Learning how to LOVE genuinely and sincerely, is one of the major pursuits of our personal and spiritual journey.
The role that we play in showing LOVE for each other are complicated and intense. The main task that we have to pursuit is to express unconditional LOVE.
We know that it is difficult to stay focused in the big picture of the meaning of LOVE, especially when we are in an overwhelming over-the-moon stage that blind the learning process, the trick is to stay focus at finding inner resources and new aspects of our character that help us know what type of person we really are. It is up to us how to play our spiritual LOVE role. Knowing our inner beliefs and discerning what kind of unhealthy attitudes we need to change in order to avoid falling into unhealthy and repeated patterns, is the best way to harmonize thoughts, attitudes and beliefs that will bring to us a genuine and sincere spirit of LOVE,
In the first BOOK of CORINTHIANS written by the apostle PAUL, chapter 13, LOVE is presented as the best of all gifts being given to the people of God, who were at Corinth, dealing with problems concerning to their spiritual journey in the everyday LIFE and FAITH that had arisen in the religious community. At that time Corinth was a great cosmopolitan Greek city, the capital of the Roman province of ACHAIA, noted for its thriving commerce, proud culture, widespread immorality, and a variety of religions. Paul, referring to the meaning of LOVE wrote the following words:
"I may be able to speak the language of men and even of angels, but if I have no LOVE, me speech is no more than a noisy gong or a clanging bell."
"I may have the gift of inspired preaching; I may have all knowledge and understand all secrets; I may have all the faith needed to move mountains - but if I have no LOVE, I am nothing."
"I may give away everything I have, and even give up my body to be burned - but if I have no LOVE, this does me no good."
"LOVE is patient and kind; it is not jealous or conceited or proud; LOVE is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable; LOVE does not keep a record of wrongs; LOVE is not happy with evil, but is happy with the truth."
"LOVE never gives up; and its FAITH, HOPE, and PATIENCE never fail."
Trying to understand how this world function in our minds. Interrelation between physical and nonphysical entities.
Sunday, 22 February 2015
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
CAIN, who was he?
CAIN was the first one born on earth to the original human pair, Adam and Eve. The name Cain is derived from the root word 'qa-nah' that means 'to acquire.' Through him, every soul was placed in bondage, and God's plan to protect and liberate his people was always there from the beginning of human time.
CAIN became a cultivator of the ground, that was understood as a kind of craft work over the ground. ABEL (a breath; vapor), the younger brother of CAIN, as a man he became a herder of sheep.
At the expiration of some time, both of them brought offerings to be presented to God, feeling the need to gain God's favor.
CAIN's offering of some fruits of the ground, however, was not looked upon with any favor by God. It was not made from a sincere heart. It points out that his choices of fruit were not of the best ones. He did not care about that offering making it looks that it was not important to him.
ABEL's offering is specified to have been of the firstlings of his flock, even their fatty pieces, showing his affection to God from a very sincere heart.
CAIN's offering lacked the motivation of Faith that made ABEL's offering acceptable. God who reads the heart of man knew about the wrong attitude of Cain, but he needed to be tested by God and his rejection of the offering resulted in Cain's wrong disposition being made clearly manifest. The personification of sin was taking place in Cain's flesh and he began now to conceive hate, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, etc. God did not abandon him, instead, he began to show him that exaltation could be his by simply turning to doing good, but he chose to ignore God's counsel to master over the sinful desires that lurked at the door craving to dominate him. This is the symbolism of Israel when they rebelled against God and chose the path of sin.
CAIN attacked ABEL, killing him and thereby becoming the first human murderer. As such he could be said to have voluntarily originated with the wicked one who is the father of man-slayers as well as of the lie.
CAIN's callous response to God's inquiry as to ABEL's whereabouts was further evidence of his attitude; certainly it was not an expression of repentance or remorse but a lying retort: I do not know. Am I my brother's guardian?"
God's sentencing of CAIN to banishment from the ground and the curse already upon the earth increased in the flesh of Cain. As a result, the earth would not respond to Cain's cultivation effort.
CAIN expressed regret over the severity of his punishment and anxiety to the possibility of ABEL's murder being avenged upon him, but still no sincere repentance.
God set up a sign for CAIN to prevent his being killed. It consisted of God's solemn decree itself, known and observed by others.
CAIN went into banishment in the LAND of FUGITIVENESS to the EAST OF EDEN, taking with him his wife. Following the birth of his son Enoch, CAIN engaged in building a city, naming it for his son.
CAIN's descendants are listed in part and include men who distinguished themselves in nomadic stock raising, the playing of musical instruments, the forging of metal tools, also practicing polygamy and violence.
CAIN became a cultivator of the ground, that was understood as a kind of craft work over the ground. ABEL (a breath; vapor), the younger brother of CAIN, as a man he became a herder of sheep.
At the expiration of some time, both of them brought offerings to be presented to God, feeling the need to gain God's favor.
CAIN's offering of some fruits of the ground, however, was not looked upon with any favor by God. It was not made from a sincere heart. It points out that his choices of fruit were not of the best ones. He did not care about that offering making it looks that it was not important to him.
ABEL's offering is specified to have been of the firstlings of his flock, even their fatty pieces, showing his affection to God from a very sincere heart.
CAIN's offering lacked the motivation of Faith that made ABEL's offering acceptable. God who reads the heart of man knew about the wrong attitude of Cain, but he needed to be tested by God and his rejection of the offering resulted in Cain's wrong disposition being made clearly manifest. The personification of sin was taking place in Cain's flesh and he began now to conceive hate, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, etc. God did not abandon him, instead, he began to show him that exaltation could be his by simply turning to doing good, but he chose to ignore God's counsel to master over the sinful desires that lurked at the door craving to dominate him. This is the symbolism of Israel when they rebelled against God and chose the path of sin.
CAIN attacked ABEL, killing him and thereby becoming the first human murderer. As such he could be said to have voluntarily originated with the wicked one who is the father of man-slayers as well as of the lie.
CAIN's callous response to God's inquiry as to ABEL's whereabouts was further evidence of his attitude; certainly it was not an expression of repentance or remorse but a lying retort: I do not know. Am I my brother's guardian?"
God's sentencing of CAIN to banishment from the ground and the curse already upon the earth increased in the flesh of Cain. As a result, the earth would not respond to Cain's cultivation effort.
CAIN expressed regret over the severity of his punishment and anxiety to the possibility of ABEL's murder being avenged upon him, but still no sincere repentance.
God set up a sign for CAIN to prevent his being killed. It consisted of God's solemn decree itself, known and observed by others.
CAIN went into banishment in the LAND of FUGITIVENESS to the EAST OF EDEN, taking with him his wife. Following the birth of his son Enoch, CAIN engaged in building a city, naming it for his son.
CAIN's descendants are listed in part and include men who distinguished themselves in nomadic stock raising, the playing of musical instruments, the forging of metal tools, also practicing polygamy and violence.
THE BOOK OF JUDGES, what it means?
It basically covers a period of 330 years (33 was Jesus' age when he was killed, this period is 10 times 33) between Israel's conquest of Canaan and the beginning of the monarchy. Judges is linked with the preceding Book of Joshua by its opening words, "And after the death of Joshua..."
The symbolism of the Book through the stories taken from the lawless period of Israel's history give us a great lesson and that is that spiritual Israel's survival depends on LOYALTY TO GOD, while disloyalty always will lead to disaster.
It provides a historical background for the future JUDGMENT DAYS. The Book of Revelation points to the complete burning of Babylon (the world's power). This judicial punishment is the result of her fornication with the nations and being drunk with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus.
In Exodus 35, Craftsmen who knew how to make everything were appointed by God to build the Sacred Tent.
Moses said to the Israelites, "The Lord has chosen BEZALEL, the son of URI and grandson of HUR from the tribe of Judah.
Hur was the son of Caleb. Caleb was one of the twelve spies sent out by Moses on a forty-day preview of the land of Canaan, and, upon returning, Caleb together with Joshua stood up against the opposition of all the others. Because he had followed God fully, he was the only one of that adult generation besides Joshua and some Levites to enter the Promised Land.
Over and over the Bible tells us about the end of Babylon and her passing to the World of the Dead.
Isaiah 14 ... The Lord will give the people of Israel relief from their pain and suffering and from the hard work they were forced to do. When he does this, they are to mock the king of Babylon and say:
"The cruel king has fallen! He will never oppress anyone again! The Lord has ended the POWER OF THE EVIL rulers who angrily oppressed the peoples and never stopped persecuting the nations they had conquered. Now at last the WHOLE WORLD enjoy REST and PEACE, and everyone sings for JOY. Is. 14 : 3-7
The symbolism of the Book through the stories taken from the lawless period of Israel's history give us a great lesson and that is that spiritual Israel's survival depends on LOYALTY TO GOD, while disloyalty always will lead to disaster.
It provides a historical background for the future JUDGMENT DAYS. The Book of Revelation points to the complete burning of Babylon (the world's power). This judicial punishment is the result of her fornication with the nations and being drunk with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus.
In Exodus 35, Craftsmen who knew how to make everything were appointed by God to build the Sacred Tent.
Moses said to the Israelites, "The Lord has chosen BEZALEL, the son of URI and grandson of HUR from the tribe of Judah.
Hur was the son of Caleb. Caleb was one of the twelve spies sent out by Moses on a forty-day preview of the land of Canaan, and, upon returning, Caleb together with Joshua stood up against the opposition of all the others. Because he had followed God fully, he was the only one of that adult generation besides Joshua and some Levites to enter the Promised Land.
Over and over the Bible tells us about the end of Babylon and her passing to the World of the Dead.
Isaiah 14 ... The Lord will give the people of Israel relief from their pain and suffering and from the hard work they were forced to do. When he does this, they are to mock the king of Babylon and say:
"The cruel king has fallen! He will never oppress anyone again! The Lord has ended the POWER OF THE EVIL rulers who angrily oppressed the peoples and never stopped persecuting the nations they had conquered. Now at last the WHOLE WORLD enjoy REST and PEACE, and everyone sings for JOY. Is. 14 : 3-7
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