The definitions of spirit left out this - A part of the human soul which is supposed to notice God
n spiritual things.
Reaching out is
not a spiritual thing to do.
Not exact matches
It was also a
spiritual experience for me as a scientist as I met a psychic that told me
things that she shouldn't have known.
Rich =
not just financial, it's emotional,
spiritual, health, etc. [6:01] Two skills for true wealth, first is the «Science of Achievement» [6:34] After talking to top investors, Tony found that everyone invests differently, but there are some
things that everyone has in common: The Core Four [6:46] Same as health, everyone is unique, but there are fundamentals that if you violate the rules you're going to
not have energy, get sick [7:23] Three fundamentals for achievement [7:32] What is something in your life today that once was a dream?
The idea at work here is that the faith is an incarnational
thing,
not just a «
spiritual» (disembodied)
thing, just like Jesus himself.
I think the paragraph relating to visuals is saying, we don't need material
things to help us with our
spiritual relation to God.
I FULLY believe in a creator and
spiritual reality, but I think the GREAT creator,
not the various imposters (Including the dieties of JEws, Muslims and Christians) who have fun watching us kill each other over theological syntax disagreements, has MUCH better
things to do than have personal conversations with any of us, dumb blondes included.
and while scientists take on a technical arrogance of thinking that through the power of their own intellect, they can know and explain all
things,
not knowing how blind they are to the unseen world; religionists on the other hand do have a corresponding
spiritual arrogance.
And this sort of
thing does
not matter any more because the kingdom is
not of this world, and it does
not matter if you worship on Mount Gerizim, or on Mount Zion, as long as all nations come to the
spiritual Mt. Zion, the kingdom that has no end.
Just because something is termed
spiritual, and most
things that are termed that are dealing with the relative plane rather than the absolute, doesn't mean its truth.in the
spiritual realm.
The neat
thing about her position, though, is that she doesn't have to really know about anything
spiritual to earn her pay check.
I was
not at all interested in how changing these
things would impact the
spiritual effectiveness of our congregation or how much glory God would or would
not get out of us cutting something from our service schedule.
@fimeilleur actually i can back up the claims i make both personally and historically, one example Abraham, Machpelah (actual location of his tomb and remains along with 5 others in Israel right where they are supposed to be) Kedorlaomer king of Elam, (defeated by Abraham and recently discovered) it is said Abraham believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness.More than that Abraham saw God and spoke with Him,
not the god you are on about that men use to justify their evil intent, but the God who has created all
things, the God that no one especially you can
not contain.Ignorance is your choice but that will
not negate the existence of God in any way.No one that i am aware of has all the answers at this point regarding
spiritual things, evolution or evilution there are areas God has
not yet revealed to mankind but every day more is discovered.I find it amazing that God is big enough to share discovery even with those who would reject Him.
If they want to believe in
spiritual things, why can't you just let them be?
Always was and is and will ever be no matter what matters of materialized shapes to tend to seemingly clutter up His
spiritual abundancy It is truth that God has troubles within the fractal paradigms of inter-cellular cosmologies as protruding «activists» are sometimes revolting against the grains of our embodied sanctifications creating many undulations of travesties
not uncommonly being viewed by us celestial beings as being viral and bacteriological in the way we understand
things to be and become.
Prayer should
not be all about receiving
things and good
things happening, it should also be about connecting to «the higher power» on a
spiritual level and providing sustenance for your soul.
NAMBLA takes the position that the Greek erotic ideal is the adolescent or young adult, that sex between the young male and his mentor is a
thing of beauty and
spiritual exaltation that ought
not to be prohibited by law.
Here's the
thing: the
spiritual writers know that we are carnal creatures, and that we can
not skip that step in the ladder of ascent.
Michael «As a gay man I appreciate there efforts and support, but I think putting up this sign isn't really the best way to get through to people, all it does is create more hate, intolerance, and separation, I am
not a christian but I am very
spiritual, and putting up this sign implies that all gay people are atheists which is the furthest
thing from the truth, I have no problem with religion, I have a problem with those who use there religions to control and hate others, same applies with atheism, if you don't want to believe in anything than fine, just don't push your non beliefs on me.»
I believe that it is
not possible to explain
spiritual things to people who do
not believe.
I know that I see elements of divine around me in
things and in ways that others don't, including other religious people... And as long as different religions and even sects constantly argue about what god truly is, and as long as they come up with different asnwers, then I have to say that the
spiritual elements of our universe simply manifest differently for different folks, including
not at all for some... as with those who label themselves as athiest...
They don't know how to say no and become trapped into doing a bunch of good
things at the expense of their personal and
spiritual health.
So it is
not a
spiritual belief
thing...
not much different than Mr. Obama and his Chicago, liberal clique advising the executive branch, is it?»
I didn't mean accountability in a negative sense... it was more like «back - up», checking
things out, having a
spiritual director, someone who is able to offer advice (which may mean questioning and challenging on occasion).
As a gay man I appreciate there efforts and support, but I think putting up this sign isn't really the best way to get through to people, all it does is create more hate, intolerance, and separation, I am
not a christian but I am very
spiritual, and putting up this sign implies that all gay people are atheists which is the furthest
thing from the truth, I have no problem with religion, I have a problem with those who use there religions to control and hate others, same applies with atheism, if you don't want to believe in anything than fine, just don't push your non beliefs on me.
its
not really atheism or religion that I have a problem with, its the hate, control, and fear that goes along with it that I have a problem with, you say that those who are
spiritual are into new agey, crystal ball, stuff, see that's what I'm talking about, you assume to know what something is about when you don't understand something you naturally fear it, your self righteous clouds you, don't you get that by being narrow minded in your view towards
things, you really act no better than religious fundamentalists, being
spiritual is a lot more than just the new agey, think positive all the time that you think it is, its about being aware of who you are?
I respect your experience but it is still anecdotal and limited — it is
not definitive hence my suggestion that you paint with a narrower brush lest you do the very
thing that you are guarding against... You resist those who criticize «other ways of following Jesus» while doing a bit of the same to those who see value in the institution as a
spiritual reality even if
not an ideal one...
If you don't have discernment be careful how you assess someone who is seeing into the
spiritual realm and
things about a persons character that you can
not see.
It doesn't care whether the angel really appeared to Mary: the important
thing is that a
spiritual version of that visitation could happen to anyone — including you.»
«Male and female he created them» is
not merely a statement from Scripture but a reflection on the physical and
spiritual reality of
things, and in the modern era we are coming to understand just how very interesting it is that we are male and female, how different and complementary we are, howsignificant this might be, and how much we need to study and reflect on it.
It is
not by making themselves more material, relying solely on physical contacts, but by making themselves more
spiritual in the embrace of God that
things draw closer to each other and, following their invincible natural bent, end by becoming, all of them together, one.
It is utterly impossible to explain
things which are
spiritual to people who do
not have God's Spirit living within them.
Wonderful teacher... get out your Bible and start reading... this guy is a wolf in sheep's clothing leading millions to an eternity in hell... the prosperity gospel he teaches is contrary to the teachings of Christ... Christ talked about abundance in life but he was speaking of
spiritual abundance
not material
things... Scripture and Christ said in this life you will have trouble... Christ suffered in this life as did each of his Apostles... open your eyes before it is too late for you.
When Jesus speaks of having life more abundantly, this, I think, is the life he means: a life that is
not reducible by division, category or degree, but is one
thing, heavenly and earthly,
spiritual and material, divided only insofar as it is embodied in distinct creatures.
Things which are spiritual CAN NOT be discerned by things which are phy
Things which are
spiritual CAN
NOT be discerned by
things which are phy
things which are physical.
What you just descibed is the definition of a hallucination, the fact that you claim you can see and hears
thing that can't be measured does
not make you
spiritual, it makes you delusional.
Or, if you can, it is a very very difficult
thing to do... (
Not Even the Rain, on Spengler's Forum) The
spiritual man is able to endure a duplication in himself; by his understanding he is able....
Given this interest in
spiritual practices and
things monastic, it is
not surprising that more and more people are practicing the daily office (also called «divine office,» «office,» «liturgy of the hours» or «common prayer»).
According to the dictionary, being «
spiritual» seems to mean that a person believes in
things not seen, but no mention is made of «a deity».
The idea that we are
not human beings on a
spiritual journey, but instead
spiritual beings on a human journey, and we can sense and know all kinds of
things about God through Jesus.
I think a big
thing about being
spiritual is believing in something higher than yourself without being tied to some arbitrarily specific moral code created by people (
not God (s)-RRB- in the context of their times that often has horrifyingly backwards and incredibly immoral rules.
For us, it doesn't much matter if different pictures of such
things (or different names for God, or different primary
spiritual practices, etc.) are varied.
Evidence for
spiritual things must come from
spiritual sources, experiences, and methods,
not from physical ones.
The agony of the modern age seemed aptly caught in the horror of Picasso's Guernica, the
spiritual exhaustion of Mahler's Ninth Symphony, and Yeats» prophetic line, «
Things fall apart; the center can
not hold.»
That fact, all by itself, is a
spiritual enterprise; however, it is
not the same
thing as religious dogma.
There is a wide range of
spiritual practices that one might do on their own that does
not include believing in any of the
things you mentioned.
The crude superstition of man's prayer as a means of instructing God or altering his intention was overpassed and praying became both congruous with the Christian idea of God and effectively powerful in
spiritual result — «Abba, Father, all
things are possible unto thee; remove this cup from me: howbeit
not what I will, but what thou wilt.»
I know a lot of Christians who are loving, tolerant, people, these folks weren't, and their attitude caused me to re-examine a lot of
spiritual things, and to deal with a lot of my questions about Christianity, which I've always had.
The ones who think there can be such a
thing as «
spiritual growth» and waste their time «praying» or the ones who don't believe in that which there is no evidence whatsoever for?
We are created with a
spiritual soul as well as a body, and so material
things alone are
not enough to satisfy us: we yearn for what is truly
spiritual.