Protestantism

» Migisi - You and I

In response to You and I posted by pink101:
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You and I have no fear of any god, I'm sure of that.
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I am ~convinced~ that when one does not fear the ONE, he is able to love himself, his neighbor, and the ONE with all his heart - just as Jesus did. Was Jesus ~afraid~ of his Father? I never got that impression.
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I'm not a fan of Paul's, but he did make some important observations: "When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me." (1 Cor 13:11) Imagine a little toddler. How ~huge~ adults are to him. Adults, even the ones he loves, represent a threat (imaginary or real). They tower over him, and easily sweep him up against his will. They are very powerful, and can force their will and inflict their wrath upon him if he does not do what they want. Very intimidating, indeed! He learns from his huge and powerful grown ups that God is SO much bigger in stature and power than they are, and even the biggest, most powerful grown up is afraid of God! And this fear is ingrained into them. But you and I are old now. We are not frightened children anymore. And so we put our childish fears behind us. (Just my thought for today. )
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But, there are many who have been led down the path to self destruction believing they must fit some pattern their church or other spiritual leader lays out for them. In fact, they do it to themselves once they get the drum beat down pat.
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And there are many who've found the 'yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees' distasteful, nauseating, and have vomitted it out. Mat 16:8-12, Luke 12:1-3
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-- posted by Migisi