I Trust Not In Me

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  Lorna June 6th, 2019 04:15

  I'm sorry Orchi but unless you're a secret ax murderer I can't believe you to be much of a sinner.......... I personally would trust you. You have written a nice tribute to your faith.

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    orchideeJune 6th, 2019 07:11

    Thanks Lorna. I don't mean this is some ascetic (self-punishing) way, but we're all sinners somehow. I might have jumped 99% of the way across a ravine. Someone else may have jumped 20% across. But we both fell in the ravine - if you see what I mean.

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  Neville June 6th, 2019 07:30

  Hey Orchidee, my little Guinea Pig, you should ad lib more often.... although of a different faith, this is certainly my favourite Orchidee write to date.... Neville

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    orchideeJune 6th, 2019 09:37

    Thanks Neville. I thought me song-poems were best for you. Pity it was me singing them though - heehee!

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  Michael Edwards June 6th, 2019 12:41

  You'd best put your writing cap on and produce more like this (not that there's anything wrong with your hymn postings) because it's pretty darn good me old mucker.

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    orchideeJune 6th, 2019 12:55

    Thanks Michael. But the syllables are all over the place. And where is the metre?! Will Miss Berles let this one through? Can't trust in me singing either. lol.

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  dusk arising June 6th, 2019 13:58

  Who invented forgiveness?

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    orchideeJune 7th, 2019 01:53

    Thanks dusk. It's in Christian beliefs. I suppose God 'invented' forgiveness then.

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    dusk arisingJune 7th, 2019 02:47

    So according to your answer. Until Jesus arrived to teach christianity there was no such thing as forgiveness.

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    orchideeJune 7th, 2019 02:53

    Well, before He arrived, they were Old Testament days. Animal sacrifices were made instead, that were as a sort of temporary measure.

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    dusk arisingJune 7th, 2019 03:04

    I don't know how you assosciate forgiveness with animal sacrifice but there is a story told of a samaritan which contains forgiveness.
    Quite apart from anything biblical, to imagine that forgiveness only arrived with christianity is naive. Forgiveness is a part of love, and love existed before christianity. Or does christian teaching dispute that too?
    

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    orchideeJune 7th, 2019 07:50

    God accepted animal sacrifices in place of people in Old Testament days. The animals were a symbol of Jesus, called the Lamb of God, one of His titles, in New Testament days. I agree forgiveness existed before Christianity, and love existed before Christianity too. Though that does not mean Jesus or Christianity can be cancelled out, as if not needed.

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  Goldfinch60 June 7th, 2019 00:48

  Over the years we have known each other of websites I think this is the first time you have spoken of your beliefs in this way - it has been well worth waiting for, let us have some more.
  Well done Orchi.

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    orchideeJune 7th, 2019 01:45

    Thanks Gold. Was I too busy singing?! Well, I suppose my beliefs show through my hymn-poems, yet one could 'hide' in hymns/songs, as they may state general truths. I mean, some modern hymns now express beliefs. Erm, for example, do we 'Wanna shout it out from every mountain top?' They would never use 'wanna' in traditional hymns. I cringe a bit if things like that are sung.