Saturday, October 31, 2009

Anarchy.

Anarchy has various definitions: 1) no rulership or enforced authority. 2) Absence of government; a state of lawlessness due to absence or inefficiency of a supreme political power or political disorder. 3) A social state in which there is no governing person or group of peaople but each person has absolute liberty. 4) Absence or non regognition of authority in any given sphere.

I have heard the concept that government is a "neccesary evil." Governemnt provides peace and tranquility for citizens to prosper. Without government human society will be in chaos and that right "makes might will be the governing principle."

I disagree! I prescribe to the third concept of anarchy; my perspective is Christain Anarchy.

Humanity is inherntly good; divine authority states that when God created man he saw humanity as good. The divinity of humanity becomes corrupted by outside forces. (not submitting to the will of God.) The individual does and does not have the power to thrawt those external forces.
For instance, God gave Adam the right to eat of every tree. God did not give Adam the right to eat meat. During the story of creation we find that God new Adam was sinnig because he was in clothes. (God has no reason to think a divine being would sin?) To wear clothes Adam had to kill animals and rape the earth to create weapons; taking the life force of some of God's creations to live was not neccessary.
Adam coveted the things of God creation and not satisfied with his lot; I think Adam was trying to impress Eve. We men do some of the dumbest things to impress a woman. Overtime, little infractions become but big infractions. For example, the tenth commandment is just as important as the first commandment. I think people begin to break the tenth commandment first then progress up the ladder to a violation of the first. Moreover, to break the tenth is to go against the word of God thus breaking the first. (Today eating meat is not bad but it is better not to eat meat because of the negative consequences associated with the consumption.)

From divine authority, we find that humanity has commited an original sin (Adam turned from God to make Eve his focus in this life and this was not Eve's fault. Adam love of God brought him Eve, but Adam love of Eve began him on the path to turn from God. This concept does get erased.) that dimished our divinty and puts us at odds with nature but not our inherit ability to be and do good.
To re-establish our divinity a Christain submits to Christ. "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son who ever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." The sacrifice of Christ redeems the world from orignal sin. I think no matter where a person is born after the sacrifice of Christ there original sin has been forgiven, To regain divinity and have eternal life one must follow the ways of Christ. When people are born the yoke of orignal sin is no longer applicable. (One of the sacraments of Jesus is the holy union between man and woman. In marriage, man and woman are to walk together with God as one, removing the burden of the choice between God, woman and man.)
Scientifically humanity has to be inherently good. In order for humanity to reproduce peace and stability must be had. For example, It takes roughly nine months for a woman to give birth to a child. Moreover, the time spent as a child and the reliance of that child on their parents for security and well being add years to the nine months. Therefore, humanity must be peaceful in odrer to continue our species.
Government is not needed to keep humanity peaceful. Hopefully, a Christain relies on Christ to be safe and secure not a government. Governments are created to maintain a few individuals in authority createing a stratified society. Christainity purpose is to save the world and make us one. The two are not compatible. Give unto Ceasar's what is Ceasar's give on to God was is God. What goes where?

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Communion

I watched the movie paranormal activity. A woman began to be possesed by a demon. The woman went to a process of no control from the supernatural spirit until she was fully controlled by the supernatural spirit. Finally, she killed her boyfriend at the end of the movie.

I thought to myself, this is why I take communion and say the Lord's Prayer many times a day. According to the Bible evil spirits exist. The story of the demon called legion is one of them, Jesus threw the demons into a bunch of pigs and they ended up jumping off a cliff. I think evil spirits exist.

The works of a Christan reflects their beliefs in Christ and God and the works of one influenced by evil spirits reflects their works. The less a person is in Christ the more acceptable to evil spirits they become.

I am a Protestant, specifically a Methodist. I was born a Christian (As a child I always believed in the trinity, but when I started dealing with non-believers my faith was shook. There was a point of time when I could only rely on the word and life of Jesus.) and chose to be a Methodist when I got older and found a system that appealed to me.

The spirit moved me without me realizing to the church that I know attend. Before I became a member of my church I followed a red tail hawk to its location, but I was put off because of a Masonic Lodge is near its location: not a fan of free masons but that is another tale to be told.

Then a couple of years later a dear friend of mine took me inside to fellowship. I was like Holy Cow, I did not know this was here and I have liked my church ever since. The fact we say the Lord's Prayer a lot was awesome.

At my church I love taking communion. While researching the history of Methodism I discovered John Wesley's fondness for taking communion. I think communion helps with avoiding evil spirits. Trial and Era over the years I find that communion really gives a Christian an inner strength that allows us to put up the good fight.

I know all Christians should take communion regularly and not just at high holidays. Sometimes, I think I don't need communion and Oh boy! the world will start throwing stones at me that I did not even know existed. It is not a complete collapse overnight, but there is an erosion. I think there could be some kind of math formula for it, lol.

Anyway, communion is great. I was gonna talk about the difference between what protestants think versus what catholic think, then I realized at least we are doing it.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

The inner versus the outer

I have read in various places of the conflict that occurs between the internal desire (ID), the ego and the super ego.
Is a Christain able to sustain their inner core beliefs in the modern world? For instance, Can a Christain be a good business person? There exist fundamental concepts in Christainity to cast off the desire of the world. "To be in the world but not of the world" is a saying my mother used to always mention to me when I got perplexed with my function in society.
To do business one must interact with the world to make a profit. Here is one of the many problems that creates an internal/exterior conflict for a Christain: to prosper in the world or to prosper in the kingdom of God. A person can not have two masters: "An individual will love the one and hate the other."
I love and hate the world. I love a beautiful sunset. Huge puffy purple, pink, and white clouds billowing across a blue sky that is progressly turning to a dark blue. I hate seeing the homeless, God has made a plentiful world for humanity but someone is not sharing. I love the roar of ocean waves crashing in the shallows of the shore. I hate war. So many innocent people dying for meaningless commodities that are really not needed.
"Humanity can not live on bread alone but needs the words of GOD." An individual following the word of God will lead to bread but how much bread does one have to eat?
Right now I am fascinated by the renaissance and the protestant reformation. The renaissance is divided into Northern Europe and Soutern Europe and the French must have been drinking wine, eating cheese and chasing snails. There is a reaction from the grandiose lifestyle of the Catholic Church versus the austere belifs of some protestants.
The protestants are divided into those who can get and those that don't want to get. I always wonder, actually constantly: what do I need to get versus what I want to get. Why do i need any of this @#$% in the first place. (I love freedom of speech but I am in the process of turning my blue language into a more mellow yellow that can be digested. My conflict gets me so discombobulated that I just use swear words to express my exasberation but I think I have a fairly good vocabulary.)
I am a methodist. In part methodism is a reaction to the pomp and splendor of an uncaring Church of England. The accuisition of wealth seemed to be a means to determine an individuals acceptance by GOD. (To progress in time to the anabaptist of pre-colonial United States and the concept of being saved is an internal feeling, but people want to see it to believe it. OHVA)
William Shakespear said "to be or not to be." I say to want or not to want is the question! I have so many thoughts but not enough time. Well, I leave it up to God but sometimes I try to grab the riegns. As usually: one of the lines in the Lord's pray, "Do not lead me into temptation, but deliver me from evil." To want is similar to covet, To covet is a violation of the ten commandents. The ten Commandments is the word of God. Jesus Christ is the word of God in the flesh. (An awesome representation of the Ten Commandments in action) To submit to Christ we become the living word of GOD? I dont want to live by the ways of the world. The jones can ride of into the sunset leave me with my Good Book.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Letting go of the world and submission to Christ.

I under go a struggle daily: to live in the world while believing in Christ and living by his word. It becomes very difficult at times. I am arrogant, petty, and judgemental during the worse times of my life. To be humble I often sacrifice the enjoyments of the world: clothes, cars, fine dining, women, booz...etc.
My works do not give access to salvation if anything it makes life a little more cold,bitter, and hard to enjoy. When I live as a man in man's world I find myself becoming lost and utterly alone. There is nothing great about the achievements of men. The creation of the universe the work of GOD shows us daily that we are nothing and we need his grace to live.
To forsake the gifts of the world and accept GOD threw Christ brings one appeasement to their heart and comfort to the soul. I try to put the world on my back and I strain my neck every time and fail to budge that boulder. I submit to Christ and hopefully GOD sends the holy spirit to give me comfort.
Don't get me wrong submission to Christ is not a heavy burden. To submit to Christ and the world there exist an extreme problem. Christ says, to paraphrase: a human can not have two masters. They will love on and hate the other. I love the Lord.
To love the world is to accept the frailty of the human condition. We are all weak and to kick someone when they are down is bad. We should lend a helping hand. We can not led by words must must lead by example and hopefully when we fall by the wayside there is someone to give us a hand.
As a man we are taught to go it alone with a stiff upper lip. When we lose our connection to Christ we feel like we are alone but we are not we just forget to listen. In the United States we have this concept of individual freedom granting us the ability to do as we desire.
I am not free and you are not free we are slaves to our flesh. Muslims say we are slaves to Allah. The Lord Jesus Christ is my Sheppard and I shall not want but I do. I am terrified to ask GOD. The Lord's prayer tell us that GOD knows what we need so don't ask and he will give. How does one determine the things that are of GOD and things of the world.
I took a vow of poverty. I understand a lot more about nothing. A vow of poverty gives one the ability to look away from the world and towards GOD. Once one looks away from the world towards GOD they still must walk in the world. I fear leading one astray for I do not want the wraith of GOD. I find my self sitting under the shade of a tree most of the time in contemplation but as a Christian I must walk in the world.