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<DIV>The less you believe in the one True God, the more you believe yourself to be a God.</DIV>
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<DIV>Best Regards,</DIV>
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<DIV>Donovan<BR><BR>--- On <B>Thu, 1/1/09, Ralph Nielsen <I><nielsen@uidaho.edu></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid">From: Ralph Nielsen <nielsen@uidaho.edu><BR>Subject: Fragments of our Lord<BR>To: "Donovan Arnold" <donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com>, "vision 2020" <Vision2020@moscow.com><BR>Cc: "Chasuk" <chasuk@gmail.com><BR>Date: Thursday, January 1, 2009, 12:55 PM<BR><BR>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 16px Times" face=Times size=5><B>Donovan Arnold</B> <A href="mailto:vision2020%40moscow.com?Subject=%5BVision2020%5D%20Fragments%20of%20our%20Lord&In-Reply-To=ef6f41de0901010044m56e87fd4t7cd302b68bbb8698%40mail.gmail.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT style="COLOR: #000af1" color=#000af1><U>donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com </U></FONT></A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 16px Times" face=Times size=5><I>Thu Jan 1 11:03:42 PST 2009</I></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier" face=Courier size=4>Chas,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier" face=Courier size=4>Most all Christians believe false Gods exist. But there is only one True God. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier" face=Courier size=4>I have little faith in God because I am a weak person. But I do believe that He exists. I have to pray for faith that He will do right by me. I resist Him all the time because I want to be free to do what I want for me, not what is right for Him. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier" face=Courier size=4>Believing He exists is indisputable because of what I have witnessed and witnessed with others. So that is the easier part for me. I don't think I am special, I think God reveals himself to everyone at some point if He needs to. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier" face=Courier size=4>But faith, that is difficult to acquire, even people that boast they have much more than most, have little. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier" face=Courier size=4>Best Regards,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier" face=Courier size=4>Donovan</FONT></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Courier size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px">The harder you believe in some being the more real he becomes. This is true of all objects of faith, including Santa Claus.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Courier size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px">Ralph</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></td></tr></table><br>