Paying Attention

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Seeing through a glass darkly refers to believers and is due to human limitation.

I would view that as your personal interpretation. Word speaks to matters of darkness and partial sight of itself.

Not Satan removing anything given by God.

You can make any number of denials of that working. It really doesn't matter to the scriptures.

As the context clearly shows. The bible has the purpose of revealing by the teaching of Jesus Christ to believers who walk by the Spirit all they need to know, all they can understand, in this life. And Satan may come around wanting to do something about that. But all the believer has to say is begone and Satan flees. He knows who's the one who keeps. He won't stick around to be tormented before his time.

FC

The fact that working exists and does so in mankind is quite well beyond any requirement of interpretation. I relegate it to fact stated in Word in numerous locations and multiple ways and methods. The fact that you nod to the reality of flight puts you with a half a foot in the door in any case.

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[Former Christian]

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Seeing through a glass darkly refers to believers and is due to human limitation.
I would view that as your personal interpretation.

As you wish.

Not Satan removing anything given by God.
You can make any number of denials of that working. It really doesn't matter to the scriptures.

More like it doesn’t matter to you. You’ve already said that the word is being taken from you regularly.

The fact that working exists and does so in mankind is quite well beyond any requirement of interpretation. I relegate it to fact stated in Word in numerous locations and multiple ways and methods. The fact that you nod to the reality of flight puts you with a half a foot in the door in any case.

Not in your house apparently.


Time to move on to something else, don't ya think? How about those.... Who is it who's playing?

FC

 

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More like it doesn’t matter to you. You’ve already said that the word is being taken from you regularly.

I observed that 'we all' see only in part which means auto-theft.

The point is FC, evil originates within. The tempter tempts within. The tempter is evil and has access to bring such things to mind.

You are certainly welcome to state that isn't so. I would only observe the theft of fact from that statement. Where the Word is sown, Satan does enter the hearts to steal, and a number of other evil things. In case you missed it these matters are written of on just about every page of the N.T. Gospels. Only a blind person would overlook that much 'written evidence' or not even be able to see it. No offense to you mind you.

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And just who is it who determines the real meaning of that written word you hold in such high esteem?

FC

I'm not quite sure what you are directly asking. Here is the original post

The Lord talks to us by placing his thoughts into our minds. We need to make sure we are paying attention.

I find no real error in it, in terms of what God has communicated to us, either directly or through his word.

In my response to elijah23, I'm simply adding to the idea of God communicating to us.

But, let me see if I can answer you.

Danus

And just who is it who determines the real meaning of that written word you hold in such high esteem?

FC

Answer God.

Some might say it's the individual person, but I'd say no. God's "meaning" I believe is not determined by the individual, but by God upon whom he choose to have understanding. Although, there are those who seek understanding from God and again, I'd say that God's meaning is revealed by God to those who seek it, but by his will.

 

[Former Christian]

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You’re equating Satan with the flesh.

No offense to you mind you.

Sure it is.

FC

 

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Danus

To get any closer, we’d have to become picayune.

FC