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...you are assuming that angels can not be tempted. Why?
Seeing as Lucifer was an angel and the bible is kinda the authority on angels, doesn't that mean that maybe your assumption is wrong? That angels can be tempted?
thats because he was not an angel he was a jinn he was created from smokeless fire whereas angels are created from light and humans are created from clay
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I can't, really. I sort of tend to support Richard Bach's teachings (Illusions: the adventures of a reluctant Messiah is one of my must-have books) and according to Wikipedia, his teachings fall under the domain of non-dualism, which, as far as I can figure it out, basically means you are not born good or evil, you are born with a choice, and what you do with that choice is up to you.
The metaphor he uses, which I like, is that choice (in other words, your life) is like going to a movie: some people like watching horrors, some like comedies, others adventure stuff, or tragedies, etc. The thing is, people become so involved in the movies (their lives, in this instance) that they forget that they have a choice, and that they can change their minds any time they feel like it.
They feel like awkward getting up in the middle of a movie and just walking out, the same as they feel a bit scared just choosing to change the direction of their lives (maybe they feel embarrassed, because it means they made a wrong choice?)
The thing is, it's just a choice -AND YOU ALWAYS HAVE A CHOICE! You can turn around your life anytime you feel like it, yet people will come up to you and complain about how meaningless and empty their lives are.
Ha. I just laugh at them. "Sorry to hear about your problems" I say, with the emphasis on YOUR.
The other religion I sort of favour is Buddhism. I don't know much about it, but the little I know, I like.
Question:
Is there such a thing as Individualism? I believe I am an individual, and I am on a journey to learn and to have fun, and that this is an eternal journey. I believe that we are placed on this earth because there is something specific we need to learn, or to teach, and that once our mission is done, we move on.
Is it weird not to be scared of death? I am not advocating actively seeking death, I love my life (this adventure) too much - there are so many things I still want to experience and learn!
But ever since I was small, I have known that we all die - and for some reason that does not scare me - any more than going on a great, strange new adventure would scare me.
Does this make me weird? Or just realistic?
You decide.
PS By the way, have you ever met somebody and immediately you just clicked? It's like you've known each other your whole lives? Or have you ever met somebody and just felt the hair on the back of your neck rise? Do you think these people might be people you might have met previously? And that some of these people were your friends, or your enemies?
I'm not a big believer of reincarnation, but sometimes I do wonder - if our souls are eternal, and the journey is endless - is it possible that we might run into the same people, over and over again?
Just a thought to ponder...
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Last edited by Dreampanther on Feb 23rd, 2007 at 05:56 PM
God gave one angel and one angel only, the power of temptation and the absolute free will and power to choose between good and evil.
The angel was named Lucifer. I am sure you know the rest of the story
But according to your legend, Lucifer then is evil by default, and not by free will...so it's not his fault he is evil, it's God. God made him evil, because God made jinn out of smokeless fire., and not pure light.
(as if light is always a good thing, go near the sun and you will be destroyed)
Then I have missunderstood it. I also read the doctorine of some bible researcher. It was from that doctorine I based that statement. If you hold, I will get it
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Feb 23rd, 2007 09:30 AM
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Then I have missunderstood it. I also read the doctorine of some bible researcher. It was from that doctorine I based that statement. If you hold, I will get it
