rumitoid

There was no solid ground left. Seriously! Anything was now possible. Nothing to trust. It took me about eight years to almost recover...then the NY Daily Mirror folded in 1963. It was the mainstay of my childhood, all my favorite Sunday cartoons. How could such a terrible thing happen? This was a rock of my life. If it could fail, there was nothing to depend on. So, at Sixteen, unbeknownst to me, my thinking was permanently altered. I relied on nothing as lasting and challenged everything as t***sient, even ephemeral. All was relative. Believing there was absolute t***h was a fool's errand. No that I denied there was Absolute T***h but it needed to have an earnest Devil's Advocate, not just blind acceptance.

It took me until my mid-60s before I could finally see my predisposition to believe that an open could hunt down and corner raw t***h. Foolish. How could I have been so blind for so long? Our thinking--well, at least mine--can convince us of anything. There is no objective reality. All that happens has a personal spin, no matter how hard we strive to be neutral. Yes, the greater the effort at it is better than unthinking allegiance and blind ideology, but even that feeble position can be right and us wrong. Yet there are things that are true: love, compassion, Christ, gentleness, comfort, empathy, humility, and more. But none of those things is in our control. We can't produce them or give them direction. That is for the Holy Spirit and Grace.

Parky60 Loc: People's Republic of Illinois

"Dogs were the boys and cats were the girl. Then my whole worldview came crashing down when Timmy said to Lassie, 'Come here, girl.'"

Maybe Lassie was a t*********r dog.

TexaCan Loc: Homeward Bound!

Wow! Ummm, Thanx for actually providing proof of what I’ve been stating about your use of Devil’s Advocates! Errr, You’re really enjoying this game this time around hmmmmm! 😉

Trump is not a “Malignant Narcissist” and that is the T***h as I see it.......so cry me a River! 😜.

I’ve tried very hard to use many of your favorite most used “words” just for your arse! You are just Too funny so Grow Up and Open your eyes! “Thank you very much”



And now for my own words and belief! We are responsible for our actions! Period! The Bible is full of lessons on how a Christian is to live their life. The Holy Spirit can only lead us if we CHOOSE to follow! That comes after we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior. Without “t***h” none of this is possible! No where in the Bible does it state that we are not in control and are not responsible for showing love, compassion, comforting others, gentleness, etc........The Holy Spirit is there to help us, teach us, guide us, love us! He is not a Dictator in charge of our lives with us not having any say in our “direction!”

rumitoid

Possibly, never thought of that.

rumitoid

Please re-read my thread; you got it all backwards.

Parky60 Loc: People's Republic of Illinois

I can't believe that you actually posted that!

Big Dolly

I don't remember where I read this, but the role of "Lassie" was played by a male collie, but a collie's fur is so long and thick that it's impossible to tell whether it's male or female without examining it. In cases of animal actors, ability to follow directions takes precedence over actual g****r. For example, the orange utans who played the roles of "Clyde" in the movies, "Every Which Way But Loose" and "Any Which Way You Can" were always female because male orang utans are too dangerous to work with.

Rose42

You are mistaken. We make choices - conscious choices. That choice is in your control. That is basic. The Holy Spirit is what affects our conscience to make the right choice and you either yield to it or not. There is no magic to it.

In order to understand more about the Holy Spirit and grace you need to read the bible and you need a good teacher so you stop making up your own theology. Get out of the hyper-grace movement and turn your back on mystics.