Continuing reflections on divinity, peace, and World War, a blog is reprinted that was originally published as THE WHOLE ARMOR OF GOD: (01/31/2017) A Species of Animal?
Today,
deaths from war, human nature, and mankind’s divine potential are
considered. For many, it is love and the giving and keeping of
life that makes a nation great. Even so, others now express
cynicism and negativity declaring they would rather give their love
to animals than to human beings, or to the dead instead of the
living, because, then, their love would be acknowledged and
returned. For Christians, GOD is the true origin and source for
the greatest human achievements. Ability to recognize and
respond to spirit content from the makeup of our Creator
(i.e., discernment)
is required to consistently and correctly acknowledge that the divine
spirit content is appearing within such features as events, holy
writings, oneself, other persons, prophecy, relationships, and sacred
teachings. A writer at “Yahoo! Answers” using the ID “John”
(Level 1 with 3 points, a member since February 22, 2009) posted the
following:
Why
are christians afraid that they might be a species of animal?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the
sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see
that they themselves are beasts. For that which befalleth the
sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as
the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so
that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for
all is vanity.
All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust
again. (Ecclesiastes 3: 18-20, King James Version, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made (09/07/2016); An
Habitation of GOD (07/24/2016); The Cross and Mankind (05/13/2016);
The Creation Of Mankind? (09/16/2015); What Faith Makes Possible
(04/25/2014); Bible and Spirit (04/26/2014); Animals Do Not Sin?
(09/29/2013); GOD is Acknowledging (09/30/2013)
“John”
the question of mankind’s true nature is “profound” (i.e., has
simple, yet, broad and far-reaching application). Many in the
world today agree that how we value one another (and ourselves) as
living creatures does make a difference in what we understand can be
the quality of life we now experience, the benefit and value for
ongoing relationships with immortal divinity, and our further
possibilities for life in spite of our mortality. Our sciences
and secular history may insist that human potential only express an
animal or mechanical nature (as if we are mere machines or accidents
from a random process). Even so, mature Christian believers
hold that our humanity is more completely and correctly understood as
expressing interactions within an animal, human and divine nature.
Christians all pursue the fullest development of their divine nature
on the basis of multiple goals, needs, sacred
knowledge, and
strengths acquired through such features as fellowship, prayer,
sacred practices (we say, sacraments),
study, shared worship, and unselfish service. Consider the
following points that have led many to seek the greater possibilities
for mankind:
(1.)
Casualties reported for major U. S. wars numbered from the
Revolutionary War to the Iraq War are a total 1, 343,812 deaths,
1,529,230 wounded, and 38,159 missing.
(2.)
Total casualties for Word War I are 37 million and include 9,720,450
military casualties, 8.5 million killed, 19.7 million wounded
soldiers, and 7.7 million missing.
(3.)
Statistics reported for World War II include 690 million served
(world-wide), and there were 72 million deaths.
(4.)
2nd Peter 1: 2-11, King James Version (KJV): 2 Grace and
peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of
Jesus our Lord, 3 According as his divine power hath given unto
us all things that pertain unto
life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us
to glory and virtue: 4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding
great and precious promises: that by these ye might be
partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is
in the world through lust. 5 And beside this, giving all
diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6
And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to
patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and
to brotherly kindness charity. 8 For if these things be in you,
and abound, they make you
that ye shall neither be barren
nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But
he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and
hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. 10
Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling
and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never
fall: 11 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you
abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ.
There
is far more to be said, correctly applied, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, (5.) Romans 8: 5-9,
KJV: 5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of
the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the
Spirit. 6 For to be carnally minded is death;
but to be spiritually minded is life
and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity
against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither
indeed can be. 8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot
please God. 9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit,
if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not
the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.) Even so, I trust this
fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to your
faith.
Statistics
are from www.statisticsbrain.com (1.) August 08, 2016, (2.)
August 01, 2016, and (3.) April 02, 2015.
THE
BLACK PHOENIX
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