02-25-2008, 12:00 AM
"Loving worship may atract blessings, gifts and all... but they are not the point."
I think it is more that worship and other practices meditation, etc. sharpen our awareness to the point that we realize that it is all a gift.
"It we think that way we are no different from the average street ****: we have a merchant mentality."
There is that mentality. We had a guy on this forum a while back that had the theory that if he gave thanks for everything God would bless him. He went on and on about how far he would go in life both spiritually and monetarily because of his gratitude in all things. Like God would not figure out what he was up to.
Good points. That is the love of mammon ( the money system, not money as is commonly believed) being the root of all evil. Also there are the merchants who mourn in "Revelations" when the Whore of Babylon is fallen.
"You may pull things of deities, ghosts, gurus, allies, animals and persons..."
And even angels and demons. But that is a form of magic that will eventually backfire on you.
".. but it's rather difficult to be a merchant with God."
What can you trade with Him? It's all His.
Good post. Bob
I think it is more that worship and other practices meditation, etc. sharpen our awareness to the point that we realize that it is all a gift.
"It we think that way we are no different from the average street ****: we have a merchant mentality."
There is that mentality. We had a guy on this forum a while back that had the theory that if he gave thanks for everything God would bless him. He went on and on about how far he would go in life both spiritually and monetarily because of his gratitude in all things. Like God would not figure out what he was up to.
Good points. That is the love of mammon ( the money system, not money as is commonly believed) being the root of all evil. Also there are the merchants who mourn in "Revelations" when the Whore of Babylon is fallen.
"You may pull things of deities, ghosts, gurus, allies, animals and persons..."
And even angels and demons. But that is a form of magic that will eventually backfire on you.
".. but it's rather difficult to be a merchant with God."
What can you trade with Him? It's all His.
Good post. Bob