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In one sense, Christianity is a beautiful religion. I remember communion, Sunday school, Christmas programs, beautiful hymns and choir music, and even the wonderful Christmas plays and Sunday afternoon barbeques on the Church lawn. Those kinds of memories still make me feel good. However, the true meaning and intent in the narrative of Christ, as well as his final sacrifice of bloodshed on the cross, has lost its true potential and power because we have misinterpreted it. I would even venture to say that most Christians are asleep to this potential and power within them because they have given all that conscious power away. So what of Jesus’ blood? What did the original authors want us to walk away with after reading such a story?....
If you really want to understand the story of Jesus’ sacrifice, you must see how he is connected with the sun first. It’s absolutely stunning. We’re going to start with a statement made by the Apostle Paul to build a foundation.
“For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and godhead, so that they are without excuse” (Romans 1:20).
Paul is stating that everyone should know God through the manifest things of nature. As you’ll see in a moment, this is especially true when talking about the celestial bodies, and, more specifically, the sun.
Both God and Jesus are described as the sun in many scriptures.
“For the LORD your God is a consuming fire…” (Deut. 4:24).
“For the LORD your God is a sun and shield” (Psalms 84:11).
“Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, to give light to them that sit in darkness…” (Luke 1:78-79)....
The Bible states that physical life is in the blood. Our entire story then is told in the literal life of Christ. But this does not mean that we are to interpret Christ’s story literally.
We are not saved by believing in the Christ. We are saved by becoming the Christ!...
When you study the Greek words for “spiritual body,” it simply means a spirit-controlled body. The above scripture has nothing to do with you physically dying and then God magically resurrecting you years later. It just means that the resurrection, which happens in this life while here on earth, takes place after crucifying the ego. Therefore Christ’s blood being spilled is symbolic of the death of the ego and the new life that comes from a spirit-controlled body.
As we grow from childhood we experience the ego. We are supposed to manifest the Christ within us by crucifying our own ego and being resurrected into new life as we grow old and mature. Ancient cultures around the world understood this entire process from birth to death very well. We are disconnected to it because war-like nations such as Roman Empire crushed this knowledge. Then we went through the Dark Ages, completely loss the knowledge, and now we have the technological age that has left us spiritually destitute.....
The words “flesh and blood” represents the mortal, natural man. The body of “flesh and bone” represents the new spiritual man. Consider another scripture.
“The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption. It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory…It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body” (1 Cor. 15:42-44).
When you study the Greek words for “spiritual body,” it simply means a spirit-controlled body. ...
How does this knowledge help us?
This information gives us the knowledge to truly understand the story of Christ. Christ is not a literal 2000 year-old man, he is you! Now take up your cross daily and wield the spirit-controlled body you were meant to!
if JC turns out to be Julius Caesar and an invention of Rome......I have faith in the message and believe in the Intercession or Immanuel, God/Goodness with us, so don't worry about the details, for without proof its bearing false witness against Him, but if not true, the the Highest Love and Goodness in existence is my Source.
They participated in creating these stories, with the candy inside, the metaphor to inner processes, but willingly sold out humanity by writing terribly repressive murderous smiting outer wrappers. They're going to face and answer, with tears running down their face, everyone they helped enslave for the royal families.
be God is the Love between everyone. But we are supposed to be sparks of the Divine, or a piece of God's soul, so to speak, our own light soul.
So, my definition of God/Goodness, is the Highest Love and Goodness in exisence in the reality and the truth, whatever that is.
if an old man shows up and tells you he's god, ask to talk to his Mother.
Originally posted by BornOfSin
reply to post by Bone75
It means that by trusting me with the eternal light of life, they have also afforded to me the unlimited darkness than can be found being graced the Fury of God.
Meaning that as much as God has entrusted me by unlocking to me light of salvation to give to all man, so too has he unlocked for me the gates to using all ultimate evil. For the true depth of light I bring to man, comes from love in knowing I could fulfill all my darkest desire if I were to choose it, but yet I move my hands to life, to give to others such ultimate gift.
And I do not choose my Apostles. They come to me by God as it is meant to be, and awaken to purpose when it does come to them. I have met now one who shall be the last awoken. Not yet ready is she for such truth.edit on 21-6-2013 by BornOfSin because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by BornOfSin
reply to post by Deetermined
Also, do well to remember that I have told you that I am he, that your religion painted as 'Jesus Christ'.
You claim you 'talk with me', yet I am here and all you have done is throw my teachings back in my face.
To you I say, that 'nobody who has ever said to be one to 'speak with Jesus' actually has.
Because this was never my name, and never will be. I will not acknowledge this name and all of you who have been 'speaking to him' have been speaking with pretenders.
Although I am lead to believe
You had a supernatural encounter? So this proves you worthy to dictate and understanding of divinity to me?
I have full elemental control my friend.
I can call up the powers of the wind, fire, rain and Earth by thought.
As my powers are increasing I am finding that I actually have to 'avoid' using these unintentionally for I see the weather and world around me reflecting of my mood.
Rome, all roads lead to Rome. They hunted and murdered the real gnostic Christians and distorted it into their ritualistic spirituality and enslaved the world.
And yet I have not seen one reasonable explanation in this thread on how the Bible helped to enslave anyone to royal families or anyone else for that matter.
The Bible is all about submitting our wills to God, not some earthly human being.
Originally posted by Deetermined
reply to post by Unity_99
Rome, all roads lead to Rome. They hunted and murdered the real gnostic Christians and distorted it into their ritualistic spirituality and enslaved the world.
Gnosticism isn't Christianity. It's ancient mystical beliefs trying to mix itself with Christianity, yet trying to call itself Christianity.
Rome didn't change the scripture regarding not practicing mysticism.
Have any of you read the books of Enoch? You do realize what happened to the fallen angels who taught "secrets and magick"?
Originally posted by filledcup
the thread has reminded me tho that i should brush up on my gnostic texts.
“Gnostics are Cabbalists who worship Satan.” ~ HOWARD RATCLIFFE
Originally posted by stupid girl
Most of the Apostlic letters that make up the last half of the New Testament were written with the intent to refute the increasing heresies of Gnosticism.
Many new believers were led astray by the Gnostic perversions of Jesus' message. That is why Jesus said to seek first the Kingdom. Men have the inherent desire to seek wisdom & knowledge first, which is the modus operandi of Gnosticism in & of itself.
So in essence, Gnostic beliefs are based on the opposite of what Jesus instructed those who follow Him to do. Gnostic beliefs go against the Truths revealed to us by Christ Himself through His Apostles. Thus His Apostles referred to Gnostic teachings as 'anti Christ'.
Read the First Epistle of John (1 John, not the Gospel of John). The entire purpose of that Letter is centered on the subtle lies of Gnostic teachings. When he refers to 'anti Christs' in his letter, he is referring to Gnostic beliefs.
The New Age movement & those promulgated by the UFO contactee phenomenon are largely based on Gnosticism. All types of mysticism are respectively based on various mixtures of Kabbalah, Gnosticism & Eastern Philosophies. Which in turn, are all basically based on each other.
Originally posted by Unity_99
So perhaps there is a hidden meaning in the authors claim to be Simon or Christ, for we're all meant to walk this path to awakening. But then to immediately awaken and try to bring it to a fundamental expression that entraps others is not a good thing.