I Became One of the Invisible by David Rattray.
BTW, doesn't Ananias mean "pineapple"? What kind of symbology is in play here?
And I have no idea what Ananias means and don’t think it’s relevant.
But God forbid anyone on the Internet ever admitted they were wrong.
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@pb1022 saidWhat's wrong with your post is that you forgot to add "Thy Will Be Done" to indicate that you understand and accept that God has ultimate veto power over your tiny wishes and might have other plans, you petty pipsqueak in God's vast Cosmos.
I’m not going to read either of those, tbh.
And I have no idea what Ananias means and don’t think it’s relevant.
But God forbid anyone on the Internet ever admitted they were wrong.
@kevin-eleven saidI don’t think God micromanages Christians’ lives. If you do, that’s fine. Christians retain their free will - to what extent, I couldn’t say, but the indwelling of God’s Holy Spirit in a Christian clearly does not mean that Christian no longer sins.
What's wrong with your post is that you forgot to add "Thy Will Be Done" to indicate that you understand and accept that God has ultimate veto power over your tiny wishes and might have other plans, you petty pipsqueak in God's vast Cosmos.
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@pb1022 saidSo what? Whatever you think is a third-order microconception at best.
I don’t think God micromanages Christians’ lives. If you do, that’s fine. Christians retain their free will - to what extent, I couldn’t say, but the indwelling of God’s Holy Spirit in a Christian clearly does not mean that Christian no longer sins.
@kevin-eleven saidNo, my beliefs are based on the Holy Bible. If you want to have a conversation about whether the Holy Bible is trustworthy and why it’s trustworthy, that’s a whole other issue.
So what? Whatever you think is a third-order microconception at best.
@kevin-eleven saidThe trustworthiness of the Holy Bible is a separate issue from this thread.
Which other issue would that be?
But it sounds like you just want to argue. I’m really not interested 👋
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@pb1022 saidInteresting digression or perhaps misdirection. I haven't written anything about God micromanaging any lives.
I don’t think God micromanages Christians’ lives. If you do, that’s fine. Christians retain their free will - to what extent, I couldn’t say, but the indwelling of God’s Holy Spirit in a Christian clearly does not mean that Christian no longer sins.