Disagreements regarding Chosen Ones of God

[Trailblazer]

Fair enough....
I had an amazing experience when I received spiritual healing on October 16th last year. I will remember the time, date, place and healer for all my days.
I'm open minded about spiritualism.

The trouble for Abrahamic religions is all about those OT laws which require seers, witches and spirituals etc to be executed........ that couldn't have helped !

But there have been little Christian Spiritualist chapels in nearly every English town ever since I can remember, and many Christians do visit these discreetly after losing friends and relatives, regardless of what their ministers and priests might say.

I did not know about those OT laws... I do not pay much mind to Bible stuff... Baha'is are not really supposed to delve into the supernatural although there is no absolute injunction against it... But I have never been a very obedient sort, I do my own thing, why I am called Trailblazer.

But as I was just telling the husband who is also a Baha'i, it does not make life on earth easier to know there is an afterlife because I am always making the comparison in my head and thinking of all the physical things I have to endure here I will no longer have to endure there. If I did not believe in an afterlife I think it would be easier to live in this world. Then again if I could simplify a bit and finally retire it could be easier.....I hope that is on the horizon but right now I have to get through this latest tenant crisis.

 

[1213]

Sorry I might have given a wrong impression, or you may have read into the reply something that was not said.

Nations will survive and prosper in the future. Pride in ones country and culture is great as long as it does not lead to an unbridled Nationalism that looks after all in one country without the welfare of the world at heart.

There will be 'Universal League of Nations';....

Ok, thanks, interesting information. Unfortunately, the league of nations and the doctrine you show reminds me too much of the “One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie”.

I don’t know do you know the story of the Lord of the Rings, and I know, it is fictional, but basically the ring is symbol of power. And I think people should not “forge” that kind of “ring”, power position. The reason is, as John Dalberg-Acton has said, power corrupts and Absolute power corrupts absolutely. I understand that it may sound good and there may be good intentions, but eventually the “ring” will corrupt the person who has it. That is why I think all attempts to create one world government or similar things, is dangerous and bad and in the end, it serves only the evil one.

 

[TransmutingSoul]

That is why I think all attempts to create one world government or similar things, is dangerous and bad and in the end, it serves only the evil one.

I assume you must see no continuing life on this planet, as if humanity does not find a common path, the future is more than bleak?

Personally I see all attempts of cooperation and unity, as attempts of fruits of the Spirit, fruits Christ ask us to foster.

I see that satan is all of us that choose not to live the virtues, as It is my choice not to and no devil but my own free will made me do it.

Regards Tony

 

[oldbadger]

I did not know about those OT laws... I do not pay much mind to Bible stuff... Baha'is are not really supposed to delve into the supernatural although there is no absolute injunction against it... But I have never been a very obedient sort, I do my own thing, why I am called Trailblazer.

Oh yes......... a very nice JW couple have been visiting us for so many many years.that we are good friends now. They know I'm a total heathen and so they just sigh when I mention such things as going to a healing session, etc.
The Old Laws forbid anything to do with contacting spirits or using wizardry etc, with severe punishments. The following practices are all banned......
Naturism, astrology, claiyoyance, healing, witchcraft, potions or charms, spells (esp over snakes or scorpions), incantations, wizardry.
Exodus 22.17. Leviticus 19.26. Lebiticus 19.31. Deit 18.10. Deit 18.11
......... which is how so many single women got executed (as witches) in past centuries, especially if neighbours wanted to plunder their possessions and land.

But as I was just telling the husband who is also a Baha'i, it does not make life on earth easier to know there is an afterlife because I am always making the comparison in my head and thinking of all the physical things I have to endure here I will no longer have to endure there.

I don't think that anything is destroyed...... nothing can be destroyed, only changed. Many atoms which I have collected into self will end up in other bodies, a whole range of lifes..... so I'm going to enjoy the coming day as much as possible.while I've got them .......

If I did not believe in an afterlife I think it would be easier to live in this world. Then again if I could simplify a bit and finally retire it could be easier.....I hope that is on the horizon but right now I have to get through this latest tenant crisis.

Will you have another after this one?
Do you need another after this one?
Will you seek another after this one?
The questions apply to both 'another life' and 'another tenant'.

If you don't have to rely on tenancies for an income, then best to do something else, maybe?

Back in the day I often served Court Process Docs on Tenants for 'Landlord-Action' solicitors and so I learned how expensive it is to remove a bad tenant.

But after retirement when I worked for my mate in carpet cleaning I was always visiting properties both during and after tenancies. The Letting Agencies charged property owners a heavy % of incoming rents but they were professionals at Letting-Management and Tenant-selection, etc.

But I also often visited properties where landlords had avoided such charges by not using agencies. Bad Tenants hunt out such property owners, and once into Lets they can withold rents, knowing that the legal system will take many many months and £thousands to evict them before leaping into the next tenancy, and of course they can show fat deposits and first payments at the next Lett because they never paid a penny for months before that. Then they run the next landlord in to the ground. And when they do finally get evicted there is the cost of clearing up........ I specialised in saving only carpets........ the whole bill could be large.

I think I may have a good idea of what kind of hell you are going through. I am so very sad to see that you are being so badly upset by your particular situation. Some folks cannot empathise with Landlords because they think that Landlords must surely be rich, but I know that retired couples have been buying a second property with their retirement annuities for letting out because there is no other way to work the money for an income. But of course a bad tenant can rip that all to pieces......

And blooming lawyers (and bailiffs) feast on all this...... as you certainly know.. Please, please just get clear of all of that asap, and you'll be able to breath again.

 

[1213]

I assume you must see no continuing life on this planet, as if humanity does not find a common path, the future is more than bleak?

Personally I see all attempts of cooperation and unity,...

I think cooperation and love are good. But those are possible without making one world government or something like that.

Is unity good, depends on what is uniting and for what.

 

[TransmutingSoul]

I think cooperation and love are good. But those are possible without making one world government or something like that.

Is unity good, depends on what is uniting and for what.

We can use what you have said in another way to give more thoughts.

"Is unity good, depends on what is uniting and for what."

How about for;

"I think cooperation and love are good."

One must offer How else can this happen, if you then say this?

"without making one world government or something like that"

Regards Tony

 

[Trailblazer]

Oh yes......... a very nice JW couple have been visiting us for so many many years.that we are good friends now. They know I'm a total heathen and so they just sigh when I mention such things as going to a healing session, etc.
The Old Laws forbid anything to do with contacting spirits or using wizardry etc, with severe punishments. The following practices are all banned......
Naturism, astrology, claiyoyance, healing, witchcraft, potions or charms, spells (esp over snakes or scorpions), incantations, wizardry.
Exodus 22.17. Leviticus 19.26. Lebiticus 19.31. Deit 18.10. Deit 18.11
......... which is how so many single women got executed (as witches) in past centuries, especially if neighbours wanted to plunder their possessions and land.


I don't think that anything is destroyed...... nothing can be destroyed, only changed. Many atoms which I have collected into self will end up in other bodies, a whole range of lifes..... so I'm going to enjoy the coming day as much as possible.while I've got them .......


Will you have another after this one?
Do you need another after this one?
Will you seek another after this one?
The questions apply to both 'another life' and 'another tenant'.

If you don't have to rely on tenancies for an income, then best to do something else, maybe?

Back in the day I often served Court Process Docs on Tenants for 'Landlord-Action' solicitors and so I learned how expensive it is to remove a bad tenant.

But after retirement when I worked for my mate in carpet cleaning I was always visiting properties both during and after tenancies. The Letting Agencies charged property owners a heavy % of incoming rents but they were professionals at Letting-Management and Tenant-selection, etc.

But I also often visited properties where landlords had avoided such charges by not using agencies. Bad Tenants hunt out such property owners, and once into Lets they can withold rents, knowing that the legal system will take many many months and £thousands to evict them before leaping into the next tenancy, and of course they can show fat deposits and first payments at the next Lett because they never paid a penny for months before that. Then they run the next landlord in to the ground. And when they do finally get evicted there is the cost of clearing up........ I specialised in saving only carpets........ the whole bill could be large.

I think I may have a good idea of what kind of hell you are going through. I am so very sad to see that you are being so badly upset by your particular situation. Some folks cannot empathise with Landlords because they think that Landlords must surely be rich, but I know that retired couples have been buying a second property with their retirement annuities for letting out because there is no other way to work the money for an income. But of course a bad tenant can rip that all to pieces......

And blooming lawyers (and bailiffs) feast on all this...... as you certainly know.. Please, please just get clear of all of that asap, and you'll be able to breath again.

I did not know that about the Old Testament Laws banning naturism, astrology, clairvoyance, healing, witchcraft, potions or charms, spells, incantations, wizardry. I do not go for most of those but I do believe in clairvoyance, spirit communications, and astrology.

Since most of this was off topic for this thread I moved my response over to the thread entitled When life sucks... a fitting thread for my life lately.

I do not want RF staff or posters coming after me as I already have the unruly tenant coming after me...