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Permalink Reply by Arief on 4 March 2008 at 5:02pm

Blessid Love King....
rigtheous reading yuh have shared wid di community!...
i give thanx fi your words mi bredrin...
Jah Love!..

Rastafari!...

*Arief*

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Permalink Reply by Sis Dorothy on 5 March 2008 at 6:19am

Iyah! Well said.

H.I.M. Haile Selassie I also say: "Since nobody can interfere in the realm of God we should tolerate and live side by side with those of other faiths. In the mystic traditions of the different religions we have a remarkable unity of spirit. Whatever religion they may profess, they are spiritual kinsmen. While the different religions in their historic forms bind us to limited groups and militate against the development of loyalty to the world community, the mystics have already stood for the fellowship of humanity in harmony with the spirit of the mystics of ages gone by."

Blessed Love

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Permalink Reply by SDG on 10 March 2008 at 9:30pm

I would agree in living side by side with other faiths, but for different reasons than have been suggested.

In the realm of common grace, everyone has the right to worship how they want to. No religion is called to go out and obliterate any other religion. We leave judgment to Christ on the last day, when He'll bring the sword and cleanse all defilement from the earth. Until then, we live side by side, and love our neighbor.

The different faiths aren't the same though. There are two religions in this world: One of Grace where God saves through the Gospel of Christ, and one of Law, where man tries to work his way to heaven, whic is every other religion.

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Permalink Reply by SDG on 10 March 2008 at 9:07pm

A man isn't justified by "faith" in general. James says that even the demons believe (have faith) (James 2:19).

Faith is specific, and is to have an object. Not just some kind of "faith" in general. Faith in "God' doesn't redeem anyone. Faith in "God" is bad news. The only good news is having faith in the Gospel, in the person and finished work of Christ for the salvation of God's elect.

I would say that The Almighty tells us what faith is, and it rests in the person and work of His Son, Christ, for all who believe.

Have faith in the Gospel, for apart from Christ, God is terrifying, and we are utterly destroyed by His very holiness.

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Permalink Reply by I-ncient Roots on 10 March 2008 at 9:37pm

Most natural what the I come forward with. Faith truly is the sustainance of all things. HIM says that we must overcome our petty differences. Many try down a next because of what dem eat or how dem choose to look. This livity and all livities for the matter is a heartical naturalness. Its all about righteous, peace and love...especially in these dreadah den dread times now cuz divide and rule is babywrongs plan. The more divided we are it make it easier for the oppressor to tear down the righteous nations.

I often say we can learn much from our youth. Youths deal with people according to spirit....if the vibe right they vibes...if its not right dem nah business. So t'is a inna ting the InI must move in. Move on a one two heart beat I have many friends of different diversity but dem minor tings don't matter. If a one nah keep up with evil then Jah know say we dehya pon the battle field side by side to mash down the beast. But so it go still becasue a true say many are called but only few are chosen. A serious thing dat. Live and let live...not everyone's path is the same for the Almighty reveal things differently inna we paths.

Whole ah de Love 1 and all
Honours

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Permalink Reply by Brandon(Ismail Hussam Shibli) on 10 March 2008 at 10:28pm

Idealogy,religion,philosophy= Mind,body,and spirit.What happens in Hue-manity is that in InI limitations,we see with the eyes,but nuh see the Reality as Jah sees.Because of Sin,all man is not only disconnected from Jah,but the oneness of Jah as well,and this is why when Iman see other Religions,Iman may deem them to be wrong,or heathen,or pagan etc.All people spring from one source,so all god consciosness also come from Jah,and as Jah is limitless,so the views,understandings,and conceptions of Jah,are vast."In my Father's house are many mansions,if it were not so,i would have told you,for I go to prepare a place for you" John14:2.No two people will have the exact,identical belief in Jah,for everyone is an individual,and Lovers of Jah,no matter what religion,I believe,will have a place set aside,and a mansion for them,seen

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Permalink Reply by Sis Dorothy on 11 March 2008 at 4:39am

Seen! Jah love all His people. All are created by Jah. Many mansions. One love. One heart. Here below InI quote from an interview with a Rastafari Elder, James Cambell (no longer with us in the flesh, but still inspiring Jah people to faith by the simple words of wisdom he spoke):

"We all a ONE! All one people. One love an one Unity carry de WHOLE earth. So you can't carry two... you can't give hate an love. Dat wouldn't be wise. De right Rastaman, dat know de right works an live de right way... he know de sed Creator create everyone! For no woman aroun dat mek own self, an no man no der dat mek himself. No! All come trew creation! For de Father know all tings. So... you couldn't say... well, if you be white, you mek youself? A so it go? No! A Him a create all! So, fe you no mek youself, an in you is a good heart, clean hands an a pure heart... dem too a called! So, you could be black... you could be white... you could be red. De one dat LOVE, de Father a love him! For you see, we ALL a ONE! Give thanks."

"De whole world a Jah creation! So den, Jah does not favour any one part a de earth... because He created the WHOLE earth. For it be written, 'De earth a de Lawd an de fullness der of'... an ALL dat dwell in it... An Jah mek man in Him own image... an man come in all different skin colour, an different hair colour, an different eye colour... no? Yes man!! So ALL a dem a de image a de Creator."

Blessed Love.

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Permalink Reply by SDG on 11 March 2008 at 6:45pm

Ok, I agree with some of what James Campbell wrote. Certainly we are all one. Come from one Creator, from the same parents (Adam and Eve).

I disagree (along with Scripture) with the idea that we have clean hearts and pure hands:

Jeremiah 17:9
9The heart is deceitful above all things,
and desperately wicked;
who can understand it?

Romans 1:29-31
“29They are filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, 30slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, 31foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless.”

That's why we need the Good News of the Gospel that tells us what God has done FOR sinners who could not do it themselves. Sent His Son to live a perfect life in our place, and die the death that we deserve by taking the fullness of God's wrath upon Himself in our place, therefore bringing us back into right standing with the Holy Creator of the universe.

Also, the image of God isn't a physical image. So the last couple lines are a little misleading. God is spirit (John 4:23-24), so He doesn't have a physical image. The "image" talked about is an image of His glory and holiness and righteousness and love and relationship (all of which were shattered in the Fall).

Blessings,

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Permalink Reply by Sis Dorothy on 13 March 2008 at 6:43am

Respect for sharing the I's reasonings and interpretations on Scripture.

The Word does contain exhortations to those who have sinned or done evil in Jah's sight, as you have quoted above. Scripture also contains numerous positive statements about Jah's loving kindness, and the Word also provides guidance in that regard:

Leviticus 19:33-34 "And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt."

Lk 6:37 "Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven."

1Jn 4:12 "If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us."

1 Pe 3:8 "Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren ..."

One Love.

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Permalink Reply by Gwada Lioness on 29 March 2008 at 2:14am

To our KING OF KINGS and LORD OF LORDS conquering LION of the tribe of JUDAH elect of GOD AND LIGHT of this world his own divine majesty EMPEROR HAILE SALASSIE I, first ancient KING OF CREATION KING ALPHA AND QUEEN OMEGA beginning with out end and first with out last protectorate of all human faith and RULER of the UNIVERSE

Rastafari is base on the principle of H.I.M Haile Selassie I, so we have to show respect to our brother, King Selassie I and Give thanks to the Most High Jah!

Happy sabbath!

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Permalink Reply by gerald on 29 March 2008 at 5:26am

BLESS JAH RIGHTEOUS FAH YUH WORD, U DUNNO SAY MAN A NEED SUCH POSITIVE VIBEZ ER'TIME TO TROD OUTTA WICKED BABYLON IN HIGH PLACES. GIVE THANX AND ISES,.SELLASIE I.

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