[QUOTE]Originally posted by Bullvye:
Knowing that the Holy Spirit works through the Word, my hope was that God, not me, would give him( or her...?) the answers that he was looking for. After all " Faith comes by hearing, and hearing, by the Word of God" [quote]
The Holy Spirit works through the Word. What I don't understand is why god is so lazy!! What you seem to be saying is that he inspired a book to be written, in bits and pieces, admittedly, a very long time ago indeed, and since then, has had nothing to say on any subject? Are there any other writings which Christians would accept as being 'inspired', perhaps of a more recent date, and which have more relevance to situations and events in today's world?
If god is omnipotent, and omnipresent, I can't see why that would present any difficulty. (I am not being flip, I truly believe this.) I cannot understand why Christians insists on hearking back to the bible all the time, when there is inspiration everywhere. May I recommend a book called 'Conversations with God', channelled by an American called Neale Donald Walsch. Whether it is inspired by god or not I have no idea, however, it talks a lot of sense, and I find it way more relevant than the bible.
To my mind, the bible contains one statement that - if we were to take it to heart and live it truly - would cause love, peace and happiness to flourish throughout the world. That statement is 'love thy neighbour as thyself'.
However, some practical help on how we go about truly loving (and for that matter, being) our true selves (impossible to love anyone else without that being in place) would be useful. The bible tends to fall down on that side of things. The big hole in christian teaching, to my mind. That's where 'Conversations with God' comes in. Bridge that gap, guys and gals, and let's make the world a better place.
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