Children learn by seeing, mimicking and doing. We have to set positive and constructive examples for children to follow. One of the things that has a big impact on child development is communication, such as talking.
The smaller children are, the more you have to talk to them. For example, when you have breakfast, you could talk your way through your actions. You could say, "Now I'm taking the orange juice and pouring it into a cup, now I'm pouring the cereal into a bowl." Or when you're getting ready to go outside, you could say, "I'm putting on my jacket and shoes" etc.
This kind of explicit communication will help children (especially small children) connect their intellect and emotions with what they see, hear, smell, taste and touch. It would greatly contribute to their growth and development.
Of course as children get older, this kind of explicit communication wouldn't be as necessary.
In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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Sunday, August 31, 2014
Would You Give Up Your Spot In Heaven?
Some people are only selfishly interested in their own salvation, compromising good relationships with others in order to secure their own personal reward.
If there was only one spot left in heaven, would you fight your friend for it or would you let your friend have it? What if there were no spots left. Would you give up your spot in heaven so another could have it? What are you willing to do for others? Or is it all selfishly about you?
In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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If there was only one spot left in heaven, would you fight your friend for it or would you let your friend have it? What if there were no spots left. Would you give up your spot in heaven so another could have it? What are you willing to do for others? Or is it all selfishly about you?
In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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Forget About Sin And Sinners, Just Love
There's a common saying that you've probably heard, "Love the sinner, but hate the sin" [1]. Forget about sin, forget about sinners. Just love.
In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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References:
1. Who said, "Love the sinner, hate the sin?". www.catholic.com. Retrieved Aug 30, 2014.
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In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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References:
1. Who said, "Love the sinner, hate the sin?". www.catholic.com. Retrieved Aug 30, 2014.
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Be Brave And Love
There are two rules about love: Love your friend as yourself and love God. From the love of friends we come to the love of God.
Love is when we seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. However, today, we're all immersed in selfishness, seeking to benefit ourselves with no regard for others.
Our social environment has a powerful influence on us and we desperately want to fit in. We tend to comply with our social environment because we want to be liked and we don't want others to think negatively of us.
We're more concerned about what other people think of us than we are about the people we should be loving, or the damage we do when we ostracize and condemn them. Perhaps we're afraid that they may compromise our faith, our standing in heaven or our relationship with God. Either way, we're only selfishly thinking about ourselves.
We have to brave. Even when our family, friends, colleagues, community and entire social environment is telling us to behave one way, we should be brave and just love.
Go against the grain. Go against personal prejudices, hatred, fear, loathing, revulsion, shame, and just love. Love no matter what.
In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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Love is when we seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. However, today, we're all immersed in selfishness, seeking to benefit ourselves with no regard for others.
Our social environment has a powerful influence on us and we desperately want to fit in. We tend to comply with our social environment because we want to be liked and we don't want others to think negatively of us.
We're more concerned about what other people think of us than we are about the people we should be loving, or the damage we do when we ostracize and condemn them. Perhaps we're afraid that they may compromise our faith, our standing in heaven or our relationship with God. Either way, we're only selfishly thinking about ourselves.
We have to brave. Even when our family, friends, colleagues, community and entire social environment is telling us to behave one way, we should be brave and just love.
Go against the grain. Go against personal prejudices, hatred, fear, loathing, revulsion, shame, and just love. Love no matter what.
In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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Stop Trying To Be Righteous And Just Love
Jesus loved social outcasts. So much so, that people wondered about him: A son of God? Hanging out with lowly destitutes? It doesn't make any sense.
If Jesus were alive today, who do you think he'd be hanging out with? Probably the very people we ostracize and condemn.
Stop trying to be righteous and just love. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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If Jesus were alive today, who do you think he'd be hanging out with? Probably the very people we ostracize and condemn.
Stop trying to be righteous and just love. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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The Destructive Exclusivity Of Religion
A lot of religious people believe that this is a fallen world, but for some strange reason, they believe they're exempt. They're not living in the fallen world, other people are.
This strange sense of exclusivity permeates religion. This 'I'm right, you're wrong' attitude divides and separates people in a negative and destructive way.
We're all living in a fallen world - we're all immersed in selfishness. There are no exceptions, no exemptions. We're all in it together. The very things that we believe are corrupt because they've been built on the quality of selfishness.
We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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This strange sense of exclusivity permeates religion. This 'I'm right, you're wrong' attitude divides and separates people in a negative and destructive way.
We're all living in a fallen world - we're all immersed in selfishness. There are no exceptions, no exemptions. We're all in it together. The very things that we believe are corrupt because they've been built on the quality of selfishness.
We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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Religion Divided Against Itself
Jesus said, "Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand." (Matthew 12:25, NIV)
Today, the different religious organizations in the world are divided against each other. Not only that, individual religious organizations are divided into denominations.
Religion has become ever more fractured as our ego has grown and as more people find new ways to misinterpret scripture.
Religion is not the answer. Connection is. We have to connect with each other in mutual bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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Today, the different religious organizations in the world are divided against each other. Not only that, individual religious organizations are divided into denominations.
Religion has become ever more fractured as our ego has grown and as more people find new ways to misinterpret scripture.
Religion is not the answer. Connection is. We have to connect with each other in mutual bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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Even Religious People Are Empty And Unfulfilled
Religion promises redemption, salvation, success in this life, and a place in the afterlife. Many religious organizations engage in endless rites, rituals and practices, customs that are supposed to have some sort of spiritual significance.
Yet after all the prayers, good deeds and other religious observations, believers are worn out, tired, despaired, empty and unfulfilled. Promises never fully materialize.
Religion is not the answer. Connection is. We have to connect with each other in mutual bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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Yet after all the prayers, good deeds and other religious observations, believers are worn out, tired, despaired, empty and unfulfilled. Promises never fully materialize.
Religion is not the answer. Connection is. We have to connect with each other in mutual bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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Religion Built On The Quality of Selfishness
Our entire world is immersed in selfishness. In everything we do, we seek to benefit ourselves with no regard for others. This means that all the systems in the world have been built on the quality of selfishness, including religion.
We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal. We have to rise above our egos and hatred and connect with each other in mutual concern and responsibility.
We have to build new systems based on the quality of bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal. We have to rise above our egos and hatred and connect with each other in mutual concern and responsibility.
We have to build new systems based on the quality of bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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Love Transcends Religion
The underlying principle of most religions is LOVE. Love is when we seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
Yet, while most religions talk about love, they're not love. Most religions are interested in being right. They're focused on justifying themselves and explaining why others are wrong.
Forget about all of that. Just love. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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Religion Is Not The Answer
Religion in and of itself is not the answer. Connection is the answer.
Religion serves a purpose: It teaches us about God, it introduces us to the concepts of good and bad, right and wrong, it comforts people when they're hurting, it calms people down and it gives people a sense of community and belonging.
However, religion is a means to an end. That end being connection with each other and with God Himself. From the love of friends we come to the love of God.
We have to rise above our egos and hatred, and connect with each other in mutual bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
Connection is the answer.
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Religion serves a purpose: It teaches us about God, it introduces us to the concepts of good and bad, right and wrong, it comforts people when they're hurting, it calms people down and it gives people a sense of community and belonging.
However, religion is a means to an end. That end being connection with each other and with God Himself. From the love of friends we come to the love of God.
We have to rise above our egos and hatred, and connect with each other in mutual bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
Connection is the answer.
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Don't Be Emotionally Attached To Religion
Don't be emotionally attached to religion, be emotionally attached to God.
Religion in and of itself is not the answer. Religion is a means to an end. The end being adhesion with The Creator.
If your religion fades away, does your relationship with God disappear? No. Focus on God, not religion. God is love. God is benevolent. Be love. Be benevolent.
In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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Religion in and of itself is not the answer. Religion is a means to an end. The end being adhesion with The Creator.
If your religion fades away, does your relationship with God disappear? No. Focus on God, not religion. God is love. God is benevolent. Be love. Be benevolent.
In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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Saturday, August 30, 2014
Complying With The Golden Rule
Edited Aug 31, 2014
Jesus said, "... do to others what you would have them do to you ..." (Matthew 7:12, NIV) This is known as The Golden Rule [1].
How can we comply with The Golden Rule if we're all different, if we all have different tastes, likes and dislikes? The answer is that it depends on whether we focus The Golden Rule on ourselves or on others.
If we focus The Golden Rule on ourselves, then one person gains and the other person loses. However, if we focus The Golden Rule on others, understanding it to mean seek to benefit others as you would have them seek to benefit you, then we'd connect in mutual bestowal and everybody would gain.
Here's an example: If I like sour things and not sweet things, and if you like sweet things and not sour things, then what should I give you?
Jesus said, "... do to others what you would have them do to you ..." (Matthew 7:12, NIV) This is known as The Golden Rule [1].
How can we comply with The Golden Rule if we're all different, if we all have different tastes, likes and dislikes? The answer is that it depends on whether we focus The Golden Rule on ourselves or on others.
If we focus The Golden Rule on ourselves, then one person gains and the other person loses. However, if we focus The Golden Rule on others, understanding it to mean seek to benefit others as you would have them seek to benefit you, then we'd connect in mutual bestowal and everybody would gain.
Here's an example: If I like sour things and not sweet things, and if you like sweet things and not sour things, then what should I give you?
- If I Make The Golden Rule About Benefiting Myself:
- And I Give You Something Sweet:
- Then you'd like it because you like sweet things.
- However, I like sour things, I wouldn't want you to give me something sweet. I wouldn't be complying with The Golden Rule because I'd be doing to you what I wouldn't have you do to me. I'd be giving you something sweet when I'd want you to give me something sour. But you'd be happy.
- If I Give You Something Sour:
- Then you wouldn't like it because you don't like sour things.
- However, I like sour things and I'd want you to give me something sour. I'd be complying with The Golden Rule because I'd be doing to you what I'd have you do to me. I'd be giving you something sour when I'd want you to give me something sour. But you wouldn't be happy.
- If I Make The Golden Rule About Benefiting Others:
- And I Give You Something Sweet:
- Then I'd be seeking to benefit you. I'd be giving you something sweet knowing that you like sweet things. I'd be complying with The Golden Rule because I'd be doing to you what I'd have you do to me. I'd want you to seek to benefit me by giving me something sour knowing that I like sour things. In this way, we'd both be complying with The Golden Rule.
- If I Give You Something Sour:
- I wouldn't be seeking to benefit you. I wouldn't be complying with The Golden Rule. To that end, I wouldn't give you something sour.
In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. If we did this, we'd always comply with The Golden Rule.
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References:
- Golden Rule. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Aug 30, 2014.
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Friday, August 29, 2014
Examples Of Selfishness
Here are two examples of selfishness:
- I harm another because I want to enjoy. I'm certain that the other is suffering, but I ignore that because I want to enjoy. The intention isn't to harm the other, the intention is to benefit myself.
- Worse still, is when I harm the other and that gives me joy. The joy comes from the other's trouble. My intention is to harm him.
Our thoughts and desires may not be transparent in this corporeal world, but they're transparent in the spiritual realm. Be completely honest with yourself about your innermost thoughts and desires. God sees the heart.
We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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Thursday, August 28, 2014
God Doesn't Change, We Change
We're surrounded by love. Everything that has happened in the past, is happening now and will happen in the future, comes from a place of love. God has been, is and always will be benevolent towards us. As it is written, "I the LORD do not change." (Malachi 3:6, NIV).
Our inability to perceive that we're surrounded by love comes from our incorrect perception of reality. We shouldn't pray for God to change His attitude towards us because God is always benevolent towards us. Rather, we have to change:
- Our perception Of Reality Has To Change: When we go through a change in the perception of our reality, we'll see that we're surrounded by love.
- Our Internal Qualities Have To Change: We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal. When we seek to benefit others instead of ourselves, our internal qualities will become similar to God's quality. We'll enter into equivalence of form with The Creator.
God doesn't change. We're the ones who have to change. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014
There's No Such Thing As A Miracle
There's no such thing as a miracle, there's simply the laws of Nature. Whether or not something's a miracle, depends on one's perspective. Here are a few scenarios:
- If you met a person who lived on a remote island, and you showed them a cell phone - the ability to teletalk, talk to somebody at a distance - they'd think it was a miracle. To us, it's technology.
- If an alien from another world came and started doing some strange things, we'd think it was a miracle. To them, it would be 'technology'.
- Jesus performed many miracles [1]. To us, they're miracles. To Jesus, they're simply the laws of Nature defined by his relationship with God, specifically the law of equivalence of form with The Creator.
There's no such thing as a miracle. There's simply the laws of Nature.
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References:
- Miracles of Jesus. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Aug 27, 2014.
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Science Is Trying To Discover The Creator
Today we're immersed in selfishness, which means we're disconnected from God because our qualities are opposite to God's quality. God is benevolent.
Science is today's way of trying to discover The Creator. Science is looking to discover the secrets of nature. However, because we're immersed in selfishness, everything we discover in science, comes from the quality of selfishness. The way we discover it, is how we use it. We discover it in selfishness and we use it in selfishness.
The very fact that some people bow down to science is indicative of our limited understanding.
A huge discovery is when a person despairs and gives up on their own strength, including their own intellectual powers.
We cannot discover God through science. We can only discover God through connection. From the love of friends, we come to the love of God.
In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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Science is today's way of trying to discover The Creator. Science is looking to discover the secrets of nature. However, because we're immersed in selfishness, everything we discover in science, comes from the quality of selfishness. The way we discover it, is how we use it. We discover it in selfishness and we use it in selfishness.
The very fact that some people bow down to science is indicative of our limited understanding.
A huge discovery is when a person despairs and gives up on their own strength, including their own intellectual powers.
We cannot discover God through science. We can only discover God through connection. From the love of friends, we come to the love of God.
In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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Abuse
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines abuse as, "to treat (a person or animal) in a harsh or harmful way." [1] We harm each other in two ways: Things we do intentionally to harm each other and things we don't do at all. Here are two examples:
References:
- Financial Abuse:
- Aggressive business practices intentionally harm others by exploiting and manipulation people for financial gain. Such practices include aggressive marketing practices, unreasonably high prices, unfairly low wages with limited benefits, compromised quality of goods and services etc. While a few people reap the rewards, many people suffer as a result, experiencing low quality of life, debt, stress, tension, unhappiness and emptiness because the things we buy don't fulfill us as promised.
- Social Abuse:
- Social abuse comes from the things we don't do to help others. Through neglect, which comes from laziness and apathy, we harm others by not helping them when we can. Social abuse is systemic, and includes such things as poverty, disenfranchised communities, homelessness etc. Billions of people around the world do not have access to their basic human needs such as food, water, clothing, shelter, healthcare and education [2]. It's not because we don't have enough resources, it's because we're immersed in selfishness and don't have our priorities straight. We prioritize things such as war and conflict over making sure everyone has enough to eat and drink. We're negligent and apathetic and many people suffer as a result. Remember, we're all one family and we have to treat each other as family.
In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
- Abuse. www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved Aug 27, 2014.
- Our Basic Needs - A Snapshot Of The World. www.carterkagume.blogspot.ca. July 31, 2014. Retrieved Aug 28, 2014.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Doctors From God
Today, we're immersed in selfishness, we're disconnected from one another. As such, doctors rely on instruments and education to determine what's wrong with their patients.
When traditional medicines and treatments fail, some patients go to extraordinary lengths to get well, engaging in a wide variety of nontraditional treatments and remedies.
We need to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal. We need to 'feel', sense and connect with each other.
As such, healing won't be based on instruments, it will be based on a doctor's ability to 'feel' their patients, and to use The Light to correct them. Such a doctor will be a natural doctor from God.
May The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob guide us, may He lead us and may He show us the way. God is with us and to Him we shall all return.
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When traditional medicines and treatments fail, some patients go to extraordinary lengths to get well, engaging in a wide variety of nontraditional treatments and remedies.
We need to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal. We need to 'feel', sense and connect with each other.
As such, healing won't be based on instruments, it will be based on a doctor's ability to 'feel' their patients, and to use The Light to correct them. Such a doctor will be a natural doctor from God.
May The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob guide us, may He lead us and may He show us the way. God is with us and to Him we shall all return.
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Monday, August 25, 2014
Am I My Brother's Keeper?
Cain killed Abel.
"Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?"
"I don't know," he replied. "Am I my brother's keeper?" " (Genesis 4, NIV)
Perhaps this verse is talking about something else entirely.
We are all one family and we should be each others' keepers. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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"Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?"
"I don't know," he replied. "Am I my brother's keeper?" " (Genesis 4, NIV)
Perhaps this verse is talking about something else entirely.
We are all one family and we should be each others' keepers. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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Sunday, August 24, 2014
Pain And Suffering
Edited Aug 27, 2014.
We experience different kinds of pain and suffering, at different levels of intensity:
If you're hurting in any way, shape or form, contact your doctor, family physician, psychiatrist, psychologist or faith leader. Reach out to family, friends or local community support groups. Remember, we're all in this together.
In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
Do not be afraid. God is with us.
We experience different kinds of pain and suffering, at different levels of intensity:
- Our Own Pain And Suffering:
- We experience physical, emotional and psychological pain and suffering:
- Physical Pain: Such as scrapes and bruises, broken bones, exhaustion and fatigue, migraines, disease, child birth etc.
- Emotional Pain: Such as fear, stress, shame, trauma from abuse and exploitation, heartbreak, loneliness, feeling unloved and neglected, loss of a loved one etc.
- Psychological Pain: Such as panic attacks, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression and other mental illnesses.
- Sometimes, we experience different kinds of pain at the same time, sometimes they're interconnected. For example, depression can cause physical pain etc.
- While we may feel bad for others when we see them suffering, we want their pain and suffering to end so WE don't have to feel bad.
- Other People's Pain And Suffering:
- We don't truly know this kind of pain and suffering because we're immersed in personal selfishness. When we go through a change in the perception of our reality, we'll see ourselves for who we really are and this will cause us great distress and tribulation:
- Our Own Selfishness:
- How We've Harmed Others: We'll be pained by how badly we've treated others (and all of Nature).
- How We Haven't Helped Others: We'll be pained by how many times we could have helped others (and all of Nature), but didn't.
- Other People's Selfishness:
- How Other People Harm Others: We'll be pained by how badly other people treat others (and all of Nature).
- How Other People Don't Help Others: We'll be pained by how many opportunities there are for other people to help others (and all of Nature), but don't.
- We want other people's pain and suffering to end so THEY don't have to feel bad. When they feel better, we feel better.
- Sometimes we'll perceive that we're the only ones in selfishness, everyone else is in bestowal. Other times we'll perceive that we're the only ones in bestowal, everyone else is in selfishness.
- Eventually, we'll come to realize that we were never in selfishness, we were always in bestowal. All of us, we were always in bestowal.
If you're hurting in any way, shape or form, contact your doctor, family physician, psychiatrist, psychologist or faith leader. Reach out to family, friends or local community support groups. Remember, we're all in this together.
In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
Do not be afraid. God is with us.
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It's Time To Grow
Selfishness hasn't been wrong, it's served a purpose, but it's time to grow:
- We learn from opposites. We can only know hot if we know cold. We can only know love if we know hatred. We can only know mutual bestowal if we know selfishness. We've been immersed in personal selfishness for some time, now it's time to change from personal selfishness (seeking to benefit ourselves) to mutual bestowal (seeking to benefit others).
- As a child grows, we expect them to behave in a manner that's appropriate for their age. It's appropriate for a 5 year old to behave like a 5 year old, but it's not appropriate for a 10 year old to behave like a 5 year old. When we want our children to grow, we tell them that certain behaviour is no longer appropriate. The same is true for the quality of selfishness. We're going to grow from selfishness to bestowal, so the quality of selfishness is no longer appropriate behaviour.
Eventually, we'll come to realize that we were never in selfishness, we were always in bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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Friday, August 22, 2014
Suffering
All suffering comes from us, not from The Creator. If The Creator was making us suffer, would we cry out to Him to help us? Do you ask someone who's hurting you to help you?
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014
New Experiences
As a teacher, as a mother, as a parent, the things I write about (going through a change in the perception of your reality, changing your internal qualities from selfishness to bestowal etc.) aren't meant to be believed blindly. Not at all.
You're going to go through these events yourself. You're going to experience them yourself. As it is written, "Taste and see that the LORD is good." (Psalm 34:8, NIV). It is also written, "... they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest ..." (Jeremiah 31:34, NIV)
I write about these things to teach you, to give you information, and to prepare you, so that you know what to expect when these events begin to happen. Do not be afraid. God is with us.
Eventually, you'll grow and you'll begin to perform actions of bestowal on your own. In this way, we'll all become connected in mutual bestowal.
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You're going to go through these events yourself. You're going to experience them yourself. As it is written, "Taste and see that the LORD is good." (Psalm 34:8, NIV). It is also written, "... they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest ..." (Jeremiah 31:34, NIV)
I write about these things to teach you, to give you information, and to prepare you, so that you know what to expect when these events begin to happen. Do not be afraid. God is with us.
Eventually, you'll grow and you'll begin to perform actions of bestowal on your own. In this way, we'll all become connected in mutual bestowal.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Absolute Love Evokes Hatred
Absolute love neutralizes fear and evokes hatred. When we know that we're loved unconditionally, we stop being afraid that we'll lose that love and eventually we reach hatred.
A child who's loved unconditionally by his mother, will test her to see how much he can hurt her - and still be loved.
When we're exposed to unconditional love, we try to create boundaries and borders, so that we feel that we exist. Otherwise we feel lost.
If a mother doesn't define boundaries, her child will feel lost in her love. This is the sorrow of raising children. Sometimes a mother has to close up her love in order for her child to grow.
With respect to love and raising children, you need to have both good and 'bad' - the explicit demonstration of love and the withholding of love, which is still love. Eventually children will grow and get to a point where they no longer take love for granted.
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A child who's loved unconditionally by his mother, will test her to see how much he can hurt her - and still be loved.
When we're exposed to unconditional love, we try to create boundaries and borders, so that we feel that we exist. Otherwise we feel lost.
If a mother doesn't define boundaries, her child will feel lost in her love. This is the sorrow of raising children. Sometimes a mother has to close up her love in order for her child to grow.
With respect to love and raising children, you need to have both good and 'bad' - the explicit demonstration of love and the withholding of love, which is still love. Eventually children will grow and get to a point where they no longer take love for granted.
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Sunday, August 17, 2014
Two Angels Who Wanted To Give
One day a few years ago (as an adult), I was buying something from a vendor when two angels approached me and asked, "Why do you take from him and not from us?"
I looked at them, surprised by the question. I also noticed that they had nothing with them except what they were wearing. So I asked them, "What do you have to give me?"
They looked at each other a little panicked and fumbled, "Umhh", "Umhh".
So I said, "Give! Give! And I'll take." We all laughed. I left and they left.
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I looked at them, surprised by the question. I also noticed that they had nothing with them except what they were wearing. So I asked them, "What do you have to give me?"
They looked at each other a little panicked and fumbled, "Umhh", "Umhh".
So I said, "Give! Give! And I'll take." We all laughed. I left and they left.
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The Gettysburg Address
On Thursday, November 19, 1863, the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln gave a speech in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The speech is now famously known as The Gettysburg Address [1].
I'll explain the last sentence of the speech, which reads, " ... this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
_________
References:
I'll explain the last sentence of the speech, which reads, " ... this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
- this nation:
- Nation means people who are united in a common goal, for example, people who are united in mutual bestowal, seeking to benefit others instead of themselves.
- under God:
- The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
- shall have a new birth of freedom:
- Shall be born into the quality of bestowal and be free of the quality of selfishness.
- and that government of the people, by the people, and for the people:
- We'll be connected in mutual bestowal, seeking to benefit others instead of ourselves. In this way, our entire society will be governed by each and every one of us, we'll be connected in mutual bestowal, engaging in actions that benefit others, for the benefit of others.
- shall not perish from the earth:
- We'll establish a new society based on mutual bestowal and that society shall remain forever.
_________
References:
- Gettysburg Address. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Aug 17, 2014.
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Saturday, August 16, 2014
Stealing As A Good Thing
Edited Aug 17, 2014.
There's the language Jesus used to describe himself as a thief, then there's my story:
Jesus Will Come Like A Thief:
" ... I will come like a thief ..." (Revelations 3:3, NIV)
This means stealing from the quality of selfishness (for oneself) in order to be in the quality of bestowal (for others), which is a good thing.
Once you're in the quality of bestowal, "You shall not steal" (Deuteronomy 5:19, NIV), meaning don't steal from the quality of bestowal and fall back into selfishness.
Here's My Story:
When I was in high school I took about three bracelets without paying for them.
This doesn't mean that people have free license to do whatever they want. Not at all. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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There's the language Jesus used to describe himself as a thief, then there's my story:
Jesus Will Come Like A Thief:
" ... I will come like a thief ..." (Revelations 3:3, NIV)
This means stealing from the quality of selfishness (for oneself) in order to be in the quality of bestowal (for others), which is a good thing.
Once you're in the quality of bestowal, "You shall not steal" (Deuteronomy 5:19, NIV), meaning don't steal from the quality of bestowal and fall back into selfishness.
Here's My Story:
When I was in high school I took about three bracelets without paying for them.
This doesn't mean that people have free license to do whatever they want. Not at all. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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Friday, August 15, 2014
Where Does Your Pleasure Come From?
Where does your pleasure come from? Do you think about your own pleasure? Or do you think about other people's pleasure?
Where does your pain and suffering come from? Do you think about your own pain and suffering? Or do you think about other people's pain and suffering?
We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal. We have to rise above our own egos and become immersed in other people's desires. We have to 'feel' and 'sense' others. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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Where does your pain and suffering come from? Do you think about your own pain and suffering? Or do you think about other people's pain and suffering?
We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal. We have to rise above our own egos and become immersed in other people's desires. We have to 'feel' and 'sense' others. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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These Words Will Be Your Sanctuary
Some of the things I write about may seem shocking, controversial and unbelievable. A time will come when these very words will become your sanctuary. You will seek refuge in them and they will bring you comfort. Take heart and do not be afraid. God is with us.
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Thursday, August 14, 2014
Duality Of Love
"Duality of love. How do we love God and each other at the same time? It starts with a community of two. Love joins two people together, and their lives are lived as much for the other as for themselves. Love is how you share life's joys."
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Why Don't We Think Everyone's Important?
Let's say there's an area in conflict. If somebody important was among the people adversely affected by the conflict, would it change the strategy? We tend to protect people that we think are important. Why don't we think everyone's important? Or is hatred blind?
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014
A Force That Arranges Everything
Sometimes this feeling comes over you, that there's a force, not from humans, but an Upper Force, call it fate, destiny, something that arranges everything. This is the beginning of the acknowledgement of The Creator.
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Habits
The reason we enjoy habits and routines is because habits become second nature, which means that we don't have to think about anything or expend any more energy than we have to.
However, habits can be changed. We change flavours, tastes, schedules, routines, habits, anything. Things that were unimportant can become important.
For example, today we're habitually immersed in selfishness seeking to benefit ourselves with no regard for others. However, we can change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal.
If it's important to me to discover The Upper World, The Creator, my eternal life, instead of being immersed in this world, my corporeal life, then I can change my habits to realize my goals. I don't throw away this life, I use it to attain the next world.
In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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However, habits can be changed. We change flavours, tastes, schedules, routines, habits, anything. Things that were unimportant can become important.
For example, today we're habitually immersed in selfishness seeking to benefit ourselves with no regard for others. However, we can change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal.
If it's important to me to discover The Upper World, The Creator, my eternal life, instead of being immersed in this world, my corporeal life, then I can change my habits to realize my goals. I don't throw away this life, I use it to attain the next world.
In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Love
(1 Corinthians 13, NIV)
1. If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels,
but do not have love,
I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.
2. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge,
and if I have a faith that can move mountains,
but do not have love,
I am nothing.
3. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,
but do not have love,
I gain nothing.
4. Love is patient,
love is kind.
It does not envy,
it does not boast,
it is not proud.
5. It does not dishonor others,
it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs.
6. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
7. It always protects,
always trusts,
always hopes,
always perseveres.
8. Love never fails.
But where there are prophecies,
they will cease;
where there are tongues,
they will be stilled;
where there is knowledge,
it will pass away.
9. For we know in part and we prophesy in part,
10. but when completeness comes,
what is in part disappears.
11. When I was a child,
I talked like a child,
I thought like a child,
I reasoned like a child.
When I became a man,
I put the ways of childhood behind me.
12. For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror;
then we shall see face to face.
Now I know in part;
then I shall know fully,
even as I am fully known.
13. And now these three remain:
faith,
hope and
love.
But the greatest of these is love.
1. If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels,
but do not have love,
I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.
2. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge,
and if I have a faith that can move mountains,
but do not have love,
I am nothing.
3. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,
but do not have love,
I gain nothing.
4. Love is patient,
love is kind.
It does not envy,
it does not boast,
it is not proud.
5. It does not dishonor others,
it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs.
6. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
7. It always protects,
always trusts,
always hopes,
always perseveres.
8. Love never fails.
But where there are prophecies,
they will cease;
where there are tongues,
they will be stilled;
where there is knowledge,
it will pass away.
9. For we know in part and we prophesy in part,
10. but when completeness comes,
what is in part disappears.
11. When I was a child,
I talked like a child,
I thought like a child,
I reasoned like a child.
When I became a man,
I put the ways of childhood behind me.
12. For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror;
then we shall see face to face.
Now I know in part;
then I shall know fully,
even as I am fully known.
13. And now these three remain:
faith,
hope and
love.
But the greatest of these is love.
Love
Love means being there for friends when they're hurting.
Love means taking the time to listen.
Love means spending time with people,
not because you want something from them,
but because of the quality of the connection between you.
Love means giving freely of yourself to others,
and letting others in.
Love is warm and gentle and kind.
Love is not boastful.
Love is not self-seeking.
It does not delight in wickedness,
but rejoices in The Truth.
Love, real love, true love,
is a profound connection between people.
Love is togetherness, connection, unity and solidarity.
Love is simple.
Love is always ready to lend a helping hand.
Love is open and honest.
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Love means taking the time to listen.
Love means spending time with people,
not because you want something from them,
but because of the quality of the connection between you.
Love means giving freely of yourself to others,
and letting others in.
Love is warm and gentle and kind.
Love is not boastful.
Love is not self-seeking.
It does not delight in wickedness,
but rejoices in The Truth.
Love, real love, true love,
is a profound connection between people.
Love is togetherness, connection, unity and solidarity.
Love is simple.
Love is always ready to lend a helping hand.
Love is open and honest.
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Together
"God knows life was going to be hard for all of us,
and He wants us to go through it together."
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and He wants us to go through it together."
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Monday, August 11, 2014
Science And The Truth
Updated Aug 14, 2014.
Why is science hailed as the pinnacle of all knowledge and wisdom when science doesn't have all the answers? Science is simply trying to reverse engineer what God created.
Science operates on a hypothesis [1], a best guess about how things work, then the objective is to prove that the hypothesis is true. (Sometimes the hypothesis is disproved.) The Truth doesn't operate on a hypothesis. The Truth is simply The Truth.
New scientific theories debunk older scientific theories. We know things to be 'true', until new information comes along, debunks the old 'truth' and replaces it with a new 'truth'. For example:
__________
References:
Why is science hailed as the pinnacle of all knowledge and wisdom when science doesn't have all the answers? Science is simply trying to reverse engineer what God created.
Science operates on a hypothesis [1], a best guess about how things work, then the objective is to prove that the hypothesis is true. (Sometimes the hypothesis is disproved.) The Truth doesn't operate on a hypothesis. The Truth is simply The Truth.
New scientific theories debunk older scientific theories. We know things to be 'true', until new information comes along, debunks the old 'truth' and replaces it with a new 'truth'. For example:
- There was a time when we thought the earth was flat [2], then we discovered that it's round [3].
- There was a time when we thought the universe revolved around the earth [4], then we discovered that our solar system revolves around the sun [5].
There are many unanswered questions in science - the gap that exists between the big (Einstein's General Theory of Relativity) and the small (quantum mechanics), what happened at the big bang [6] etc.
Despite all the uncertainty, we tend to believe science blindly, even if we know that today's 'truth' may be debunked by tomorrow's 'truth'. This blind belief in science is almost like a religion.
Yet, when I write about God, the integral laws of Nature, going through a change in the perception of my reality, experiencing phenomenon connected with the quality of bestowal - it's a psychotic episode, an overactive imagination, or demon possession. Basically, it's anything but believable. I'm quickly dismissed. Is The Truth really that hard to believe?
Some people are willing to believe new theories in science, yet they're unwilling to believe new information about God. Some people want God to fit nicely into their current religious beliefs, others don't believe in God at all. Yet we know that religion in and of itself isn't the answer because even religious people remain empty and unfulfilled.
It's one thing to say that you don't understand what I'm talking about. It's another thing to say that I'm wrong. If you don't understand what I'm talking about, you simply don't understand what I'm talking about. It doesn't mean I'm wrong. I write about The Truth and The Truth transcends science and religion.
In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
__________
References:
- Hypothesis. www.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Aug 11, 2014.
- Flat Earth. www.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Aug 13, 2014.
- Spherical Earth. www.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Aug 13, 2014.
- Geocentric model. www.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Aug 13, 2014.
- Heliocentrism. www.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Aug 13, 2014.
- Physicists Take A New Approach to Unify Quantum Theory and Theory of Relativity. www.scitechdaily.com. Sept 5, 2013. Retrieved Aug 13, 2014.
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In The Company Of Animals
People who have pets or work closely with animals know that animals can be very loving and caring. Many animals, such as dogs, cats, horses, elephants etc., are empathic, they sense emotions in others. We've lost this ability and we need to find it again.
We need to begin to sense and 'feel' each other. We need to connect with each other in mutual bestowal and seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
Even Jesus spent time with animals, as it is written, "He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him." (Mark 1:12-13, NIV)
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We need to begin to sense and 'feel' each other. We need to connect with each other in mutual bestowal and seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
Even Jesus spent time with animals, as it is written, "He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him." (Mark 1:12-13, NIV)
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Sunday, August 10, 2014
Our Return To God Will Be A Gradual Process
Some people may think that our return to God will be an instantaneous event, and there may be some parts of it that will be, but our return to God will be a gradual process with various phases.
For example, when a baby is born s/he goes through various phases:
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For example, when a baby is born s/he goes through various phases:
- When s/he's first born, s/he has eyes but s/he can barely see, s/he has a mouth but s/he can't talk, s/he can't eat anything except drink milk and water, s/he has legs but can't walk, s/he has sexual organs but they don't 'work' etc.
- As the baby grows, s/he develops baby teeth and begins to eat soft foods and then small pieces of solid foods, s/he also begins to walk and talk.
- As the child grows, s/he develops adult teeth and can eat a wide variety of foods, s/he can run and play and engage in a wide variety of physical activities, his/her vocabulary increases and s/he spends most of his/her time learning.
- It's not until the child reaches puberty that his/her sexual organs become active. They had been dormant this whole time.
- The child's experiences continue to grow until s/he reaches adulthood where s/he takes on even more responsibilities.
We understand this phased approach to our growth and development. Our return to God will be similar in that it will also happen in phases:
- First, The Nation of Israel and The Jewish people need to return to God. They are a part of humanity that needs to awaken early because they have a specific role to play. This doesn't mean that they're special, greater than or more important that others, not at all. It simply means that they have a role to play that requires them to be one of the first people to awaken.
- After that, The Nations of The World will return to God. This doesn't mean that they're less important than others, not at all. It simply means that they will awaken later.
In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
Saturday, August 9, 2014
The Truth
The Truth focuses on two things: our basic physical needs such as food, water, clothing, shelter etc., and our basic emotional need, love.
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Friday, August 8, 2014
Blind, Asleep and Dead
The Bible and The Quran talk a lot about being blind [1], being asleep [2] and being dead [3]. What does this mean? Let's take a look:
___________
References:
- Physically Blind, Asleep And Dead:
- It could mean being physically blind, physically asleep and physically dead. But we also know that The Bible and The Quran talk about the blind receiving their sight, those who are asleep waking up and the resurrection of the dead. So there's probably more to it that just the physical.
- Not to negate the physical states, not at all. The physical states exist because they represent our connection with God (or lack thereof).
- Just because somebody's blind doesn't mean they don't have a connection with God, it simply means they represent a type of connection with God (or lack thereof).
- Going From Something You Don't Know to Something You know:
- One example is that I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. So you could say that I'm blind, asleep or dead to what's going to happen tomorrow. When tomorrow comes and I experience it, then you could say that I can see, I'm awake and I'm alive. I've experienced tomorrow, I now know it.
- Another example is that of a child. A 3 year old doesn't know what it means to be an adult. You could say that the child is blind, asleep or dead to what it means to be an adult. When the child grows up and becomes an adult, then you could say that she can see, she's awake and she's alive. She knows what it means to be an adult because she's experienced it.
- Just like a child, we're going to grow up. We're going to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal. Today we're immersed in selfishness, seeking to benefit ourselves with no regard for others. We have no idea what it means to be connected in mutual bestowal. You could say that we're blind, asleep or dead to what it means to be in mutual bestowal. When we become connected in mutual bestowal, we'll see, we'll be awake, we'll be alive. Now we're blind but soon we'll see, now we're asleep but soon we'll wake up, now we're dead but soon we'll rise from the dead and be alive.
In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
References:
- Blind:
- "I will lead the blind by ways they have not known ..." (Isaiah 42:16, NIV)
- "... deaf, dumb and blind ..." (Quran 2:171, Sahih)
- Asleep:
- "The LORD has brought over you a deep sleep..." (Isaiah 29:10, NIV)
- " ... while they are asleep." (Quran 7:97, Sahih)
- Dead:
- "Among the dead no one proclaims your name. Who praises you from the grave?" (Psalm 6:5, NIV)
- "Wherever you may be, death will overtake you ..." (Quran 4:78, Sahih)
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The God Of Israel
Question: How can The God of Israel be The One True God when there are other religions in the world that believe in other things?
Answer: Just because there are religions in the world that believe in other things doesn't mean that The God of Israel isn't The One True God. The Truth transcends religion. The God of Israel is The One True God. There is none else besides Him.
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Answer: Just because there are religions in the world that believe in other things doesn't mean that The God of Israel isn't The One True God. The Truth transcends religion. The God of Israel is The One True God. There is none else besides Him.
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Men And Women
In this world, men chase women. In the next world, women chase men - the woman expresses her desire first, and the man stands ready to fulfill her.
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Souls
Some people think that animals don't have souls and therefore don't go to heaven. If so, why are there horses in heaven? It is written, "I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True." "The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean." (Revelations 19:11,14, NIV) Or perhaps these verses are talking about something else entirely.
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Don't Ask Me Who I Am
Updated Nov 10, 2015
Don't ask me who I am because even if I told you, you wouldn't believe me.
Scripture states that, "A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses." (Deuteronomy 19:15, NIV) If I tell you who I am, how would I comply with this requirement? Jesus was asked the same thing.
God Himself and I are two witnesses, but because you can't see this relationship, you'll be given four witness to tell you who I am: God will send someone to tell you who I am, my works tell you who I am, Scripture tells you who I am, and the world and the history of the world tells you who I am.
Here's an explanation:
Don't ask me who I am because even if I told you, you wouldn't believe me.
Scripture states that, "A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses." (Deuteronomy 19:15, NIV) If I tell you who I am, how would I comply with this requirement? Jesus was asked the same thing.
God Himself and I are two witnesses, but because you can't see this relationship, you'll be given four witness to tell you who I am: God will send someone to tell you who I am, my works tell you who I am, Scripture tells you who I am, and the world and the history of the world tells you who I am.
Here's an explanation:
- God Himself and I Are Two Witnesses:
- There are two of us, me and God Himself. So when I speak or write, there are two witnesses - me and God Himself.
- Of this, Jesus said, "... if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid ... I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me. In your own Law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is true. I am one who testifies for myself; my other witness is the Father, who sent me." (John 8:14-18, NIV)
- Jesus seems to contradict himself because he also says, "If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true." (John 5:31, NIV) Meaning, if he testifies about himself without being connected to God, his testimony is not true. So, if I testify about myself, without being connected to God Himself, my testimony is not true. There always has to be two of us, me and God Himself.
- The problem is that you can't see the relationship that I have with God. You can only see me. So, even though my testimony is valid, you wouldn't believe me. Therefore, in order to comply with the two witness requirement, you'll be given four witnesses to tell you who I am:
- Four Witnesses:
- First, God Himself will testify about me by sending someone to tell you who I am.
- The person God sends won't speak of his own accord, he will say only what God tells him to say. God Himself will speak through him. As such, God Himself will testify to you about who I am. This hasn't happened yet, but it will.
- Of this, Jesus said, "... the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me ..." through "... the one he sent." (John 5:37, NIV) Jesus was talking about John the Baptist, whom God sent to tell the people who Jesus was.
- Remember, I am both the quality of reception (the wolf) and the quality of bestowal (the lamb), as it is written, "The wolf will live with the lamb ..." (Isaiah 11:6, NIV) The person God sends to tell you who I am will reveal this in what he says.
- Second, my works testify about me:
- My works are a direct reflection of who I am. Instead of telling you who I am, look at my works because they tell you who I am.
- Of this, Jesus said, "For the works that the Father has given me to finish - the very works that I am doing - testify that The Father has sent me." (John 5:36, NIV)
- God Himself and I both testify: God Himself testifies through someone else and I testify through my works.
- Third, Scripture testifies about me:
- My life and the events of my life are reflected in Scripture.
- Of this, Jesus said, "These are the very Scriptures that testify about me ..." (John 5:39, NIV)
- Fourth, the entire world and the history of the world testifies about me:
- Due to "The Mirror Effect", the entire world and the history of the world are a reflection of who I am. What's on the outside is a reflection of who I am on the inside. So if you want to know who I am, look at the world and the history of the world.
Here's a list of some of the signs that tell you who I am. They've been published under a separate post on this blog titled, "Signs That Tell You Who I am".
So don't ask me who I am because even if I told you, you wouldn't believe me. You'll be given four witnesses to tell you who I am: God Himself will send someone to tell you who I am, my works tell you who I am, Scripture tells you who I am, and the entire world and the history of the world tells you who I am.
So don't ask me who I am because even if I told you, you wouldn't believe me. You'll be given four witnesses to tell you who I am: God Himself will send someone to tell you who I am, my works tell you who I am, Scripture tells you who I am, and the entire world and the history of the world tells you who I am.
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