Jesus, Plato, and me

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.

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.

Now Faith is

I have only today, the Holy Spirit, and the voice of the Lord.

I can only do what I see the Father do

I can only do it the way Jesus did it

I can only say what I hear the Father say

Jesus is the way, do it His way

Step 1: Listen

Step 2: Hear what God has to say

Step 3: Do what He tells you

One step at a time.

God doesn't use a day planner.

It is moment by moment

Step by step

One step at a time.

I only have this moment.

I listen.

Glory to God.