Diogenes: The concept (and character) of 'Satan' is interesting and one that puzzles theologians. The OP assumes a strict monotheism, a lone creative God in the void of the universe. How would an anti-god, a force of evil intrude in a universe with an omnipotent God?
When I wrote the 1st post I pictured how I would react, how I would think if I was alone in the universe, alone for all eternity. That's where the 'Terror' of the title comes in. I think a lone God would almost welcome an adversary... anything but the terror of total and absolute solitude forever.
So the concept of an evil character, a rival god or force of evil is almost welcome. But this is problematic for monotheism.
Was God ever alone in the universe? Was Satan coexistent from the beginning? Were the angels?
Or did God create Satan? Did God create evil? If 'he' did, why? Does man have free will without Satan? Why would God knowingly introduce evil to the world, knowing the misery and agony of disease and cruelty? Or is God not God at all, but just one powerful force among many?
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What can I say, except "Thank You"
SCLx6 + select last LE per shuffle
Counsel - Magic - The conversation is very informative. - Truth - The Language of Innocence - Thomas Campbell's T.O.E
William: https://www.my-big-toe.com/
RSP = SCLx2 + P&P + re
AP = The English Language Sigil [a sign or symbol.]
William: Universal Objectives
The elephant in the room
You are the universe
The practice of vipassana [meditation involving concentration on the body or its sensations, or the insight which this provides.]
A very useful fiction
The English Language Sigil
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GM: Divine masculine
Action Station
...it is part of the recipe of a full authentic human experience...
Welcoming answer
The Daughter
Thomas Campbell's T.O.E
The English Language
Intrinsic motivation
Did Jesus say you must forsake all? - Page 3 - Debating Christianity and Religion
debatingchristianity.com
William: From the link;
GM: Stop. Listen. Observe. Wonder.I have mentioned in passing way back when, that I followed through on this particular aspect of scripture when going through my christian phase.
I sold all my possessions.
I left my wife and child behind.
I carried no money (although occasionally I was given money or found it and it had its uses.)
I carried no extra clothing except an extra pair of socks, and an old coat for when it rained (which it frequently does in my country.)
I also carried a pen, some colored pencils a few envelops and stamps so I could write of my progress and send to my wife.
Also a toothbrush.
I spent weeks 'on the road' in some kind of pilgrimage testing my faith and I would say that - had I not done so I would have abandoned Christianity and GOD as well.
As it turned out, I have since abandoned Christianity but certainly not GOD or for that matter Yeshua.
The stories that I have regarding that experience - that phase of my life - are many and very interesting. Of course they are subjective so are not subject to scientific review although there is nothing to stop scientists from doing the same and seeing what results are to be found, other than their focus is elsewhere and most would likely consider such a thing a kind of madness anyway.
Indeed, what I am sharing is just hearsay anyway. Only those who were close to me at the time could verify that I did do what I say I did, and even then they cannot know the details - how I survived the experience and what things I experienced during that time-period of my life - because yes - once I understood how it worked, I eventually went back into the 'system' but that didn't mean I didn't do the same things, again, and again, and again over a period of a few years.
In a nut shell this is where I learned first hand how serendipity worked, and how GOD can indeed provide, so in that I can testify that Yeshua was correct and something else I learn was that GOD provided through circumstance but ALWAYS this involved humans beings helping me along the way.
Those human beings of course, were all connected to the system, and in that I was very aware that although I was temporarily 'off the grid' I was still indirectly relying upon it. There was no 'mana from the sky' and nor was I given the ability to rub my hands together and produce bread.
Indeed, I can testify that for the most part, it was almost always non-Christians who helped me and on the odd occasion where I did 'seek out the believers' to ask for their help, they had a very hard time giving me that help and felt as if I was intruding and encroaching and putting pressure on them simply by doing what I was doing and being in a situation where I had to ask.
Generally though, I often didn't have to ask as - like I said - serendipity arranged it that way. People would offer.
Anyway, I can at least say that it works. It isn't easy and it certainly tests you to the limits but the reward as it were is indelible. Anyone willing to go through such a thing will never have reason to doubt again, and can only move forward 'in the spirit' as it were, no regrets.
Being Friends
Embarrassing
Like Unto Ghidrah - many heads one beast...
Life Carriers
Seeing With The Eyes of Innocence
Main
As busy as a bee
"Often sheltered from the storm - warm my body soul and spirit feeling alright."
Universe
Release shame
"Is consciousness an emergent property of the brain?"
Lifting Our Game
First Source:
Unknown/Hidden/Occult
Actions speak louder than words
To make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.
Sigil
Write a Book
Super-information medium
Opening ourselves to real love and intimacy
"Left -brain Right brain Whole brain"
The Shifting Models of Existence
Available
Listen
Intelligent
The Beauty Of...
Big Gaps In Logic
Opens eyes after having thought about it
Even The Shadows
Delirious
Near Death Experience
Follow The Story-Line
Fearful
It is not a thing to judge, but a thing to accept without judgement
Think With The heart - Feel With The Mind
Love Life
William: So it could be said then, that aspects of GOD in the sense of "The OP assumes a strict monotheism, a lone creative God in the void of the universe." there is no outside being in the form of Satan, intruding upon the a lone creative God in the void of the universe.
This means that any perceived evil is instigated by the GOD experiencing said evil, in similar manner as any good also being experienced.
The contradictory forces involved allow for separation and sorting - while free will provides the basis for where individual personalities created in this fashion, gravitate and invest their personal energy into.
GOD has a dark-side.
What those who experience GOD as good go for, are the aspects of light and love and purposefulness - attributes which are absent from the dark side.
Essentially the dark-side is still working itself out, and so too is the light-side.
Somewhere in the thick of it all, is a place where such concerns are absent.
GM: What Is Our Purpose?
Choices
It is a great thing to do small things with great love
Breathe In Breathe Out
Growing Pains
Appreciating You
Not Wrong
Belief Helps Cause Separation
Stand up
Suppression Matrix
Savant [a learned person, especially a distinguished scientist.]
Prison Planet
Sorting ones self out - a complex and tricky undertaking...
JW's claim of Kingdom of God establish in 1914? - Page 13 - Debating Christianity and Religion
debatingchristianity.com
William: From the link;
Indeed, ‘You must love The Creator with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole strength and with your whole mind’ is something folk can do, even if they have no access to any religious script.
The other biblical quotes bear witness to how individuals related to their idea of God - in love...indeed, the bible is mostly books of stories to do with this inter-personal relationship.
And to add - many of those individuals did not even have access to what you are saying is 'Scripture' - so it would not be errant of me to point out that there is no concrete evidence to support the belief that knowledge of scripture is a commandment, even implicatively.
Certainly one can find inspiration for wanting to connect and commune, but this is simply not limited to the bible - thus quite obviously there is no such commandment that scripture be known, in order for one to connect and commune with The Creator Mind [Ghost] - therefore the knowledge must be sourced elsewhere, and primarily it must be sourced within the relationship itself - not to the stories of others [as inspiring as these might be] but to ones own story in relation with others.
GM: Gnosticism
The Deeper Reality
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose”
The Next Level
Though the Serpent rules the Shadow
The Minds Eye
What is the meaning of life?
Seduce
Anti Christ
Healing
The Creator
Determination
"We oppose deception"
Difficult emotions
By all means, psychoanalyze the hell out of it
The Eternal Authority
The idea presented re the universe as uncaring and the story of Job has it that the voice of the creator of said universe appears to care - therefore
www.dreamviews.com
Don’t hide your Generated Messages
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