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| TOMAS: Read me the passage for the record. | | TOMAS: Read me the passage for the record. |
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− | Mrs. M: "Jesus taught the [[appeal]] to the [[emotions]] as the [[technique]] of arresting and [[focusing]] the [[intellectual]] [[attention]]. He designated the [[mind]] thus aroused and quickened as the gateway to the [[soul]], where there resides that [[spiritual]] nature of man which must recognize [[truth]] and respond to the spiritual appeal of [[the gospel]] in order to afford the permanent results of true [[character]] [[transformations]]." ([http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=152:6_At_Gennesaret 152:6.4]) | + | Mrs. M: "Jesus taught the [[appeal]] to the [[emotions]] as the [[technique]] of arresting and [[focusing]] the [[intellectual]] [[attention]]. He designated the [[mind]] thus aroused and quickened as the gateway to the [[soul]], where there resides that [[spiritual]] nature of man which must recognize [[truth]] and respond to the spiritual appeal of [[the gospel]] in order to afford the permanent results of true [[character]] [[transformations]]." ([https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=152:6_At_Gennesaret 152:6.4]) |
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| So if that could be a permanent result of character transformation it certainly did appeal to me as a possible [[technique]]. | | So if that could be a permanent result of character transformation it certainly did appeal to me as a possible [[technique]]. |
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| Mrs. M: Thank you for your help on this section. | | Mrs. M: Thank you for your help on this section. |
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− | Mrs. P: Tomas, could I put forth a [[question]] that I've been dealing with for some, some time. It seems that I have a track to take. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Constitution Constitution of the United States] absolutely denies and forbids the [[government]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States] the right to levy income tax on [[citizenry]]. Have you any suggestion to offer us, any help to get this misuse of government on the right track? | + | Mrs. P: Tomas, could I put forth a [[question]] that I've been dealing with for some, some time. It seems that I have a track to take. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Constitution Constitution of the United States] absolutely denies and forbids the [[government]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States] the right to levy income tax on [[citizenry]]. Have you any suggestion to offer us, any help to get this misuse of government on the right track? |
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| TOMAS: One moment. (long pause) I am not to become embroiled in your [[political]] [[institutions]] and so I will not [[discuss]] it from this [[focus]]. But, as it pertains to your own [[spiritual growth]] and development, I am authorized to help you in your [[feelings]] and [[reactions]] about such things. | | TOMAS: One moment. (long pause) I am not to become embroiled in your [[political]] [[institutions]] and so I will not [[discuss]] it from this [[focus]]. But, as it pertains to your own [[spiritual growth]] and development, I am authorized to help you in your [[feelings]] and [[reactions]] about such things. |
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| Mrs. P: It's [[frustrating]] to look at our [[government]] and see where we can make any dent in it. | | Mrs. P: It's [[frustrating]] to look at our [[government]] and see where we can make any dent in it. |
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− | Mrs. M: Well, you see it that way. I was talking to a [[young man]] from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East Middle East] and he is deeply appreciative of the [[government]] that we have, such as it is, and I just want to say that because he came from a country where the government was totally and completely unreliable. | + | Mrs. M: Well, you see it that way. I was talking to a [[young man]] from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East Middle East] and he is deeply appreciative of the [[government]] that we have, such as it is, and I just want to say that because he came from a country where the government was totally and completely unreliable. |
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| Dr. B: In certain ways it's [[good]] for us -- and I know we all do say, "Thank you, God, for what we have and what we [[received]] from our illustrious forefathers in this country." I think that we sitting here are [[aware]] of it but it doesn't hurt to mention it again, does it, Tomas? | | Dr. B: In certain ways it's [[good]] for us -- and I know we all do say, "Thank you, God, for what we have and what we [[received]] from our illustrious forefathers in this country." I think that we sitting here are [[aware]] of it but it doesn't hurt to mention it again, does it, Tomas? |