Comments on: Frustrations, Change, Radical http://jasonandngoc.com/2006/12/09/frustrations-change-radical/ the story of us - exposed Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:01:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: the black soul choir http://jasonandngoc.com/2006/12/09/frustrations-change-radical/comment-page-1/#comment-764 the black soul choir Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:06:45 +0000 http://www.jason1365.com/2006/12/09/frustrations-change-radical/#comment-764 to cosmin and jason1365: seeing is believing. whatever was thought or said, these persistent, inexorable deaths make faith as such absent or hummaness a question, a disgust for what we are. whatever the hope, here it is lost. the C.S.Lewis hypothesys, God is the sheet of paper on which we are the text written, does not offer more then a pantheist kind of vision of God, so I find useless as saying that the bible is important because on what it is written. And what does "bring glory to God" means? now really?! respect! to cosmin and jason1365:
seeing is believing. whatever was thought or said, these persistent, inexorable deaths make faith as such absent or hummaness a question, a disgust for what we are. whatever the hope, here it is lost.
the C.S.Lewis hypothesys, God is the sheet of paper on which we are the text written, does not offer more then a pantheist kind of vision of God, so I find useless as saying that the bible is important because on what it is written.
And what does “bring glory to God” means? now really?!
respect!

]]> By: cosmin anania http://jasonandngoc.com/2006/12/09/frustrations-change-radical/comment-page-1/#comment-148 cosmin anania Wed, 03 Jan 2007 11:23:01 +0000 http://www.jason1365.com/2006/12/09/frustrations-change-radical/#comment-148 Thanks for the feed back. I apreciate it. About time: while dreaming, time cease to exist. Therefore I think that these are the moments which help us to get at least an idea about the two realities involved in our life: one (this one) in which we depend so much on the time/space factor and the other which is what we actually long for. So, time and space are somehow this veil that separates us from the true reality and the beauty about all this is that sometimes we somehow manage to penetrate this veil and get a glimpse of that reality. And when that happens I realise that I am not about myself only, this life of ours is not about the individual, but about the whole. Or, maybe the veil consists not only of time and space, but of egocentrism too! I mean, even i can give some examples of my Self standing in my way; for Christ sake, this self of mine is, most of the time, my worst enemy! You see, I read some time ago this book by C. S. Lewis and he explained that if we try and picture ourselves together with our life and time and space, etc., as a text, then God is the sheet of paper on which all this is writen. I mean, it is writen in the bible that God already knows what will you do! So, our narrow mind is telling us that then is not our fault when we do wrong towards God; we cannot catch Him off guard, now can we? But things aren't like this at all. You see, it is not about what you do, or what you feel, is about how you manage it. Is about how you manage to really belive that just because I like something doen't mean that is good! Or even viceversa. I mean, of course God knows what we'll do! He knew it before we were put here! But I think that this is the only way in which we as people can become children of God and not just creations of God. And i think that all this has a lot to do with suffering. bye. Thanks for the feed back. I apreciate it.
About time: while dreaming, time cease to exist. Therefore I think that these are the moments which help us to get at least an idea about the two realities involved in our life: one (this one) in which we depend so much on the time/space factor and the other which is what we actually long for. So, time and space are somehow this veil that separates us from the true reality and the beauty about all this is that sometimes we somehow manage to penetrate this veil and get a glimpse of that reality. And when that happens I realise that I am not about myself only, this life of ours is not about the individual, but about the whole. Or, maybe the veil consists not only of time and space, but of egocentrism too! I mean, even i can give some examples of my Self standing in my way; for Christ sake, this self of mine is, most of the time, my worst enemy!
You see, I read some time ago this book by C. S. Lewis and he explained that if we try and picture ourselves together with our life and time and space, etc., as a text, then God is the sheet of paper on which all this is writen. I mean, it is writen in the bible that God already knows what will you do! So, our narrow mind is telling us that then is not our fault when we do wrong towards God; we cannot catch Him off guard, now can we?
But things aren’t like this at all. You see, it is not about what you do, or what you feel, is about how you manage it. Is about how you manage to really belive that just because I like something doen’t mean that is good!
Or even viceversa. I mean, of course God knows what we’ll do! He knew it before we were put here! But I think that this is the only way in which we as people can become children of God and not just creations of God. And i think that all this has a lot to do with suffering. bye.

]]> By: Jason1365 http://jasonandngoc.com/2006/12/09/frustrations-change-radical/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Jason1365 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 02:38:52 +0000 http://www.jason1365.com/2006/12/09/frustrations-change-radical/#comment-146 I really like how you brought up two completely different perspectives. First, the intellectual - how does God, time, and us interact? To this, I have some unsubstantiated thoughts of my own. It seems like we as humans must exist in time because we are physical beings (which exist in space and time). Since the Garden was perfect and likely with many similarities to heaven, it would seem that we should continue to exist in space and time. God meets us in such a fashion right where we are (in time). The second, the realization – what really matters? I do believe that every moment is an opportunity to join with God in His will. And you are exactly right, we do continually reject God's guidance and I hope to learn how to reject less. Then do we all say "yes" eventually? I think not. At some point there is a judgment and those who have continually denied partnering with God will go one way and those who did partner with him will go another. Each moment seems to be something where we are given power for some reason to either bring glory to God or to ourselves. Seems like God really gave us a lot to do, He wasn't interested in giving us boring lives. How fun is that? I really like how you brought up two completely different perspectives.
First, the intellectual – how does God, time, and us interact? To this, I have some unsubstantiated thoughts of my own. It seems like we as humans must exist in time because we are physical beings (which exist in space and time). Since the Garden was perfect and likely with many similarities to heaven, it would seem that we should continue to exist in space and time. God meets us in such a fashion right where we are (in time).
The second, the realization – what really matters? I do believe that every moment is an opportunity to join with God in His will. And you are exactly right, we do continually reject God’s guidance and I hope to learn how to reject less. Then do we all say “yes” eventually? I think not. At some point there is a judgment and those who have continually denied partnering with God will go one way and those who did partner with him will go another.
Each moment seems to be something where we are given power for some reason to either bring glory to God or to ourselves. Seems like God really gave us a lot to do, He wasn’t interested in giving us boring lives. How fun is that?

]]> By: cosmin anania http://jasonandngoc.com/2006/12/09/frustrations-change-radical/comment-page-1/#comment-144 cosmin anania Tue, 02 Jan 2007 23:01:57 +0000 http://www.jason1365.com/2006/12/09/frustrations-change-radical/#comment-144 Umm, listen reading your text I realised that I am by far not the only one who encounters problems when discussing this kind of stuff with others. So I wanted to ask you whether you have an opinion about the relation between God and time. Are they one? Can time be excluded from the ecuation God + us? And what if it could? I really do not know what to expect from all this atempt of mine, to write on this site. Anyway, it doesn't matter. Every day of our life, every moment, is nothing else than God's invitation to join Him. And, to this invitation we keep sayng: - No, not just yet! But we all say yes, eventually, now don't we?! In fact what is life, if not a single moment? So, I'll just ..., umm, wait'n'see what'll turn up from all this...thing. Bye. Umm, listen reading your text I realised that I am by far not the only one who encounters problems when discussing this kind of stuff with others. So I wanted to ask you whether you have an opinion about the relation between God and time. Are they one? Can time be excluded from the ecuation God + us? And what if it could?
I really do not know what to expect from all this atempt of mine, to write on this site. Anyway, it doesn’t matter. Every day of our life, every moment, is nothing else than God’s invitation to join Him. And, to this invitation we keep sayng: – No, not just yet! But we all say yes, eventually, now don’t we?! In fact what is life, if not a single moment?
So, I’ll just …, umm, wait’n'see what’ll turn up from all this…thing. Bye.

]]> By: don conner http://jasonandngoc.com/2006/12/09/frustrations-change-radical/comment-page-1/#comment-100 don conner Wed, 20 Dec 2006 23:30:08 +0000 http://www.jason1365.com/2006/12/09/frustrations-change-radical/#comment-100 stop by at christmas, saw your ma and pa last night, they are proud of you! stop by at christmas, saw your ma and pa last night, they are proud of you!

]]> By: jason.phelps http://jasonandngoc.com/2006/12/09/frustrations-change-radical/comment-page-1/#comment-67 jason.phelps Sun, 10 Dec 2006 20:35:06 +0000 http://www.jason1365.com/2006/12/09/frustrations-change-radical/#comment-67 interestingly enough, i've been going through a lot of the same thought processes. who'd have ever thought that i'd be having the same thought processes as you..... ? :) keep moving forward. God is good, and as long as you follow where He leads you, you'll find the answers to those questions and feel secure in knowing the He is really all that matters. interestingly enough, i’ve been going through a lot of the same thought processes. who’d have ever thought that i’d be having the same thought processes as you….. ? :)

keep moving forward. God is good, and as long as you follow where He leads you, you’ll find the answers to those questions and feel secure in knowing the He is really all that matters.

]]> By: Lee Chalmers http://jasonandngoc.com/2006/12/09/frustrations-change-radical/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Lee Chalmers Sun, 10 Dec 2006 08:47:25 +0000 http://www.jason1365.com/2006/12/09/frustrations-change-radical/#comment-66 This journey you speak of has been walked by many before. We all have to walk it at some point if we want to wake up and live our lives on purpose. It's possible, it's meaningful and it's downright just got to happen. If you are looking you will find the answer. If you are asking the questions you will find the meaning you seek. This journey you speak of has been walked by many before. We all have to walk it at some point if we want to wake up and live our lives on purpose. It’s possible, it’s meaningful and it’s downright just got to happen. If you are looking you will find the answer. If you are asking the questions you will find the meaning you seek.

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