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Those in power, be it by way of religion or government of man, fear losing the support of the masses. Would people find that without contact, particularly with organized religion, that they can have a personal relationship with God and each other by elimination of the middleman?
Hierarchy...
Just as Jesus commanded near the end of the biblical era, God at the beginning of it told Adam and Eve to put His will before their own in telling them to avoid the tree of knowledge. His will before ours, the law given in the beginning and repeated near the end.
Putting His will first was not...
People are happy to delude themselves into thinking what a wonderful world this is, knowing full well it is both good and evil. Even our memories prefer to dwell on the good and forget about how messed up life and we ourselves were/are. This world was built in man's image of self interest, often...
We once were sowers sowing seeds, and those seeds eventually sowed seeds. But some seeds fell by the wayside and took it upon themselves to do more than sow seeds but to also take God's job away from Him, and rather than just sow, also self determine how those seeds should grow in the sower's...
It seems that people fail to realize what the god of this world which man has made has always been... self serving. When a leader familiar with Christian principles knows full well that an issue of government goes against Christian teachings, yet has been given no choice but to follow the ideals...
First, one must understand that the only sin there is involves putting our will ahead of the will of the Father, thus not loving all as self. Defining parts of sin are useless unless confronting the whole. All are the result of the same action. The Kingdom of servitude to others works contrary...
Although it was long ago when being fed up with the falsely advertised loyalties of His host people that God no longer dwelled in the Temple, it still remains that entrepreneurs within the various religious institutions would have us believe that we can be in contact with God through them. Along...
Over the centuries and starting in the time of Jesus, the world of man has gone out of it's way to twist what our concept of Jesus and salvation should be. After all, who when confronted with an alternate lifestyle and system will the world and it's mentor the Adversary defend, if not itself...
The majority of people appear to take little time to recognize in others (and themselves) that which is of God. Rather, they prefer more commonly that which is of man. As a result over time they begin to blur the line between the two.
Never mind the entertainers or political figures who seek...
As things that have been the backdrop to a great portion of our lives vanish and the world becomes increasingly unfamiliar and geared to a new generation, it could be seen as similar to attending one's own funeral as a part of ourselves is gone each time another piece of familiarity disappears...
Judgement is making an accusation. It was the Jewish tradition that any accuser must be the first to cast a stone at the stoning. No doubt why Jesus used it to say “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first”. So much for judgement towards others as it must first be...
Seems to me that panic people are not prepared people. That is they either have no sense of tomorrow, not thinking a step or two ahead, or they assume there is always time for last minute preparations, never thinking of the ability of others to stifle their own self assuredness.
Of course that...
Think about the days of the 10 commandments. That whole era was like training a pet, let's say a pup as a familiar example. This good, that bad. The people who wrote the books and the people who read them were like the pups. They learned good/bad but did not question why. Like pups, they often...
Life is full of hints from God showing us how fragile and powerless the modern institutions of mankind truly are, for instance when they can be brought to their knees even by simple snowfall. Thank you Lord for the reminders of how unprepared we really are for reality, especially in today's...
Have you ever noticed how people are quick to pick up on outward examples of 'evil' in the world, yet fail to see that the same potential for those deeds is within all of us? The same because the examples are based on the same foundation principles we all live by, the principles of 'self'...
Where there is self will/interest, there is a human seeking a way around the ideals presented by Jesus by way of the Gospel of the Kingdom.
Ephesians 6:
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand...
There is, and always has been, a large part of the population that doesn't realize who they really are, just simply assuming that 'they are'.
The human animal seems to have an edge over all the others of creation, but then again that could just be our self awareness talking, trying to convince...
Exactly what is the Gospel of the Kingdom all about? We either follow the traditional governance of mankind which is fuelled by self interest OR, we choose to reject that wide path and follow the governance (Kingdom) of the Father which is loving all as self and focusing on the well being of...
We so often hear of a gospel of salvation. A different gospel than the Gospel of the Kingdom? That would explain why a religion called Christianity was formed where within denominations could focus on their own brand of salvation rather than putting the will of God before our own, thus loving...
It seems to me in surveying Christianity as a whole, let alone the rest of the world, that the majority of people prefer theological beliefs that suit their personal worldly outlook or situation. This, rather than adapting themselves to fit into the teachings of Jesus.
Consider a nation that...