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At 01:03 AM 9/4/95 -0400, you wrote:
>what is really one part in the process in devine Santification. what must a
>person do to start or is this a process of selection a type of a higher power
>invoke.
I feel that we have a big part. There are those who subscribe to a kind of a "pawn" theory that has us as little pieces in the hands of this all-encompassing God, but I believe we're more than that. I fel that to describe us as being createed "in God's image" is to suggest that there is a more of a "giving birth" type relationship involved. God gives birth to the process that creates us, and we give birth to the seed of God in us (and I do believe that this "seed" is in all of us).
> I am trying to study this I grew up and had the bible shoved at me
>day and nite. lots of rigid rules to live by while the two biggest hipocrites
>were full of it. they being my father who said do as I say not as I do and
>dont ever question your parents.
Unfortunate that this was the case. Many people seem to feel more secure approaching faith as a set of rules. It makes it easier to whip people in to line I suppose. Lots of societies have done this by forwarding a theology which suits whoever is in power.
I would love to be able to post this question and my response to my site, as I truly hope for this site to become more interactive. I will not do so, or only do so anonymously, or not at all if you wish. I thought the question to be quite appropriate in the context of my discussion. What do you think?
Either way, thank you for writing, and continue to question. There's a whole lot that those of us who grew up under conservative religion need to get out from under and begin to see the deeper intricacies of the journey of faith.
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