tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post347939331168172413..comments2023-12-26T10:22:04.630-05:00Comments on Things of My Soul: The Literal and the Figurative: Either or BothPapa Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-17795103970874557332012-03-30T16:05:06.454-04:002012-03-30T16:05:06.454-04:00Hmmm. I think I like where you're headed with...Hmmm. I think I like where you're headed with this, though I'm not sure I would have approached it the same way.<br /><br />It almost sounds like you're saying, "When you're young you believe in a literal Santa Claus, but as you mature, you can accept the concept of Santa and that you are Santa."<br /><br />But I think you mean more than that, as indicated in your Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294214866282354575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-67329260933428810382012-03-30T09:46:39.137-04:002012-03-30T09:46:39.137-04:00Excellent insight, Howard - and I really like phra...Excellent insight, Howard - and I really like phrasing our answers as whatever we need to hear in order to get the message, "Come, follow me."Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-29060429490514054052012-03-30T01:42:47.549-04:002012-03-30T01:42:47.549-04:00Our early encounters with the Spirit tend to be an...Our early encounters with the Spirit tend to be an answer or no answer at all, not "yes" or "no". So we pray and ask perhaps over and over; "Is the church true?" or "Is the BoM true?" and we receive an answer! Hallelujah, we take it to mean "yes" but I think it means something more like Nate said “Come, follow me”. With more experience we can Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09007746538745044815noreply@blogger.com