"When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." - the Alchemist.
the Alchemist is written by Paulo Coelho, a roman catholic supposedly, with some history of involvement with satanic group. (according to wiki)
one of the main figure in the story is a king named Melchizedek. sounds familar ya.
it's interesting how books like the Alchemist and the secret quotes bible in one way or another.
one of the most interesting verses in bible in this context would be genesis 11:6. having seen the men building tower of Babel, God said:
"and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do."
another verse from Proverb was famously quoted by the book 'as a man thinketh', but as far as bible interpretation is concerned, the verse was simply misinterpreted.
in new testament we will see many quotes from Jesus' teachings that basically says that as long as you believe, you can ask for anything and it will be given to you.
it's a thin line between the truth and the lie.
one of the first truths we learn about devil from the bible is this:
he likes to quote God's Word.
he is a deceiver and he has been honing this technique for thousands of years.
on one hand, indeed it seems that God, in His sovereign will, has given us an incredible power of will.
whether we are believer or not, it seems that within us, there is this amazing power of mind that could make things happen.
but.. on the other hand, there is this famous saying from a famous superhero's uncle:
"with great power comes great responsibility".
while books like the Alchemist may correctly point out the power of mind that we possess, we have to ask another question which is truly the essence of the matter:
"what should we do with this power?"
in the context of our faith, what could have been God's purpose in giving us such power?
therein, i believe, lies the truth.
the Alchemist is written by Paulo Coelho, a roman catholic supposedly, with some history of involvement with satanic group. (according to wiki)
one of the main figure in the story is a king named Melchizedek. sounds familar ya.
it's interesting how books like the Alchemist and the secret quotes bible in one way or another.
one of the most interesting verses in bible in this context would be genesis 11:6. having seen the men building tower of Babel, God said:
"and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do."
another verse from Proverb was famously quoted by the book 'as a man thinketh', but as far as bible interpretation is concerned, the verse was simply misinterpreted.
in new testament we will see many quotes from Jesus' teachings that basically says that as long as you believe, you can ask for anything and it will be given to you.
it's a thin line between the truth and the lie.
one of the first truths we learn about devil from the bible is this:
he likes to quote God's Word.
he is a deceiver and he has been honing this technique for thousands of years.
on one hand, indeed it seems that God, in His sovereign will, has given us an incredible power of will.
whether we are believer or not, it seems that within us, there is this amazing power of mind that could make things happen.
but.. on the other hand, there is this famous saying from a famous superhero's uncle:
"with great power comes great responsibility".
while books like the Alchemist may correctly point out the power of mind that we possess, we have to ask another question which is truly the essence of the matter:
"what should we do with this power?"
in the context of our faith, what could have been God's purpose in giving us such power?
therein, i believe, lies the truth.
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