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Comment on When does Life Begin?

2012-02-05T08:32:43Z

A key thing to know, we have already existed before our life here. Jeremiah 1:5 5Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

Comment on Will we ever attain the presence of God?

2012-02-05T08:07:56Z

God is here and, everywhere. The presence of God is seen using our spirit. We must walk in the spirit as it says in the Bible. We can know he is here by knowing about who he is and, having a relationship with him.

Comment on When does Life Begin?

2012-01-21T22:00:15Z

Excellent! When discussing spiritual matters it is essential to quote from the manifestations of God. This is because matters of the spirit are veiled from mankind by the creator. There remains only traces of evidence that follow the dead end that science always arrives at when searching for the source of life. To me this confirms the agreement of science and religion. One helps to explain the other, to complete the puzzle. There are no contradictions. This is true of the human soul. Science cannot completly describe the mystery of life without the essential bridge to religion. There is a book written by Abdu'l Baha (son of Baha'u'llah)called "Some Answered Questions". In the book are many references to the soul. In reading the following description of the soul it may help to know of its existence.

We have already explained that the spirit of man is not in the body because it is freed and sanctified from entrance and exit, which are bodily conditions. The connection of the spirit with the body is like that of the sun with the mirror. Briefly, the human spirit is in one condition. It neither becomes ill from the diseases of the body nor cured by its health; it does not become sick, nor weak, nor miserable, nor poor, nor light, nor small -- that is to say, it will not be injured because of the infirmities of the body, and no effect will be visible even if the body becomes weak, or if the hands and feet and tongue be cut off, or if it loses the power of hearing or sight. Therefore, it is evident and certain that the spirit is different from the body, and that its duration is independent of that of the body; on the contrary, the spirit with the utmost greatness rules in the world of the body; and its power and influence, like the bounty of the sun in the mirror, are apparent and visible. But when the mirror becomes dusty or breaks, it will cease to reflect the rays of the sun

(Abdu'l-Baha, Some Answered Questions, p. 228)

Comment on When does Life Begin?

2012-01-20T11:22:49Z

I was just asking for some evidence to back your claim that 'Secondly people have been known to leave this world and come back during near death experiences.'

I am observing with an open mind. An open mind does not simply mean 'believe everything'. It means to be open to all possibilities and asking for well reasoned and sensible arguments.

Comment on When does Life Begin?

2012-01-20T01:04:50Z

I have received you response to my comment. If you wish to make petty counter attacks may I suggest you join the financial bloggers. If on other hand you would step outside the self briefly and observe with an open mind what could conceivably be the truth. I would be pleased to engage in a friendly dialog. your choice.

Comment on When does Life Begin?

2012-01-18T15:03:16Z

Yes! Consider your dreams. In a dream you are present at a certain location, everything around you is vivid. Years later you are at that location and you recall your dream. It is evident that something connected to you made the journey on its own without the physical connection.
Secondly people have been known to leave this world and come back during near death experiences. They describe a place where they are surrounded by people who have passed on that they knew. The body was basically non-functional during this period of time yet the soul was free to travel on it's own and for whatever reason returned to the physical realm. Thus the soul is independent of the body and immune to events affecting the body.

Comment on When does Life Begin?

2012-01-17T15:43:23Z

Any evidence for any of this being true?

Comment on Jesus the only path to salvation?

2012-01-03T13:42:28Z

@Hello :Nice to know that you went towards atheism and came back ...since you are sincerely looking for the right path please read Quran once and read it without anything in mind ( I mean bias)and pray to the almighty that he shows you the right path ....my dear brother we can't face difficulties for say 20 or 30 years how we will face the punishment forever in the life hereafter if we rebel against that creator ... please keep in touch

Comment on The Authentic God Blog

2011-12-22T18:58:31Z

Dear Anita, Thank you for your brave and heartfelt comment. You must have an open and capable heart to feel so deeply and be so brave to write about your painful experience. Don't worry about the cruelty and shallowness of some people, especially young people who bully or say mean things. You are bigger than that. Your heartfelt comment proves that. It shows you have deep beauty of soul. One thing I have found that helps me when I am sad is to find someone who needs help and be kind to them. Maybe a classmate or a person younger than me who is suffering the same thing I am. I help that person. Then, I find that the mercy of God works through me to help the other person. I find more strength in myself as a result. Maybe you could try this too. It is not so much that God rescues me from other mean people people, but that through helping others, God makes me stronger. These bullies and mean people will fade away as you get older. If you are getting stronger by helping others, it won't matter to you what mean bullies and shallow people think. You will have good, deep and lasting friendships with people you have helped. The bullies and mean people will lose all their friends. You will have good and lasting friendships. Let me know how things work out. In the meantime, I'm sending my love and prayers your way.
John

Comment on The Authentic God Blog

2011-12-21T16:49:18Z

am 14 and i want to ask 1 question why am i so ugly. small. fat. and i even got glasses can life be even more harder for me. people say that GOD exists. why did he make me like this. why does he make me suffer and cry every night. when i go to sleep. its just not fair he made other people pretty tall skinny and have healthy eyes so they don't have to wear to glasses. i know you would say that its because my parents are ugly but they are not and none of my family wear glasses.