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....most who adhere to the teachings of western theology won't bother to research in order to see how what they are taught came into being.
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Not only that, but they will often reject everything that someone who does do that research discovers. That is understandable really. It's very difficult to have your world view questioned when you are so sure you have it right. We tend to interpret deep spiritual experiences based on the belief we already hold to be true, so when someone points out the possible error in your belief structure in plain black and white, the tendency is to ignore that evidence. When someone else has a profound spiritual experience and they do not share our belief structure, we are likely to downplay that experience and imagine our own experiences more real that that of the other. When we talk about the evolution of certain Christian Doctrines, and how they were not always held as spiritual Truths, we are likely to be met with strong resistance as if that kind of belief could not possibly be Christian at all.
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I see it as a prophesy encompassing the past, present, and future plan of God which will have a really, really good ending.
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Amen to That Grace!
Blessings