Nathan_Jr

When you say "The Word" I assume you mean the Bible. In TWI the Bible is whatever victor paul wierwille says it is. It takes the place of awareness of what actually is, including self awareness. It takes the place of clear perception by replacing it with an opaque lens. Christ, it seems to me, is the true nature of man. And that true nature is divine. Jesus embodied this nature. "I and the Father are one." One can't find this out by taking a class.

Agreed.

I think there was a bookcase or a cloak or something that contained the list of texts to canonize... maybe even a folder with a rough draft. There's good reason why vpw was afraid to talk about canon. There's a thread on this topic. It has a circular shape.

Nothing, unless you beleeve it does. Kinda like what happens behind the closed doors of a motor coach. It only matters if you beleeve it does. This was handled in the AC Q&A session. Anyway, I've got a folder full of 3x5 cards on the subject. When I have time, which I don't right now because I'm typing this reply, I'll compile the notes and write a rough draft. Of course, that will require time - something I just don't have.

I’m sure you already know this, but Bishop Pillai shouldn’t be considered a final authority on the historical-cultural idiosyncrasies of the ancient Near East.

So many problems here. I don’t know if I have time right now to address them all -- I’m covered up with filling folders with unanswered questions. Again, the fetshizing of teaching!! It’s like the aspiring journalist who so desperately wants to write cinema and restaurant reviews because they have love going out to eat and to the movies. Loving these pastimes does not a critic make. victor was not apt (skilled) to teach. A teacher who is apt does not hate questions. victor HATED questions. It seems Mike learned his evasion tactics from victor, as did my FC.

So, the crucifixion pays for “old man” sins and the daysman makes a plea for “new man” sins? But why do we need a daysman to make a plea deal when, if we act in the love of God, we can do as we fool well please?

Ekklesia doesn't mean "called out" just as butterfly doesn't mean:

Mike: "Then there was the Rock of Ages 1972 movie, and VPW gently taught the little boy that Jesus was inside." I have mentioned this a few times. victor told that little boy Jesus was NOT up there but inside that little boy's chest. If only we could find that little boy, who is all growns up, we could meet him at Starbucks and have a coffee with Jesus. That little boy is all growns up now... with Jesus inside, not absent, not up there, but inside that little boy, who is all growns up now.

Why does the absent daysman need to plea a case when the case was already settled - bought and paid for?

Not an answer, but a cop out. I'm not surprised. That's what imitating victor does for you. The irony. Victor paul wierwille hated cop outs almost as much as he hated the truth. No need to convert image to text. Just post the original scanned image. I still wish I could read it in the original.

So, the Bible takes the place of the absent daysman.

Wow… …profound… radical… so accurate.., so… divided, rightly… …just.. mmmph

Why? What was wrong with it? What changes did you make? I wish I could read it in the original.

Man On Fire

Right. I was frequently told, "You should be thankful to Doctor Wierwille for teaching you tha werd." It's a form of gaslighting. It's a wicked thing to say. But it was only important to THEM that I take "the class." I never wanted to take it. I always politely declined and changed the subject. (I was already used to deflecting the pressure from my aunt to join "the business.") IIRC they thought they would receive extra "heavenly rewards" for everyone they signed up. I thought: Now, that's a dandy. "kuala lumpur mogadishu carne asada." Interpretation: I'm still waiting for that "thank you."

Cypress Hill?

Never got a "thank you" for sitting through it the first time. I'll pass.

Damn, you're good, Waysider. Perfect!

He sure did! I almost forgot about that. Guess I didn't fully absorb it the first time.

That's a bold theory. Radical, even. Mike is an expert on gravitational waves. He has a folder full of notes and essays on Einstein. It's archived.

Maybe. My fellowship commander used to point toward the ceiling (or sky) when talking about his Gawd or Jesus. I think he meant it literally as a spatial reference. Mike said his Gawd requires binoculars to see his children. His Gawd is far away up there. Again, it's spatial. I think he means it literally, also.

Yeah. "Up there." Always thought that was strange. But it fits with a flat earth model. If there is UP, there must be DOWN -- turtles all the way.... So, so, so many questions, indeed.

Not at all.