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Thank you so much for sharing your beliefs!

I have a hard time seeing any difference between your statements and metaphysical naturalism. Do you agree with their views?

But overall I am troubled by the attempt to spread the word of one's personal revelations. Too many charismatic bullies have taken this path.

I personally do not have the gift of evangelizing or preaching or teaching. But if anyone asks, I'm always glad to give the reason for the hope that is within me.

Unseemly behavior saddens me, especially when it comes Christians.

We Christians are obliged to love everyone, including our enemies. Admittedly, it is not easy to pray for people like Osama bin Laden, but I do. If he were born again, he would also be obliged to love everyone, including Israelis and Americans.

Part of being born again is that the old person is occupying the same house as the new one. And that old nature can be provoked, can be vindictive and can be a bully, too. Sigh ... we claim progress, not perfection, while in the body.

I apologize for my sloppy typing. I've recently cut my long nails off, and I type slower now and leave whole words out. Jeepers!

Unseemly behavior saddens me, especially when it comes Christians.

Should have been:

Unseemly behavior saddens me, especially when it comes from Christians.

I have a hard time seeing any difference between your statements and metaphysical naturalism. Do you agree with their views?

I have difficulty pinning myself to any organized system of belief. On most days I believe the "natural" universe, that which is accessible to study, is infinitely complex and mysterious. The "fact" that it exists, the "fact" that it comprises both time and space, lead me to believe that existence is God and that God is embodied in existence.

I am extremely skeptical of Biblical miracles. I would never base my life or my morality on claims of special revelations that are indistinguishable in form from modern charlatans. I do accept Jesus as my guide, but not in the expectation af any special reward. It just seem like the right thing to do. If that's a miracle, so be it.