Comments on: My Answer to the New-Ager Who Claims to Know God http://johnshore.com/2009/12/31/my-answer-to-the-new-ager-who-claims-to-know-god/ Trying God's patience since 1958 Wed, 23 May 2012 21:12:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Catalina Thorton http://johnshore.com/2009/12/31/my-answer-to-the-new-ager-who-claims-to-know-god/comment-page-1/#comment-113271 Catalina Thorton Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:08:44 +0000 http://johnshore.com/?p=6017#comment-113271 Really enjoyed this blog article.Thanks Again. Fantastic. Really enjoyed this blog article.Thanks Again. Fantastic.

]]> By: Diana http://johnshore.com/2009/12/31/my-answer-to-the-new-ager-who-claims-to-know-god/comment-page-1/#comment-19063 Diana Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:08:40 +0000 http://johnshore.com/?p=6017#comment-19063 You're welcome! More than happy to be of service! You're welcome! More than happy to be of service!

]]> By: John Shore http://johnshore.com/2009/12/31/my-answer-to-the-new-ager-who-claims-to-know-god/comment-page-1/#comment-19062 John Shore Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:01:59 +0000 http://johnshore.com/?p=6017#comment-19062 Thank you, Diana, very much. Thank you, Diana, very much.

]]> By: Diana http://johnshore.com/2009/12/31/my-answer-to-the-new-ager-who-claims-to-know-god/comment-page-1/#comment-19043 Diana Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:44:34 +0000 http://johnshore.com/?p=6017#comment-19043 Moonshadow: Try this one: <a href="http://johnshore.com/2008/02/01/me-my-wife-zen-and-the-evangelizing-christian-who-broke-the-great-commandment/" rel="nofollow">http://johnshore.com/2008/02/01/me-my-wife-zen-an...</a> If that doesn't work, look in the archives under 02-01-2008. Hope this helps! Moonshadow: Try this one: http://johnshore.com/2008/02/01/me-my-wife-zen-an…

If that doesn't work, look in the archives under 02-01-2008. Hope this helps!

]]> By: Moonshadow http://johnshore.com/2009/12/31/my-answer-to-the-new-ager-who-claims-to-know-god/comment-page-1/#comment-19039 Moonshadow Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:55:35 +0000 http://johnshore.com/?p=6017#comment-19039 <b> (For a bit about that, see Me, My Wife, Zen, and the Evangelizing Christian Who Broke the Great Commandment.) </b> Hi, I came from Julie D.'s blog and am new here. Are non-working links part of the humor? Just wondering. I would like to read about you leaving Zen. Thanks. (For a bit about that, see Me, My Wife, Zen, and the Evangelizing Christian Who Broke the Great Commandment.)

Hi, I came from Julie D.'s blog and am new here. Are non-working links part of the humor? Just wondering. I would like to read about you leaving Zen. Thanks.

]]> By: ~Julia~ http://johnshore.com/2009/12/31/my-answer-to-the-new-ager-who-claims-to-know-god/comment-page-1/#comment-18133 ~Julia~ Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:30:05 +0000 http://johnshore.com/?p=6017#comment-18133 Thank you Odgie. And a valid question too. Having been following John's blog for many months there was enough in his words to suggest he was a more open minded Christian. With his post on Dec 29 he seemed to be. Hence why I asked him if one needed to be Christian. Thank you Odgie. And a valid question too.

Having been following John’s blog for many months there was enough in his words to suggest he was a more open minded Christian. With his post on Dec 29 he seemed to be. Hence why I asked him if one needed to be Christian.

]]> By: odgie http://johnshore.com/2009/12/31/my-answer-to-the-new-ager-who-claims-to-know-god/comment-page-1/#comment-18124 odgie Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:46:07 +0000 http://johnshore.com/?p=6017#comment-18124 Julia, Thanks for your thoughts. I'm a regular reader/infrequent commenter here. I think that you've been decent and honest throughout the discussions. However, I have to ask: What did you expect John to say? Why would John or anyone else become a Christian if we didn't think that was the way to know God? I also have to say that the message of the NT is very much that Jesus is God. Accept it or reject, but to suggest that the NT is remotely ambiguous on that subject requires some seriously creative interpretation. Julia,

Thanks for your thoughts. I'm a regular reader/infrequent commenter here. I think that you've been decent and honest throughout the discussions.

However, I have to ask: What did you expect John to say? Why would John or anyone else become a Christian if we didn't think that was the way to know God?

I also have to say that the message of the NT is very much that Jesus is God. Accept it or reject, but to suggest that the NT is remotely ambiguous on that subject requires some seriously creative interpretation.

]]> By: ~Julia~ http://johnshore.com/2009/12/31/my-answer-to-the-new-ager-who-claims-to-know-god/comment-page-1/#comment-18095 ~Julia~ Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:50:10 +0000 http://johnshore.com/?p=6017#comment-18095 Tex, thank you! As with John if we ever do meet up the coffee is on me. :) Diana, thank you too! No, I havent read the book, but thanks for the tip. I'm so far behind on my reading list that'll take years to catch up! Maybe when I retire and have a life again I be able to get to some of them.... ;) Tex, thank you! As with John if we ever do meet up the coffee is on me. :)

Diana, thank you too! No, I havent read the book, but thanks for the tip. I'm so far behind on my reading list that'll take years to catch up!

Maybe when I retire and have a life again I be able to get to some of them…. ;)

]]> By: Diana http://johnshore.com/2009/12/31/my-answer-to-the-new-ager-who-claims-to-know-god/comment-page-1/#comment-18088 Diana Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:05:53 +0000 http://johnshore.com/?p=6017#comment-18088 Thanks, Tim. Good point. I'm going to put that book on my Amazon wish list. Thanks, Tim. Good point. I'm going to put that book on my Amazon wish list.

]]> By: Tim http://johnshore.com/2009/12/31/my-answer-to-the-new-ager-who-claims-to-know-god/comment-page-1/#comment-18087 Tim Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:55:51 +0000 http://johnshore.com/?p=6017#comment-18087 I believe that if one honestly sets out to seek God's face, they will succeed no matter how many philosophies or religious disciplines they study. Don Richardson wrote a book, "With Eternity In Their Hearts", that suggests the seeds, or keys, to finding the one true God are planted in every culture. The Old and New Testament are full of verses about "seeking God with a whole heart". To me, that is a heart that never stops seeking after God. That heart is never satisfied because God Himself is unending, infinite, and unsearchable. Also that our heart is not divided into two portions. One after God, and another after our own selfish interests and agendas. I believe that if one honestly sets out to seek God's face, they will succeed no matter how many philosophies or religious disciplines they study. Don Richardson wrote a book, "With Eternity In Their Hearts", that suggests the seeds, or keys, to finding the one true God are planted in every culture. The Old and New Testament are full of verses about "seeking God with a whole heart". To me, that is a heart that never stops seeking after God. That heart is never satisfied because God Himself is unending, infinite, and unsearchable. Also that our heart is not divided into two portions. One after God, and another after our own selfish interests and agendas.

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