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Thanks for that Jon... Touche'... and if I don't you may not be a moderator... Brother Glen

 

My “winner” for iconoclast (post 25) is that you have a “slimy way” of “twisting” people’s words.

It is the reason I rarely respond to you.

BTW, is it appropriate for a moderator to reveal something that was done in private (my giving iconoclast a “winner” icon) for the rest of the board to see?

Obviously your intention was to embarrass me, or try to catch me off guard.

Again, it demonstrates your “slimy” approach to posting in these threads.

peace to you

 

JonC
I am not wasting time as you attempt damage control.
I know what you said, others read your posts and doubletalk.
Spurgeon was well read, his library of theology books was large.
He sometimes pushed the envelope trying to urge sinners to repent.
His theology was solid.

 

tyndale1946,
The only Ascended Master I know is sitting on a throne... His name is Jesus Christ!...
I put my faith in no man, and no preacher and I do not see ascended masters in scripture... Brother Glen.

That is because they are not in scripture but cults.
Ascended masters in the Ascended Master Teachings of a number of movements in the theosophical tradition[1] are held to be spiritually enlightened beings who in past incarnations were ordinary humans, but who have undergone a series of spiritual transformations originally called initiations. Associated with the number 33, their purpose is to guide humanity towards a better life.

Both "mahatma" and "ascended master" are terms used in the Ascended Master Teachings. Ascended Master is based on the theosophical concept of the Mahatma or Masters of the Ancient Wisdom. However, Mahatmas and Ascended Masters are believed by some to differ in certain respects.

According to the Ascended Master Teachings a "Master of Light", "Healer" or "Spiritual Master" is a Divine Human Being who has taken the Fifth Initiation and is thereby capable of dwelling in a 5th dimension. The teachings hold that an "ascended master" is a human being who has taken the Sixth Initiation, also referred to as Ascension,[2] and is thereby believed to be capable of dwelling in a 6th dimension.

The term "ascended master" was first used by Baird T. Spalding in 1924 in his series of books, Life and Teachings of the Masters of the Far East (DeVorss and Co.). Godfre Ray King (Guy Ballard) further popularized this concept of spiritual masters who had once lived on the earth in his book Unveiled Mysteries.[3]

They are above and beyond all regular teachers according to those who claim contact with them;
Claimed encounters with Saint Germain[edit]
Several Theosophists and practitioners of alternate esoteric traditions have claimed to have met Saint Germain in the late 19th or early 20th centuries:

• Annie Besant said that she met the Count in 1896.
• C. W. Leadbeater claimed to have met him in Rome in 1926 and gave a physical description of him as having brown eyes, olive colored skin, and a pointed beard; according to Leadbeater, "the splendour of his Presence impels men to make obeisance".[4] Leadbeater said that Saint Germain showed him a robe that had been previously owned by a Roman Emperor and that Saint Germain told him that one of his residences was a castle in Transylvania. According to Leadbeater, when performing magical rituals in his castle in Transylvania, Saint Germain wears "a suit of golden chain-mail which once belonged to a Roman Emperor; over it is thrown a magnificent cloak of Tyrian purple, with on its clasp a seven-pointed star in diamond and amethyst, and sometimes he wears a glorious robe of violet."[5]
• Guy Ballard, founder of the "I AM" Activity, claimed that he met Saint Germain on Mount Shasta in California in August 1930, and that this initiated his "training" and experiences with other Ascended Masters in various parts of the world.[6]
• Edgar Cayce, the "Sleeping Prophet", was asked while in trance if Saint Germain was present. Cayce's reply was: "When needed." (From reading # 254–83 on 2/14/1935.)
• Dorothy Leon, living author, has claimed to have had several encounters with Saint Germain and is an avowed disciple of his.
• Miroslav Zimmer, living poet, claim to have met St Germain in the Malá Fatra mountains in Slovakia in 2011 in the company of a Sam Bennett.
• David Narozny, living Czech music composer, claims to have met St Germain in Pruhonice on 23 May 2014.
• David Christopher Lewis, living spiritual teacher, claims that Saint Germain first came to him in person on 10 June 2004 in his home in Paradise Valley, Montana, and continued to come many times thereafter.[7]
• [[Peter Mt. Shasta, living spiritual teacher and author, claims that Saint Germain materialized before him in Muir Woods, Marin County, California, as well as many other times, some of which encounters he documents in his book.[8]

Esoteric activities[/QUOTE]

 

JonC,

You spend too much time worrying about winner, or funny emojis. You said it was immature to use them, and you have used them several times, so do not worry about it.

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I did not say it was required reading. I said baptists who would not read a padeo baptist theologian is why they remain ignorant of much theology and therefore remain ignorant and deficient of much solid theology. Here you twist it just enough to make it sound different. You do this all the time, so I will continue to point it out.

Sure...he has read your libel and twisting...he did not approve.

You are seeking to be divisive but no one is buying what your selling. Nice try JonC

 

Most of his threads are.

 

Non-baptist? You mean his threads on atonement.

 

I am trying to avoid any interaction with you on these threads, but it is impossible to do that if you keep lying about me.
Please either find a post by me where I have written that a Christian has a deficiency of thought until he has read John Owen or apologize and remove my name from your post.

 

Is this thread even useful or just going to be member bashing?

 

Then I stand corrected. I had no idea that all board members could see who was posting the ratings icons. I know I get a notice if someone posts a rating on my own post.

Perhaps you could explain how I can view what members are rating other posts?

peace to you

 

I made no error. I agreed with the part of the post that referenced the way you post on these threads. It was a “winner”!

Iconoclast has explained in detail his meaning and intention concerning his own posts, which is obviously not what you keep beating the dead horse about.

Why not just accept his explanation and move on to something substantive?

BYW, thanks for explaining how to view the ratings. Good info.

peace to you