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Hints, to JD. 
Could someone shed some light on... (simpleman)
It is all in the mind. (Interested )
Wrong! (prophet)
If you are scared of something then you should do something about it. Fear is a bondage. n/t. (Interested )
Truth (prophet)
Sorry, don't agree with you. (Interested )
A word of caution -Fro Interrested (John Doe 666)
Fear of the Devil (from the Net). (Interested )
maybe word use is NOT FEAR EVIL BUT TO SHUN & AVOID EVIL (Little Man of God)
Well, the Lord by His Spirit is speaking to us to have no fellowship with the demons promoted thru' whatever form.eom. (Ivan)
Most amusing thread (Eveline How)
Thread 648-3 (Joe)
Dangers within too. (Interested )
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Any form of activity which shuts out the conscious mind is dangerous. We should never allow our children go through such experiences. There is such a thing as paranormal phenomena in this world. The basic argument that what happened in the Bible days is the same as what is happening now cannot be proven or substantiated. It is just an assumption. An assumption which can be very costly. Perhaps this is not commonly known but it has been observed and I will personally confirm it that those who submit to such experiences undergo great changes in their lives. What happens is that there is a drop in intelligence after a person goes through this kind of experience. They are no more the same person. As to what really happens I don't know but it is not for the better though it appears to be very spiritual and the person can talk high and lofty spiritual things. The person's intelligence becomes seriously impaired and he can sometimes behave like a zombie. I am not all joking here. The part which becomes affected most is rational thought. As to how deeply it affects I think it depends on how deeply one gets involved with such things. The deeper the worse, I guess. Once in, I think it is very difficult to get out if you are deeply involved. One way is of course to backslide and leave the church altogether. But not everybody can do that and it is not the right thing to do. I believe you have to deprogramme your mind and this is not easy. You need a lot of courage to work your way to find your former self again. Let me just say that you are fighting something in your mind and it is not easy at all. For those people who are not deeply involved perhaps they will just forget about their one-time experience and get on with life. Some smart people can outgrow such experiences and get back to normality. If you want to do research on this subject you have to go all the way back to people like Jonathan Edwards, John Wesley, Charles Finney, etc. Since all this involves psychology you have to read up on psychology and understand how the mind can be manipulated. It can be done. The worst part is that you won't know when it is happening to you. So spirituality has its dangers too but it does not mean that there is no God or the Bible is not His word. The Bible is like medicine. Take it according to the right dosage and it is life, health and peace. Take overdoses of it and you are in for lots of trouble. Bye Bye: |
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Does Apostle Paul's conduct make sense to you? by Ivan, 2001, Dec 07
Ivan, my answer was primarily for JD and anyone else who is doing research. n/t. by Interested , 2001, Dec 08
Just trying to present another angle which may be useful for research purposes. Feel free to edit it. eom. by Ivan, 2001, Dec 08
thanks for the input both of you..... by John Doe 666, 2001, Dec 10
Ivan, St Paul was a intelligent man, just read his writings. n/t. by Interested , 2001, Dec 11
Wrong! Apostle Paul was a learned man from Gamaliel School; his intelligence came from Jesus. eom. by Ivan, 2001, Dec 11
Not talking about the source of his intelligence. Fact is he was intelligent, right? by Interested , 2001, Dec 11
Yap, before conversion he has worldly intelligence; after Damascus experience, he has spiritual intelligence. eom. by Ivan, 2001, Dec 11
Inspiration and Revelation by Interested , 2001, Dec 11
Holy Spirit gives sense to things spiritual and not humanly understood for the human mind cannot make sense. eom by Ivan, 2001, Dec 12
You mean we are to understand through our senses instead of our minds? Heard of ESP or not. n/t. by Interested , 2001, Dec 12
Do you know where to find common sense? eom. by Ivan, 2001, Dec 13
Yes, Are we discussing about commnon sense now? n/t. by Interested , 2001, Dec 13
Can you tell me whether sense and mind are connected? eom. by Ivan, 2001, Dec 13
Sense = touch, taste, smell, sight, hearing and infomation is passed to brains for processing. n/t. by Interested , 2001, Dec 13
Thanks! Now, it is beginning to make sense when the brains(mind) process the info. eom. by Ivan, 2001, Dec 14
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