Are the words "spirit, spiritual, and spirit world" used when people dont understand what they're saying?
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holy.........haha. well, at least you believe greatly in your disbelief.......you a lawyer? or should be one anyways. so if you were, would you put someone on the stand and ask them to swear on the bible? hmmmm.....i believe in god. cept i call him creator. i believe there is a spirit world.......were we all evolved from. but, i ain't going on and on about  that. i'm not trying to convince anyone of anything. but.....i just thought there was so much effort put into your question.........a great belief in presenting your disblief
669967
It's odd because i am always helping people understand wicca by explaining that spell casting is essentially the same process as prayer.  Different words for the same spiritual process imho.  But words are the only way we have to communicate here so we have to talk about what they mean and come to some agreement.  But it's not productive to argue over what words mean too much.  Better to try to really UNDERSTAND others.
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Yes, I think so. It is very difficult for me to really ponder something in a crowded room with lots of noise. The Spirit will come by the still small voice, and it is by the Spirit that we learn of the things of God. Our ways are not His ways. His way is through the quiet and simple things. Our ways are the ways of the world, loud, and complex.\n\nI hope this helps.
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no.you should not believe in that,many people get offended but not me.u should believe god instead of that stuff.what i'm saying is some people just say they saw spirits just to get attention,if u see a video or a tv show that shows "Spirits"it's just a flashlight on the wall or a holographic projector.e-mail me sometime at surferchick@yahoo.com
683536
God is spirit and don't forget he said to obey the government. People were to follow the laws-rather they liked it or not-unless it went against him. This does not fit into that category. Which I am sure you will pick  on a few scriptures and not the whole-which must harmonize.
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Yes, I feel we should reinterpret if it makes no sense.  This is not to say we should change the meaning in order to rationalize our behavior.  If our behavior doesn't agree with spiritual teachings, that's ok.  But we should accept that they are different, and not try to make them "match".\n\nI don't feel one has to view religion/spirituality with an "all or nothing" approach.  If I like 3 things about religion X, and 4 things about religion Y, it's ok for me to believe in both.  (I realize there are people who will disagree with me, but this is how I see it for myself.)
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it is like a thought that is louder than your own .....\nit is in your head ... and yet not ...\nquite hard to explain but i am doing my best\n\nthe hard part is ... knowing what is and is not spirit\nwhat is your own thoughts or your imagination....\nso we have to test spirit ... see who they are , why they come , get details descriptions ... and ask those we are giving the spirit to , to validate it \ni would be happy to help if you wish to know more xx\n\nadded note .. you said Godly spirit , but what i do and am talking about is mediumship sweetheart\nthis is not biblically ok ... infact you may not want to ask me about it ... but thats ok ( although in my opinion they are from God ) xx
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I don't think it is, but sometimes people get uppity when I say it.  Especially if there's a kid in the room.  It can be bad if said with a certain tone and in a certain situation, but I don't think it is generally bad and people need to relax about it.  There are a lot of awfully worse words and phrases out there to devote your energy to.
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"Wow, you're right" should have been her answer.  I can't find the words to express how I would like to comment on this argument.  And isn't that the point, written and spoken words can have their meanings misinterpreted, misunderstood and misused.  Every language has words that don't exactly translate.  Different cultures use the same words for different meanings.  Language is not black and white and it is in the gray areas that lawyers make their livings, politicians construct their images, propaganda stands in for truth and zealots feed their ideology.
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Yes I do. I got this book when I was young that teaches you how to bring this spirit inside you that tells you what to do and how to do it and it really works! You really have to read the book carefully to pick up it's meaning but the spirit will end up helping you to understand and lead you to greater truths. The Book is called " The King James Bible" and The Spirit is The Holy Spirit of God! I hope this helps you!
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just go by what the word says and not people.there are to many Church's out there who preach there opinion rather than the word.read that entire chapter of Corinthians.Paul does stress that speaking in tongues is necessary.he say that is is better to prophesy than speak in tongues and that tongues should be spoken only when someone has the gift of interpreting.god is a god of order and there are to many Church's who are out of order when it comes to speaking in tongues.1Corinthians has everything you need to know.
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I'm approaching this question purely from a biblical perspective. If you'd like something more from a point of view and less scriptural just let me know.\n\nI would point you to 1 Corinthians 12 which gives the apostle Paul's take on the gifts of the Spirit, including speaking in tongues.\n\nHe starts off in verse 1 saying to the "brethren" that he doesn't want them to be ignorant on the matter.  Well, that's good, because apparently the folks at Corinth were very confused about the subject.  \n\nPaul in verse 7 tries to make it clear that every manifestation of the Spirit is "for the profit of all".  Then he gives a rundown of all of the gifts.  \n\nBy the time we get to 1 Corinthians 13, he's made it clear that he thinks that love is the most important gift.  In verse 1, he mentions something interesting though.  He says, "Though I speak with the tongues of men AND of angels..."  So, he draws a distinction between the two. There is an earthly language and there is a heavenly language.  \n\nNow if you take into account the first time we read about the gift of tongues in use, we'd have to go to the book of Acts (Acts 2:1-12) for the incident that occurred at Pentecost. Peter was preaching and though many people spoke different languages, each heard his sermon in his or her own "tongue." That's a practical use of the gift.  However, this was far from what was happening at the church in Corinth. No one could understand what anyone who was speaking in tongues was saying!  \n\nThis is why Paul says in 1 Corinthian 14:2: For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speakth not unto men, but unto God: for no man UNDERSTANDETH him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.\n\nBut he also warns in verses 4 and 6-11, that if you do this you are only edifying yourself. He would rather that you prophesy or teach so that everyone can be edified.  Further, he says that if he was to come speaking to them in other languages, what would it profit them, unless they understood what is being said?\n\nIn conclusion I give you Paul's advice. Earnestly desire the BEST gifts. Those that build others up.  It does appear that the phenomenon of speaking in tongues, at least from a biblical perspective did indeed have a place in the early church, but even then the apostle to the gentiles downplayed it's importance and urged rather that we speak so that we can be understood for the edification of all. This was because Corinth, as many churches still do today, overemphasized and singled out this one manifestation of the Spirit and left the other gifts underutilized.
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The human soul is life energy or your spirit or ghost. It is what animates you. I agree, there is a battle for most people, especially the devout religious. But the battle isn't external. It's internal.  Your mind creates it because it is searching for meaning in a meaningless world. You create a war of ideas (War of the Worlds) inside your head.  When you figure out your meaning, your battle subsides, and your battle becomes irrelevant.
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It is true-everything happens for a reason; however, the reason is not always apparent to us.  Some things we understand right away, other much later, and some issues remain beyond our understanding forever.  For example, the oaths you ate gave you nourishment which was not only physical in nature. Our mind and spirit also get  nourishment from the food we eat thus when you eat food you love, you nourish your feelings of love. The food you ate nourished your spirit also. I believe even your spelling mistakes came for a reason.  Have a look please at the misspelled words and ask yourself why your spirit did not accept some words your mind dictated and your hand wrote? By the way I am not a liberal and I do believe in science not b.s. As you know there are many types of energy in the food you eat.  Why not the spiritual energies?
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I agree that speaking in tongues is not just a spiritual gift, but is something that evidence of being baptized in the Holy Spirit.  Once someone is baptized in the Holy Spirit, they should be able to speak in tongues.\n\nThere is a difference between the evidence of being baptized in the Holy Spirit "tongues" and the spiritual gift of speaking in other tongues.  The Holy Spirit baptism "tongues" that anyone is capable of doing is an unknown spiritual language between you and God that cannot be translated, here's a scripture:\n\n"For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries." (1 Cor. 14:2)\n\nThe spiritual gift of speaking in other tongues is normally meant to be interpreted by someone else who has the gift of interpreting other tongues, for the purpose of instructing the Church.  Here's the scripture for this:\n\n"I wish you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that the church may receive edification." (1 Cor. 14:5)
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Totally agree. although I do believe in the spirit world.\n\nDue to freak weather that can happen in that region there was a sheet of ice on the river that moses parted.  He basically cracked the ice with his staff and it split.\n\nAlso Jesus walking on water was him probably walking on ice.\nOther stories can be explained in a similar manner without the disciples deliberately telling lies or being brainwashed.\n\nJesus in the speak they used during that time to me referred to our sub conscious mind.  Which is obviously a part of evolution and has developed for centuries.  We can probably tap into information that floats around like micro waves radio waves etc we cant see them we just need to try in tune in like mediums do.
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Communicating with an angel is communicating with an acutal spirit being.\nNot sure waht exactly you mean by communicating with the Light via telpathy. Sometimes you can talk directly to your soul. Sometimes you can communicate with your spirit guides via telepathy and i suspect this is what you are refering to.\nPeople hear voices when they have schizophrenia, which I believe may be actually hearing what is going on in the spirit world possibly.\nOr you can have psychic voices in your head which can be dead ancestors talking to you.