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.

Reality

From God we came, to God we return. Glory be to God.

God created the earth for man, as a proving ground. We begin as spirit, are born into the earth, grow, learn, decide, return. The pattern is throughout the Bible, but we miss it because we focus on learning about the Bible rather than learning the Bible. We approach it academically rather than experientially. 

We study because we learn. We speak because that is how we learn. God designed this experience for us, to prove us, who we will follow. As for me and my house, we will follow the LORD.

God is I Am

God is Love

I am made in His Image and Likeness

I am Love 

Learning

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.

Faith

Faith is not a set of doctrines handed down through tradition. Faith is the confidence I put in God. Faith is my action. I believe what He said and have faith in Him to deliver to me what He promised.

What did He promise? Anything and everything I can find in the Bible.

Amen.

Daily

Believe

Receive

Live

Constantly pray rather than constantly complain

Fervently pray

Be Kind

Do Good

Believe you are God's Beloved

(Ephesians 4; 3 John; John 17)

Presence

The Presence inside me is greater than the pressure outside me. (2 Corinthians 4)(1 John 4)