Today, reply is made to a
charge that, through law and judgment, divinity operates as do terrorist
groups. Caliphate, covenant relationship, sin, and the worship of
idols are topics along with reverence toward the Maker as the necessary
condition wherein all created beings and living creatures are to exist. Divine
law has not been established to inhibit cleansing, correction, forgiveness, and
repentance. The operations of sin promote the elimination of divine law, Deity,
and all that is, has been or ever will be put forth from GOD. In the scheme of
GOD the crime of a thief is not merely one of taking away from another some
temporal object that will eventually break, or perhaps be lost anyhow. The
offense is against all law, divine order, and the universe that is laid out with
myriad unseen streams in flux. It is deceit and idolatry to promote
any thing from finite imagination and mind as having authority, power, and
divine substance that are to be obeyed, reverenced and worshiped as a god.
Included are buildings, family, freedom, land, military forces, money, sexual
pleasure, and weapons. Yet through sin, awareness, intellect and self-will in
the living are led to manufacture abominations, abstractions, and false gods for
deliverance, godliness, prosperity, and salvation. By spiritual
confusion human error is maintained as though generated from and approved
by the Eternal One. Readers are to realize, there have been caliphates before,
and they failed to manifest the presence of GOD; for both mechanism and process
must be of GOD. Conflict, fear, pain, and violence can not be made to appear as
the fruit of supreme righteousness. Consider the following verses from the
Bible, and the presentation below: John 10: 9-11, King James Version (KJV): 9
I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in
and out, and find pasture. 10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to
kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might
have it more abundantly. 11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd
giveth his life for the sheep. Also, John 18: 36-38, KJV: 36 Jesus answered,
My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would
my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my
kingdom not from hence. 37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king
then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and
for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth.
Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. 38 Pilate saith unto him, What
is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith
unto them, I find in him no fault at all. Psalms 115: 2-8, KJV: 2 Wherefore
should the heathen say, Where is now their God? 3 But our God
is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. 4 Their
idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. 5 They have
mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: 6 They have
ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: 7 They have
hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak
they through their throat. 8 They that make them are like unto them; so
is every one that trusteth in them. The fighter at “Yahoo! Answers” using
the ID “King Apologist” (Level 3 with 2,013 points, a member since December 11,
2014) posted the following:
In the bible, God prescribes the death
penalty for worshiping other gods, adultery, and homosexuality. How is that
different from ISIS/Daesh?
Deuteronomy 13 says to kill those who even think of
worshiping other gods (no freedom of religion)
Leviticus 20:13 says to kill
gays.
Leviticus 20:20 says to kill adulterers.
Why do ISIS and God agree so much?
Update: Is there some
logical reason that God once held the same opinions as terrorists?
THE GOLDEN ARROW: They say
unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses
in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus
stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he
heard them not. So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself,
and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone
at her. And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. And they which
heard it, being convicted by their own conscience,
went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and
Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had
lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where
are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord.
And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. (John
8: 4-11, KJV)
THE DOUBLE DAGGER: The Last
Prophet? (09/27/2015); The Need For Divine Rule? (08/27/2015); A Christian
Dictatorship? (03/05/2015); Divine Love Seen As Hate? (01/29/2015); Adam,
Pharaoh and All Mankind? (01/28/2015); Agents of Allah? (01/26/2015); Mob Rule
and Violence (09/27/2012); Suppose I Am Wrong? (09/28/2012)
“King Apologist”, it is very difficult for most of
us to correctly speak of ISIS, or the diverse followers of Islamic belief where
we are properly grounded as disciples of Jesus Christ. The spiritual maturity
that comes by having sacred knowledge and an imparted, indwelling
Spirit from GOD is required to properly speak of divine intent. Answering
honestly, many would have to confess ignorance of what anyone else believes who
does not demonstrate faith similar to their own, and made visible by sacred
practices and works. From my perspective as one willing to say, I am submitted
to GOD (musleem) as was Abraham, ISIS advocates idolatry by focus upon
a human solution (a government ruled by men; they say, caliphate) that
is to be exalted above eternal purpose, divine law, and imparted Spirit. For
sake of the caliphate the living are to embrace death; forswear family, friends,
homeland; deny the duty for those who are strong to protect children, civilians
in wartime, the disabled, and those who are weak; and refuse all other contracts
and covenants, even that of jihad-al-Akbar.
Those who left Egypt with Moses, were challenged to
willingly enter agreement with a divinity whose character and nature are made
known and revealed through creation, deliverance, judgment, prophecy, and
covenant relationship. Terms of the agreement included obedience to all
commandments and proclamations of divine law as well as acceptance of operations
by divinity to establish permanent changes within mankind upon the earth.
Israel was to become a peculiar people, and a nation formed in the
image of GOD. The new nation would be healed, purified, and set apart for
continuing service and worship (we say, sanctified) through every
aspect of exchange and interaction for its people.
A mixed multitude representing many nations joined
those from the twelve tribes of Jacob requesting that GOD impose even the
harshest punishments and death for transgression of divine law (we say, sin),
rather than have GOD deny to them the special place of those who are partners in
covenant with divinity. As the instruments of Deity, the covenant people are in
a process of continuous growth and transformation. Thus, while Deity is
eternal, immutable and unchanging, terms of the covenant may be altered, yet,
not removed. Responses made to created beings and living creatures appear as
“new” through diversity, discovery, and the unfolding of perfection.
There is far more that must be said to fully shift
a person’s understanding regarding that that is holy (i.e. having the active
presence, and eternal purposes of divinity). For example: The sinful
practices acquired by seeking to participate in the one-world empire of the
Egyptians (i.e., assimilation) had to be reversed over time. Almost
immediately, while Moses was away in communion with GOD to receive the law
written by the finger of GOD upon tables of stone, his brother Aaron, who was to
serve as High Priest, led the people in worshiping the golden calf of Egypt.
The change we speak of only comes without upheaval and widespread destruction
through grace, mercy, and divine prerogative. Thousands of years later, 10
tribes would reject rule by the house of David. Jeroboam, who was exiled to
Egypt, would establish the Northern Kingdom (Israel); and to prevent the people
being influenced by the requirement for all sacrifices to be made only at the
Temple at Jerusalem, and returning to the Unified Kingdom—Jeroboam established
worship of the golden calf. Restoration for the house of David, and the
continuing fulfillment of all covenant are to be seen as completely accomplished
only where GOD will appear in flesh as Christ, Messiah, and Divinity Incarnate.
Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to your
faith and willingness to be made spiritually mature.
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
Democracy, dictatorships, caliphate, empire and the kingdom of GOD ruled by Christ are considered, today. Because the model for divine government is not impersonal and legalistic, believers speak of GOD ruling as a father over his own family, as a king, as the leader within a single household, and as the head upon a body having various members and parts. A fighter at “Yahoo! Answers” using “Rigal T” as his ID (Level 5 with 7,671 points, a member since September 04, 2008) posted the following attack:
Would you support a just and True Christian dictatorship?
Or does representative democracy matter more to you than your faith?
Let's say it would mean the end of abortion and marriage equality, (or whatever else you don't like), and that more people would truly convert to Christianity.
THE GOLDEN ARROW: Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever. Thine, O LORD is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all. Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee. For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding. (1st Chronicles 29: 10-15, KJV)
THE DOUBLE DAGGER: The American Covenant? (03/03/2015); Keeping Divine Law Impossible? (02/20/2015); Judge Thy Neighbor? (02/15/2015); Ruling With Christ? (02/12/2015); A Kingdom Now and One To Come? (09/05/2014); Comfort? (09/06/2014); Separation of Church and State (07/04/2014); The Point of Wisdom? (07/05/2014)
“Rigal T”, here are a few points Christian believers are encouraged to share with those who risk spiritual confusion by indulging their own carnal imagination and intellect:
(1.) Dictatorships typically appear through an increasing use of techniques that generate instability for civil government and legislative rule. Included are such factors as balkanization, blackmail, bribery, coercion, confiscation, deceit, demagoguery, discrimination, extortion, fraud, gerrymandering, hierarchy, incrimination, intimidation, militarization, nepotism (placing family members in positions of authority and trust), persecution, police riots, propaganda, racism, domestic spying, terror, threats, and mob violence. Finally, the populace is held to be incapable of sound decision-making, too divided and weak to establish a clear majority that has an agenda to benefit and promote prosperity, and is in need of a “strongman” to manage and maintain unified action.
(2.) The caliphate presently proposed among global terrorists seems to envision a state that copies ancient models of empire where culture, ethnicity, national borders, law and tradition all are overridden. As a result, the character and nature of what such radicals propose already is seen as flawed for the modern world. Insisting upon models appropriate to guerrilla warfare and revolutionary insurrection, the most prominent terrorist do not operate by the law of any sovereign nation or state. The caliphate they are committed to has never existed and does not presently exist. By contrast, the kingdom of GOD established through the living ministries of Jesus Christ has continued to develop and expand since well before the death of our savior upon the cross. For believers now citizens of the spiritual kingdom upon the earth, this is a stage in multiple sacred operations (e.g., atonement, forgiveness, resurrection, sanctification) transforming mankind to exist as an eternal companion to divinity.
As always, there is far more to be said, correctly understood, and properly apprehended. (For example, (3.) The framework of unity within the kingdom of GOD derives from a oneness of Spirit, rather than shared political or social goals, philosophies, and traditions. Where believers are born again, they receive a fresh endowment of the same spirit content that resided within Jesus Christ. Inseparable aspects of Deity appear and become perfected as believers continue to meet life challenges upon the earth. Included are faith, holiness, joy, longsuffering, love, wisdom and wrath against sin. By the permanent transformation that will occur at the Advent (we say, Second Coming) of Christ, all believers are to become immortal and incorruptible; and will be enabled to display the most necessary feature for living in respect to divine law (the expressed will of GOD) a new self-will fashioned after that of the full GODhead.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to your faith and spiritual maturity.
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
