Topic : 01/05 "Am I Cursed?"

I wrote in a previous message that I got help from a psychic, let me mention briefly that I had to do things that I thought were primitive.  Being educated, I was shocked at what I was told to do, but I followed the instructions and the entire process took approximately 3 months. 

I asked my psychic if she could help me when I heard for the second time that someone had put a curse on me. Briefly, she said she could but I had to do things and, of course, money was involved.  My thoughts were when one is dealing with primitive people, one has to do primitive things.  So, I did them.  Some frightening things happened to me, I even ended up in the hospital, having been mugged.  The mugging only intensified my belief that I needed to get help and that I had to follow her instructions to a "T." 

A miracle happened in the midst of all of these things that frightened me to death.  I thought I was having a heart attack I was so frightened, but I learned as I was told that evil couldn't hurt me anymore.  Finally, I reread the New Testament from beginning to end and a moment came when I heard in the gospel of John, Jesus speak to me from the page.  He said, "Up to this point, you have been asking God for things, now ask God in my name."   Again, I was frightened to death, but after that moment things became normal again. 

Another person who I know was introduced to a support group of other women who have had curses put on them by there mothers-in-law.  There were 6 women altogether.   We all had to do similar things. 

If anyone wants supports for his or her fears, I suggest you find a good psychic, reader, who believes in God. 

Do you think that I am offensively, exagerating my importance? 

You may find me offensive as many others probably would. I'm ok with that. I know it is impossible to please everyone and as we see (especially in politics), people who try to please everyone are the people who really don't stand for anything. And in my mind those people are not good role models for society. 

Second of all I don't think that I, in myself, I am important with regards to this issue. I think that what I am saying though, is important. I am stating, and backing up everything that I say with references and historical facts. I am not blindly saying anything, in fact, and I meant to type this in previous posts, if anyone wishes to have further discussion on any of the related topics being discussed please feel free to email me at nbrookskingston@hotmail.com 

I do understand that there are probably billions of people who disagree with me. That is perfectly fine. The things I am stating about these issues are true and not made up. 

Ok, Eastern Thinking, Humanism, post Modernism - take your pick. They may not be axactly the same but they all folow the same agenda. Lets look at Post Modernism: From The New Evidence That Demands A Verdict, written by Josh McDowell, Volume I and II pgs. 612 &619-620 

Truth: Truth does not exist objectively; it is a product of a person's culture 

Thought and Language: thinking is a social contruct,: language is arbitrary, and there is no universal truth transcending culture. 

Take for example the Wexner Center for the Arts at Ohio State University. It has stairways leading to apparently nothing, columns that are raised off the floor, beams going in every direction.... a building that defies all logic right? Not exactly. The only problem is that this building still has to have a logical, firm foundation. If there was no foundation, for instance, the building would not be standing. Regardless of the direction we choose, there still has to be a sensible basis, a truth, for everything. Could you imagine if the English language suddenly became objective in every way to everyone. Everything would fall apart. Obviously perception and tone etc are objective but the actual words can not be. Lets say for instance I said "lets go to the store" and you decided that to you, that meant " lets eat lunch at McDonalds". Everbody decides what's right for them. Even though you're saying that Eastern Thinking is ok, it is impossible to practice it at 100% capacity. And even at 99% it's not really Eastern thinking because the foundation of thought is still based in Western Ideaology. 

Hope this explains my stand a little bit better. 

Cheers 

I think maybe there was a misunderstanding about the 3 choices comment I made. 

What I was saying is that there are 3 choices in respect to your view of Jesus Christ, not about religion. 

Hope that helps, and if you do discover more than three ways please let me know, I am very interested since I have only come up with three. 

I attended a Bible College (similar to a theological seminary but for both sexes) in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. 

It's called Northeast Christian College. It is a campus and is run by  the United Pentecostal Church International, Atlantic District, not a local church. 

Not sure that I understand that (Christian tarot Reader). 

As far as the magi and shepherd interpretation I have to say that it is very interesting, and I will study that out, thankyou for that. 

There is one issue that I may disagree with. I am all for 'Love thy neighbors.." but, and I may be mis-interpreting, it seems that you are saying pagans are ok, christians are ok, whoever is ok with their beliefs. This is what we call 'Eastern thinking' where no one is wrong and everyone is right. The opposite end of course is what we call "Western thinking' where there is either right or wrong. If there are two different religious beliefs only one can be right. The Bible quotes Jesus as saying "I am the way the truth and the life. No man cometh unto the father but by me." To classify this, Jesus obviously believes in Western Thinking. 

So there are 2 possibilities: 

1) Jesus is right. He is the way and there is no other way (that would make all other religions and spiritual beliefs, including pagans and wiccans, wrong. 

2) Jesus is wrong. He is not the way and there is some other way. 

You see if you say that everyone is right then that makes Jesus right. If he is right then everyone else is wrong so, inevitably, Eastern Thinking is impossible. 

You can think what you want of Jesus and the Bible but there are only three possibilities. 

1) Lord: He is God. Obey the Bible 

2) Liar: If this is true then he was obviously not God, and not a prophet or a good man and his teachings should be disregarded and not equalled to muhammed or whomever. 

3) Lunatic: A crazy man, not a prophet. 

Only 3 choices, you pick! 

What I think is arrogant is ADMITTING there are millions/billions of people who live their life according to this "eastern thinking" and STILL saying its impossible to do so. 

For all those who believe in these particular forms of spirituality/religion it is NOT impossible.  Just because its impossible for YOU, doesent mean its impossible for ANYONE else.  That you think in such a way is, in my view, incredibly arrogant. 

Btw.. how is it possible that you claim the foundation of Eastern thinking is based in Western ideaology?   Surley you are aware that  these religions you are saying are "impossible to practice at 100% capacity"(again such arrogance!) were going strong long before "western" religions came about?