Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site hplabsc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!harvard!seismo!hao!hplabsc!brengle From: brengle@hplabsc.UUCP (Tim Brengle) Newsgroups: net.religion,net.religion.christian Subject: Pride and the damager-god Message-ID: <2808@hplabsc.UUCP> Date: Mon, 4-Nov-85 18:01:49 EST Article-I.D.: hplabsc.2808 Posted: Mon Nov 4 18:01:49 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Nov-85 05:59:40 EST Organization: Hewlett Packard Labs, Palo Alto CA Lines: 22 Xref: linus net.religion:7762 net.religion.christian:1557 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? (I am not sure what the proper icon is for sarcasm, or I would use it here.) Tim Brengle