Today,
New Year’s Eve and the final day
of 2018, reply is on how the present character and process of
Creation is contrary to the makeup, nature, and substance of
divinity. Conflict, contention, division and opposition are more the
product of lust and striving within the flesh that continue the
conditions of chaos, confusion, and flux that were in place before
the founding of heaven and earth. Thus, it is written: James 3:
13-18, King James Version (KJV): 13 Who is a wise man and
endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good
conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. 14 But if ye have
bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not
against the truth. 15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is
earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envying and strife is,
there is confusion and every evil work. 17 But the wisdom
that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and
easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without
partiality, and without hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of righteousness
is sown in peace of them that make peace. A
fighter in the “Yahoo! Answers” Religion and Spirituality public
forum using the ID “Gardyloo” (Level 2 with 445 points, a
member since June 23, 2018) posted the following:
Christians
say they have different understanding because of our egos interfering
with the spirit. Why is the spirit weaker than our egoes?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity
of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against
me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me; And that
I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the
land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled,
and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity: Then will
I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac,
and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will
remember the land. The land also shall be left of them, and shall
enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they
shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even
because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred
my statutes. And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their
enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to
destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am
the LORD their God. But I will for their sakes
remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of
the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their
God: I am the LORD. (Leviticus 26:
40-45, King James Version, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: Offering Yourself To Christ? (12/27/2018); Appetite
and Human Sexuality? (10/19/2018); Holy Boldness and Humility
(10/04/2018); And There Was War? (06/12/2018); Self-Will And
Christian Integrity (06/11/2018); Whoso Keepeth His Word
(03/09/2018); What Is A Spirit? (03/06/2018)
“Gardyloo”,
here are some thoughts that may not be familiar to you. In Christian
belief, the operations of sin within mankind have rendered the
Creation of GOD dependent upon elements for existence that are not
responsive to divine will. The character, nature, process and
substance of created beings and living creatures now are directed to
aspects of consciousness and self-will (we also say, the exercise of
willpower) in agreement with laws, opportunity, possibilities and
principles that are primarily carnal, material, social, and temporal.
By operating in accordance with mechanical and natural law, the
living surrender apprehension, dominion, and ownership of things that
are inseparable aspects of divine fullness (we also say, divinity;
the Godhead; the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit). Included are
faith, holiness, longsuffering, lovingkindness, oneness
without sameness, sacred personhood, righteousness, wisdom,
and wrath against sin.
In
the same way intellect, logic and science, critical thinking, or
academic and secular knowledge do not eliminate appetite
(e.g., hunger, thirst, sexual cravings), sensation (e.g., hearing,
seeing, tasting, touching), or the features of emotion/mind (e.g.,
anger, desire, fear, imagination, recall), our finite human tools and
traits such as pride, self-awareness, and self-importance do not
provide the mastery and sacred knowledge important to
realizing a healthy and satisfying ongoing relationship with GOD.
Authentic and genuine humanity is required that displays such
features as accountability, balance, commitment, completeness,
consistency, godliness, integrity, maturity, sobriety, and stability.
Consider again the following that uses language from the Bible:
1.
John 3: 1-6, King James Version (KJV): 1 There was a man of the
Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 The same came to
Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a
teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou
doest, except God be with him. 3 Jesus answered and said unto him,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he
cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a
man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his
mother's womb, and be born? 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say
unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he
cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the
flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
2.
John 1: 11-13, KJV: 11 He came unto his own, and his own received
him not. 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to
become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor
of the will of man, but of God.
3.
2nd Timothy 1: 7, KJV: 7 For God hath not given us the
spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, 4. 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.
Washington,
DC
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