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When I make dinner, I make it for both myself and my mother. I am not making it more for me and less for her. I am caring for my own stomach AT THE SAME TIME as I am caring for her stomach. I'm not sure why the concept of two statements in the bible appearing to be contradictory must then be...

I'm almost glad I have to go get ready to leave. :p

Love others as you love yourself does not say who you must love first. It just says love others as much/as if they were you. Maybe my mind works differently than yours.

EG, He was asking if "you reap what you sow" sounds a bit like karma. You said it was worrisome to you that a man would say it IS karma. He did not say it IS karma. In fact, he made no statement at all. He asked a question. He asked a question. You said he made a statement. Is "a man reaps...

Oh my gosh, I gonna smack my brothers. :) Stop being irascible!

The truth IS Jesus. Stop nitpicking the man. :p

Let's try simpler. There is a brown and white cow. Is the cow brown? Yes. Is the cow white? Yes. Am I mentally ill if I say both statements are true at the same time?

Only a mentally ill person believes they should care about themselves AND care about others also...? You are not making sense. I'm not sure if you are just not paying attention or if I'm not speaking to an adult...you seem to have not yet developed the ability to reason and think things through...

DTB, Should I have concern about you being taken care of and having your needs met, or should I have concern about care of myself and having my needs met? You may only answer in an either/or fashion. You may not say there are two answers and that they are interdependent, because to do so is...

I utterly agree with this! And to walk in the truth doesn't mean to be perfect. It just means to see and admit the truth!

A second read through of this thread has been helpful. Post #38 was especially helpful to understanding what you were trying to say. :) Welcome to the forums. We are glad to have you.

The odd thing to me is that I have seen Him cause me to stop murdering in my heart and thinking it's perfectly fine and normal. And I have seen Him bring down my pride so I don't get touchy, snippy and rude as I used to, always defending my "honor" and demanding my "rights." And to see that He...

You just earlier said that it DOES have to do with the next life in that your position will be either high or low...

Well, "you reap what you sow" does sound a bit like Karma's statement of what goes around comes around. What you do to others will be done to you, if you don't forgive you won't be forgiven. I had no problem with him saying it sounds vaguely like the concept of karma. Because it does!

I've read more and I do understand what you're saying, Latour. You have not said anything that isn't what Jesus taught us. And Paul. It's just that...the only way to walk in the Spirit and thereby fulfill the law is through prayer and dependence. Hard work will not get you there. And many might...

But neither do I call every man who testifies of something he has seen a liar. Enough men have testified that I find it unlikely every single one of them is a liar. Some are - I've seen and heard their antics. I easily dismiss someone like Benny Hinn. I don't automatically call every other man a...

Post #37 is quite confusing because I appear to be making a statement when I intended to ask a question. Sorry guys.

Paul was making a rhetorical point when he basically said, hearing doesn't mean righteousness but DOING what you hear means righteousness. It's like our saying: talk is cheap.

Okay, you are not willing to listen to more than a few sentences from a man before you pass judgement on what he is trying to convey. I'm going to have to drop this conversation with you. I would like to hear more and I always want to give every man a chance, and you are just being nutty and...

Umm...I didn't see that. Where did he quote the letter of the law or recommend it? He may be working toward it, but thus far he hasn't, so I don't want to assume that without hearing more.