Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hi everyone; namaste;

We are now on paragraph 3 on chapter 10 in the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."

"And we need to be on guard about not manipulating God. This can be a very subtle issue, and sometimes we can do it without realizing we are trying to do it.  We can never manipulate God of course, but sometimes we may put words into his mouth, such as "God really wants me to eat these cookies," to give a childish example.  But to give you a more serious one, how about, "God really wants us to go to war against those wicked people."  Or, "God is going to punish you for your wicked actions."  We don't want to fall into this way of thinking--that God is for or against anyone.  God is for everyone.

Commentary:  A lot of people do put words into God's mouth and they can be quite convinced that God actually said those words to them. How do you discern if the words came from God? Ineffable love for everyone and supreme wisdom will shine through.