Until you stop imagining what is happening “Deep down inside” and are willing to accept reality, I see no reason to interfere with your imaginings. I recall what Jesus said about those who have no wish to believe–that even if someone were to rise from the dead, they still would not believe. What happened to me is far, far less notable than someone rising from the dead. And, as I’ve mentioned before, would raise more questions than it would answer.
One story I have told before happened to my nephew who was then five years old. While it did not involve an experience with God, it was an experience of life after death, that you could comfortably pass off as the imagining of a distraught little boy or an hallucination or a very short brain malfunction. I don’t consider it any of that, but an actual supernatural event. And…it also raises more questions than it answers.
This is the type of research I usually decline to do for another poster as everyone is quite capable of doing their own research at sites they feel are most credible.
I’ll make an exception tonight, mainly because I ran across the 70th miracle I had missed earlier. Each article tells a little about the criteria used to declare a miracle.
The third item concludes with these paragraphs:
After many mental twists and turns, we reached the same conclusions as Carrel some eighty to hundred years ago: “Instead of being a simple place of miracles, of interest only to the pious, Lourdes presents a considerable scientific interest,” and “Although uncommon, the miraculous cures are evidence of somatic and mental processes we do not know.”60 Upping the ante, we dare write that understanding these processes could bring about new and effective therapeutic methods.
The Lourdes cures concern science as well as religion.
My quote above, you may want to read that quote was responding to cause you missed the context. I was trying to make a point about a post of yours. I may have been too obtuse.
The truth hits its mark! (Not that you are obtuse, the truth in the post to which you are referencing). You think I had/have it wrong, so you struck back (as I expected) so I winked. However, (based on what you post) I am still of the same mind that you really aren’t interested in seeking God. His non-existence works better for you. You have shown no interest in learning who God really is. You alternate between an inaccurate interpretation of some Bible references and imagining an ideal God.
Try actual experience, scripture in its entirety, and science. I find science to be as revealing as scripture.
Meri, it is highly impolite to make such assumptions about people. I didn’t think you were like that so I attempted to show you why it was impolite, nearly offensive, to do so to you. I’m just a bit taken aback that you stooped to that level.
If you took offense, you missed my point–which I understood immediately when I saw your response. (I burst out laughing and simply winked, dropping the topic.) I meant no offense. When I made the post, I understood you could respond in one of at least two ways. I was hoping for the other, but it wasn’t what happened.
Then what was my purpose? I was actually addressing all the assumptions you make about God and turning it to a scenario about someone making all those assumptions about you. I thought it might get your attention–which it did–but so much so my point was missed its mark.
I see now I really should have been more direct: i.e. How would you feel if someone who did not know you, made a lot of false assumptions about you, adding insult to injury by insisting it was your own fault that he was making those false assumptions?
So, once again, I apologize. I should have used the second approach. I wanted to get your attention and I thought the first would be the most effective way of getting it. I was wrong. The point went nowhere.
I believe God is holy and should be treated as such. And yes I do have great concern for God’s “feelings” whatever they may consist of–and His holiness. So many draw on Him timelessly. Many others do not keep His name holy. That is why so many of us try to serve Him.
If you went to a Native American reservation and were asked not to walk in a certain place because it was their holy ground, would you tromp all over it anyway because you have no belief in a holy ground? You know I believe God is holy and deserving of respect, correct? That He is my Holy Ground?
I am not saying anyone should walk on eggs, but a little respect on someone’s Holy Ground would not be amiss, either.
As I have said many times before, a thorough knowledge of God is not possible for us humans. But the crumb I have “really is” and I know that as easily and with as much certainty as I know 1+1=2.
I don’t know. What do you believe God feels about this? What I am certain of is that God knew/knows my intent. I best guess is that He sighed and thought, “Another lesson for Meriweather to learn.” But I do not know.
