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Post by kg00ds on Dec 21, 2005 20:49:05 GMT -5
Two Thoughts on the Trinity:
God is not torn between multiple personalities nor is the trinity ever in disagreement. In fact, there is a complete unity in purpose, vision and desire within the trinity. To believe otherwise is to believe in three gods instead of One.
The infinite and eternal mystery of the trinity cannot be explained or fully understood, but only declared. It is more vast than our finite minds can grasp.
--C. Murrell
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Post by kg00ds on Dec 21, 2005 20:51:57 GMT -5
"God has shaped each and every one of His children..."
Spiritual Gifts—the supernatural gifts you receive after being born again.
Heart—the bundle of all your sanctified desires, hopes, dreams, interest, ambitions, and affections; i. e. the personal source of all your motivations.
Abilities—the talents you are “naturally” born with or acquire.
Personality—who you are.
Experience—you are shaped by it; God uses them in molding you and in blessing others.
-- Rick Warren
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Post by kg00ds on Dec 21, 2005 20:53:05 GMT -5
"Faith is what you do in view of who God is and what he has said"
-- Bro. Conrad Murrell
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Post by kg00ds on Dec 21, 2005 20:53:59 GMT -5
"everything now, we must assume, is in our hands; we have no right to assume otherwise, if we do not falter in our duty now, we may be able, handful that we are, to end the racial nightmare, and acheive our country, and change the history of the world."
-- James Baldwin The Fire Next Time
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Post by kg00ds on Dec 21, 2005 20:54:40 GMT -5
"a man with a good vision is a man with a good future,
a man with a bad vision is a man with a bad future,
a man with no vision is a man with no future, and a man with no future is doomed to repeat his past,
What's your vision?"
-- Robert Barringer
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Post by kg00ds on Dec 21, 2005 20:55:13 GMT -5
"you gotta hurt before you heal."
--B.B. King
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Post by kg00ds on Dec 21, 2005 20:55:50 GMT -5
"I arise today,
Through the strength of heaven:
Light of the sun, radiance of the moon.
Splendor of fire, speed of lightning,
Swiftness of wind, depth of sea,
Stability of earth and firmness of rock.
I arise today,
Through God's strength to pilot me:
God's might to uphold me, God's wisdom to guide me,
God's eye to look before me, God's ear to hear me,
God's word to speak for me, God's hand to guard me,
God's way to lie before me, God's shield to protect me.
From the snares of devils, from temptation of vices,
From everyone who shall wish me ill,
Afar and near, alone and in a multitude."
-- St. Patrick
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Post by kg00ds on Dec 21, 2005 20:56:22 GMT -5
"My Druid is Christ, the son of God,
Christ, Son of Mary, the Great Abbot,
The Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost.'
-- St. Columba
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Post by kg00ds on Dec 21, 2005 20:57:07 GMT -5
"Jesus be my Guru"
-- Keith Green
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Post by kg00ds on Dec 21, 2005 20:57:56 GMT -5
"I would like to have the men of Heaven in my own house:
With vats of good cheer laid out for them.
I would like to have the three Marys, their fame is so great.
I would like people from every corner of Heaven.
I would like them to be cheerful in their drinking,
I would like to have Jesus too here amongst them.
I would like a great lake of beer for the King of Kings,
I would like to be watching Heaven's family, drinking it through all eternity."
-- attributed to St. Brigid
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Post by kg00ds on Dec 21, 2005 20:59:48 GMT -5
Sorry guys about all the quote post here in a row. I just wanted to share some of my favorite quotes. Sincerly, Keith
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Post by kg00ds on Dec 21, 2005 23:37:32 GMT -5
"Wisest is he, who knows that he indeed knows nothing".
--Socrates
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Post by kg00ds on Dec 21, 2005 23:45:31 GMT -5
A thought about God:
To give you an idea of the nature of Kabbalah, I will briefly discuss one of the better known, fundamental concepts of kabbalistic thought: the concept of G-d as Ein Sof, the Ten Sefirot, and the kabbalistic tree of life. This explanation is, at best, a gross oversimplification. I do not pretend to fully understand these ideas.
According to Kabbalah, the true essence of G-d is so transcendent that it cannot be described, except with reference to what it is not. This true essence of G-d is known as Ein Sof, which literally means "without end," which encompasses the idea of His lack of boundaries in both time and space. In this truest form, the Ein Sof is so transcendent that It cannot have any direct interaction with the universe. The Ein Sof interacts with the universe through ten emanations from this essence, known as the Ten Sefirot.
These Sefirot correspond to qualities of G-d. They consist of, in descending order, Keter (the crown), Chokhmah (wisdom), Binah (intuition, understanding), Chesed (mercy) or Gedulah (greatness), Gevurah (strength), Tiferet (glory), Netzach (victory), Hod (majesty), Yesod (foundation) and Malkut (sovereignty). The middle five qualities are mentioned explicitly and in order at I Chronicles 29:11: Yours, O L-rd, is the greatness (gedulah), the strength (gevurah), the glory (tiferet), the power (netzach), and the splendor (hod). I have seen this passage translated in widely varying ways, but the Hebrew corresponds to the names of the Sefirot in order.
The Ten Sefirot include both masculine and feminine qualities. Kabbalah pays a great deal of attention to the feminine aspects of G-d.
The Sefirot are commonly represented as in the diagram at left. [missing here]This diagram is commonly known as the Tree of the Sefirot or the Kabbalistic Tree of Life. There is great significance to the position of these various attributes and their interconnectedness.
The Sefirot are not separate deities, as some might think by taking this too literally. They are intimately a part of G-d, and yet they are in contact with the universe in a way that the Ein Sof is not. The Sefirot connect with everything in the universe, including humanity. The good and evil that we do resonates through the Sefirot and affects the entire universe, up to and including G-d Himself.
-- Tracy R. Rich
What do you guys think of this thought?
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Post by dinadan on Jan 20, 2006 11:20:49 GMT -5
"Nearly all marriages, even happy ones, are mistakes: in the sense that almost certainly (in a more perfect world, or even with a little more care in this very imperfect one) both partners might be found more suitable mates. But the real soul-mate is the one you are actually married to. " - J. R. R. Tolkien
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Post by chrystalized on Jan 22, 2006 11:59:41 GMT -5
not really a deep thinking quote, but when my brother said it i had to pass it on.
My brother needed to take a shower but the bathroom was occupied so my mom told him to use her shower, he replied "i hate your shower. it sprays water at you." well no duh
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