Post by EchosynPost by $ZeroPost by EchosynPost by $ZeroPost by EchosynPost by Pies de ArcillaPost by $Zeroon what authority
I never understood authority. Someone said that God has ultimate
authority. I don't understand that.
And therefore I don't understand "moral authority" either.
I guess maybe someone has authority in the instant they are telling
you to do the right thing. But not necessarily in the next, when they
tell you to do the wrong thing.
But the complication is, you can never be sure that you did the right
thing, which means that you can never determine whether someone did,
in fact, have authority in the past.
So I don't think that authority is a very useful concept.
"So I don't think---." I suggest with kindest intent that that might
be the problem. List those things in your experience that are
absolutes. Consider them carefully and you will come to a precipice.
The only true authority waits for you to be like the fledgling hawk
that takes that first leap away from the familiar substance of nest
and limb. You have within you the knowledge of that authority.
why a hawk and not a dove?
give that some thought before you consider yourself an authority on
authority.
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I did not anthropomorphize. You did. Read it again.
you did not anthropomorphize?
"The only true authority waits for you to be like the fledgling
hawk..."
"be as wise as the serpent and as harmless as the dove."
-$Zero...
This is hilarious :-). Every post strays further OT.
NT, mostly.
unless you're looking for your soggy bread to come flying back pierced
by an olive branch.
but seriously, off topic?
that's a nonsense defense.
Post by EchosynHawks and doves are not the subject of my intent.
Question: "why a hawk and not a dove?"
why won't you answer?
Post by EchosynI speak of the nature of active faith.
faith in hawks, yes. point mine.
Post by EchosynThe bird's first leap into the air is an analogy of a human
acting on faith which is the substance of things hoped for and the
evidence of things not seen.
Question: "why a hawk and not a dove?"
Post by EchosynA considerable portion of the joys in my
joy filled life is because of my confident exercise of faith in our
Creator and His promises. Faith is like a muscle, it develops with use
and wastes away if not used.
Question: "why a hawk and not a dove?"
Post by EchosynA faith walk is often spiced with
pleasant and unexpected surprises
such as the time back in '89 when I set out to understand how high
voltage transmission line emfs (electromagnetic fields) could kill
aquatic life.
well, hawks have better eyesight, i suppose, but still.
depends how you use it.
Hawkeye Pierce.
what an absolutely hilarious name.
both the firstname AND the lastname.
Post by EchosynNone of the top scholars and scientists could answer my
questions so I followed God's leads, studied and experimented for
seven years and found answers to all my questions plus much more that
I could not have anticipated.
Question: "why a hawk and not a dove?"
Post by EchosynFaith without works is dead and we are
justified by faith, not by works.
depends on what you put your faith in.
and how your works reflect that faith.
Post by EchosynThere are no stairways to heaven for sale.
Question: "why a hawk and not a dove?"
Post by EchosynIn sum, the evidence of Supreme Authority was given to me directly
from Him, and it grows quite happily in my garden and nowhere else on
the planet.
how about the rest of the universe?
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