tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33682292.post748730928663907388..comments2024-01-30T06:19:10.591-07:00Comments on The Adventures of Melody Yellowvan: ProphetsBecca Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04177698452364502845noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33682292.post-85582439216080438092015-07-07T15:25:25.949-06:002015-07-07T15:25:25.949-06:00Thank you, Catherine.Thank you, Catherine.Becca Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177698452364502845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33682292.post-46592239625712199332015-07-07T08:59:48.333-06:002015-07-07T08:59:48.333-06:00I enjoy your thoughts, becca. Your children will b...I enjoy your thoughts, becca. Your children will be grateful for them someday too. Catherine (Jones) Carlsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33682292.post-26269837620712556342015-07-06T13:10:19.783-06:002015-07-06T13:10:19.783-06:00True, you can go one step back from where I was an...True, you can go one step back from where I was and question the two basic premises: That God exists (and His nature), and that prophets are real. <br /><br />Ultimately, the question comes down to "Who do you trust? Yourself or God (as you understand Him)?" (With the corollary being "Who has the right to speak for God and what is that process? Can I trust that person/process?")<br /><br />It is absolutely a question of faith, and faith is completely impossible if you don't have an understanding of the true nature of God and if it is impossible to know if you are on the path going the direction God wants you to. Personally, I wouldn't trust the gods of the ancient Greeks! Or Loki.So before there can be any discussion of trusting prophets, listening to them, or believing them, the nature of God and His existence must be dealt with. Becca Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177698452364502845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33682292.post-49808684490709935172015-07-05T12:31:59.996-06:002015-07-05T12:31:59.996-06:00You left out a few options:
Reject the the notion...You left out a few options:<br /><br />Reject the the notion that God expects you to conform to his laws.<br /><br />Discard one of the premises, such as the notion that God speaks clearly to any man. Therefore it is better to internalize responsibility for your personal beliefs than to conform to the flawed notions of any man.<br /><br />Discard the notion of God's morality; many mythic characters, such as Loki, or the fox, an even Yahweh at times, do not demonstrate an example of morality sufficed to pattern a life on.<br /><br />Become aware of the difference in thought between yourself and their teachings and begin to question your entire belief in God.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com