Originally Posted by Sculpt
Hey Ntill, I was like, what's Tubular Bells? Just listened to it on youtube. It's the theme for the Exorcist. At first the song kind of unnerved me, but I just kicked back and listened with me headphones. It's actually not a scary song at all, it's really rather sweet. Amazing how association taints, and clear concentration enlightens, various things.
I certainly can't tell you if your experiences are from malevolent being, God or purely happenstance. I wouldn't want to point you the wrong direction.
I share your search for Truth. So many things can be scrutinized and broken down till nothing is certain or truth. But vacuums get filled, and we have to examine what we're being filled with lest we be filled with falsehood, delusion and enmity.
How can we expect to know truth is a good question. I think we exist, and were created (if you will) a certain way, with an inate understanding of Natural Law (right/wrong) that exists, to the bizarre extent that we actually know we ought to behave a certain way, but that we usually don't act that way. There is an internal recognition, and also one that's wrong. That seems like a good truth to start with.
What comes to my mind right now is something Jesus/Yeshua said, "My sheep recognize my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them away from me, for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. So no one can take them from me. The Father and I are one." Being called sheep by a man sounds a lot like the unnerving intro to Tubular Bells. But if it wasn't said by someone who wasn't merely a man, than that context changes an awful lot.
Reading your post, I think the content and perfectly clear logic you're looking to investigate is the C.S. Lewis book called Mere Christianity. You can read online for free, check it out from your library, I see there's even a 35 part audio book on youtube. You'll know what I mean if you start reading it. (or read 'More Than a Carpenter' if you're looking for something more succinct. PS- It's not about Karen Carpenter.)
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