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it is like thinking that democracy is the best form of government when in reality the best form of government is to be with God for we see in heaven that the kingdom of heaven is like this:
1Cor 9:24 (YLT)
have ye not known that those running in a race--all indeed run, but one doth receive the prize? so run ye, that ye may obtain;
therefore teachers are appointed for those who need such things just as it is God who ministers and provides to all and indeed all things are good to those who are in Christ and yet God must say many things to teach our limited selves what he, the infinite, is saying and so often our little souls become confused and latch unto one thing or another and thus can not see other facets of the same thing God wishes to show us, which I think is why God told us that:
Luke 11:34-36 (YLT)
`The lamp of the body is the eye, when then thine eye may be simple, thy whole body also is lightened; and when it may be evil, thy body also is darkened; take heed, then, lest the light that is in thee be darkness; if then thy whole body is lightened, not having any part darkened, the whole shall be lightened, as when the lamp by the brightness may give thee light.'
for certainly the Lord wishes us to 'increase and multiply' and he makes his will be made known clearly to all of us whos eyes are upon him and him alone, giving thanks for the foods he sets before us and yet still we come to a remembrance that:
Luke 13:18-21 (YLT)
And he said, `To what is the reign of God like? and to what shall I liken it? It is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did cast into his garden, and it increased, and came to a great tree, and the fowls of the heavens did rest in its branches.' And again he said, `To what shall I liken the reign of God? It is like leaven, which a woman, having taken, did hide in three measures of meal, till that all was leavened.'
Matt 13:44-50 (YLT)
`Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth that field. `Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a merchant, seeking goodly pearls, who having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, hath sold all, as much as he had, and bought it. `Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a net that was cast into the sea, and did gather together of every kind, which, when it was filled, having drawn up again upon the beach, and having sat down, they gathered the good into vessels, and the bad they did cast out, so shall it be in the full end of the age, the messengers shall come forth and separate the evil out of the midst of the righteous, and shall cast them to the furnace of the fire, there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.'
1Cor 9:24 (YLT)
have ye not known that those running in a race--all indeed run, but one doth receive the prize? so run ye, that ye may obtain;
therefore teachers are appointed for those who need such things just as it is God who ministers and provides to all and indeed all things are good to those who are in Christ and yet God must say many things to teach our limited selves what he, the infinite, is saying and so often our little souls become confused and latch unto one thing or another and thus can not see other facets of the same thing God wishes to show us, which I think is why God told us that:
Luke 11:34-36 (YLT)
`The lamp of the body is the eye, when then thine eye may be simple, thy whole body also is lightened; and when it may be evil, thy body also is darkened; take heed, then, lest the light that is in thee be darkness; if then thy whole body is lightened, not having any part darkened, the whole shall be lightened, as when the lamp by the brightness may give thee light.'
for certainly the Lord wishes us to 'increase and multiply' and he makes his will be made known clearly to all of us whos eyes are upon him and him alone, giving thanks for the foods he sets before us and yet still we come to a remembrance that:
Luke 13:18-21 (YLT)
And he said, `To what is the reign of God like? and to what shall I liken it? It is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did cast into his garden, and it increased, and came to a great tree, and the fowls of the heavens did rest in its branches.' And again he said, `To what shall I liken the reign of God? It is like leaven, which a woman, having taken, did hide in three measures of meal, till that all was leavened.'
Matt 13:44-50 (YLT)
`Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth that field. `Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a merchant, seeking goodly pearls, who having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, hath sold all, as much as he had, and bought it. `Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a net that was cast into the sea, and did gather together of every kind, which, when it was filled, having drawn up again upon the beach, and having sat down, they gathered the good into vessels, and the bad they did cast out, so shall it be in the full end of the age, the messengers shall come forth and separate the evil out of the midst of the righteous, and shall cast them to the furnace of the fire, there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.'
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