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[W:493]I had yet another person tell me that Jesus was a socialist

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nota bene said:
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Here's the thing nota, if you replaced "Lord" with "Santa" in that song, it would be just as meaningful.

And I think we can both agree that if an adult was making this argument for Santa, you would think they were a little off.
 
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devildavid said:
What are spiritual eyes?
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"He has enlightened the eyes of your heart, so that you may know to what hope he called you, what glorious riches he holds as an inheritance for the holy ones," Ephesians 1:18

Those who see with the eyes of the heart are those who have really come to know God, appreciating his qualities...by such spiritual insight Christians are convinced of the glorious hope that awaits them​...made certain by God’s mighty power as displayed by raising Jesus from the dead....
 
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Elvira said:
"He has enlightened the eyes of your heart, so that you may know to what hope he called you, what glorious riches he holds as an inheritance for the holy ones," Ephesians 1:18

Those who see with the eyes of the heart are those who have really come to know God, appreciating his qualities...by such spiritual insight Christians are convinced of the glorious hope that awaits them​...made certain by God’s mighty power as displayed by raising Jesus from the dead....
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My heart doesn't have eyes.
 
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devildavid said:
My heart doesn't have eyes.
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Ever hear of a Sufi poet named Rumi?

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devildavid said:
No. Do poets have expertise in heart eyes?
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Nearly exclusive expertise.
 
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devildavid said:
And what gives them that?
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Not sure. Probably begins with creative use of language.
Tell me, do you really think that the author of that quote believes a heart has eyes? Cause it sounds like you're just being wilfully contentious.
Did you get the reference to my sig?
 
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devildavid said:
I would hope so. I only have eyes in my head.
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I wonder about that even, considering the questions you ask...
 
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Grand Mal said:
Not sure. Probably begins with creative use of language.
Tell me, do you really think that the author of that quote believes a heart has eyes? Cause it sounds like you're just being wilfully contentious.
Did you get the reference to my sig?
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Poets are writers. The ability to write poetry means they have that skill. It doesn't mean they have any special vision about life that comes from the heart that non poets do not have. I don't buy into this romantic notion of seeing from the heart that brings wonderful visions of god, life, love, etc.
 
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devildavid said:
Poets are writers. The ability to write poetry means they have that skill. It doesn't mean they have any special vision about life that comes from the heart that non poets do not have. I don't buy into this romantic notion of seeing from the heart that brings wonderful visions of god, life, love, etc.
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Poetry predates literacy.
 
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A simple question: if Jesus was alive today, what party would he have voted for?
 
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AProudLefty said:
A simple question: if Jesus was alive today, what party would he have voted for?
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That's easy...none of them...
 
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devildavid said:
Poets are writers. The ability to write poetry means they have that skill. It doesn't mean they have any special vision about life that comes from the heart that non poets do not have. I don't buy into this romantic notion of seeing from the heart that brings wonderful visions of god, life, love, etc.
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Nothing romantic about it...it's spiritual...those who don't have it, can't understand it...
 
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nota bene said:
Poetry predates literacy.
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And you know this how? Written poetry does not. Verbal storytelling, songs, poetry, etc. all predate literacy because literacy involves the written word.
 
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Elvira said:
Nothing romantic about it...it's spiritual...those who don't have it, can't understand it...
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If spiritual is real then everyone has it. It is not a choice.
 
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devildavid said:
If spiritual is real then everyone has it. It is not a choice.
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Not true...a person has to want it, pray for it, and be willing to accept it...Jehovah forces His spirit on no one...

"For setting the mind on the flesh means death, but setting the mind on the spirit means life and peace;" Ephesians 8:6
 
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Elvira said:
Not true...a person has to want it, pray for it, and be willing to accept it...Jehovah forces His spirit on no one...

"For setting the mind on the flesh means death, but setting the mind on the spirit means life and peace;" Ephesians 8:6
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So we are not born with spirit in us? What happens to those who die before they even have the ability to understand what accepting the spirit means?
 
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devildavid said:
So we are not born with spirit in us? What happens to those who die before they even have the ability to understand what accepting the spirit means?
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Hindus do not get their spirit from Jehova.
 
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zyzygy said:
Hindus do not get their spirit from Jehova.
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Maybe someone could start a chain of Spirits R Us stores.
 
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