God is alive and well

[greybeard]

Hi RedeZra
I believe what you say is so.
We take ten steps towards God and He takes a 100 towards us.

Religious beliefs have always puzzled me.
How can a God of unconditional Love judge us and send us to a hell?
Yes we are told there are consequences for our actions but the advice comes from love, we are not threatened just advised.

My belief in a God of love is born out with much evidence in my life, no need to go into any detail.
Yes there have been difficulties but I always came out the other side stronger and yet humbled by the way things turned out.

With Love
Chris

[RedeZra]

Originally Posted by greybeard

Religious beliefs have always puzzled me.
How can a God of unconditional Love judge us and send us to a hell?
Yes we are told there are consequences for our actions but the advice comes from love, we are not threatened just advised.

yes I believe God is sentimental lol

and loves us with the Love of a thousand mothers

that is why He is so quick to forgive when someone repents


but God is Truth too

so He is just


the charm of a game is in the rules


if there was no rules to soccer

the game would soon loose all purpose and interest


likewise the Universe is adorned with self governing universal laws

some like gravity is more evident than the cause and effect


when someone chooses to break one of these laws

and does not repent earnestly

then the boomerang of karma will eventually backfire


so we are the cause of our own fortune and misfortune


now it seems we are approaching the end of this age of chaos

a golden age is dawning behind the horizon

an anticipation of harmony is in the air


if the world is to witness peace for a thousand years

then where will the warmongers and their ilks go


perhaps they will be restricted access into the world for a time


but I doubt they will leisurely spend a thousand years in heaven

[beren]

Greybeard and RedeZra,

I can tell you from my own experience ,as soon as I think that I got it all, in a sense that I finally start to "get it"...
a new layer unfolds before me.

But there is always one string that is present,tiny string which requires a keen eye to see it always and that is ,if you trust God, he will never abandon you and will always lead you through your life towards knowledge that YOU particularly need to own regarding him and his intentions.

What do you think?

[greybeard]

Originally Posted by beren

Greybeard and RedeZra,

I can tell you from my own experience ,as soon as I think that I got it all, in a sense that I finally start to "get it"...
a new layer unfolds before me.

But there is always one string that is present,tiny string which requires a keen eye to see it always and that is ,if you trust God, he will never abandon you and will always lead you through your life towards knowledge that YOU particularly need to own regarding him and his intentions.

What do you think?

Yes Beren
The path is narrow, straight, and time is short.

When I look back the path has been pretty straight.
learning from one teacher/book, then when think I understand another teacher/book appears. Eckhart Tolle I refused four different time/ four different enthusiastic people.
I said " I only read teachers who are enlightened, time is short I have set a goal of enlightenment so I don't read others", little did I know. I thought only Indians were enlightened.
Read the first few pages to please a friend. Wham bang I couldn't put the book"The Power of Now" down, read it 7/8 times, thats a first for me. Enlightenment isn't a personal goal now its a spiritual intention which is different.
Dr Hawkins I was ready for but it came through a friend leaving a cd set with me. That was good, no sooner listened to that then another friend gave me his book.
So looking back I can see the thread. I got exactly what I needed when I needed it.
Same with arriving here.

Question Beren is, Do we actually do anything after the first serious step towards God?
Seems to me we are led every step of the way.
I liken it to getting on a conveyor belt at an airport, once on it it is easier to stay on it.
Becomes effortless.

Oops didn't mean to say so much, -----did I?????

Regards Chris

[RedeZra]

Originally Posted by beren

I can tell you from my own experience ,as soon as I think that I got it all, in a sense that I finally start to "get it"...
a new layer unfolds before me.

But there is always one string that is present,tiny string which requires a keen eye to see it always and that is ,if you trust God, he will never abandon you and will always lead you through your life towards knowledge that YOU particularly need to own regarding him and his intentions.

What do you think?

I think it's brilliant Beren


understanding is like the unfolding

of the thousand petals lotus

when the unfolding is complete

when the understanding is perfect


God will Grace the Soul


this is the silent sermon of Buddha

---

to trust God

to really trust God

to still trust God

after tests and tribulations


that is an accomplishment worthy as the Angels in Heaven


make no mistake about it

God will shake the tree of faith

so the lip serving leaves will fall

[greybeard]

Thank you both Beren and Redezra
Beautifully put.
Love
Chris