Born again again?

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Submitted by Dale Cresap on April 14, 2015 - 21:07

Have you been born again? Have you been born again again? After you serve me for many years you may go through a further stage of development in which it seems that everything that has gone before was wasted. Don’t be discouraged, my word is full of examples of people who spent lengthy periods of preparation. This time was not wasted; for they went on to accomplish the tasks I set before them. My purposes do not fit the pattern of time, speed, and distance. Although your progress may be invisible it is necessary to get you ready for your destiny. Expect and welcome the opportunity to be born again again. 

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circumcision?

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Submitted by Dale Cresap on April 13, 2015 - 21:09

Are you uncomfortable about the subject of circumcision? I’m not. My word makes it clear that it is no longer of a spiritual benefit, but it was my idea in the first place. This was a symbol of covenant and you should be willing to learn why I chose it before you reject it, for it is based on principles that are still valid. The act involved the cutting of flesh. Not just an incision, but a severing. Later scriptures go on to reveal the parallels and how the principle applies to you. They refer to the circumcision of your heart rather than your flesh. This is a deeper and more profound work and symbol of the new covenant, a spiritual severing of the flesh.

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Confusion?

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Submitted by Dale Cresap on April 12, 2015 - 21:28

Have you ever been confused? I didn’t lead you here, because I am not the author of confusion. Have you ever been aware of the limitations of your current state of knowledge, and known that it was incomplete? You may have thought that this was confusion, but these are not the same thing. Confusion is moral ambiguity, cognitive dissonance, and mental conflict. This is not from me, but it is healthy to be aware that your current understanding is limited. This provides the incentive for you to continue to follow me, that you may move forward to fill in the gaps and continue to receive the greater revelation of myself that I always make available to you. 

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A Bargain

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Submitted by Dale Cresap on April 11, 2015 - 21:19

You do not pay for your blessings, but do you see a connection between the donations you give to my work and the blessings you receive from me? Governments that allow donations to be tax deductible require that nothing be received in return but an intangible spiritual benefit. Even if these cannot be assigned a monetary value you can still assign a value to them. I told a parable about a pearl of great price hidden in a field. The man who found it kept it a secret and sold all he had to obtain what he could not really afford. I want you to value these intangible benefits so highly that you know you are getting a bargain. 

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revealed in nature

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Submitted by Dale Cresap on April 10, 2015 - 20:55

You know that the Bible is inspired revelation. Do you see revelation anywhere else? You should see it everywhere. You live in a world I created, and it testifies of me. To an even greater degree the lessons you learn from your own humanity testify of me because you are created in my image and this is true even of unbelievers, but you must discern this correctly, because you are able to deceive yourself in this regard. The lessons of nature and humanity properly understood will be in agreement with the lessons of scripture and doctrine. Blessed are those who accept the multitude of witnesses that testify of me. 

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sacred wounds

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Submitted by Dale Cresap on April 09, 2015 - 21:38

Pain and suffering come to everyone. These ‘ordinary’ wounds are a normal part of life. How do you respond to them? If you respond with self-pity and resentment, or lash out in returning the attack against those who have inflicted them on you, then they will not only remain as ordinary wounds but you will escalate a downward spiral and become embittered. The other alternative is to transform them into ‘sacred’ wounds. In this case you look beyond the perpetrator and your own pain to see my redemptive purpose in them. This gives them transformative power in your life. All wounds start out as ordinary. Do you have the vision to see them as sacred? 

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answers

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Submitted by Dale Cresap on April 08, 2015 - 21:11

Do you want answers to your questions, and right now? The answers to questions of fact are more readily available now than ever before. Then why do you still have questions? Do you find that many of your questions are phrased as ‘why’ rather than ‘what’ or ‘how’? Database searches are not as effective in addressing questions of this type. Yet these are the questions you can’t escape, or shouldn’t, for they deal with questions of being and meaning and purpose. Do you find that these are more difficult than questions of fact? Yet the answers are readily available if you come to me, even if obtaining them involves an ongoing walk with me. 

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I dont need your religious systems. I. JUST. NEED. YOU.

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Submitted by Mark Holloway on April 08, 2015 - 14:43

God this back and forward conversation with you is fantastic! I NEVER want to go back to my old sort of Christianity. NEVER!!

Mark normal Christianity is not how Christianity is meant to be. It’s how you all want it to be, and for that reason I accept it. But seriously Mark? How could a God so obviously enthusiastic about life and living that he thought up the complex beauty of a tiny ant – who invented and thrills at a raging, tossing ocean – how could that mind possibly be focused on a list of ‘dos and don’ts’??

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with you always

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Submitted by Dale Cresap on April 07, 2015 - 23:51

Now that you walk with me and see how involved I am in every aspect of your life do you ever wonder how you got along without me? You didn’t. Even when you were estranged from me I met your needs, as I send rain and sun on the just and on the unjust. What do you have that you did not receive? I open my hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. Consider the implications of that. Can you see in hindsight my goodness poured out upon you? You love me because I first loved you. If I would do this while you were opposed to me how much more will I do for you now that you have responded and embraced my love? 

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how judged?

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Submitted by Dale Cresap on April 06, 2015 - 21:06

How are you judged by those within your church? Since you have adopted the same beliefs that they have it is easy to get acceptance on the basis of what you believe. They are in on the same deal. How are you judged by those without – your family and employer and co-workers? They don’t care so much about your beliefs and are more interested in your behavior and performance. Do you see that this is a higher standard? But one does not contradict the other, for if your faith is true, it will result in truly virtuous behavior. This process takes time. Continue to cooperate with my deep transformative work in your life while your fellow believers and I give you the final result on credit. 

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