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I Have Lived

Having lived a long life, and studied enough, both then and now...to my satisfaction I can say that man has not changed for the better – Nor has he changed for the worse Unless, one considers no change a proliferation of the curse? Expelled from the garden, a reject; his genetically modified soul-crops not fit for healthy consumption – Such a stern expulsion! So, did God accidentally make a less than perfect man? Surely, if so though hell, itself, an eternity...for mortals adulterated as we, there must be an alternative, less permanent, merciful plan? for could, an All Just and Loving God punish forever His Own, Optional-man ...who yet thinks and feels though flawed his actions and how shallow his appeals?!

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Anil Deo

Date: 5/12/2022 10:44:00 PM

Perhaps my first comment said, GID GAVE US & ANGELS FREE WILL. if we can't love freely, by choice, HE cannot use our loves ... Could turn on a dime, as Satan ( LUCIFER - THE SHINING, BEAUTIFUL one, transitioned from leading worshipper of God, to competitor & devil). Shalom shalom Father DeMino

Joe Dimino
Date: 5/13/2022 6:13:00 AM

People talk of the fires of hell as if they are like a furnace, sitting in flame. Not quite the same...they are fires of purification (another topic for another day) -- there is no greater flame than separation from God...the coldness is unbearable...burns to the core of one's being.

Anil Deo

Date: 5/10/2022 5:40:00 AM

Genesis asks similar questions of the patient bible student.

Joe Dimino
Date: 5/10/2022 7:16:00 AM

Please post your follow-up again, Anil; when I went to reply these old eyes must of hit delete somehow. Forgive me my friend. I loved your additional reply. Joe.

Joe Dimino
Date: 5/10/2022 5:49:00 AM

Thank you, Anil -- I am just an eternal student. Blessings my friend. I thought your last poem, which I commented on, was some of the best poetry I ever read. Bravo!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/9/2022 6:18:00 PM

I personally reject the hell theory and I have been called on the carpet for that, but I do NOT think a loving Father would commit his "imperfect" creations to an endless burning pit of fire. Even the ones deserving of it. They seem to have been born without consciences. (The psycho ones I see in crime shows). All of us serve some kind of purpose, but mainly I think we are here to "experience" earth and gain realization of how wonderful heaven really is. I love this one, for making people think.

Joe Dimino
Date: 5/10/2022 5:13:00 AM

Hi Andrea; I do not tell anyone how to believe. Really just stating my beliefs, open for discussion. Thank you for the dialogue, and not throwing me into the pit of eternal fires for my questions. I am inclined to lean more towards your beliefs. When reading scripture, I prefer King James, and do not go to other translations, feeling King James is closer to truth -- slight variations in text have a profound affect on meaning. The Bible speaks of an eternal hell. I believe it. The bible speaks of evil people being sent there, but as to spending an eternity in a place of eternal torment, as will the devil and his demons (spiritual evil) (earth can be a hell and purgatory for many), etc., the language is not clear -- to me anyway. As I say, I refer to the King James. I believe the answers are there. Religions, like governments, can keep people in a bondage of fear.

Paulette Calasibetta

Date: 5/9/2022 9:05:00 AM

Powerful and thought provoking~made in God's image but human souls are less than Godly, no matter how we try. :)Paulette

Joe Dimino
Date: 5/9/2022 11:11:00 AM

King James: "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father."

Joe Dimino
Date: 5/9/2022 10:02:00 AM

Thank you, Paulette. We can only separate ourselves from God Consciously, but not in actuality. What God creates, He creates out of Himself. That is why He is the 4 Omni's. While it is a human soul, it is also God's Soul. We are not simply human, though that is a part of us. We are also supernatural substance. What do you want of your children, to be good as you, have as much, or even more? God is no different. He did not create obedient slaves. We have more power than we realize and use properly. Thank you, Paulette.

L Milton Hankins

Date: 5/9/2022 8:10:00 AM

A very thought-provoking piece, Joe. Who made the serpent???

Joe Dimino
Date: 5/9/2022 8:50:00 AM

Thank you, for your question, Milton. Do we have Free Will? Having several objects on a table, and able too choose of them, is only an illusion of Free Will -- for we are limited by the choices and therefore manipulated by the object placer. Even the table they set on is a form of manipulation or control. Having said that, I say we do have free will. They said, "The Devil made me do it...and God may have said, "right, tell me another one -- Did we not make you in the image of Gods?"

Joe Dimino
Date: 5/9/2022 8:29:00 AM

I know of Satan's fall from heaven, and his later tempting of man. This work goes beyond that, to deeper spiritual understanding. Man manifested the serpent, a result of his wrong desires. Dwelling on that apple, was the formation of the serpent. But nothing exists outside of God. We have the power to make, through profound willing (intense desire), of this creation a heaven or hell. Besides the bible, we know in the deepest heart-of-our-nature, what is right and wrong. Anytime we go out of our way to convince ourselves to do something -- good chance it is wrong. Truth, seen clearly, is its own proof. Thank you, Milton. Have a great day my friend!