A mystic is someone who attains spiritual union with God. Jesus always talked of his relationship with his Father. Paul talked about his vision of the Third Heaven, where he heard things 'unlawful to be spoken.' If mystical experiences were good enough for Jesus and Paul [not to mention Moses, Isaiah etc. remember Mount Sinai and Isaiah's vision of the train filling the temple], why aren't they good enough for many modern Christians? Nowadays the word mystical seems to be used as a synonym for 'deception' or 'error.' How did it get to this stage of legalistic formalism, without the divine spark of mysticism? Take away the soul of religion and all you get is a shell......
2007-09-22
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