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To: Psalm_2
if you believe they can hear you, then you have attributed to them several attributes of GOD. specifically, omnipresence, omniscience, & a bit of omnipotence. the truth is that no believer has these abilities,

God can communicate His power to whomever He chooses. St. Paul and the Apostles received many powers from the Lord. So much so that some people actually thought they were gods. And they were still on earth.

In Heaven, we are perfected. All of the parts of us will work as they were intended by the Creator. Right now we use 10% of our brains. In Heaven, we will use 100%.

How do you know that God has not decided that this extra 90% will include the ability to hear requests for prayer from other Christians still on earth?
70 posted on 09/07/2008 12:07:52 PM PDT by Lilllabettt
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To: Lilllabettt; Psalm_2
f you believe they can hear you, then you have attributed to them several attributes of GOD. specifically, omnipresence, omniscience, & a bit of omnipotence. the truth is that no believer has these abilities,

I'd love to see the Scripture that validates such a conclusive determination of what is and is not possible for saints in heaven.

Indeed, why would one expect rational discussion with one who sees no incongruity with using self-contradictory terms like "a bit of omnipotence?"

76 posted on 09/07/2008 12:26:55 PM PDT by papertyger (I'll vote McCain today for him giving us Palin tomorrow.)
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To: Lilllabettt

“How do you know that God has not decided that this extra 90% will include the ability to hear requests for prayer from other Christians still on earth? “

what evidence do you have that they do ??


78 posted on 09/07/2008 12:36:01 PM PDT by Psalm_2 (Break up your fallow ground, For it is time to seek the LORD Until He comes..Hos10:12)
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To: Lilllabettt

Actually, the 10% of the brain thing is a cultural myth.

We use a much larger percentage—in the 90%’s IIRC . . . Greater imaging technologies have confirmed it repeatedly.

That 10% came from a spurious broadside guess/illustration by a famous person—I forget who. It never was based on any research even initially.


158 posted on 09/07/2008 8:45:43 PM PDT by Quix (POL LDRS GLOBALIST QUOTES: #76 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2031425/posts?page=77#77)
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To: Lilllabettt

Silly conjectures based on NONsense are poor foundations for even fantasized RELIGIOUS guesses.


159 posted on 09/07/2008 8:47:07 PM PDT by Quix (POL LDRS GLOBALIST QUOTES: #76 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2031425/posts?page=77#77)
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