Date:   10/15/2005 11:00:03 AM ( 20 y ago)
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I'm going to tell you my idea of what a Christian should be and it's going to be different from what is commonly taught because the common teaching is that we should be so "LIKE MINDED" that we should be the same (as though we should be from the same mold)instead of being unique individuals. We end up being in competition with each other in order to establish who is of the best quality and who is the most worthy of salvation. The end result of this bureaucratic and partisan compliance with TEXT is an overall lack of compassion and a complete disregard for CONSCIENCE. We learn to treat Christianity as a 'perfection contest' and keep track of each other's 'discrepancies' (deviations from the LETTER of the LAW) and any possible flaws. Of course, the bottom line is LOVE, not just for the Lord, but for the people (as respect), 1 Corinthians 13...if you have not love, you are nothing...even if you have approval of pastors and deacons and have the notariety as SUPER CHRISTIAN and put the boy scouts to shame by helping old ladies cross the street.

The god of confusion has managed (through use of the weaknesses of 'the flesh') to obscure the simplicity of God's message (love, compassion). It is within the nature of the human being to only avoid sin and participate in an 'anti-discrepancy' contest in order to recieve an award for 'Christian of the month' instead of avoid EVIL (Hebrews 5:14, meaning that a deeper understanding of God depends on making the DISTINCTION between good and evil. Evil is ANYTHING THAT PREVENTS complete good).

Another mistake that the god of confusion wants to continue is our thinking that, in the bible, God is giving instruction ONLY to those of us that choose to follow Him (ONLY Christians). In the bible, God is giving instruction to the whole human race, not just Christians (sorry to burst your bubble, but we shouldn't EXCLUDE humanity). When we read all throughout scripture that we should FEAR God, it is not saying that those who love Him should fear Him (within the realm of sanity, that is not possible), it is saying that UNBELIEVERS should learn that God is someone to be reckoned with (the fear of God is only the BEGINNING of wisdom), and when we come to know God, our love should be PERFECTED. When I was a child, I would fear DESERVING discipline/reprimand/scolding/reproach from my father, but didn't fear HIM (I only feared his reproach, not HIM, I only LOVED him, not also feared him).

The common teaching about four types of love is extremely and severely misleading and important to a good understanding of God's message BECAUSE GOD IS LOVE (a foundational understanding). Those are types of RELATIONSHIPS. Love is an attitude of mind and heart. God is one, God is integral and cannot be separated into parts or sections.
and how we enjoy separating (empiricism ahoy!) the three manifestations of God...
GOD creator
GOD savior
GOD spirit (personal relationship).

Historically, it seems that we've always read very clearly that Adam and Eve ate of the tree of conscience, but that realization has completely been hidden from the human race and all of it's intellectuals. Even when we read that we shouldn't reject conscience and that we have to stand before the Lord with a clear conscience, it still doesn't sink in, maybe when we read Hebrews 9:9 and see that the whole point of what Jesus did was to "...PERFECT the conscience of the worshipper...".

Christianity is not observed, it is lived.
The proper perspectives necessary are:
1) LOVE doesn't involve fear.
2) The avoidance of sin does not result in compassion or harmony, the avoidance of evil does.
3) Our conscience and mind must be trained by the Holy Spirit (Romans 12:2 "...be transformed by the renewal of your mind,...").

 

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