Does God enjoy watching children be torn to bits by wild bears?
Elisha left Jericho to go to Bethel and on the way some boys came out of a town and made fun of him. “Get out of here, Baldy!” they shouted.Elisha turned around, glared at them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. Then two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys to pieces.”
2 Kings 2:23-24
THE BATTLE AXE: Traditional Marriage? (12/18/2013)—(5.) As a tool of the world, marriage is a legal contract to establish common property for couples who agree to cohabit as well as to divide and dispose of property at their separation. Arranged marriages are found only among those having long-term presence through land and property ownership, having financial security, and having wealth. Additionally, marriage provides for the receipt and disposition of property as ones inheritance from ones parents, and other deceased persons. For this reason, bastards, those born out of wedlock, and those born in poverty receive little or no instruction regarding marriage; and these often do not marry, preferring to cohabit in temporary relationships (e.g., common-law marriage, living or moving-in together, or shacking up), where there is less emphasis upon duties for legacies and property rights. More than this, the poor and undereducated often do not regard marriage as a divinely provided opportunity to create wealth, initiate an inheritance, or to provide memorial to their own living deeds. (6.) Using understandings generated by the world, many now hold that marriage has always been only for purposes of fulfilling and “legitimating” the animal aspects of human existence: ones emotions, lusts, passions, carnal desires, and sexual appetite. It is foolish, they say, “to put all of ones eggs in one basket” (that is, exclusively to hope, rely upon or trust a single person or relationship for regular and continuing support). With this in view, many alternatives to marriage now appear; and are promoted as “more honest;” more correctly accountable; a more necessary and realistic display of ones inner feelings and genuine integrity; and, more productive of lasting happiness and sexual freedom as well as true love. (7.) As a tool of GOD marriage is a sacrament, or sacred practice that expresses, maintains and nourishes spirit content from divine person, and continues relationship to GOD through Jesus Christ. Spiritual joining in marriage is not merely by intercourse and sexual intimacy; it is by operations of the Holy Spirit. Marriage may begin with a young man proposing to a woman—not asking her permission, rather, asking her acceptance, her commitment. He will ask permission of his own and her parents only where he realizes and understands that the joining of their person also is the joining of their families. Together they will ask permission from GOD only where they understand themselves in relationship through Christ as agents and representatives of his sacred community, the church, who serve as evangelizers, parents, teachers, spokespersons, stewards and vessels for the imparted, indwelling Spirit of GOD. Surely, the miracle of water to wine in the wedding at Cana is also the transformation of spirit for marriage from that of the earth to that from heaven. (8.) Along with invisible, spirit substance from GOD, marriage is also widely respected as a device to address invisible, secular substance from mankind. Through marriage society addresses, maintains and promotes various intangible aspects of human relationships such as chance, chastity, compatibility, dignity, feelings, family history, honor, jealousy, maternal instinct, reputation, respect, romance, tradition, trust, and virginity.
THE GOLDEN ARROW: O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen. He is the LORD our God: his judgments are in all the earth. He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac; And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant: Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance: When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it. When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people; He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes; Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm. (Psalms 105: 6-15, KJV)
THE DOUBLE DAGGER: The Barren Tree? (12/06/2013); Fruits From a Barren Tree? (12/07/2013); GOD Angry With Us? (12/08/2013); So We Could Have Life? (12/09/2013); Destroying Justice? (07/18/2013); GOD the X? (07/19/2013); When Does Judgment Begin? (06/27/2013); Our Present Comfort (06/28/2013); Must We Really Die? (05/13/2013); Can GOD Die? (05/14/2013); Mockers in the Last Days (11/14/2012); Thoughts Upon A Warrior’s Fall (11/15/2012)
“The Supreme Llama”, GOD enjoys giving meaningful answers to those showing right respect to divine love and sacred truth. Here are a few points readers should consider that are regularly shared among mature Christian believers:
(1.) GOD is a spirit who must be known and made visible through operations, processes, and purposes that are displayed through created beings and living creatures.
(2.) The living must rely upon their own endowment of divine substance from the person of GOD to recognize (we say, discern) the divine aspects of objects and events presented in their experience. Included are such inseparable features as awareness, faith, holiness, longsuffering, will, wisdom, and wrath against sin.
(3.) Sin is an artifact of separation from GOD, is contrary to all existence and life, and is no living thing. Sin is not a material or physical object, has no spirit content, and is not created by GOD. Yet, sin has direction, effect, and presence; and may dominate and influence awareness and self-will in created beings and living creatures. Without the array of divine operations and provisions, sin can not be detected as contrary to ones own being and person, or recognized as a foreign and strange element that is not truly part of oneself. Repeatedly, the living operate under sin regarding it as “child’s play,” innocence, natural, and normal.
(4.) The presence that is sin may become known through actions and words; and all behavior and conduct among children and adult humans does not show sin as defiance, disrespect, and irreverence. However, all behavior and conduct generated under the influence of sin does oppose the continued existence of divine law, divine person, and all Creation. Given that sin is no created or godly “thing”, and the created can not eliminate and eradicate sin, there must be a sweeping renewal of all Creation to remove all sin.
There is far more to be said, correctly shared, and spiritually understood. (For example, (5.) Before anyone may fully understand the threat to the universe posed by a roaming gang of cruel, disobedient boys attacking a prophet (who is outnumbered 40 to 1), they would have to have a broader, deeper understanding of judgment, justice, mercy, and salvation. Where GOD intervenes, surely, it is to carry out those tasks that may only be completed through divine power and presence, such as protecting those not present, those unborn, and others unseen.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful.
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you (Philippians 4: 8-9, KJV).
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
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