Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site jhunix.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!umcp-cs!aplcen!jhunix!ins_akaa From: ins_akaa@jhunix.UUCP (Kenneth Adam Arromdee) Newsgroups: net.religion,net.religion.christian Subject: Re: Pride and the damager-god Message-ID: <1108@jhunix.UUCP> Date: Wed, 6-Nov-85 12:27:26 EST Article-I.D.: jhunix.1108 Posted: Wed Nov 6 12:27:26 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 9-Nov-85 05:00:29 EST References: <2808@hplabsc.UUCP> Reply-To: ins_akaa@jhunix.ARPA (Kenneth Adam Arromdee) Organization: Johns Hopkins Univ. Computing Ctr. Lines: 32 Xref: linus net.religion:7773 net.religion.christian:1566 In article <2808@hplabsc.UUCP> brengle@hplabsc.UUCP (Tim Brengle) writes: >Has anyone else out there in net-land noticed the immense pride and >ego-gratification must come from believing that evil in the world >is solely the result of the damager-god? >According to what I have read from Paul and others, while not omnipotent, >the damager-god is immensely powerful. The most powerful being there is >(<- my interpretation of their statements). >Now, every day Paul and his "disciples" go up against this powerful being. >One-on-one. And every day that they continue to live, they have defeated >him. At least for one more day. >What a good feeling! To go head-to-head >against the most powerful being there is and to defeat it! Heady stuff! >Talk about the ultimate ego trip! "I am more powerful than the (previously) >most powerful being in this universe!" >So, if the damager-god is truly the source of all evil, and they are more >powerful than he, why don't they just go out and solve all of the problems >of the world? > Tim Brengle According to that reasoning, isn't it also an act of "immense pride and ego-gratification" to claim that you know the absolute truth from direct divine revelation and that the others whose positions don't agree with yours don't? -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you know the alphabet up to 'k', you can teach it up to 'k'. Kenneth Arromdee BITNET: G46I4701 at JHUVM and INS_AKAA at JHUVMS CSNET: ins_akaa@jhunix.CSNET ARPA: ins_akaa%jhunix@hopkins.ARPA UUCP: ...{decvax,ihnp4,allegra}!seismo!umcp-cs!aplvax!aplcen!jhunix!ins_akaa