The Bible and human awareness are topics today with more on forgiveness. A “Yahoo! Answers” writer using ID “Secular Thinker – I’m back.” (Level 1 with 186 points, a member since February 28, 2013) posted the following:
Christians – Which parts of the Bible should I take literally?
I love how the Christians constantly state that all of the verses I attack as evidence for God being an evil tyrant, or making no sense whatsoever aren’t to be taken literally, yet at the same time tell me to take the ones stating him to be a “loving and merciful” god as literal fact. Funny.
THE BATTLE AXE: Not Even Sorry? (03/10/2013)—For all Christians, to bestow forgiveness is a duty (i.e., a necessary spiritual task that must be completed without regard to ones likes and dislikes, cost and personal sacrifice required, or the earning of payment and rewards). Because forgiveness is always granted as a freely given gift, no one must abase themselves, beg, or endure disgrace to receive forgiveness. For many salvation begins in acknowledging and confessing ones need for forgiveness. The rage for a justice filled with human anger, darkness, “pay back”, venom and revenge must become a desire for godly charity, forbearance, pardon, peace, light and restoration. For many salvation begins in acknowledging and confessing ones need for forgiveness. The completion of ones mortality should also include calling forth and extending forgiveness to those who remain as survivors. Forgiveness pertains to the ministry of salvation, therefore, higher issues than continuing and restoring trust within personal relationships are involved. Aspects of righteous judgment must come into view, including balance, guilt, impartiality, mercy and thoroughness. Yet, forgiveness is not to be regarded as a tool to alter and manipulate others so much as a sacred mechanism for further experience and revelation of Divine Person and Spirit. The transformation of created beings from mortal and temporal to immortal and incorruptible demands longsuffering, repentance, sorrow for sins, and wrath against sin as well as forgiveness of others.
THE GOLDEN ARROW: For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled; But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ. (1st Peter 3: 10-16, King James Version)
THE DOUBLE DAGGER: Wanting to Have Our Way (03/09/2013); Not Even Sorry? (03/10/2013); No Contradictions? (01/15/2013); Accomplished in Christ? (01/16/2013); Translation, Please… (01/11/2013); Why So Much Murder? (01/12/2013); Confusion 2013 (01/13/2013)
The challenge of the holy writings cannot be successfully met by relying solely upon academic logic, human reason and “secular thinking.” The Bible is intended to impart divine content to created beings and living creatures, and all Scriptures use the gateways of awareness and consciousness to deposit spirit content from the person of GOD. Included are faith, holiness, joy, longsuffering, wisdom and wrath against sin. GOD is a spirit, and may only be known through spirit and actuality that we typically refer to as “truth.”
The processes of human mind go beyond thought, just as they go beyond “truth.” Such mental operations as desire, doubt, fantasy, forgetting, imagination, lying, premonition, projection, recall and unbelief are aspects of mind, also. The primary aspects of human spirit center neither upon thought, nor feeling (i.e., emotion). Being and existence proceed from the action and presence of Divine Person and Spirit. Because the flesh and form also determines consciousness in the created, many respond only to appetite (e.g., hunger, thirst, craving for sexual contact), sense (e.g., hearing, seeing, touching), and the continuous changes we call “mind”. Sin easily dominates self-will despite that sin is “no-thing” having carnal, material or spirit substance. Like “anti-matter”, sin does not exist, and cannot be detected without devices provided by GOD. Yet sin has direction, effect and presence opposing divine law, sacred order, and the continued existence of all that is created as well as the Creator.
There is far more to be said, correctly applied, and spiritually apprehended. (For example, the Bible is a record of divine actions, performed among and through men. A divine point of view is given us so that we see thousands of lives, shown over the course of thousands of years. The Bible is a record detailing divine covenants, laws, priesthood, acceptable praises and prayers, promises, proclamations and prophesies. The profound change in understanding required by readers of the Bible is so sweeping, we say, “You must be born again,” and “grow up” again (i.e., be established in a new spiritual consciousness). To correctly grasp the simplest points does require a mindset supplied by GOD through the Holy Spirit.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to your faith.
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
THE WHOLE ARMOR OF GOD 