He heard voices.  He called them a messenger of Satan because of the nature of his experience with them, but God wasn’t being unkind.  He was equipping Paul with what he needed to write the bible.  That’s the purpose of spiritual gifts is to receive divine revelations and this has continued through the less than perfect channelings of many before, during, and since then.  Only Jesus Christ is the perfect revelation of God and His sayings are greatly misunderstood sometimes.  Every now and…

Paul bitched out over sin because he was afraid of going to Hell which under the mixture of religion that he believed in and was under was a real possibility.  Christianity condemns to Hell anyone who doesn’t live up to its’ standards.   The New Covenant condemns no one no matter what they’ve done except the unpardonable sin, which is to not accept God’s love and grace.  No one need ever go to Hell, just believe in God’s love and you can go straight to Heaven no matter what religion you are…

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Digging deep within in your soul lends you a chance to find peace and tranquility. To find the answers to the hardest questions you ask yourself. It allows you to quiet your mind that is racing a hundred miles a minute. A moment of clarity that could lead you down the road of true happiness. Can you do this? How deep do…