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Later, I’ll add some information concerning this subject — I’m sure that there is life after death. How that breaks down in this world is apparently much as described by a few that survived a near-death-experience and a few spiritual teachers. So, since this is already on wordpress, I decided to Reblog this video as a start.
There are several videos about Colton and his experience. I have some others and a few about others that relate a similar experience. Its especially interesting that Colton claims that he met his grandfather and shared stories about how the man had lived — even though the man had been dead for decades — and Colton can relate information about his unborn sister. Thanks for posting this.
This kid’s amazing, trustworthy testimony is basically the justification for the mormon religion. Why would a young kid lie? Where could he get all these ideas from? It must be true.
How many of the commenters are going to convert to mormonism? My guess is not many.
We will accept evidence that supposedly supports our own beliefs or hopes that we won’t accept in support of some other belief.
I want to believe that heaven is really heaven and that people who hurt will no longer hurt. This earth is hard to live in, there has to be a better place, what do you think?
I think people long for heaven when they give up on earth. I want to make the world a better place, I have no reason to suppose there’s another universe waiting for me somewhere. As for not getting hurt, we should minimize suffering but not get rid of it, because a lot of positive meaning actually comes from hardships and suffering and overcoming obstacles. Do you play video games at all? How meaningful would it be if they were all rigged so you couldn’t lose? All the cheat codes enabled all the time. That is analogous to life. We want to be rich and never suffer but we would be terrible, useless people bored out of our minds if we actually got what we wanted. We’re like kids who want to eat ice cream all day and stay up late and not eat our vegetables. We instinctively think that will make us happy but it won’t.
To quote mark twain, “The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven.”
Eastern philosophy deals with good and evil better than christian theology, which simply tries to rationalize evil. In buddhism and taoism it’s seen as a necessary opposite, like light and darkness. In the same sense that in a world without darkness light would be a meaningless concept (and visa versa) in a world without pain or boredom or other unpleasant things there would be no concept of happiness or joy or pleasure, because there would be nothing to contrast it with.
I think here on earth we have to hurt. We need to suffer. The only way we learn is through hardships in life. The pay off of following God and suffering here is our reward in heaven, in my opinion. I like your comment
I have read the book and there is absolutely no mention of Mormonism. Perhaps the commenter is a Mormon and is taking this as confirmation for her beliefs.
not really… the Burpos’ are not Mormon — it matters not. The Wesleyan Church is an evangelical, Protestant denomination. see: http://www.crossroadswesleyan.org/
its not important really. There was the word Mormon in one of your comments… the Burpo family is Protestant. Its like blond or brown hair — its all hair.
I wasn’t saying they were mormon, I was saying that the argument the author was making was the same as the argument mormons make, “why would a young joseph smith lie and face ridicule and persecution?”
The Wesleyan Church is a church I am not very happy with. My brother fell and no one offered to help me get him up. In fact someone made a comment that his walker was in their way. I had it next to me but a tiny bit was sticking out in the aisle. The minister has been to see Al twice in 10 months
I think that the video is to present the thinking that “we” need not be perfect to receive salvation. As far as that goes, perhaps all people are saved (by my understanding that’s true) unless they may turn away from salvation — so, anyone may presumably decide to be saved even at the moment of death (and there isn’t any worry in that moment so they say when being open to the experience). So, if you pass on and Jesus meets you… take his hand and say, “I believe.” Then, I can finally meet you. [have some fun here — these are some nice folks]
To quote one atheist comedian “If the ceiling collapsed and a voice said “I am god” I wouldn’t be like “I’ve read christopher hitchens, no you’re not”, I’d be like “I apologize”.
I don’t know any atheist who wouldn’t believe in a god if they had evidence.
I understand. I guess I kind of feel sorry for ministers these days, many of them are losing faith or doubting just like many christians, but they are locked into it as a career, so they often keep pretending to believe for years as atheists. Even mother teresa stopped believing in god for about a decade. Plus the modern church is like a corporation and priests are more like CEOs with spreadsheets and business skills needed and I can see how that could be so disheartening for people who got into it to help people. And then on top of it you have to deal with other peoples’ problems which can, if you are struggling yourself either be a useful distraction or a drain.
I have mixed feelings, I see organized religion as a bad thing and am glad it’s gradually imploding in on itself in many ways, but it’s got to be hard for priests and ministers.
I do not care for organized religion. The people within the walls ruined it for me. I like my own spiritual beliefs that I continue to grow in. God may be one unit, but there are millions with their own thoughts
Terry, I have the book Colton’s dad wrote about this experience. It is totally credible and incredible. I have other books by people who have had similar experiences. Most Christians have very little idea what we will see when we get to heaven. It will be phenomenal.
Terry, I highly recommend Ginny Brock’s book ‘By Morning’s Light’. I wrote about Ginny and her book on my blog ‘Messages from Drew’. Thanks for visiting my blog as it inspired me to visit yours!
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Have seen him speak….love love love!!!!
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he is awesome, I agree!!!
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Wow!
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I believe him, it was something to listen to
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He is amazing!
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I thought so too!!!!
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Reblogged this on Hunt FOR Truth on wordpress and commented:
Later, I’ll add some information concerning this subject — I’m sure that there is life after death. How that breaks down in this world is apparently much as described by a few that survived a near-death-experience and a few spiritual teachers. So, since this is already on wordpress, I decided to Reblog this video as a start.
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I would be interested in the information you want to share
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There are several videos about Colton and his experience. I have some others and a few about others that relate a similar experience. Its especially interesting that Colton claims that he met his grandfather and shared stories about how the man had lived — even though the man had been dead for decades — and Colton can relate information about his unborn sister. Thanks for posting this.
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I thought that was the most fascinating thing, and the look on the mother’s face when he was asking those questions
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This kid’s amazing, trustworthy testimony is basically the justification for the mormon religion. Why would a young kid lie? Where could he get all these ideas from? It must be true.
How many of the commenters are going to convert to mormonism? My guess is not many.
We will accept evidence that supposedly supports our own beliefs or hopes that we won’t accept in support of some other belief.
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I want to believe that heaven is really heaven and that people who hurt will no longer hurt. This earth is hard to live in, there has to be a better place, what do you think?
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I think people long for heaven when they give up on earth. I want to make the world a better place, I have no reason to suppose there’s another universe waiting for me somewhere. As for not getting hurt, we should minimize suffering but not get rid of it, because a lot of positive meaning actually comes from hardships and suffering and overcoming obstacles. Do you play video games at all? How meaningful would it be if they were all rigged so you couldn’t lose? All the cheat codes enabled all the time. That is analogous to life. We want to be rich and never suffer but we would be terrible, useless people bored out of our minds if we actually got what we wanted. We’re like kids who want to eat ice cream all day and stay up late and not eat our vegetables. We instinctively think that will make us happy but it won’t.
To quote mark twain, “The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven.”
Eastern philosophy deals with good and evil better than christian theology, which simply tries to rationalize evil. In buddhism and taoism it’s seen as a necessary opposite, like light and darkness. In the same sense that in a world without darkness light would be a meaningless concept (and visa versa) in a world without pain or boredom or other unpleasant things there would be no concept of happiness or joy or pleasure, because there would be nothing to contrast it with.
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I think here on earth we have to hurt. We need to suffer. The only way we learn is through hardships in life. The pay off of following God and suffering here is our reward in heaven, in my opinion. I like your comment
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Mormons? I missed that.
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I was tuned in on what he saw and not whether they were Mormans, were they?
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Terry, I’m sure they are not Mormons.
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I didn’t recall that word being spoken. thought maybe I missed something Diane
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I doubt it is used in referring to Colton’s family and its a video from 700 Club. I’m not sure why Agno mentioned Mormon.
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I have read the book and there is absolutely no mention of Mormonism. Perhaps the commenter is a Mormon and is taking this as confirmation for her beliefs.
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you could be right
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Is there a question there or were you being rhetorical?
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not really… the Burpos’ are not Mormon — it matters not. The Wesleyan Church is an evangelical, Protestant denomination. see: http://www.crossroadswesleyan.org/
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I’m not sure what we’re talking about.
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its not important really. There was the word Mormon in one of your comments… the Burpo family is Protestant. Its like blond or brown hair — its all hair.
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I wasn’t saying they were mormon, I was saying that the argument the author was making was the same as the argument mormons make, “why would a young joseph smith lie and face ridicule and persecution?”
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OH.. thanks for the clarification then
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Welcs.
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hugs my friend
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I understand!
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The Wesleyan Church is a church I am not very happy with. My brother fell and no one offered to help me get him up. In fact someone made a comment that his walker was in their way. I had it next to me but a tiny bit was sticking out in the aisle. The minister has been to see Al twice in 10 months
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They sound like lovely people (sarcasm). As for the minister not visiting, in his defense he might have things to do. But who knows.
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I think that the video is to present the thinking that “we” need not be perfect to receive salvation. As far as that goes, perhaps all people are saved (by my understanding that’s true) unless they may turn away from salvation — so, anyone may presumably decide to be saved even at the moment of death (and there isn’t any worry in that moment so they say when being open to the experience). So, if you pass on and Jesus meets you… take his hand and say, “I believe.” Then, I can finally meet you. [have some fun here — these are some nice folks]
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Thank you for your comment Hunt
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To quote one atheist comedian “If the ceiling collapsed and a voice said “I am god” I wouldn’t be like “I’ve read christopher hitchens, no you’re not”, I’d be like “I apologize”.
I don’t know any atheist who wouldn’t believe in a god if they had evidence.
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good thinking
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you are right , the minister could be busy, I guess I expected more out of our own minister. You are a joy to chat with. You have good things to say
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I understand. I guess I kind of feel sorry for ministers these days, many of them are losing faith or doubting just like many christians, but they are locked into it as a career, so they often keep pretending to believe for years as atheists. Even mother teresa stopped believing in god for about a decade. Plus the modern church is like a corporation and priests are more like CEOs with spreadsheets and business skills needed and I can see how that could be so disheartening for people who got into it to help people. And then on top of it you have to deal with other peoples’ problems which can, if you are struggling yourself either be a useful distraction or a drain.
I have mixed feelings, I see organized religion as a bad thing and am glad it’s gradually imploding in on itself in many ways, but it’s got to be hard for priests and ministers.
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I do not care for organized religion. The people within the walls ruined it for me. I like my own spiritual beliefs that I continue to grow in. God may be one unit, but there are millions with their own thoughts
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Terry, I have the book Colton’s dad wrote about this experience. It is totally credible and incredible. I have other books by people who have had similar experiences. Most Christians have very little idea what we will see when we get to heaven. It will be phenomenal.
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Yes, I agree
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thank you for giving the information I was wanting. I am going to find these books
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Terry, I highly recommend Ginny Brock’s book ‘By Morning’s Light’. I wrote about Ginny and her book on my blog ‘Messages from Drew’. Thanks for visiting my blog as it inspired me to visit yours!
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YAY… that makes me smile… I love it that this is a community and people here actually take the time to appreciate each other. That’s so NICE!
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thanks Hunt!!!
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Thanks Ghost!!!!! I will go look
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You have some amazing posts!!!
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The video is awesome… If I believe in my heart then Jesus will present me for Eternal Salvation — of course this is what I want.
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me too Hunt, this is my goal here on earth, to reach heaven
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apparently, He makes it a no-brainer — that’s the ideal situation isn’t it
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ASIDE
Do you have a premium membership? I like the way that the comments are styled on your blog.
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It probably has to do with the theme Terry is using. Each theme has its own layout. The name of the theme is at the bottom – The Twenty Eleven Theme.
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RIGHT YOU ARE — I just did a preview with the Twenty Eleven theme — sure-is the reason
THANKS!!!
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You’re welcome. 🙂
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you are right, Diane, and no I do not have a premium membership
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