GOD IN A BOX!

It was a Rainy Saturday Morning, &  I was driving along a busy street of Perth, heading for a local Shopping Mall.  I was pondering on various thoughts which ranged from the topic of  Unbelief, then onto Different Faiths and Doctrines. It was almost like I was having a conversation within my own mind about these different Topics .What really struck home with me though, was a Question that  became increasingly apparent too me as I thought more & more about those various  Topical Thoughts. .

The Question seemed to come out of nowhere so to speak!  It invaded my thinking without any prior warning & if you can believe me? It came on it's own accord. It was as if God was askeing me this question! The question became so big and loud, it consumed all other thoughts &  arrested my Attention. This question began to grow within me quickly, and before I could even blink. It was like it  demanded to be released from my lips, as if to give it life by speaking it out aloud!

How many times have you ever found yourself thinking about something, and too your surprise. Because your so focused on that thought or what your thinking upon. You end up speaking your mind, Then someone nearby you would respond with a " What did you say? " or " Huh?". You reply sheepishly with a " Oh! it's ok, I was just thinking out aloud!"

 

Well, that's what was about to happen too me! But this time I was alone in my Car, so I didn't have to be too concerned about anyone hearing me speak something completely out of the Blue. Ok, I think you get the picture! So I just Said it!

 

" WHY DO WE PUT GOD IN A BOX?...WHY DO WE PUT GOD IN A BOX? "

My mind became flooded with different scenes and scenarios like a  Virtual life Video playback in my mid, of accounts where either myself or other people,  through our  own ignorance or lack of knowledge & wisdom put God in a Box! Is it possible that we restrict God by doing this? Is it possible that because God is so BIG, that the only way we can stay in control is to rationalise and question his ability?

How is it that we, who cannot yet fully understand the vast measures of God's wisdom & understanding! Able to comprehend the Real Love & Truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ! And yet we expect God too fit into our own custom made Box? Who are we to say too God Jump, or Are we able to create anything as beautiful as a Flower? Then have the wisdom to place that flower in it's right place. In the Cycle of life with all other  living things, with a designed  purpose for it's existence, too work in Harmony with everything else that is created?. Everything is connected and works accordingly to how God created it too, in order to give life to other things. The flower produces pollen etc...the Flower can create honey, which then the Bee collects etc etc etc. That is the true Wisdom of God in operation!

I don't know about you, but often times I catch myself out by limiting God in my life to reveal his awesomeness, his majesty, his beauty, his strength, his holiness, his Joy, his character in my own life. I mean, would you want to restrict you Partner in life to grow and not reveal there true self as time permitted in your relationship. Or would you be just content knowing only a handful of things about them, and not going on to grow together and learn more about them. Like there God given talents and Gifts for example. The funny things they do, that make them unique ,and you smile?

 

I believe that God is wanting too reveal more of himself too each one of us, more so today as we approach the end times, Then ever before! The Problem is, is that unless we stop placing limitations on God. We will never walk and Live in the Fullness of Life as He(God) destined it to be...just like the Flower.

 

GOOD & EVIL

Good & Evil!..... Are they really different or the same?

Just so you the reader understands correctly my view on this subject. I am useing the context of the topic Good & Evil as an admission by any one individual. For example, anyone who believes that they can justifiy there lifestyle of being Good & not of Evil!

Secondly, due to the nature of this Topic which i take very seriously, I make NO APOLOGIE for speaking what i believe to be the Truth. I do recognise that there are many other Beliefs and Opinions outside of my own, and that this Topic may offend you. But i assure you the reader, that the true intnet of my heart is too remind you & uncover the continual lies that Satan inflicts on God's Created People.

Have you either yourself, or ever heard someone else say " Im a Good Person! It's not like iv'e Killed anybody!" or how about " I do good to others, so how could a God who suppose too love me, send me to Hell?"

These are common responses i am confronted with, each time a situation presents itself for me to share(Not Bible Bash) the Gospel Hope of Jesus Christ! Even if they ask or enquire of my Beliefs, they quickly change from one who seemed generaly interested. To sombody in most cases who needs to justify themselves, by presenting to me all there Good deeds and things they have done. Thus justifying themselves out of the Final Judgement of God and seperating themselves from evil.

My Question here then is this! If everyone on earth is Good? Then why would God give commandments to live by? and why would God then have to resort too sending Jesus Christ is beloved son too die for our sins? God is the Judge of all, and no man including myself has the right to Judge others. However, God did give mankind at the begining 12 Commandments to follow, in order to keep themselves from evil and more importantly. It allowed both God & Man to continue on & maintain a union or relationship!

But Satan who represents true Evil, dispised this relationship that God had and desired to have with Man. So Satan decided he would use every trick in the book so too speak, to seperate man through continual lies and deciet. So Satan set about over the centries, decieving Mankind into thinking that it's ok to worship other God's! It's ok to live a life of Drunkeness and Sexual immorality! It's ok to tell a little white lie to your friends, boss or even Family because God will still love you!.
Already, Satan has mixed the truth of God's love for you, with reasoning of living a lifestyle that already steps outside of the 12 commandments!. Satan will do anything to decieve you into thinking that you are your own person and you owe God nothing. And In doing so, he effectively decieves you!, Nations! and Mankind as a whole.

Yes God loves you! God is love! He has no control over the very essence of who he is. Just like you have no control over the Sun rising and setting each day. But God is also a God of Order, Rightouesness & Justice. And when he gave the 12 Commandments, he warned that Failing to keep them would bring Judgement upon yourselves!

What about those people who live a life of Harmony with Nature and go about living a lifestyle of doing good things? For example Promoting and acknowledging all life forms as one? Who untimately all believe in the same God. Jesus said that no Man can come to God exceot it be through Him! or in other words, If you want to know God my Father, i am his Son. And you can only come to know him if i introduce you too him. Not Mohammad, Not Buddah, Not Joesph Smith, Not even Mason(Souljah4christ).....


The Truth is that scripture says that Man could not keep the commandments and Laws given by God from the Old Testament. So in order for God to help mankind from not enduring his Anger & the Rightouess Judgement oweing to them. He made a way out through his Son Jesus.

God poured out his Rightouess Anger and Judgement upon his Son Jesus, whom took it upon himself to take the Sin,of all who Repent. So that any person who did repent of there Sins from that day onwards, There sins would be forgiven. Automaticaly the sinner would not have to endure the Penalty of their sin because Jesus already endured it for them and gave the Sinner automatic entry & restoration back to all the blessings and Favour, & union with God there creator.

I know this topic can be debated and ripped into a million different points of views. However, It's still up too you as the reader to decide after you click off this web page " GOOD & EVIL! WHO DECIDES? "

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Theology (Natural Lifestyle) Vs Faith (Spiritual Lifestyle)

I attribute this Topic to how i see an ever increasing common problem amongst the Human Race, Religions and Individual Beliefs. I myself speak from a personal level on this topic, In fact still to this day i am still reminded in my own life of this area of Theology Vs Faith.

Every Human Being has the right to live a life based on what they choose to believe! Being Human, it is only Natural to allow yourself to be Governed or motivated by Natural Sences, like Sight, Smell, Touch and Taste. We choose to live in a Realm or existence that we permitt our beliefs to be confirmed or deferred by those Natural Senses.

Then a Man named Jesus changed the whole face of our belifs, by challenging our Natural sences with a Faith message. Jesus revealed to his followers the importance and difference of a Spiritual connection with God and not just Theological.

So is Theology or Faith the foundation of Belief?

That’s a Good Question!

It’s definitely not a new Question. It was a Question that even Jesus was asked by a Jewish Ruler and answerd accordingly with his reply. Jesus's teachings were to be Spiritualy dicerned which required only Faith! Jesus himself performed all his miracles by Faith in God! And he also new that God's people would require signs (Visual) in order for them too believe his teachings, due to there lack of Faith! Visual then being one of the 4 Natural senses mentioned earlier on.

So Let's read about a Pharisee named Nicodemus, who was a ruler of the Jews. To my understanding, He would have had alot of scriptual knowledge and understanding of the Old Testament and all it's Laws and Covenants.

One night he secretly came to Jesus, Why do i say secretly? Because in the context of the time in which Jesus ministerd, many of the Jews and in particular the Scribes and Pharissee's did not agree with Jesus's teachings and despised him for it. In fact they were already begining to plot how to kill him....you can read for yourself in any of the Gospel Books.

So if you were Nicodemus, would you want to be seen talking to Jesus being a Pharisee? It's most likely Nicodemus approached Jesus under the cover of Darkness(Night), which in it's self funny, because Jesus was the light amongst the darkness as scripture later states.

What's even more amazing is that Nicodemus could not deny the Miracles that Jesus performed! He said so himself. So Nicodemus was faced with the question of...what do i do?


Let's read some passages taken from The writting's of John in the Book of John....

Ch 3 vs 1-2

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that you do, except God be with him.


Vs 3-6

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus said unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.


Vs 7-10

Marvel not that I said unto you, You must be born again. The wind blows where it wills, and you hear the sound thereof, but can not tell from where it came, and where it goes: so is everyone that is born of the Spirit. Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? Jesus answered and said unto him, Are you a Teacher of Israel, and know not these things?


Vs 11-12

Verily, verily, I say unto you, We speak what we do know, and testify what we have seen; and you receive not our witness. If I have told you earthly things, and you believe not, how shall you believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?.......


John 6:63-66 It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life. But there are some of you who don't believe."....

As it is written and what we have just read, Jesus spoke clearly about 2 different Realms of Belief! One of the Natural (Theological) and the other being a Spirtual (Faith) type of belief. Which one do you think Jesus used? I do believe that Theology and Study is very important in any persons Beliefs and Growth. For I am a Bible College Student, studying the Theological truths of the scriptures myself. However, i found my Faith (Spiritual) growth to be that which gives my theology a foundation to build upon. Everytime i read the scriptures and apply my faith to the Biblical principles of Living! I find great reward and spirtual Blessing manifest in my own life. My relationship with God moves out of the Realm of my Head, and comes more from my Inner Being. I will leave you with 1 last scripture to ponder?

John 4:23-24 But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeks such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

INTIMACY

In Todays day and age, the word Intimacy is almost a lost word! When was the last time you heard the word " Intimacy " spoken? and if so, what context was it used for? I believe that the culture of Today does not reflect the true and correct ideals of Intimacy. If and when the word Intimacy is ever mentioned, naturally it's context is usually sexually related. So what is your point Mason, you might be asking me?

Before i clarify my expression of interest with this word " Intimacy " let's take a quick look at what the Webster Dictionary has to say. The word Intimacy & Intimate are both described as,

1: To share together.
2: To love Entirely
3: To Enter, Fellowship
4: Near or Close
5: Inmost, Inward, Internal; as internal impulse
6: Close friendship, Familiar
7: One to whom the thoughts of another are entrusted without reserve

Sadly as i mentioned in the paragraph prior. Intimacy thru the eye's of the world, is in most cases associated only with Sex. However, as the Websters Dictionary outlines. This is not entirely True, for even a basic friendship can carry the essence of Intimacy.

So getting back to my point of interest on this Topic. For almost 2 years, God has placed in my heart a wanting or deeper understanding of Sonship. Thus bringing about a crucial key to sonship being built on "Intimacy". I am becoming increasingly more aware of God's desires for Intimacy. Yes, that's right...God. God who created all the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in it, wants more than anything to be intimacy.

Upon reflecting on the descriptions outlined by the Webster Dictionary, it only maks sence that God desires Intimacy with his Prized Creation. Wouldn't Intimacy be a high priority or key element for anyone in the hope that it would bring you closer to understanding each other better? Deep down in each one of us, Dont we all desire or crave for Intimacy? Or is God the only one?