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  1. I am new to the board. I have just come back to Christianity after considering some of the eastern beliefs and some of the natural/pagan beliefs. I'm a hybrid of these and a lot of Joseph Campbell. As I read my bible I believe it to say divorce is only tolerated/given under the condition that you as a beliver in God cannot remarry if you divorce. This seems to be true in the Levitican laws and in the new testement. The bible also says fornication is against God's laws. I've found many statements saying man should not lay down with man. I also have seen an instance of approved incest. I also find it odd that a father would offer his virgin daughters in place of the beautiful male angels. That would be tantamount to destroying them for a marriage or life in that time and accepting that religion. To me it seems to be a story of ultimate sacrifice in the face of uncontrolled evil. At the time wasn't it the pagan view to use sexuality/lust to venerate their gods? A father sacrificing his daughters, knowing God's convenant was with him and that no harm would come to them. Could it be a display of faith in his God? But this is what I don't understand. The modern Christian church allows remarriage. Living together is frowned on, but is done. It seems to be against the tenants of God's law. Yet homosexuality is the BIGGEST of the sins. Placards, hate mail, marchs to save "marriage" as "we" know it should be. I don't know how it should be. It seems most married couples spend a great deal of time ignoring, blaming even hating their partners...inevitably divorced. If two homosexuals love each other, and pledge this before God in convenant is that not better than Christians fighting amongst themselves to see who is right. Love God with all your strength, mind and soul and love your neighbour as yourself. How can any of this venerate God? Maybe I'm too naive, but I believe that when Christ made the ultimate sacrifice, he didn't intend to exclude anyone who came to Him and asked for forgiveness and asked for his acceptance....If He can, why can't we?
  2. My name is Cat. I'm not as educated as you, but unfortunately life can teach us some hard lessons. After I had overdosed on alcohol and barbituates at age 21, I was declared dead (for 5 minutes). My family was told I would have brain damage and possibly never recover. I was kept in a comma state but within a few weeks was released from hospital. I didn't go into a bright light, I didn't see dead relatives. I went to a VERY black void. I felt like I was being quickly passed by "others". Like standing stationary in the middle of rush hour traffic. I "met" God if you will. No, I didn't see him but I felt his presence. I felt grief, and I felt an overwhelming disappointment in me. It was not that I had done bad or good. It wasn't that I had DONE anything. It wasn't the action. It was that I hadn't loved myself and certainly hadn't loved God. God is love. Love God with all your mind, your soul and being. Love your neighbour as you would yourself. If you don't give respect and love to yourself you don't honour the "God" in you. And I believe, once you've accepted God you begin to change, to begin to understand Christ's journey. It is God who sanctifies you by the grace on his presence in you. You are compelled to search out the good in people and to do good for people because of that gift. Anyone can do good, but is it of God? Your good deeds don't make you Godly...God makes you a good person who does good deeds. Does this make sense? I understand the Eastern concept of Chakras a little. I think I understand that meditation. But don't you need to give God our creator (by whatever name you call the Divinity) the invitation to come into you and not just contemplate him?
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