not quite... RINOs are there because voters DO have a choice. it wouldn't be necessary for democrats to flood both sides of the field if there were no choice. so we learn to be more discerning. so they cheat. so we learn to catch them. but none of it would be necessary if voters had no power or choice.
i do understand where you're coming from, i think more than vice versa.... i had to do a lot of secondary reading before the Bible made much sense. i wasn't raised with any religion, and I studied many different belief systems before seeing the value of Christianity.
but my interpretation of it is too weird for many on here. i had to come to it the way you describe. i've experienced it in action, with reproducible results. i have asked and received many times. but these results are affected by your state of mind, which means i can't prove it to you, you must prove it for yourself.
you're right, its quite infinite. and the Bible is a bit narrow. but I am grateful for it. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
however, I am grateful for many other books, that give the Bible some context. i think you might appreciate some of them too.
you will never see the evidence without first having the faith.
you are thinking of this as a value judgement instead of as natural laws. you will never be shown anything other than what your beliefs allow you to see.
I choose to have faith, because I have seen the effect it has firsthand. nobody can prove that to you. you must seek it for yourself, and without faith, you will never find it.
there was no change of standard. the idea is that faith can move mountains. if you believe that Christ has redeemed you through His death, then you have been redeemed.
its no paradox for God to simultaneously be infinitely judging and infinitely merciful, as God exists above duality.
yes. animals have a different type of consciousness to humans. their experiences tend to be very intuitive and very blissful. God knows the human path comes with hardships. and even with rebellion against God. and now that we have some of this higher knowledge, the only way back into heaven is to become 'as little children'.
and that is because faith is more fundamental than intellect. from a spiritual point of view, it is not necessary to amass knowledge. faith is allowing yourself to be a vessel for spirit, which in turn allows you to know everything you need to know, exactly when you need to know it. that is how animal consciousness operates. they play their roles perfectly, and the easiest way for humans to play ours is by striving to act as that vessel for spirit.... despite this burden of intellect that we have taken on.
humans have more power than understanding. we are capable of very destructive mistakes. consider a deer or a bird. they don't rely on intellect, and they go through life very gracefully. become as little children...
I'm not saying we should have been deer. but at some point we started playing God, and then all these complications on earth were inevitable.
at some point you realize that faith is more important than intellect. that is when you can begin to balance the use of both.
Please listen carefully.
The democrat party runs on opposing slavery. the democrat party was literally created to defend slavery.
democracy literally shares its origin with the word 'demon'.
the republican party is, historically, the party of the people. It does not matter that it has been infiltrated.
It is still our house, regardless of which shitheads have occupied it. don't dishonour it and enable our enemies by just giving it to them. why would you give your enemies a house?
clean it up, take it back. the process has already started. i'm sorry you got tricked by someone calling themselves a republican. BUT THEY WEREN'T ONE.
The distinction between RINO and republican has never been more important than it is now. you think Trump is gonna create a brand new party before 2024? nope. Take back your house.