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Originally Posted by delilahjed44  Hi Ras..
If you are in possession of the answers to your questions spiritually then why must you tarry and continue to seek answers with me.. |
Because, as often as I see you invoke and promote your spritual beliefs on the forum, I concluded you like talking about it. I am satisfied with my answers to the questions I've asked you, my motive was for you to think about the answers.
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Originally Posted by delilahjed44 I dont see evidence in your life as to what it is you say you have answers to..that is my reasoning behind your question about yourself. |
Huh? What do you know about my life? I think I've misunderstood you.
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Originally Posted by delilahjed44 The Mormons have added references to their beliefs and follow a structured book created by them in itself. No there prayer is not like mine..that is personal..I cannot seem to convey the message clearly enough for you to grasp..that I am sorry for..again, it is not my battle with you,,but your personal battle with the enemy and the victory you can and will find if you seek him that is all powerful and knowing.
Sherri |
I'll just put all my cards on the table and then let you have the last word on this. I honestly don't want to change your mind on anything, I just like to argue, but usually not about stuff like this.
That said...
What you have is a really nice self-licking ice cream cone for your system of beliefs. If you were to organize your thoughts, I suspect you would claim that the Holy Bible is the final arbitor of truth. That means, you believe that anything that can be believed should be tested against what the Bible says, and anything that conflicts with the Bible is not true. So, if you prayed about something, and believed you were given an answer in prayer, you'd test that answer against the Bible to ensure it doesn't conflict.
Now the question is, how do you know the Bible is the final arbitor? If the answer is "because it says it is," that is a dangerous answer, and not an answer at all from a rational standpoint. It parts with logic. A departure from logic is a lie - and un-truth, and I'm sure you don't believe God lies? If your answer is "because I prayed about it, or because deep in my heart I just know" that is problematic as well because you test what you know against the Bible. That would then put
you in the position of final arbitor of truth. I'm sure you'd disagree with that right?
Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to do some deep and organized thinking about what knowledge is, and how you know things. This is called epistemology. Are things true because you believe them, or do you believe things because they are true?
Or, you can go on thinking "the bible is true, and I know its true because it says its true, and it never lies." Or, "what I know deep in my heart from prayer is true because I know deep in my heart that it is." If you're happy with that, then don't bother with it.