LifeHiscost Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 _____________as original (theological) thought or any other original mental gymnastics? TruthSeeker123 Posted Today, 10:36 PM IMHO I don't think the ebola epidemic being a sign of Christ's coming is an original thought. I'm sure that when the black death struck Europe the population thought it was a sign of Christ's coming. The Bible does say that pestilence will strike in the last days and I am pretty sure that ebola is a pestilence. People that believe so are living in la la land, according to the most reliable Source. …8All things are wearisome; Man is not able to tell it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, Nor is the ear filled with hearing. 9That which has been is that which will be, And that which has been done is that which will be done. So there is nothing new under the sun. 10Is there anything of which one might say, "See this, it is new "? Already it has existed for ages Which were before us.…Ecclesiastes 1 God is Love! Jesus saves! Quote Lift Jesus up!!
Administrators Tom Wetmore Posted October 18, 2014 Administrators Posted October 18, 2014 LHC, at what point in time do you believe that all new thoughts, ideas, or other "original mental gymnastics", as you put it, stopped? When was the last original thought expressed and who was it from? Quote "Absurdity reigns and confusion makes it look good." "Sinless perfection is such a shallow goal." "I love God only as much as the person I love the least." *Forgiveness is always good news. And that is the gospel truth. (And finally, the ideas expressed above are solely my person views and not that of any organization with which I am associated.)
Members rudywoofs (Pam) Posted October 18, 2014 Members Posted October 18, 2014 just because there is "nothing new under the sun" doesn't mean that it's all been discovered or revealed or thought of yet... the first idea of hitting a piñata originated with someone... the discovery of xrays was the discovery of something that was already in existence, but the use of xray for medical purposes was very much an original idea... there're lots of examples of originality JoeMo 1 Quote Pam Meddle Not In the Affairs of Dragons; for You Are Crunchy and Taste Good with Ketchup. If we all sang the same note in the choir, there'd never be any harmony. Funny, isn't it, how we accept Grace for ourselves and demand justice for others?
LifeHiscost Posted October 18, 2014 Author Posted October 18, 2014 LHC, at what point in time do you believe that all new thoughts, ideas, or other "original mental gymnastics", as you put it, stopped? When was the last original thought expressed and who was it from If you are talking about fallen humanity on this earth, I would suggest at the moment that they lost their first estate and yielded themselves over to the prince of darkness. From that moment forward they either received their thoughts from that same individual who had them enslaved, beginning with their thoughts, or they received what they thought as a gift from the Lifegiver Who gives them as a gift to the obedient. 9"The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it? Jeremiah 17 Compliments of the enemy of souls. Or as one delivered from that power and receiving clarity described thus: Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. 18In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures James1 .Every thought must be brought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. All the habits must be brought under God’s control.{HP 164.3} 19"For through the Law I died to the Law, so that I might live to God. 20"I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. 21"I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly." God is Love! Jesus saves! Quote Lift Jesus up!!
Administrators Tom Wetmore Posted October 19, 2014 Administrators Posted October 19, 2014 So we are all programmed robots, or puppets of competing puppet masters incapable of independent thought? Quote "Absurdity reigns and confusion makes it look good." "Sinless perfection is such a shallow goal." "I love God only as much as the person I love the least." *Forgiveness is always good news. And that is the gospel truth. (And finally, the ideas expressed above are solely my person views and not that of any organization with which I am associated.)
CoAspen Posted October 19, 2014 Posted October 19, 2014 I would suggest that humans to not have original ideas, thought, etc., is a slap in the face of the Creator. Tom Wetmore and JoeMo 2 Quote
Ron Amnsn Posted October 20, 2014 Posted October 20, 2014 It seems that most of the new theological thoughts and concepts that people come up with bring new errors and distractions, rather than bringing us closer to the truth. LifeHiscost 1 Quote
CoAspen Posted October 20, 2014 Posted October 20, 2014 Depends on who is the judge of 'truth'! Quote
LifeHiscost Posted October 20, 2014 Author Posted October 20, 2014 It seems that most of the new theological thoughts and concepts that people come up with bring new errors and distractions, rather than bringing us closer to the truth. This seems to me to be a key to help solve that problem for the individual. 17If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine.....John 7 God is Love! Jesus saves! Quote Lift Jesus up!!
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