THE
GOLDEN GATE OF JERUSALEM (see reference cited below)
Today,
reply is on the morality of America using barriers and walls at its
Southern border to discourage immigration and to keep out criminals,
refugees, the poor, and the homeless. In the light of devastating
hurricane and wildfire events around the country, that the Chief
Executive Officer for the United States of America would institute a
policy of shutting down the government to ensure border security and
control immigration has more the appearance of criminal fraud,
incompetence, and the violation of trust more than the appearance of
sound management. All are being reminded that, in the modern world,
there are those who believe government is to control its elected
officers, legislators, and the electorate by using every available
tool that may manipulate their emotional, material, mental, and
spiritual person. Included are propaganda and devices that impose
brutality, conflict, cruelty, disappointments, fear, indebtedness,
violence, and problems that have no clear solutions. Christians are
warned not to indulge judging others and pronouncing damnation,
consequently, many Christians feel that all conflict, division,
fighting, and quarrels are a bad thing, and should be avoided or
concluded as quickly as possible. Even so, mankind also must
acknowledge accountability for their own attitudes, behavior and
conduct while they live, and for the conditions in the earth as their
sphere of life. For Christian believers, questions of moral content
for events, operations, and human process should be answered applying
discernment of the character, makeup, and spiritual substance that is
displayed from the divine fullness (i.e., divinity; the Godhead; the
Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit). Believers are to receive and pass
on inseparable aspects of life essence from divinity that
include faith, farsightedness, forbearance, holiness, longsuffering,
lovingkindness, oneness without sameness,
righteousness, wisdom, and wrath against sin. There are multiple
unmet needs and a broad range of motives among those seeking shelter
within the Nation; and just as it may not be assumed that every
denial of requests by those from other cultures and peoples are
expressions of bias, ethnic arrogance, discrimination, hate,
prejudice, racism or stubbornness, neither should it be assumed that
there is unlawful damnation, wrongful judgment, a hardness of heart,
and indifference toward the humanity of others. A writer in the
“Yahoo! Answers” Religion and Spirituality Internet public forum
who uses the ID “Christian sinner” (Level 7 with 217,275 points,
a member since November 28, 2006) posted the following:
There
are walls around Jerusalem, there are walls around the Jewish temples
and the Christian churches. Are they immoral?
Update:
A wall, in my view, is an immorality. It’s the least effective way
to protect the border and the most costly. I can’t think of any
reason why anyone would think it’s a good idea — unless this has
something to do with something else,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
(D-Calif.) said shortly before the government shutdown.
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/...
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a
man with a measuring line in his hand. Then said I, Whither goest
thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is
the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof. And,
behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel
went out to meet him, And said unto him, Run, speak to this young
man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without
walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein: For I, saith the
LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round
about, and will be the glory in the midst of her. (Zechariah 2:
1-5, King James Version, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: On Diversity and Equality (05/22/2018); Bible Borders
and Walls (08/29/2017); Righteousness Exalts A Nation (07/04/2017);
Installing The New President (01/20/2017); Can Christians Be Racists?
(07/25/2016); Cultural, Political, Spiritual Growth? (07/10/2016);
Religion And Moral Progress? (10/23/2015); Because We Are Certain
(12/30/2014)
“Christian
sinner”, politics have a process and structure different than that
for communities of faith, corporations, or government agencies, and
therefore may be seen as an overlay, and even, a parasite that seeks
to maintain its own life by controlling the distribution of resources
belonging to a lawful sovereign body (we say, nation; state). While
there has been talk of crisis and emergencies emerging from border
security issues, the sacrifice of American government workers we are
now witnessing is not in compliance with constitutional principles,
standard operations, existing programs, or the projections that now
serve as the blueprint and “vision” for the Nation’s
future.
Many
developing Christian believers look to the holy writings for
commentary and guidance regarding a wall to separate America from her
neighbor, because it strikes them that it opposes the will of GOD to
use devices that divide and separate kindreds, tongues, peoples, and
nations, at a time when his eternal purpose revealed through Jesus
Christ is to transform mankind to exist as immortal, incorruptible
companions of divinity. The living are to be restored through
repentance and rebirth, joined together through workings of imparted,
indwelling spirit, and unselfishly serve as vessels of sacred spirit
substance who are offspring of GOD and a new creation.
From
ancient times, landmarks, natural features (e.g., forests, lakes,
rivers), walls, and other structures were used as barriers against
enemy invasions, and boundaries to specify the property and territory
within their dominion and jurisdiction. An example of this is seen
with the city of Jericho. For Jerusalem and the regions within
Canaan that were visited by Abraham, the Friend of GOD, covenant
promises, divinely provided law, inheritance, priestly relationship,
prophecy, and a lifestyle that included worship of a living GOD who
continued among them (within the Tabernacle/the Temple), divinity
would be as a wall of fire by day and a pillar of cloud by night
sanctifying (we say, setting apart) the tribes of Jacob as a
“peculiar people” for service to divine fullness, and to be those
who would occupy the land. Similarly, the followers of Jesus as High
Priest and Messiah are to be recognizable through their lifestyle and
day to day routines that include discovery, gradual growth, praise,
prayer, renewing ones mind, rest, unselfish service, and worship.
Consider again the following that uses language from the Bible:
1.
Ephesians 1: 9-14, King James Version (KJV): 9 Having made known
unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which
he hath purposed in himself: 10 That in the dispensation of the
fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in
Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even
in him: 11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being
predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things
after the counsel of his own will: 12 That we should be to the
praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. 13 In whom ye also
trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of
your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed
with that holy Spirit of promise, 14 Which is the earnest of our
inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto
the praise of his glory.
2.
Ephesians 4: 4-7, KJV: 4 There is one body, and one Spirit,
even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 5 One Lord, one
faith, one baptism, 6 One God and Father of all, who is above
all, and through all, and in you all. 7 But unto every one of us is
given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
3.
Ephesians 4: 11-16, KJV: 11 And he gave some, apostles; and some,
prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12
For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for
the edifying of the body of Christ: 13 Till we all come in the unity
of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect
man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: 14
That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and
carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and
cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 15 But
speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which
is the head, even Christ: 16 From whom the whole body fitly
joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth,
according to the effectual working in the measure of every part,
maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
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.
THE
BLACK PHOENIX
Washington,
DC
