The Supreme Challenge of #Christianity is how to summon the courage & the audacity to accept a Gift of incalculable value 4 which there is absolutely nothing whatsoever we can possibly do to earn, or deserve. This is an affront to the pride & will of man, as intended by God.
In & through Jesus Christ as an expression of the love of God in the human domain, we are presented directly & unambiguously with an idea or precept that would never have occurred for the life of us not in a million years!
Still, our ego struggles, wants to get a handle on it..
Still, our ego struggles, wants to get a handle on it..
Maybe we can set ourselves up as an authority, & grab up the Bible as a shield & as a weapon?
Maybe we can run away, claiming our unworthiness to receive such a Gift as this, while secretly preserving our pride in a false humility or spiritual piety?
Or, if not of that works..
Maybe we can run away, claiming our unworthiness to receive such a Gift as this, while secretly preserving our pride in a false humility or spiritual piety?
Or, if not of that works..
..attempt to keep it at arms length distance by dismissing it out of hand as just some kind of edict or superstitious belief system foisted upon us by the "hypocritical Christians" of "Churchianity"? Screw that I'll be my own man & captain of my own ship as if God is a pirate
..attempting some sort of hijacking of one's own essential freedom & self-determination including the right to be secretly bad, presuming, falsely, that it's a morality play, another duality over which we can sit in judgement. The ego & rebellious spirit of man proudly perches
and lifts his/her head and chin high, as if to pose for the casting of a bronze bust to be mounted on some sill or podium for all posterity, in perpetuity [@POTUSBarackObama?].
God knows our desires, & still further that we are each of us, Kings & Queens & by that I don't mean
God knows our desires, & still further that we are each of us, Kings & Queens & by that I don't mean
@ladygaga or the Queen of England.
No one wishes to be goaded, but how could Jesus have held firm, if it wasn't uncompromising & heavy handed?
This will evoke one of two reactions, either - one of chagrin, hatred, maybe of vengeance ie: "kill him! the throne is MINE/OURS!" - or
No one wishes to be goaded, but how could Jesus have held firm, if it wasn't uncompromising & heavy handed?
This will evoke one of two reactions, either - one of chagrin, hatred, maybe of vengeance ie: "kill him! the throne is MINE/OURS!" - or
of laughter, & tears, first of regret in the ultimate face-palm moment "maybe the Babylonian Domination System & master "God"-satan it serves & feeds on a bloody red carpet isn't Congruent with this Great Love & Free Gift, shit maybe we're on the wrong side of the God of Love?!"
& then at last, if we get present to our fundamental predicament & egotistical efforts, individually & collectively, to actively rebel against it in one form or another, either to dominate, or to avoid domination, & as our "racket" finally crumbles & falls apart - tears of utter
Hilarity, along with the loving hand of God that wipes away the tears from our eyes, in a place of renewed acceptance & reintegration capable of consoling our wrestless egos.
It is then, in TRUE humility, which is to know one's self as you truly are, that GOD crowns our heads w
It is then, in TRUE humility, which is to know one's self as you truly are, that GOD crowns our heads w
HIS Glory, & Love.
Sadly, or fortunately, there's no other way out of the bind & double bind, where the more we struggle & fight against it, only the tighter it becomes in one form or another. God knew our prisons, & precisely how to release us from the dungeons of our own minds
Sadly, or fortunately, there's no other way out of the bind & double bind, where the more we struggle & fight against it, only the tighter it becomes in one form or another. God knew our prisons, & precisely how to release us from the dungeons of our own minds
and just in case anyone's listening in ("Cats" I call them), by that I'm not suggesting calling US Governors & having them release the worst violent inmates into a helpless society in the name of "Satan" or to announce late-term abortion laws on Good Friday, just so we're clear.
That was intended to be directed to @BarackObama but twitter messed with it & it came out wrong.
👆@BarackObama
👆@BarackObama
Above tweet was intended to reach @realDonaldTrump just for some laughs & a sympathetic harmonious connection, because while he may not have any friends among the cats, he has one in this particular Christian brother & double PK (both now passed) so I know all about rebellion 🤣
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