--answer--Differences in Spiritual Thinking--Organized Christianity & New-age etc
Hi Sans sucre,
Your comment: Maybe it can be this simple?:
What is the single main message that God wants us to hear and abide by?
1) Love thy neighbor.
2) Point out sin and condemn it.
If one finds #2 overshadowing #1, maybe time to take another look? I don't think God needs much help with #2. But, he sure could use a heck of a lot of assistance with #1. Just a thought. . .
Answer: While you have a Good point, I think you are missing the Whole point?
The Whole Point is that each of us has to be our own Judge, we are not supposed to Judge others!
This brings the question to the point of How can we Judge ourself?
By what guidelines can we use to Judge ourself to know if we are making Right choices or Wrong choices?
Why do I ask this question?
Because if we fail to have a Solid Foundation and or set of Guidelines to decide what is Right vs Wrong, then We just do what seems Right in our own eyes!
Proverbs 21:2 Every way of a man is Right in his own eyes; but the Lord pondereth the hearts.
For those who Truthfully practice True Love, this shall mean we shall not do anything which brings any kind of hurt to ourself or others!
Now this brings up another consideration if one wants to Claim this is all one needs to do!
I Corinthians 6:19 What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
20 For ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
Now of course the above is in relationship to those who have come to know Jesus and accepted Jesus as their Personal Saviour!
And of course Jesus represents the Fruits of the Spirit!
Now anyone who Claims Love as many like to think and puff themself up, too many of these folks forget to Love their own Body by eating Junk foods causing Sickness and Diseases to come upon their physical body!
Now let me guess? Most of these, just have Love, kinda folks seem to forget about this part!
Could we call them the Love children who play around with every Tom, Dick, Harry, Sue, Mary etc that comes along in the name of physical Love, as well as forget about having Love for their own body, thus becoming Sick and Diseased both physically and Spiritually!
This is Why we must have a Solid Foundation and Guidelines to Judge ourself to see if we measure up to Jesus!
These Guidleines are in the printed word of the Bible here:
These are the fruits of the Spirit:
Galatians chapter 5 starting with verse 22: The Fruits of the Spirit are: Love,
Joy, Peace, Longsuffering, Gentleness, Goodness, Faith, Meekness, Temperance;
against these there is No Law to judge and condem us by .
Could these lead to Better Mental and Physical Health and Happiness ?
And these are the Works of the Flesh :
Galatians chapter 5 verse 19: The works of the Flesh are Adultery, Fornication,
Uncleanness, Lasciviousness, Idolatry, Witchcraft, Haterd, Variance, Emulations,
Wrath, Strife, Seditions, Heresies, Envings, Murders, Drunkenness, Revellings,
and the such of which, they who choose to do these things shall not inherit the
kingdom of God !
Could these lead to Mental and Physical Sickness and Disease ?
Choose Life or Death this Day !
Smile Tis your choice.