Messages By: nbrooks

I am a practicing Christian and a studied theologian (3 years college) so I do have personal beliefs but I will try and make this as least biased as possible. 

Sarah: 

Is it possible to be cursed on Tuesdays? Maybe. 

Is it possible to decide something in your mind and ignore all other options? Happens all the time. 

Are psychics real? Some probably are, and there are likely alot of fakes (I think it's a very profitable business). 

I know of a certain wealthy Hollywood mom, who is related to a friend of mine (sister), who is a regular customer of a psychic. At one point my friend found it necessary to call the psychic and insist that the psychic give her sister certain recommendations. It worked. Her sister had gotten to a point where she could not make decisions for herself and had put complete faith, not in the people close to her, but in a well paid psychic. 

I like what Sarah said about the light. Most of the time when an individual is experiencing something, the light is brighter to them because they are closer to it, meaning they have two directions that they can take; 1) move towards the light, it will become bigger and brighter and nothing else will help. (This is what Sarah had been doing -focusing all her attention on that one thing, the 'Cursed Tuesday').It will take over your thought process and your ability to see things in life at the proper proportions and in the right perspective, or, 2) move away from the light. Try and take yourself out of the situation for a moment and look into it from the outside. Usually it becomes significantly smaller than you originally thought. In most cases this gives the person the ability to see everything else around them and helps to restore a healthy balance to their life. 

Advice: Focus on Wednesdays -maybe this could be your miracle day! 

George: 

To his credit, I do think there are some preatty crazy things that go on in different countries that we are not altogether privy to in North America. In South America and Africa there are such people as Witch Doctor's who practice a variety of things that we would lable as being on the 'Dark Side'. Whether or not a hex or curse was placed on George, I think, is impossible to diagnose. One thing I am certain of is that George has moved towards the light, like Sarah, attributing such things as a leaky roof to the curse. 

I think if Dr. Phil had asked the audience that day, there probably would have been someone else there that would have had bad experiences at the same frequency as George, maybe not with driving but something else. 

My first new car has had tire problems. In the first 20,000 miles I had a tire blow on the highway travelling at over 60 miles per hour and had a leak in another that had to be replaced. As well, you could say I have a parking lot/ driveway curse. Three weeks after getting the car another car was backing out of a shared driveway and scraped my car causing over 500$ damage. Less than two months later, I collided with another car that stopped behind me as I was backing out of my parking space. Within three months of that incident another neighbor hit my car backing out of an adjoining driveway causing approx. 1000$ damage. I don't think I'm cursed though. It's bad luck yes but it's life. I have better luck in other areas I'm sure. 

Advice: Let your girlfriend drive........ or ride the bus if you need to, but don't let it ruin your life bro. 

Sharon: 

I agree with Doctor Phil - Sweet Spirit 

Trauma as a kid is a horrible thing. 

Being an individual with a Christian background and extensive theological study I am aware of certain things about the situation. 

As a Christian I do believe in both good and evil spirits, possession, exorcism (of sorts), etc... 

I believe that spirits are just as real as humans, but being invisible the majority of the time, are often not thought of or belived in, and thus they do what they do without much interference by humans. It is not crazy to believe in spirits or possession as most of the world believes in them, except North America where a large portion of society is turning into humanists.  

As far as exorcism is concerned - as with everything - don't believe everything you see on TV. Hollywood is there to make money, not to instruct you. Some of it may be real, but reality with a small twist is what we pay to watch right? 

Without attempting to point fingers or scar thoughts of people, it  is a historical fact that many have split from main stream Christianity and gone overboard with 'Spiritism". In fact I think we have gone from one end of the spectrum to the other. Being from the Pentecostal background myself I know that approxiamtely fifty years ago there was a major focus on spiritism. People would apparently see spirits in everything including walls and pews in chuirchs. Some were going as far as to tell saints whom the Lord had told them they should marry. Many people went overboard. The Pentecostals did succeed in curbing this issue but brought it back to a point where any talk of spiritism is frowned upon and rejected. 

Saying all this: 

I do not know whether or not Sharon was or is possessed. 

Yes, she made some wrong decisions but  was that Spirit possession, Spirit Oppression, Lack of personal knowledge and/or wisdom, or a weakness in her. 

Spirit oppression: Usually comes in the form of mental and health related attacks that wear down a person and make them more vulnerable. 

Lack of knowledge and wisdom: She was young when she first got pregnant and from the sound of it, did not have a very good support system. In alot of cases where support is limited, bad decisions are made again and again until the individual is helped or eventually learns on their own. 

Weakness: We all have them. North Americans have a big one when it comes to sexuality. 

Advice: As with Doc Phil.. find a church that will help you through and overcome this issue. And since you seem like a genuine person that has deep roots in Christianity, develop your personal relationship with God, meaning that even though people can help you with the issues, your own belief and trust in God can not come through them but directly from him (God). Prayer can help and as far as the understanding of spirits and exorcism; people have made up their own ideas of these things - go to the source, The Bible. It will help you understand what is real and what is not. If you get a counsellor it is probably a good idea to get a christian counsellor since a non-christian counsellor will have different morals and values than you are accustomed to. 

Holly: 

Obviously the dreams are real. The question is what is causing them. Does she believe in spiritual powers (oppression, possession) or is it something only from compressed memories somewhere in her mind resulting from horror movies etc...? 

In the end if it is memories then it can go either way. If it is spirit powers then she needs to ask what, if any, is her belief in the supernatural. If she decides that it is spirits the best thing to do is follow the advice given to sharon. 

I don't know about the mirrors, candles, etc.. it sounds like it may work from the professionals (if it is memories causing the dreams). If it is spiritual, they will not work. Try them (candles, mirrors, etc...)! You'll soon find out whether or not they work. If it is in your mind then all you need to do is put enough faith in the fact that it will fix the problem and voila! From a spiritual perspective try sleeping with a bible (I've done it). 

Advice: First decide what your beliefs are. This will help you take the right direction. 

Nathan 

I haven't checked out the sight but as a studied christian I know that if you're going to pray to God it has to be real. Meaning this: If you repeat prayers off of the sight it may or may not help. The most important thing to God is that your prayers are sincere. If you don't know exactly how to pray then maybe it is a good idea to quote some prayers off of the site mentioned but it is not necessary to say things perfectly. God knows you all you need to do is talk to him like he's sitting there beside you. If you are going to pray against spiritual powers directly, you're dealing with something altogether different. There are not many people who are experts at this, and I'm not one of them. I do know that living a holy lifestyle (in accordance to the Bible, following what Jesus said to live by) makes your prayers more powerful. 

If you want to invest time into this the best way to know what to pray is to get it directly from the Bible yourself. Get a book called a Strong's Concordance. It has references of every word listed in the Bible in alphabetical order. Search out all the scriptures with words such as spirits, prayer, etc.. that relate to your situation. These scriptures will tell you what to pray for and in what manner. 

One other thing, there is somethimg about saying the name of Jesus. Try it just say it over again. Try it when you're going to bed, waking up, when you get horrible thoughts and emotions rise up. Just say Jesus. It definately won't hurt! 

Nathan 

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! 

First of all webster defines theology as: 1 : the study of religious faith, practice, and experience; esp: the study of God and of God's relation to the world 2 : a theory or system of theology 

If you read correctly the word is "God's" referring to his relationship to the world -this is ownership of what he is doing, his action. 

I think you will find that most colleges that are primarily for the study of theology will teach most of the time on the beliefs of that religion and/or sect. It's normal. 

As far as me studying different religion's - yes I have. I may not have as complete an understanding of certain religions as yourself but I hae studied writings, watched videos, talked with members of different religions, and visited religious centres of worship. This was done at the college that I attended.  

When reading the Bible you must read it as any other historical book knowing that it is impossible to understand without looking at such things as: the language it was written in, who it was written by, to whom it was written, the time period it was written etc.... One of the most important things is to read it in Chronological order. Like any writer today, a piece of literature can jump back and forth as it is remembered and/or recorded by the writer or author. 

Try reading in this order: 

Genesis 1: 1-8 

Genesis 2: 5-6 

Genesis 1: 9-26 

Gebesis 2: 7-25 

Genesis 1: 27 

Genesis 5: 2 

Genesis 3: 20 

Genesis 1: 28-31 

Genesis 2: 1 

John 1: 3 

Genesis 2: 2-3 

Exodus 20: 11 

Could you imagine if there was a second "6 days" in exodus or a second creation in John chapter 1 which chronologically takes place approximately 4000 years after the garden of Eden? 

As far as other people, there may be some, when the bible says that "...the sons of God came in unto the daughters of man.." (Genesis 6:4). Many people have a different interpretation of what this scripture means but I don't think that it has any relevance to this issue. 

Eden was also planted in the East. Since it all started in the "East" shouldn't you have some "Eastern Thinking"? 

 I am not even going to answer this because it makes absolutely no sense. It sounds like you are just ranting and raving! 

In Genisis  2:17 God said "You must not eat the fruit to that tree; if you do, you will die the same day". 

To throw a little twist in things - Yes, they did die that same day! 

You see when God gave them life in Genesis 2:7, he breathed on them. He gave them physical and spiritual life. He also gave them, as he gives us today, free choice. God communed with them in the garden of Eden until they disobeyed of their own free will. When this happened, he stopped communing with them, kicked them out of the garden, and set an angel there to guard the entrance. 

The tree of life (the second tree named in the Bible) gave them eternal physical life but once they disobeyed they were kept from eating it. So, physically, you're right, they did not die that day, but they were cursed and died eventually outside of the garden of eden. But spiritually, they died immediately as their close relationship with God was terminated. 

If you read John 20:22 you will read about Jesus (who is the embodiment of God, Colossians 2:8,9) breathing on the disciples and saying "Recieve ye the Holy Ghost". Up until then man was alive physically but dead spiritually but since Jesus had become a perfect sacrifice he had made a way for a connection and communication to be made between God and man again. And it was when he breathed on them. When he breathed into Adam the breath of life in the garden of Eden, Adam was created with a spiritual connection (life) in place. 

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. 

Obviuosly you did not read my post correctly. You have twisted just about everything I wrote to say what you wanted to hear(or what you thought you could defend). 

I have made my statements and backed them up with logical thinking, proving that what I said is correct. 

If you can prove me wrong, please do so. 

If not, you should not twist my words or say all your statements without backing them up with logic or facts. 

Nathan 

First of all 'Eastern Thinking' is the actual name of it as is the 2 words 'Western Thinking'.  You can call it what you will but I am not adding the Thinking, it is part of the description of what it actually is, it is describing a state of mind/belief. 

Ok, yes, life started in the east. Great, we'd be fools to disagree with this. So What! Just because many people in middle eastern countries now practice Eastern Thinking does not mean that they did 6,000 yeasrs ago. The oldest historical reference to man (The Bible) shows that man originally was created using Western Thinking as God told them what they could and could not do. That was truth. If they obeyed, they could stay in the garden, if they disobeyed, they were kicked out and cursed. Are you going to tell me that if Adam had said "That's ok for God but for me, eating of the tree's fruit is ok," he could have stayed in the garden because what God said wasn't 'right' for him? 

Regardless of what you say, I do know that you live your life with some truths. How old are you? Is that objective? Think about it! 

Nathan 

Interesting! I'm a little confused. You're saying that my way is not he only right way. Does this mean that my way may be right along with others or are many others the right way and mine is wrong? Because my way states that there is only one way so either I'm right or wrong, I can't be right along with others. 

Maybe the Greeks did use the word Theology differnet -interesting. As for todays English language - I studied Theology - hope that clears it up. 

Rigt you are, there were other religions before Christ came on the scene, but the basis of Christianity comes from the very moment that God created man almost 6,000 years ago. Originally man had a way to communicate with God. Years later, God gave the Hebrews laws about communication with him. Approximately 4,000 years after creation God introduced direct communication with him after his crucifiction and ressurection. 

As far as what I can see from the Bible, God had a plan all along. Yes the name Christ wasn't used until 2,000 years ago but the classification of the word Christianity is the not the most important thing here. The important thing is that you see that 'Christianity' was God's plan all along as it states in John 1:1,14 "In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God." "And the word became flesh and dwelt among us...." John 1:1 shows that Christianity was planned from the 'beginning' and since God always was, Christianity has always been........ 

Nathan