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Message 42 of 60 (740353)
11-04-2014 11:36 AM 		Reply to: Message 41 by RAZD
11-03-2014 6:26 PM

Re: doubt vs assurity
Yes, I think it is healthy for a believer - there should always be an element of doubt, it helps keep you humble and it holds you back from being a pompous arrogant bigoted flatulence.
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So, in your opinion, is there never any point at which a person could say yes, this is it, this is the truth and I'm staking my life on it?
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Message 46 of 60 (740431)
11-05-2014 3:20 AM 		Reply to: Message 44 by RAZD
11-04-2014 5:08 PM

Re: doubt vs assurity
So, in your opinion, is there never any point at which a person could say yes, this is it, this is the truth and I'm staking my life on it?
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Curiously, I actually wondered if you would respond to this.
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Not terribly curious, really. I figured you had me in mind with your "arrogant flatulence" line.
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Yes, I am absolutely sure that you cannot ever be absolutely sure .
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I think I would probably have agreed with you back before I was saved. I don't think I could have imagined any kind of knowledge I'd stake my life on back then.
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In Buddhist belief ALL is illusion.
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The demons they contact in meditation tell them that. Keeps people away from Christ.
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