Re: One World, One People, One Creator
Hello mawil and HeWhoKnows. Welcome,
It is good that you...
1) have an open mind,
AND
2) seek the truth of the creator.
Much of what has ever been taught about the creator in the buildings and institutions of what is called "Christianity" is wrong. The apostate/moneychanger church/empire (the church of MAN, not "the church of GOD") began in ancient Antioch...
Acts 11:26
"and in Antioch the disciples were for the first time called Christians".
....before that, "Jesus devotion" was called THE WAY (this is mentioned a few times in Acts). In Acts 24:22, a Roman official (Felix) is talking to Paul about Paul's devotion...
"But Felix, having a rather accurate knowledge of THE WAY".
...and in John 14:6, Jesus says "I am THE WAY,...", but since the agenda of the modern day moneychangers after Antioch has always been to get us to forever repeatedly give them money, the moneychangers never let us discover the truth about our loving kind creator (it would have been very inconvenient for them to let us understand that He is not "LOVED"/worshipped with MONEY, neither does He require us to perform "works", deeds, gestures, or follow any protocol/procedures, or appease Him in any way.
John 6:28
"Then they said to him, "What must we do, to be doing the works of God?".
John 9:3
"Jesus answered, "the works of God might be made manifest in him".
If we let the "works" that Jesus did on the cross (and the "three days" afterward) truly be manifested in us, then that means we are TRUSTING that His "works" are completely sufficient for us to have salvation. Then we can simply REST/relax in HIM (being spiritually INside His body, He is our SABBATH REST, there is no more sabbath DAY).
John 2:19 and 21
"Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."...."He was speaking of the temple of His BODY".
In the old way of worship (I assume that you are familiar with scripture), there was an OUTER temple and an INNER temple. Jesus's body is now the OUTER temple (the new worship temple) and each of us is to be the INNER temple...
1 Corinthians 3:16
"Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you?".
1 Corinthians 6:19
"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you".
There should be no public prayer or worship with "lips"/sound...
Matthew 6:6
"But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door".
No one can baptize another person. The water that flowed from Christ's side at the cross was meant so that we "neither thirst" (Revelation 7:16) and the "living" water will baptize/consecrate the inner temple to the outer temple...
John 7:38
"He who believes in me,....Out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water" (SORROW that others suffer injustice and misfortune, not being a "bleeding heart compassionist").
We should love our fellow human being ONLY as much as we love ourselves (but what sane person has a desire or need to "love" themselves????,...NO ONE should be an icon or primadonna to us)...
Mark 12:31
"You shall love your neighbor as yourself".
...and we should love GOD with every fibre of our being (leaving no room for the fear of Him)...
Mark 12:30
"and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength".
The modern moneychangers have always had to keep us seeking THEIR approval and think of devotion as "partisan" (non-generic) so that we think that loving THE CREATOR (instead of loving "MAN") is done by compliance to TEXT/book so that God will be EXTERNAL. They don't want us to think about being WILLING to be Godly peaceful, they want us to "force" ourselves to "OBEY" and be "commanded" regardless of whether we have a noble/good character or not, but it is OUR character/spirit that will make us "children of God" (our spirit must be compatible with God's spirit)...
Romans 8:16
"it is the Spirit himself bearing witness with OUR SPIRIT that we are children of God".
Act 17:25
"nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything".
True/genuine "life" is accomplished only if we are spiritually hidden and protected from the sin laws by being spiritually INSIDE the body of Christ...
Act 17:28
"In him we live and move and have our being" (in John 14:6, He says that He is the true "LIFE").
He abolished the sin laws so that we could "REST" and live under the law of liberty (the perfect law)...
Ephesians 2:15
"by abolishing in his flesh the law of commandments".
James 1:25
"perfect law".
James 2:12
"So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty".
Not everyone has had an evil lifestyle that needs to be repented of/from...
Luke 15:7
"righteous persons who need no repentance".
As a young, inexperienced Godlover ("babe in Christ" 1 Corinthians 3:1), we are to be "trained" (2 Timothy 3:16) in the "doctrine of Christ" (the bible, Hebrews 6:1), but then we are to move on to a more sincere and deep devotion/relationship "more excellent" devotion, 1 Corinthians 12:31 that is based on "the greatest of these", 1 Corinthians 13:13).
When we learn/know how to properly distinguish/discern between right and wrong as a Godly person should know so that the change from right to wrong is clear and abrupt and there is no middle ground ("no variation or shadow", James 1:17), we will have the "discerning SWORD" of a Godly spirit...
Ephesians 6:17
"sword of the spirit (which is the word of God)".
So discard all your commentaries and separate yourself from all "spiritual teachers" in order to let GOD teach you His truth ("the DEPTHS of God", 1 Corinthians 2:10).
Every human being was originally "created in His likeness" (learning bad habits as we grew up), but if we realize God as our heritage (we are His offspring), our common sense ("anointing") will teach us the TRUTH about our heritage (He will be INTERNAL/inner)...
1 John 2:27
"but the anointing which you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that any one should teach you; as his anointing teaches you about everything".
Have a "FAITH for faith" (Romans 1:17) because the simple ability of a person to believe something does not impress God. Only people who want to "draw closer" will be rewarded with His truth (the rest get the "strong delusion")...whoever wants to "draw near" will also have a TRUSTING FAITH...
Hebrews 11:6
"For whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists...and that he rewards those who seek him" (faith for faith).
So, if you thought that knowing God was going to be painful, don't know Him as master/taskmaster, know Him as "Abba Father" (dear father, Galatians 4:6) and be His "friend" (the spirit of sonship)...
James 2:23
"and it was reckoned to him as righteousness"; and he was called the FRIEND of God".
Do not pursue the "fruits" that are owned and manifested by God's spirit (PRIDEful people want to imagine themselves to be "giftworthy"), but have "fruit" of your own that makes YOUR own spirit Godly....
Ephesians 5:8 and 9
"walk as children of light" (not "THE" [new age] light)
"for the FRUIT OF LIGHT is found in all that is good and right and true)".
God will teach you more of His truths if you allow Him to be your only spiritual teacher.
Many modern versions of scripture have been "watered down"/corrupted because they were made to be politically correct. Even the KJV was "modified" for the Church of England and has the ancient Jews celebrating EASTER instead of PASSOVER...
Acts 12:4
"intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people".
...so always BEWARE of any version and verse that you read. I use the RSV that I've had for 30 years.
All of my verses are from the RSV (look up verses at link below).
The bible IS NOT a spiritual authority AT ALL (it did not hang on the cross or suffer pain)...
Matthew 28:18
"And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me".
The father ("I am who I am" (Exodus 3:14, His "forever" name) sent His son to "purify the flesh", but we must truly have His eternal spirit in order to have our conscience purified also (Hebrews 9:14). Then we will have the "guarantee".
http://www.blueletterbible.org/search/translationResults.cfm?Criteria=guarant...