tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post6899055162898044049..comments2024-03-29T12:03:37.344+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: To receive the guidance and comfort of the Holy Ghost - you need to be a Christian (i.e. committed follower of Jesus Christ) Bruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-8762640695611085272021-01-11T07:32:02.907+00:002021-01-11T07:32:02.907+00:00@Frank - Thanks for bringing-out that aspect - it ...@Frank - Thanks for bringing-out that aspect - it is absolutely vital. <br /><br />Probably the main problem for Christians is to equate the temporal success of their church organization, with the workings of the Holy Ghost.<br /><br />Of course, the churches have encouraged and enforced this view; and at times in the past it has been true - but here and now churches are usually little more than Christian labels stuck-onto evil-aligned corporations, locked-into The System - yet many Christians continue to work and pray for their 'success'... <br /><br />And, as is the way with evil, their 'reward' for worldliness has been the all-but annihilation of Christian churches in 2020 - the more converged the church, them more thoroughly destroyed.Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-88865570964341965652021-01-11T07:21:49.685+00:002021-01-11T07:21:49.685+00:00"For example, we might suppose it was designe..."For example, we might suppose it was designed to make us happier here and now, or be more successful in earthly life, or that it was supposed to gratify our desires and ambitions."<br /><br />This is an extremely important point! In my experience, many Christians mistakenly equate the Holy Spirit with some kind of guardian angel whose sole purpose is to improve our temporal lives by helping us out in important job interviews, providing winning lottery numbers, ensuring our children grow up to be global superstars, and so on. Sure enough, faith in the Holy Spirit dims as these earthly desires and ambitions fail to materialize. <br /><br />The point you make about mortal lives within the context of eternity is definitely something Christians need to sort out. When it comes to the Holy Spirit, many have fallen into the trap reflected in the old adage about not being able to see the forest for the trees. Francis Bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063224017320651978noreply@blogger.com