"I don't think you could, but were you to put christianity away and 'turn your back on jesus' as it were, and then found your way to another spiritual experience through another religion, your views on religion and the spiritual experience might change." I felt like I was playing a game of chess and hoping you wouldn't see I left that open, actually. I would say that was a knight.
I wish you felt different about it, Vagrant, but there's not much I can say. I am glad you did give it a run. I really don't have a problem with any of the above except for the part about Jesus changing the legality of Leviticus in any way. Unfortunately that is both a key issue and rather vague to me, please expand on that preferably with direct sources or examples. Jesus doesn't say not to sacrifice, he just makes it unnecessary. Jesus came and cleared up misinterpretations, but did not remove any practices.
"Christ's as well if he did not intend for the law to be changed, all christians are unfit for Gods presence" yes exactly. They were all unfit because they were failing to uphold the law properly, that is why he came. To offer himself as a sacrifice instead of any animals.
"Buddhism, some sects, for instance, does not require a go between or physical acts." .....wait a minute I thought it required you to "... uphold the 8 noble truths." ah yup there it is.
Also in the Torah it is not written that God will for here on out quit giving new laws, throughout the first five books God continues to institute new laws in a chronological manner.
This post has been edited by ☞Tomber☜: Sep 8 2010, 06:56 PM
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QUOTE(Vagrant Dreamer @ Jan 30 2013, 02:19 AM) Expect nothing, or you will get caught up in the future and not pay attention to the present. Just do the practice diligently, do it because you enjoy it, do it because you believe in it. Don't wait for results, don't wait for it to happen.
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