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    Liberating the Oppressed

    I wonder who was present to witness the Big Bang.
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    What is the source and support of the matter and energy?
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    What becomes of your immaterial self (spiritual feelings) when your material self (body) expires?
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    It took quite a bit of semantic gymnastics for us to finally arrive here, DS 😊
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    What are your spiritual feelings?
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    What do you mean by “spirit”?
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    “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love” (1 John 4:18, NIV). “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline” (2 Timothy 1:7).
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    “One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind” (Romans 14:5, NIV).
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    “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Matthew 26:41, NIV). Jesus discriminates between human spirit and flesh.
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    What does “spiritual” mean to you?
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    “Inimitable” sounds like worship, DS. You know about my spiritual beliefs, but I don’t know anything about yours. What are they?
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    Why does the presentation of the gospel of Jesus Christ make you so skeptical, DS?
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    Not offering religion, DS. Religion is what we do to try to align with a deity. This is about recognizing our need and embracing the providence of God. Our need of liberation though overtly political and social is fundamentally spiritual. This liberty comes to us from God through Christ.
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    Liberating the Oppressed

    To recap, Jesus came to liberate the oppressed (Luke 4:14-30). Spiritually-speaking, that includes all of us. We are all flawed and fail to live up to our potential (Romans 3:23). Apart from intervention, our condition is terminal (Romans 6:23). We all need a spiritual reset in our lives (John...
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    It’s been a distinct pleasure sharing this discussion space with you, Friend.
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    Liberating the Oppressed

    I have one final Scripture reference that I would like to present for your consideration. “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me” (Revelation 3:20, NIV). In another thread, you recently...
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    Liberating the Oppressed

    Yes, humanly-speaking, Jesus died young. Keith Green was young when he died. https://www.lastdaysministries.org/Groups/1000008644/Last_Days_Ministries/Keith_Green/Keith_Green.aspx “And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and...
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    Liberating the Oppressed

    Yes, like Isaiah wrote and Luke recorded in Luke 4:18-19. Thank you for being patient with me. I have a couple more Scriptures to share. Thank you for giving us your opinion on them. “If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,‘ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead...
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    Liberating the Oppressed

    John 3:3 tells me that an effectual intervention for our flawed and failing situation is available. “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6, NIV). Recalling my prior question, “To you, who is Jesus Christ?”, what...