Julie Stauffer

<<its a part of our human sin nature to have faith in ourselves>>

I think it is also important to remember that Jesus said "The Kingdom of God
is within you." The first time I read that, it blew me away. The kingdom
of God (as far as I understand it) isn't some ethereal place up in the
sky..... It is within me and therefore I can trust in myself. And when we
put that together with the fact that we are all made of the same atoms that
have been on this earth since its beginning and how when we die, our atoms
disperse and are then brought together with other atoms to form new
life......makes the things that religions turn into mountains seem very much
like molehills.

Julie

zenmomma *

>
><<its a part of our human sin nature to have faith in ourselves>>
>
>I think it is also important to remember that Jesus said "The Kingdom of
>God
>is within you." .....makes the things that religions turn into mountains
>seem very much
>like molehills.

Julie, you sound like a Taoist. :o)

~Mary

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In a message dated 12/20/2001 1:09:04 PM Eastern Standard Time,
jnjstau@... writes:


> I think it is also important to remember that Jesus said "The Kingdom of God
> is within you." The first time I read that, it blew me away.

Take that a step further, and we are all god. . . different, yet the same
maifestations of god. And I do mean all of us. . .living beings!

lovemary

I cannot judge my own path and SELF, having the knowledge that I have chosen
to come here to experience these specific issues and grow, learn, and
Remember Who I Am.


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Joseph Fuerst

this is why I think studying various religions/beliefs is wonderful.....we
often find we're more alike than we first thought. I believe I heard
somewhere that a wise buddhist once wondered why western civilization needs
buddhism...since we have Christ to emulate.
S
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Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 1:16 PM
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> ><<its a part of our human sin nature to have faith in ourselves>>
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> >I think it is also important to remember that Jesus said "The Kingdom of
> >God
> >is within you." .....makes the things that religions turn into mountains
> >seem very much
> >like molehills.
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> Julie, you sound like a Taoist. :o)
>
> ~Mary
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Tia Leschke

>
>I think it is also important to remember that Jesus said "The Kingdom of God
>is within you." The first time I read that, it blew me away. The kingdom
>of God (as far as I understand it) isn't some ethereal place up in the
>sky..... It is within me and therefore I can trust in myself. And when we
>put that together with the fact that we are all made of the same atoms that
>have been on this earth since its beginning and how when we die, our atoms
>disperse and are then brought together with other atoms to form new
>life......makes the things that religions turn into mountains seem very much
>like molehills.

This one's a keeper (for me anyway).
Tia

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Tia Leschke
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