Mystery and revelation
are in view, today, along with more on before the fruit. The “Yahoo! Answers”
writer using ID “Asdfasfd” (Level 1 with 1 point, February 23, 2012) posted the
following:
Why does God have to work in "mysterious
ways"?
Why not just come out of hiding, answer prayers,
end all the BS, etc. I mean he is all powerful, right?
THE BATTLE AXE: Before the
Fruit? (11/10/2012)—Knowledge of GOD and his Christ are not enough to eliminate
sin. More important than science, logic, reason, and sacred knowledge is the
makeup of ones being, and the divine content of ones person. While correct
knowledge permits you to avoid contradiction and the making of choices that are
incompatible, the necessary reconfiguration of your nature and will derives only
by the presence and operation of divine person that may reside within created
beings and living creatures. Included are such sacred content as faith,
holiness, humility, longsuffering, praise, reverence and wrath against sin.
Many hold to the idea that the “original sin” committed by Adam and Eve was
sexual behavior of some sort. However, from their beginning, sexual intimacy
and human reproduction through intercourse was an aspect of divine intent for
the pair. The couple was to acquire knowledge through their direct contact and
relationship with GOD. Because of their error, the process of human knowledge
initiated as experiential (by discovery) was also made to be experimental (by
trial and error).
THE GOLDEN ARROW: But if our
gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world
hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious
gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. For we
preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for
Jesus’ sake. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath
shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory
of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen
vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. (2nd
Corinthians 4: 3-7, KJV)
THE DOUBLE DAGGER: On Asking
Why (11/08/2012); Unto Caesar…? (11/09/2012); The Gospel not Logical?
(09/16/2012); GOD Does Exist (03/20/2012); Jesus Punished?
(01/23/2011)
The revelation of GOD to created beings and
living creatures is not a discrete, one-time event; and, for the benefit of
those not immortal must go forward through frameworks of time and space
manipulated to be continuous and uninterrupted. While using force and violence
are often effective among men to put down arrogance, disrespect, insolence, and
pride among those rejecting divine rule, the higher truths of divine being are
repeatedly missed because of fear, ignorance, perverseness, and
unbelief.
It remains, GOD cannot lawfully require an egg
from a man as he might from a chicken. Respecting your integrity, and mine, GOD
only operates consistent with our levels of maturity, preparation and
understanding. Thus, despite the proclamations of prophets, the teaching of
patriarchs, the judgment of courts and kings, the testimonies of prepared
apostles who witness, all cannot come into the kingdom of GOD through Jesus
Christ. Human awareness driven by appetite, desire, self-will and volition does
not permit simple acceptance of divine truth. Only by endowing the living with
aspects of divine person (i.e., sacred substance such as faith, holiness, hope,
humility, longsuffering, love, wisdom and wrath against sin) are men lifted up
to the proper level of comprehension and grasp.
Be assured, much of the “mystery” for us comes
from the Devil, who innocently declares, “everyone’s entitled to their own
opinion” to promote contempt, irreverence and unbelief whispering, “everyone’s
entitled to accuse, disrespect, mock and undermine GOD.” Where one says “GOD’s
ways are mysterious” meaning dishonest, suspicious, unacceptable, or ungodly,
they make the common mistake of seeking to judge divinity by a lesser standard.
That mistake is correctly called a sin, and is a soft form of both blasphemy and
slander. Not you (of course), but those who deliberately try to sneak in a jab
against GOD, and the faith of others; are plainly called “sinners” and their
offense is called “iniquity” (deliberate and premeditated transgression).
Rather than be instruments of Christ who spread the Good News, they spread their
own spiritual confusion and wretchedness.
There is far more to be said, correctly
applied, and spiritually apprehended. (For example, belief, commitment and
genuine faith are not the products of miracles; yet, miracles can be produced
through belief, commitment and faith. Though the intelligence of mankind is
finite, awareness and consciousness directed by the Holy Spirit are important
tools to realizing the full sacred nature of mankind, and to fulfilling human
potential for relationship with GOD.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be
useful. Be it unto you according to your faith.
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
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