As I see it: The Journey:
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image,
after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle,
and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and
female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish
the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living
thing that moveth upon the earth. Genesis 1: 26-28...
I and my father are one; the words I speak
are not mine, but the father who sent me ...John 10: 30...
I want to speak of the things
that I have experienced in my life, a sort of personal journey, yet, I shall speak of this that many can relate to, in a sort
of everyman’s journey; I speak of things that I feel can and have changed the world in there simplicity, if only
in a small way. Whether the things I speak of are of me or of someone else, I believe that any major change that
happens in life, even in all existence, begins with one person. There was a time when God was all one. That is to say
that all that is was and is to be was contained in God. All of the best qualities of humans are contaned perfectly in God.
In God all things are in divine balance, not static balance, but divine balance. God thinks ponders and broods. God had a
desire a plan and a purpose. That plan and purpose it unfolding, even at this present time. The idea, the thought, the vision, will
become an act, a deed a seed; the product or seed, grows until the vision is fulfilled. Just as the incubation time
for humans animals and plants.The seed was real when it was just a thought, though unseen by the naked eye. The seed was rwhat
the thought desired even when it was barely visible to the eye. From thought to the end product, there are some important
steps and processes that are vital. There are changes happening although they are not seen.
When the seed, the
thought is planted into good ground, and little signs begin to appear, other things are added; the main ingredients that are
added, which lead to growth and change are: nurture, patience, persistence, and love. However we may understand
love; It is the absolute indispensible ingredient, particularly, as it is defined in 1 Corinthians the 13th Chapter.
Here is a portion of the words of God through the Apostle Paul, the philosophy of God on love:
" 1 Though I speak with the tongues of
men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge;
and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to
be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not
itself, is not puffed up,
5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh
no evil;
6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether
there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part.
10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done
away.
11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as
a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part;
but then shall I know even as also I am known.
13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is
charity." I speak as one who is
still on the journey that Life, which is for me, God, has purposed me for, and put before me.
"The problem here is that many people have a mistaken concept of God. If we conceive
of God as physical, anthropomorphic (like man) being, the question of God’s origin is valid. However, such a concept
of God is alien to the Bible and to common sense. Consider the following descriptions of God from the Bible:
John 4: 24
God is a Spirit:
Matthew 16:17
...for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my father which is in heaven.
Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that He should...;
Obviously, the descriptions and concepts of God given in these passages are that God
is a spiritual entity. He exists outside of the three-dimensional, physical world in which we live.
The Bible further supports this concept of God in the following passages:
Jeremiah 23:23-24
Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off? ...Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the
Lord.
2 Chronicles 2:6
But who is able to build a house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain Him?
Acts 17:28
For in Him we live, and move, and have our being;...
Not only is God described as being outside space, but He is also described as being
outside of time. Consider the following:
2 Peter 3:8
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and
a thousand years as one day.
Psalm 90:4
For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
Psalm 102:27
But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.
Acts 1:7
...It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in His power...."
How do I know that I am
still on a journey, and that this journey is of God? It is simply that I am still alive and breathing in this present
realm and time. And, I still have hopes, dreams and visions that come from deep within me. I have a part in that which
I hope to accomplish and dream of doing; however, it is God that plants the dream and vision within me. The odds of me
accomplishing that which is in my heart is absolutely to big and grand for me to accomplish in the best I could ever do. For
me as a human, there is not enough time, not enough money, and not enough networking ability for me to accomplish.
For, what I dream of doing is not about me alone; what I hope to do is for God's glory, for the building up of God's people
and body and for bring all who choose Jesus Christ to a place and point in time where they can make a personal choice for
God, as God has revealed His plan and purpose. This is the journey I and we are on.
I still believe that no
matter what the circumstances are, no matter how old you may be, never, never, never
give up dreaming and journeying toward the fulfilling of that dream. Any idea, thought, dream or deed that is worth instituting is worth the time, the nurture, the
patience and the persistence that is necessary to bring it into existence. For me, who am nothing, and have accomplish less;
I can say, "Beloved now are we 'I' the sons 'son' of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we 'I' know
when He shall appear, we 'I' shall be just like Him: for we 'I' see Him as He is." 1 John 3: 2.
Because the journey
is a spiritual one, and that which is spiritual is about life, the prime source or prime mover is about God, by whatever
name God may be known by the language, the nation, the people or the culture, the essential meaning of the name and word God
should strive to be consistent with the definition. I believe that what God means, no matter what the society, deals with that which is greater and above all else; even when you have been taught that
there is a hierarchy of Gods, there is always one God who is above all other gods, or one source that is responsible for all
that the people that are alive has to deal with and answer to.
I do not believe that we
should put unjust limits on anyone in the things that we say, even when we are speaking for them. I do believe that there
are times when we can and should speak for those who are with us, those who are a part on the things that we are doing, even
when we are related to them in some way. I also believe that each of us grow and change with each passing moment.
Therefore, in the things that we say, as we speak for those who have in some way or another given us the permission to speak
for them, we must never attempt to lock them in to a statement or a particular opinion to the point that it
do harm to them when there is a opportunity and need to change. If there is one thing that life is very much
about, it is growth and change, even when we fight against it.
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I am what I
am by the grace of GOD:
I am what I am by the grace of GOD. It is very important that all humans
get to know who and what GOD is. This is even more imperative for those that believe in God, and that Jesus is the son
of GOD the first born from from the dead. It is a;so said that Jesus is the pattern of the new creation human,
male and female; and theroefore we must be careful how we use and misuse the fact of gender. For through the Apostle Paul
GOD has said that in Christ there is neither male nor female, Jew nor Greek, for in Christ we are one body. And, when
we accept this, We can understand how that we are what we are by the grace, foreknowledge, plan and purpose of GOD
in Christ Jesus.
In the book of Genesis 1:26-28 : "...So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he
him; male and female created he them." In this it must be seen that God's importance is not on the male over the female; this
division an antiganism is of humans and not of GOD, for GOD created "man", male and female in the beginning.
It is said that Jesus is the express image of the invisible GOD. God says through The Apostle John, Speaking of Christ Jesus, for as many
as received Him to them gave He power to become the sons of GOD. Again here we have the issue of gender to deal with. We must
understand that God has divine order in the things that God is doing, not a preferrence in one person over another, or one
gender over another, or one age over another. The thing and the person the God prefers is those that believe in GOD according
to God's word and Spirit.
In the midst of confusion, clarity can come
With things
so apparently confusing and endless, there has to be something or someone far greater than what we as human beings have been
able to come up with or to explain or understand. It stands to reason that if someone created anything, they would have some
sort of blueprint or manual for what it's purpose and functions are, and how to deal with any possible repairs that may be
needed. Clarity can come in the midst of confusion, if we are willing to let the situation, and the things that are involved
teach us. There is rarely if ever a situation where every thing or every person involved will always agree on everything.
Yet, clarity can come; sometimes clarity come when we act in spite of some lingering uncertainties. It is what the bible is
get at when it says that we know in part, and we speak in part, but when that which is whole is come, then shall we know even
as we are known.
God has made
a way for us to have the bible and other written forms of communications from God. As I always say and believe with all of
my heart and being; if God is not more than a He, God is not God at all. If God has chosen to move throughout history revealing
God in essentially a masculine form, then there is much more about God in the midst of time, which we need to know and understand.
Let me say that you may not know just where I presently stand on this issue, simply put, creation has proven that God
is male and female; God is the producer and the product, with a divine purpose. Therefore if we desire to know God let us
learn to know God rightly. I have found that God has made clear in many places that God is the essence of all things
and out of God and by God all things were made. There are many things that God did not give us the details on. Yet, gave human beings the honor working God to fill in some of the vital details. If we are to know anything properly
we must have God touch and anoint our eyes to see and our minds to understand; this is the essence of clarity
.
There is a spiritual nature and aspect to humans that is often overlooked. Even more so, and I think, the worse is the fact
that the spiritual nature and aspect of humans, is misunderstood by many who are aware of it, yet, deny it.
And many of us do not even know of it's existence. We cannot forget those who deny the spiritual existence at all. However,
even though I have said that many are not aware of their spiritual nature, I must confess that they are unconsciously aware,
even when they deny it.
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That which is born of the flesh,... that which is born of the SPIRIT...
There is
a spiritual nature and aspect to humans that is often overlooked. Even more so and I think worse
is the fact that the spiritual nature and aspect of humans, is misunderstood by many who are aware of it, and to
many of us do not even know of it's existence. However, even though I have said that many are not aware of their spiritual
nature, I must confess that they are unconsciously aware of it, even when they deny it. John 3:6 "6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which
is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again."
"The
theologian Tielhardin de Chardin asks Are we human beings on a spiritual journey, or are we spiritual being on a human journey?"
If we believe in God as God is revealed in the bible then we know that we are spiritual beings on a Spiritual journey
in a physical body.To the degree that we are aware of our physical part of our being, and understand what God has revealed
that God is doing, and do not limit ourselves to the physical part of the journey, then we are on a physical journey. Again
we must be very cautious, because it is easy to get stuck mentally on the physical and forget the spiritual greater truth
and reality.
I
like what the writer of the book of Hebrews has written in Hebrews
11:1-3
"7 Now faith
is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
8 For by it the elders obtained a good report.
3
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of
things which do appear."
It
is said in the book of Job: Job 32:8 " But there is a spirit in man:
and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding."
1 John 3:24
And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in
him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given
us.
1 John 4:13
Hereby know we that we dwell in
him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
Romans 8:11
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus
from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his
Spirit that dwelleth in you.
1 Corinthians
2:9-16
9 But
as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath
prepared for them that love him.
10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the
Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
11 For what man knoweth the things
of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of
God.
13 Which
things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual
things with spiritual.
14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God:
for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
15 But
he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
16 For who hath
known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? but we have the mind of Christ.
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John 3:6 " 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.7 Marvel not that I
said unto thee, Ye must be born again."
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Every Persons Dream
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr brought to the forefront that there is a dream and a desire in the heart
of every human being; the freedom to be all that they can be is in the heart of every person. It is something that no
matter what your race, gender, social or economic status you will seek, for it is the nature of life itself. It
is something that every human longs for, and whatever the method they may use, people will fight against anyone or any thing,
even against all odds to be free.
Dr.
King say, "... I have a dream, that is deeply rooted in the American Dream..."
This
desire and dream for freedom
is so deeply rooted in the human heart and mind that no matter where
they may go or be, no matter what the condition of the mind and body, the desire and dream burns at some level, in the heart
of all humans, even all life. This is the case whether that life is human, animal or plant. In black people the
dream and the struggle for freedom is more.
It
does not matter how we view the origin of the freedoms that we have, there is one thing that we must come to realize whatever
the country, land or environment, we may live in. It does not matter what culture you make have, whether it has a long tradition,
or it is just starting to develop a tradition; there can be not freedom at all without limits, without responsibility, without accountability. It makes no difference whether we live in
an over populated city, or in an isolated land where there is just animals, nature, and the individual in some way at some
level we cannot make it in and through this life, as we know it with some other life form that we must work with corporate
with and at so level depend on at some time or other. If we disregard the fact that there or other people
and things that we live in relationship with we will place those people person or things in subjection without due consideration,
and that is slavery, and that people, person or things will rise up in rebellion seeking freedom; this is the ultimate dream of freedom that is in the genes, the very DNA of all
that lives. People and things that have life will struggle for freedom, for survival, if it ultimately has to give its very
life. Freedom that is not grounded in the Individual is not true freedom. And it iis when a number
of individuals come together as a community that they agree that their individual understanding of freemdom agrees to the
point that it can become the philosophy of the whole community.
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The Individual Within The World View
It
is very important to realize that how the individual is viewed within and in comparison to the group or world. The question
comes to me as to whether or not the Individual and the group are mutually exclusive one to the other. It is a question that
must be answer in some form or another in the life of every person, group and society.
Favorite book:
The Bible, Glorification, Inspirational and self-help books, some biographies
Favorite
food:
Chicken, fish, potatoes
Favorite activities:
Reading Television, Writing, Traveling....
Favorite Place:
Any place with a combination of, open space, Hills, and water .....
Favorite People:
I Most Admired: These
people have added to my life in way that some of the know about, and others of them have no idea who in am beyond the knowledge
that all live have in the relm of the Spirit....They are:
Jesus, Moses, Isaiah, Ghanda, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr, Hanna Hurnard, Joel S. Goldsmith, Norberto R. Keppe, CG Jung, Bruce Morgan, Colin Powell, George W.
Bush, Josephine McKnight,
Things that contribute to the soul's journey:
There
are some things that every soul must have as it journeys through this life. To begin this, let me say that as I use the word
soul it is as it defined by the bible. In Genesis 2:7 it says, " So God formed man out of the dust of the earth, and breathed
into his nostril the breath of life and man became a living soul." The reference just ahead I do not fully agree with all of their conclusions, yet they do make some good
points...
http://apochrypha.tripod.com/soindex.htm "Gen. 2:7 ; John 6:63 ; Rom. 8:16 ; Heb. 4:12 -Since soul and spirit can be divided, they must
be different in nature. When God inbreathed into man, the breath of life became man's spirit, that is, the principle of life
within him. When this spirit came into contact with the body, the soul was produced. Hence, the soul is the combination of
man's body and spirit. From this, man is called "a living soul'."One of the things that happens here is the author put his
interpretation on these scripture, it is a human understanding of a divine statement and truth. They say "...Since
soul and spirit can be divided...." The bible says, in Hebrews 4:12, " For the word of God
[is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and
of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts
and intents of the heart." It is only God that can separate these things mentioned in Hebrews 4:, and
maintain life and that which is the purpose of the creator God.
It
was God in Genesis 2:7, who first used the term soul; and there God gave the term a definition. The word soul as
it is used by God is: a soul is that which came into being when the breath of God came together with the earth and God called
the result of that effort a living soul. We can debate the issue, however, it is the originator of a things that haas the right to give it whatever name
he desire, or to give that honor and right to whosoever they desire. Neither God nor the writers of any of the scriptures
have ever referred to nor called the soul any other things other than that which God called it from the beginning of it's
creation.
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"The Government Exists for the Sole Purpose of Serving the People, not
Ruling the People |
The supremacy of the People is preserved throughout all the documents
and papers used in the formation of the Government by the People. The preamble to the United States Constitution states, "We
the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide
for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do
ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." Clearly the Constitution was created to form a government
who's sole purpose was to serve the People and for no other purpose. The founding fathers went to great pains to ensure, through
the separation of powers and the balance of power that no branch of government would ever become dominate and become a force
that rules the People rather than serves the People. "
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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union,
establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the
Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Golf, Tennis, Reading, Writing, Traveling, Discussion groups....
People I Most Admired:
These people have added to my life in ways that
some of them know about, and others of them have no idea who I am beyond the knowledge that all live have in the relm
of the Spirit. They are:
Jesus, Moses, Isaiah, Mahatma Ghandi, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr, Hanna Hurnard, Joel S. Goldsmith, Norberto R. Keppe, C. G. Jung, Bruce Morgan, Colin Powell, George W. Bush,
Josephine McKnight, Paul of Tarsus, Abraham of the old Testament, The Apostle John ....
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The LORD is my shepard and of this I am not ashamed.
It is no mere coincidence that God has compared the believers in God to sheep. It is far more
than just a symbol, andit goes beyond just a metaphor. There is a deep spiritual and physical relationship and comparison.
There is something about the nature of the sheep that lends itself to the comparison. Yet, no matter what the relationshipand
the deep meaning , which is vital, I have made a commitment to the relationship on the Human and the divine level.And of this
relationship, and all that it means, I am not ashamed.
The things and the commitment that I have about GOD, is at
once a very private thing and something that is most public. It is sometning that is very dear to me and I think so much of
it that I want to shall it with the world, and it is some real and so precious that I would never force it on anyone anywhere.
What I feel about God and the things of GOD is that ig GOD is GOD, and GOD is, there is no such
thing as separiting GOD from any aspect of the life of the peron that Believe in GOD. It is the people that essentually don't
believe in GOD that want a separation of GOD from the everyday aspects of their lives. There is a misunderstanding of the
difference between the spiritual and the religious, also the simularities of the two. If it was not for the reality of GOD
I would do any and every thing I could to get things my way. I do consider the fact that this is the attitude of people in
general whether they belive in GOD of not.
I understand that one of the things that causes people to consider the things that they do or
not do is the consequences of those actions, relative to the pain, pleasure, life and death consequences that other people
will impose on them, Never the less humans like animals would do every thing they could for the survival and pleasure of the
thing to get their way.
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