…What do you think? Any comments or other ideas on this topic?
elephantly?
I do love your post T-Bone. Please continue. Maybe with how "we don't just fulfill the law, we go beyond it." I don't know where they came up with that. Maybe it's in the Word, maybe not. What's beyond the law? The greater love? Throwing out the golden rule "love thy neighbor as thyself" with "love thy neighbor as Christ loves them". When you ask leadership what they think of someone they usually say "I think the Word of them!"
I'm glad you appreciated that, Bolshevik. And just for the record it is not the "wrong misnomer" or a proofreader's oversight – but actually an interpolation that whelped up inside of me. As I was drafting this post the phrase originally went like this: "Maybe you'd prefer how VPW so eloquently put it – "the love of God in the renewed mind in manifestation." I had "eloquently" italicized to make a sarcastic point of how devoted followers have such a high regard for his words. But I'm prone to fits of silliness and thought "eloquently" sounds like "elephantly" – and after recalling how people thought his drivel was "heavy revey" I figured a big fat awkward elephant would better express my current opinion of his nonsense…All those wishing to see it in the original are out of luck since there's nothing original about a plagiarist .
I'm glad you appreciated that, Bolshevik. And just for the record it is not the "wrong misnomer" or a proofreader's oversight – but actually an interpolation that whelped up inside of me. As I was drafting this post the phrase originally went like this: "Maybe you'd prefer how VPW so eloquently put it – "the love of God in the renewed mind in manifestation." I had "eloquently" italicized to make a sarcastic point of how devoted followers have such a high regard for his words. But I'm prone to fits of silliness and thought "eloquently" sounds like "elephantly" – and after recalling how people thought his drivel was "heavy revey" I figured a big fat awkward elephant would better express my current opinion of his nonsense…All those wishing to see it in the original are out of luck since there's nothing original about a plagiarist .
I bet you could break down what just happened here into three steps.
Listener – take your time…this stuff is nothing new for GSC – sometimes it's like a never-ending CSI episode – people going over details of the crime scene again and again – more of the puzzle comes together…we all have something to contribute here…and personally I don't tire reviewing the doctrinal/practical aspects of TWI – it does a brain good! Sometimes it's reading someone's post – a detail will stand out and I think, "Wow – I saw that too" or "I felt the same way." It's healing…sanity affirming…Or sometimes it's the dynamic process of drafting a post – my internal editor is like an excited coach on the sidelines cheering me on, "Yes, yes, yes!!! That's how you got tricked!...Stay on point!...No – don't get into that yet – sort it out a little more first…See how that fits with what the other person said three posts back." Understanding…clarification…realization…great therapy!
Waysider – thanks brother!
Son of the Master – yup, simple answers rate high in my book too! Your comment made me think of Jesus' words in John 13:34 –a new commandment I give you – that you love one another as I have loved you. He did say that the law and the prophets [the entire body of Scripture that existed in His day] hang on love.
Bolshevik – thanks for mentioning the Golden Rule. Is it just me – or does it seem like TWI has such a complex/contradictory/convoluted doctrinal system compared to Jesus' simple theology of love? Maybe that's how people get tricked into breaking the commandments. TWI's complicated theology throws up such a smokescreen to the conscience. So it no longer feels like you're crashing through a barricade - it's just a little detour - walking around the NO Trespassing sign...And to respond to your challenge in post # 7 – I present the following steps to how any of my "interpolations" happen [in the format of my first post]:
1. Shift reference point from the man-a-god persona to what he was really like "back stage."
2. Sever the connection to Way-brain – acknowledge what your eyes and conscience tell you.
3. Re-define his character according to the picture you acquired in step 2.
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elephantly?
I do love your post T-Bone. Please continue. Maybe with how "we don't just fulfill the law, we go beyond it." I don't know where they came up with that. Maybe it's in the Word, maybe not. What's beyond the law? The greater love? Throwing out the golden rule "love thy neighbor as thyself" with "love thy neighbor as Christ loves them". When you ask leadership what they think of someone they usually say "I think the Word of them!"
dude, keep going
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Boy, I'll have to chew on that for a bit. Reading it brought a flood of thoughts...just need time to sort through them.
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Good stuff. T-Bone.
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Son of the Master
Easy to figure out... If you love God you will keep His commandments.
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I'm glad you appreciated that, Bolshevik. And just for the record it is not the "wrong misnomer" or a proofreader's oversight – but actually an interpolation that whelped up inside of me. As I was drafting this post the phrase originally went like this: "Maybe you'd prefer how VPW so eloquently put it – "the love of God in the renewed mind in manifestation." I had "eloquently" italicized to make a sarcastic point of how devoted followers have such a high regard for his words. But I'm prone to fits of silliness and thought "eloquently" sounds like "elephantly" – and after recalling how people thought his drivel was "heavy revey" I figured a big fat awkward elephant would better express my current opinion of his nonsense…All those wishing to see it in the original are out of luck since there's nothing original about a plagiarist .
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I bet you could break down what just happened here into three steps.
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Listener – take your time…this stuff is nothing new for GSC – sometimes it's like a never-ending CSI episode – people going over details of the crime scene again and again – more of the puzzle comes together…we all have something to contribute here…and personally I don't tire reviewing the doctrinal/practical aspects of TWI – it does a brain good! Sometimes it's reading someone's post – a detail will stand out and I think, "Wow – I saw that too" or "I felt the same way." It's healing…sanity affirming…Or sometimes it's the dynamic process of drafting a post – my internal editor is like an excited coach on the sidelines cheering me on, "Yes, yes, yes!!! That's how you got tricked!...Stay on point!...No – don't get into that yet – sort it out a little more first…See how that fits with what the other person said three posts back." Understanding…clarification…realization…great therapy!
Waysider – thanks brother!
Son of the Master – yup, simple answers rate high in my book too! Your comment made me think of Jesus' words in John 13:34 – a new commandment I give you – that you love one another as I have loved you. He did say that the law and the prophets [the entire body of Scripture that existed in His day] hang on love.
Bolshevik – thanks for mentioning the Golden Rule. Is it just me – or does it seem like TWI has such a complex/contradictory/convoluted doctrinal system compared to Jesus' simple theology of love? Maybe that's how people get tricked into breaking the commandments. TWI's complicated theology throws up such a smokescreen to the conscience. So it no longer feels like you're crashing through a barricade - it's just a little detour - walking around the NO Trespassing sign...And to respond to your challenge in post # 7 – I present the following steps to how any of my "interpolations" happen [in the format of my first post]:
1. Shift reference point from the man-a-god persona to what he was really like "back stage."
2. Sever the connection to Way-brain – acknowledge what your eyes and conscience tell you.
3. Re-define his character according to the picture you acquired in step 2.
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