freelight
Eclectic Theosophist
I set before you life or death,....you CHOOSE.................
I set before you life or death,....you CHOOSE.................
Naturally, so do we. Its one of the ways we are like God. Who here is contesting God doesn't act according to his will? No one is contesting the divine will. - the only reason you assume 'God' has a will, a conscious desire, an active directing MIND, is because we all have one, or are all tuned into one universal consciousness. This is the truth, actually...right here and now,...this living AWARENESS.
I believe God has given us freedom and the scriptures (also other wonderful and inspired religious writings, NOT just the Bible) also confirm this. Everyday ordinary life experience also proves this to us, unless you're just an android or some form of artificial intelligence. I'm choosing how to write this commentary at this very moment, letting it creatively flow as I conduct and orchestrate it. Forces both within and without may have some kind of influence, but my own consciousness is the 'medium'...and this 'medium' is but an individual window or 'point of view' within the greater Universal Consciousness.
Unfortunately those verses are taken out of context, yet are a favorite for calvies. Remember the universal law of karma? It acts lawfully according to every thought, word and action.....what you reap, is what you sow....measure for measure....the law of compensation in this manner delivers whatever kind of harvest is planted,....whatever quality or kind of seed. Those who sow good, reap good, those who sow evil, evil. Its not a very complicated principle, working both individually and collectively. Its not so much that anything was 'predestined' or 'set in stone' at some point by a 'god' in eternity past, than it is but the working out of universal law (all thoughts, words and actions have their corresponding effects). This is why 'repentance' is fundamental to the transformation of the soul Godward. - all other rituals and assumed 'requirements' for 'salvation' are but adjuncts, helps or assessories.
Of course the divine will has preordained by his infinite goodness (and by divine law/decree), the awesome destiny and eternal life potential and possibilities for all souls who will join with him and choose to DO his will, for such is the kingdom of the heavens. There is life, and there is death. These are the ultimates. Those who do not choose life and all life has to offer (in quality and quantity)...forfeit life. The absence of life is death. Remember the LORD sets before his people, blessings and cursing, life and death,...and instructs his people to CHOOSE life,....do you remember that in your scriptures? Your beloved Paul also instructs us to WALK in the Spirit, lest we fall back into our sinful, fleshly ways and habits. If you had no power to choose, how could you choose to walk in the Spirit, and crucify the flesh? How could you choose to listen to your Messiah, prophet or spiritual teacher,...if you have no power of choice?
What is the point of your life, if you have no freedom to participate with God, covenant with God, co-operate with God, enjoy a recipricol relationship with Deity. We do not deny God's power, will, consciousness and presence working in our lives, pervading all creation! - that power works and wills in us, of course, by God's spirit within us, and His anointing upon us, leading, guiding and teaching us. God is all in all. - but we also recognize a true gift of freedom, of original individual sovereignty... in the very spirit of God within our consciousness,...that does give us genuine freedom to choose and engage God. Life is an interactive engagement. - that can only be enterprised by an individualized consciousness that is truly free, even though choices are made within the limited dimensions and circumstances of space and time (obviously there are parameters to every event and its possibilities), and conditioned more or less by some influencing factors...but this does not annul that essence of 'free will' that 'God' himself respects and honors, given to each individual soul, in their ultimate choosing of life or death.
I set before you life or death,....you CHOOSE.................
Naturally, so do we. Its one of the ways we are like God. Who here is contesting God doesn't act according to his will? No one is contesting the divine will. - the only reason you assume 'God' has a will, a conscious desire, an active directing MIND, is because we all have one, or are all tuned into one universal consciousness. This is the truth, actually...right here and now,...this living AWARENESS.
I believe God has given us freedom and the scriptures (also other wonderful and inspired religious writings, NOT just the Bible) also confirm this. Everyday ordinary life experience also proves this to us, unless you're just an android or some form of artificial intelligence. I'm choosing how to write this commentary at this very moment, letting it creatively flow as I conduct and orchestrate it. Forces both within and without may have some kind of influence, but my own consciousness is the 'medium'...and this 'medium' is but an individual window or 'point of view' within the greater Universal Consciousness.
Unfortunately those verses are taken out of context, yet are a favorite for calvies. Remember the universal law of karma? It acts lawfully according to every thought, word and action.....what you reap, is what you sow....measure for measure....the law of compensation in this manner delivers whatever kind of harvest is planted,....whatever quality or kind of seed. Those who sow good, reap good, those who sow evil, evil. Its not a very complicated principle, working both individually and collectively. Its not so much that anything was 'predestined' or 'set in stone' at some point by a 'god' in eternity past, than it is but the working out of universal law (all thoughts, words and actions have their corresponding effects). This is why 'repentance' is fundamental to the transformation of the soul Godward. - all other rituals and assumed 'requirements' for 'salvation' are but adjuncts, helps or assessories.
Of course the divine will has preordained by his infinite goodness (and by divine law/decree), the awesome destiny and eternal life potential and possibilities for all souls who will join with him and choose to DO his will, for such is the kingdom of the heavens. There is life, and there is death. These are the ultimates. Those who do not choose life and all life has to offer (in quality and quantity)...forfeit life. The absence of life is death. Remember the LORD sets before his people, blessings and cursing, life and death,...and instructs his people to CHOOSE life,....do you remember that in your scriptures? Your beloved Paul also instructs us to WALK in the Spirit, lest we fall back into our sinful, fleshly ways and habits. If you had no power to choose, how could you choose to walk in the Spirit, and crucify the flesh? How could you choose to listen to your Messiah, prophet or spiritual teacher,...if you have no power of choice?
What is the point of your life, if you have no freedom to participate with God, covenant with God, co-operate with God, enjoy a recipricol relationship with Deity. We do not deny God's power, will, consciousness and presence working in our lives, pervading all creation! - that power works and wills in us, of course, by God's spirit within us, and His anointing upon us, leading, guiding and teaching us. God is all in all. - but we also recognize a true gift of freedom, of original individual sovereignty... in the very spirit of God within our consciousness,...that does give us genuine freedom to choose and engage God. Life is an interactive engagement. - that can only be enterprised by an individualized consciousness that is truly free, even though choices are made within the limited dimensions and circumstances of space and time (obviously there are parameters to every event and its possibilities), and conditioned more or less by some influencing factors...but this does not annul that essence of 'free will' that 'God' himself respects and honors, given to each individual soul, in their ultimate choosing of life or death.
- it shows promise! But you still have homework to do, by actually considering and engaging my commentary. You're still doing the "dine and dash' gig, but not much dining. Its hard getting a little dribble of milk in, before your ready for the meat. Still you're stubborn as a mule.
