Today,
reply is on the multiple appearances of blame and punishment within
the holy writings. For created beings and living creatures to
correctly discern and resist the operations of sin, all must receive
fresh endowments of spirit substance imparted from the makeup of GOD.
Sin has not been put forth from divinity, has no sacred content, and
is no ordinary physical object you may put in your pocket. Sin
opposes the continued existence of all sacred law, the Lawgiver, and
the divine order that serves as the universe. Sin promotes a return
to the chaos, confusion, and flux that were in place before the
founding of heaven and earth (we say, preexistence). Sin may
dominate consciousness and self-will (willpower) within the living;
and can not be controlled or eliminated using finite human tools such
as emotion, imagination, logic, and carnal reason. Responding to
sin, to one another, and to GOD require a correct understanding of
sin. Divine mechanisms and operations now exist to release mankind
from sin, and restore the living as companions to divinity. It is
written: Ezekiel 33: 11-20, King James Version (KJV): 11 Say unto
them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD,
I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked
turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways;
for why will ye die, O house of Israel? 12 Therefore, thou son of
man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the
righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as
for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the
day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous
be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he
sinneth. 13 When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall
surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit
iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for
his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it. 14 Again,
when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from
his sin, and do that which is lawful and right; 15 If the
wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the
statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live,
he shall not die. 16 None of his sins that he hath committed shall
be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right;
he shall surely live. 17 Yet the children of thy people say, The way
of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.
18 When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth
iniquity, he shall even die thereby. 19 But if the wicked turn from
his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live
thereby. 20 Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house
of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways. One of the
fighters at “Yahoo! Answer” using the ID “Anonymous” (no
profile is shared) posted the following:
If
all references to blame and punishment were removed from the Bible,
would it represent a better set of teachings, despite being shorter?
Updated
2 mins ago:
Or
are blame and punishment simply too central to Christian teachings,
the Bible would lose a lot of its appeal to the simple minded
followers who yearn for people to be punished?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: And the devil that deceived them was cast into the
lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet
are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose
face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place
for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and
the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the
book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things
which were written in the books, according to their works. And the
sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered
up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man
according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake
of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found
written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
(Revelation 20: 10-15, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: Sin Opposes All Existence (12/13/2019); More Required
Than Crucifixion? (12/10/2019); A Death Penalty Necessary?
(11/27/2019); The Commandments Against Sin (11/26/2019); The
Perfection Of Divinity (09/17/2019); The Penalty of Death?
(04/26/2019); Divine Priesthood on Earth (01/31/2018)
“Anonymous”,
a full and complete revelation of GOD requires the appearance of
divinity on the earth using human flesh as Jesus Christ. The
teachings of the Bible focus on the appearance of the divine
priesthood on the earth entrusted to Adam that was patterned after
the sacred operations within heaven where Jesus is High Priest. The
issues of correction and remission for sin with forgiveness and
reconciliation exist as (1) artifacts of divine order, (2) immutable
conditions for the continuance of heaven and earth, (3) the sanctions
appearing within the law, (4) unchanging eternal purpose, and (5) the
expressed will of divinity (we say, the proclaimed, sovereign will of
GOD). Through divine works (e.g., anointing, birth, aging, death,
resurrection) that make divinity knowable, known, visible and
approachable, created beings and living creatures are granted “sacred
knowledge” and inseparable spirit substance from the makeup of GOD
that men must contain so they bear the image of GOD, and may
resemble, reflect, and reveal the character and likeness of Jesus
Christ. Included are balance, completeness, faith, forbearance,
holiness, joy, longsuffering, lovingkindness, oneness without
sameness, personhood, wisdom, and wrath against sin.
When
divine fullness appeared to Moses, GOD permitted the prophet to see
aspects of his glory, and declared to Moses with an audible voice how
divinity was to be known and spoken of. In addition to the authority
and power that appear in Creation, the presence of GOD who is
immortal, incorruptible, and invisible spirit is to be acknowledged
as a deliverer and savior, and as a “God of judgment.” Judgment
involves more than condemning and damning finite human attitudes,
behavior, and conduct. Divine judgment includes (when possible)
applying mercy to those who are guilty; assigning and establishing
meaning, standards, and values; delivering admonitions, cautions, and
warnings; determining the absence/presence of divine substance;
distributing divine rewards; eliminating the operations, presence,
and effects of sin from the universe; gathering and grouping tools
and workers; making visible otherwise hidden aspects of divine
fullness (e.g., grace, impartiality, restraint, righteousness);
providing clear examples that demonstrate correct responses to
divinity; and continuing existence along with eternal life. Consider
again the following that uses language from the Bible; and a
selection from the music ministry of Steve Green:
(1.)
Exodus 34: 4-8, King James Version (KJV): 4 And he hewed two
tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the
morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the LORD
had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone. 5
And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood
with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.
6 And the LORD passed by before him, and
proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD
God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness
and truth, 7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and
transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty;
visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the
children’s children, unto the
third and to the fourth generation. 8 And Moses made haste,
and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.
(2.)
Ecclesiastes 12: 13-14, KJV: 13 Let us hear the conclusion of the
whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is
the whole duty of man. 14 For God shall bring every work into
judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or
whether it be evil.
(3.)
1st Corinthians 3: 11-17, KJV: 11 For other foundation
can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if
any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones,
wood, hay, stubble; 13 Every man’s
work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because
it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s
work of what sort it is. 14 If any man’s
work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15 If any man’s work shall be
burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so
as by fire. 16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that
the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17 If any man defile the temple
of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which
temple ye are.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, (4.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uZcGaixMhg.) Even
so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according
to your faith.
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