Posted by rayww on September 4, 2004, at 11:33:31
In reply to Re: THE bible?-need imput plse, posted by Lou Pilder on September 4, 2004, at 10:33:32
Hi Lou. Welcome back. I hope you are here to stay a while. I look forward to your responses but hope you will not ask for too much clarification on issues that are not easy to clarify. The topic of spiritually changing one's self is a good one.
A spiritual change could refer to one changing state from carnal to spiritual.
Spiritual growth could refer to understanding, wisdom, and knowledge, line upon line, precept upon precept as learned through reading scripture, saying prayer, and striving to keep the commandments.I personally feel the most growth spiritually when I am true to the principles that foster spiritual growth: Morning and evening prayer, daily exposure to scripture and other inspired writing, (audio, or reading), writing/thinking. When we break ourselves against the commandments of God we break our spirituality chain, but when we repent, the chain is mended, so to be virutous is key. When thoughts and actions are immoral it is hard to find the spirit. That is (unfortunately perhaps) real. We can't save our cake and eat it too.
Teaching others (children) through family councils, etc, increases the spirit in the home. Being kind and helping one another increases the spirit in our home. Eliminating contention in our relationships increases spirituality, because contention drives away the spirit. Being true to true principles increases the spirit aurora around us and our surroundings.
The spirit is real, not imagined. We have a spirit inside our body that lives after our physical body is put to rest. Actually, I can't say it is inside our body because I really think our body is inside it. Are we physical bodies trying to have a spiritual experience, or spiritual bodies trying to have a mortal experience?
Do I need to say "I believe" when I am writing about something as real as this? I assume most believe this because of the many near death experiences that have been reported when one's spirit leaves its body then returns, not to mention doctrine of some religions.
I may or may not comment again on this topic, so I hope I have clarified it to your satisfaction Lou.
again, welcome.
rayww
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