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.
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Monday, March 16, 2015
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Virgin Womb to Virgin Tomb
Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life:
no man comes unto the Father, but by him.
Jesus' Way through Mary the Virgin Womb
into the earth,
her by His side
His crown of thorns,
her heart pierced with a sword
Jesus, The Christ,
the seed of God
in Mary's Womb
into the earth
Mary's Womb the earth,
nurturing,
through which Jesus passed
through a virgin tomb
we follow.
Monday, September 1, 2014
Talents
What better way to begin than on Labor Day with a few thoughts about labor. For whom do you labor?
"No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say unto you, take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body more than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much more than they?" (Matt. 6:24-26)
"For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey." (Matt. 25:14-15)
What ability have you been given? What is your talent? We've each been given something that makes us unique and that uniqueness has a place in the kingdom of God. Many of us are given this talent and we are to go into the marketplace and do business. (Matt. 25:16)
But some of us have buried our talent. (Matt. 25:18) We have many excuses for doing so but all of them amount to one reason, fear. Fear takes many forms and one of the most prevalent is doubt. We doubt because a.) I don't believe in myself, or b.) I don't believe the marketplace wants me, or maybe c.) I don't believe God will do this for me. All three of these are excuses and what you are really saying is "I don't believe God." And that is your choice.
"I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose ..." (Deu. 30:19)
The kingdom of God is at your hand, as close as your breath. It is in your mouth. (Deu. 30:14) What do you truly believe?
God acts for us, but never without us.
"Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;" (Heb. 3:1)
"There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. (Heb. 4:9) Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest ..." (Heb. 4:11)
Happy Labor Day
"No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say unto you, take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body more than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much more than they?" (Matt. 6:24-26)
"For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey." (Matt. 25:14-15)
What ability have you been given? What is your talent? We've each been given something that makes us unique and that uniqueness has a place in the kingdom of God. Many of us are given this talent and we are to go into the marketplace and do business. (Matt. 25:16)
But some of us have buried our talent. (Matt. 25:18) We have many excuses for doing so but all of them amount to one reason, fear. Fear takes many forms and one of the most prevalent is doubt. We doubt because a.) I don't believe in myself, or b.) I don't believe the marketplace wants me, or maybe c.) I don't believe God will do this for me. All three of these are excuses and what you are really saying is "I don't believe God." And that is your choice.
"I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose ..." (Deu. 30:19)
The kingdom of God is at your hand, as close as your breath. It is in your mouth. (Deu. 30:14) What do you truly believe?
God acts for us, but never without us.
"Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;" (Heb. 3:1)
"There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. (Heb. 4:9) Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest ..." (Heb. 4:11)
Happy Labor Day
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