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Edited on Mon Oct-18-10 05:51 PM by RandomThoughts
I really don't know what the Ron Paul story is, but I would guess it has something to do with that verse, although it sounds really messed up.
Mark 3 " 23So Jesus called them and spoke to them in parables: "How can Satan drive out Satan? 24If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come. 27In fact, no one can enter a strong man's house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can rob his house. 28I tell you the truth, all the sins and blasphemies of men will be forgiven them. 29But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin."
That is why I do not claim to know for sure if what I post is of better or worse thoughts, nor do I claim the source of inspiration, although I personally believe it is in many places, but not all, I don't make that claim for that reason. I say each person has to decide. Although it is possible to find better thoughts in most things, but it is still each persons choice of how they hear it.
It should be noted, anyone that says someone is blaspheming against the Holy Spirit, may be doing the same thing by claiming to know what is and isn't of the Holy Spirit. Then again, they may not be.
:shrug:
I find many really great things in many places, but I don't tell people what they come from, but do have my own best thoughts of where they come from. Also why I stress the idea of not telling other people if they are of good or bad. Although I have my own view of those things.
LOL, people that think 'binding the strong man' has anything to do with material probably doesn't understand the spiritual meaning. So someone in a prison like many activist over the years, and even the same people that wrote those books, would be bound by material, but not spiritual, as an example.
The other funny part of that post is the obvious prompt of that verse, since There are other comments of strength that are not in that context. And I posted getting stronger earlier. So some would comment on 'strong' as a label wrongly.
This is actually where Highlander doctrine in part comes from. However I don't take from people, nor allow things to be taken from me, they can't be, because they are where nobody can take them. Note I don't believe in Highlander doctrine, it is not my style to think that people are here to take from each other, even those verses are more about explaining the other doctrine more then anything else, in my view.
Luke 11 17Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: "Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall. 18If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebub. 19Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your followers drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. 20But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.
21"When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe. 22But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up the spoils.
:shrug: So I was thinking his comment was about something else. Or he was mixed up if he did that for some material reason, my guess is he was doing a ritual based on those verses, but not of my belief, if he did those things. Or someone made up the story or added to it to do that to him.
Don't really know.
And I will have beer and travel money and many experiences. :)
I really think that concept, and people believing it is about stealing from each other is much of the problems. I think a person should be able to defend their argument and from that get what is due to them. And I believe that will be the case based on how people choose to judge others also.
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