tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20374252.post116100509482959176..comments2023-09-13T10:52:42.450-05:00Comments on Dawg on the Lawn: For RickDawghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667201139980869656noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20374252.post-1164243368867201032006-11-22T19:56:00.000-05:002006-11-22T19:56:00.000-05:00btw, Wadical, that whole thing about the "Light Wi...btw, Wadical, that whole thing about the "Light Within"? It comes from the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The Jesus part.<BR/><BR/>You are right: we have no creeds.<BR/><BR/>We're not fundamentalists, either. That's the biggest difference between Friends and folks like you.QuakerDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10727729821155579518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20374252.post-1164119534031699822006-11-21T09:32:00.000-05:002006-11-21T09:32:00.000-05:00And maybe my background isn't what it should be, b...And maybe my background isn't what it should be, but wasn't the Book of Revelations added on to the Bible as we know it a LONG time after the rest of it came to be? Isn't that why so many scholars discount it? Wouldn't that be "adding on" or "making it up as we go"? Just askin'...<BR/><BR/>So we can take from this that God no longer speaks to any of us, that what was set down by the writers of the Bible - human males all - a thousand plus years ago is it, the last Word. No one today gets to hear the voice of the Lord? Is that it?<BR/><BR/>Man, that's one dead religion. And it sure isn't mine.QuakerDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10727729821155579518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20374252.post-1163819634287596142006-11-17T22:13:00.000-05:002006-11-17T22:13:00.000-05:00Gee, thanks for the theology lesson, "wadical." I...Gee, thanks for the theology lesson, "wadical." I appreciate you setting me straight that I'm a New Ager and not a Christian. As if you'd know.<BR/><BR/>And now I know where we all stand, Wayne. Thanks for the heads-up.QuakerDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10727729821155579518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20374252.post-1162233004442679312006-10-30T13:30:00.000-05:002006-10-30T13:30:00.000-05:00Thanks Wadical......I have not been on in a while ...Thanks Wadical......<BR/><BR/>I have not been on in a while and didn't know about that comment.<BR/><BR/>I think you covered it pretty well!Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667201139980869656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20374252.post-1162045869881063992006-10-28T09:31:00.000-05:002006-10-28T09:31:00.000-05:00Rick said: I believe in continuing revelation, and...Rick said: <I>I believe in continuing revelation, and that what was written 2000 years ago is not the end of the story. Each and everyone of us contains a spark of the divine and is capable of discerning God's will. This, of course, applies to Christians, Jews, Muslems, Buddhists, Primitives, etc., etc., etc.</I><BR/><BR/>Yet the Bible says in <B>Revelation 22:18-19:</B> “For I testify unto every man that hears the words of the prophecy of this book, if any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book. If any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the tree of life and out of the holy city and from the things written in this book.”<BR/><BR/>You can't make Christianity up as you go.Wadicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16759878578214086966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20374252.post-1162045319353677762006-10-28T09:21:00.000-05:002006-10-28T09:21:00.000-05:00Christian?...Quakers? Ummm...No. Absolutely not. R...Christian?...Quakers? Ummm...No. Absolutely not. <BR/><BR/>Rick, if you are in fact Christian perhaps you can answer the following: <BR/><BR/>Is it true that among the various branches of The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) that they have widely divergent beliefs and practices, but that the central concept to many Friends may be the "Inner Light" or "that of God within" each of us? <BR/><BR/>That sounds more New Age than Christian doesn't it? <BR/><BR/>Is it true that, accordingly, individual Quakers may develop <B><I>individual religious beliefs</B></I> arising from individual conscience and revelation coming from "God within"; and that Quakers are obliged to live by such <B><I>individual religious beliefs and inner revelations</B></I>? <BR/><BR/>Isn't it true that you have no creeds? <BR/><BR/>Do you believe that not only is Jesus Christ the only begotten Son of God but that he is, in fact, "God the Son"? <BR/><BR/>Do you believe that he came to earth, was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life and died as a perfect sacrifice for the sins of any person who would accept him as their savior? <BR/><BR/>Do you believe that he was resurrected and ascended into heaven and that he is coming again? <BR/><BR/>Do you believe that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God and that Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven? <BR/><BR/>Do you believe that we are saved by his grace alone and not by works?<BR/><BR/>Do you believe that the Bible is the infallable word of God and that all that is needed for one to find and develop a personal relationship with the living God can be found in its pages alone and that no other book, interpretation or revelation is needed?<BR/><BR/>I'm eager to find out if you are truly "Christian" as you say you are. Looking forward to your answers.Wadicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16759878578214086966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20374252.post-1161106516481720002006-10-17T12:35:00.000-05:002006-10-17T12:35:00.000-05:00Rick - I have never heard of Meharis cigars (and I...Rick - I have never heard of Meharis cigars (and I've smoked a lot of different brands)but the Padron brand is an awesome smoke. My personal all-time favorite is the rare Fuente Fuente Opus X. In fact, some buddies of mine try to hold an annual Opus X smoke gathering once a year. We try to meet at a different home each year and the host provides a meal for the gang. The only requirement to attend the gathering is that you bring your own Opus X cigar. A great time is always had by all.<BR/><BR/>As for universal salvation goes, Corrie is right on according to the Bible. Jesus said that He was the Way, the Truth and the Life. He said that no one can go to the Father except through Him (Jesus). <BR/><BR/>As far as God being a God of love in the New Testement goes...this statement cannot be made with saying that the God of the Old Testement is also a God of Love. God never changes. He is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. God is the same God from Genesis to Revelation. Because there is an Old and New Testement does not mean there is a old and new God. God is a God of wrath, judgment and love from the beggining of the Bible to the last word of it. You will find plenty of words to express God's love in the Old Testement as you will find of wrath and judgment in the New Testement. <BR/><BR/>This sounds like a great next post for me to write about.Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667201139980869656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20374252.post-1161100342966219472006-10-17T10:52:00.000-05:002006-10-17T10:52:00.000-05:00rick, I wish I could agree with you on the subject...rick, I wish I could agree with you on the subject of universal salvation. But I'm afraid the evidence points in another direction. <BR/><BR/>If there is no damnation, then what is there to be "saved" from? If sin has no consequence, then why does it need to be forgiven? <BR/><BR/>If there is no hell, then why did Jesus tell the parable of Lazarus and the rich man? What was the lake of fire that John saw in Revelation? <BR/><BR/>Now then, I do believe that Romans 1 and 2 provide a potential "out" for those who died without ever hearing the Gospel (or for those who never heard it presented properly). God's love, grace, and mercy are indeed infinite.<BR/><BR/>But so is his holiness, His justice, and His wrath.<BR/><BR/>Universalism feels good. But it doesn't jive with the evidence.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Wayne - thanks for the comment at SDDC. Now if a couple of other folks will also ask for the story, I'll peck it out. :-)SkyDaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852753740426425712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20374252.post-1161094912590114502006-10-17T09:21:00.000-05:002006-10-17T09:21:00.000-05:00Great - If your ever in the north Georgia area, lo...Great - If your ever in the north Georgia area, look me up and I will provide the premium smokes!<BR/><BR/>Any particular brand you prefer most?Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667201139980869656noreply@blogger.com