It is said that Christianity was much more formed by Plato than by Jesus. I see this born out in the organization of churches and the teaching of their beliefs. All have a place in God's Kingdom, I believe. Jesus tells us in John 14, "Don't let your hearts be troubled. Have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father's house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?"
God manifests in names and places at appointed times.
I pray and study to move past my education. I've come to know that I am a spirit, created by God, and on the earth in a body whose design is by God, created in Adam, and I'm given a soul, also created by God in the creation, by which I choose.
My soul consists of my mind, my will, and my emotion; the tools by which I make decisions and put forth effort.
--- I choose whom I follow
--- I choose what I believe
--- I choose how to act
Jesus says "... the son of man has power on earth to ..." God gave Adam power and dominion on earth. Adam surrendered to the adversary, Lucifer. God used Noah, then Abram, to restore His influence.
Noah heard, listened, and followed God and God modeled the overflowing Holy Spirit, the Rivers of Living Water through his obedience delivering the son of man from complete destruction.
Through Abram, God brought the knowledge of good and evil; required of Him by the dominion He gave to Adam.
Through Jesus He fulfilled the teaching of the law and the knowledge of good and evil. Jesus models for us the way a man on earth should act and the power he/we should have and the way we should use it. Jesus' prayer in John 17 tells us we are in Him and He is in the Father, therefore we are in the Father and the Father in us through the Holy Spirit. We are part of the Trinity, the Godhead. We should control our space. It is within our responsibility. It is within our power if we will only believe, ask, seek, and knock. It is our responsibility to grow in knowledge and power.
We must learn to be trainable.
