Nicodemus didn't know!
JESUS SAID. John 3:3
"I am telling you the truth: No one can see the Kingdom
of God unless he is born again."
JESUS SAID. John 3:6
"A person is born physically of human parents but he is
born spiritually of the spirit."
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These words, attributed to Jesus, according to the book of
John were spoken to a Jewish leader named Nicodemus who
was a member of the party of the Pharisees.
Nicodemus was a great teacher in Israel, BUT, after hearing
Jesus' words, said. "How can this be?" John 3:9
Nicodemus (great leader and teacher of the Pharisees) could
not understand what Jesus was telling him.
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Jesus spoke in parables when teaching the people but he
didn't ALWAYS speak in parables.
When he spoke to his disciples, in private conversations,
or when he spoke and prayed to his Father, he did not speak
in parables.
In his conversation with Nicodemus,(above), Jesus is
speaking plainly.
NO ONE CAN PERCEIVE THE KINGDOM OF GOD
UNLESS THEY ARE BORN AGAIN - PERIOD!
NICODEMUS, not knowing the truth of who, and what he truly
was (a dual being) and operating in EGO mode only, he
couldn't understand Jesus, even, when Jesus was speaking
plainly to him.
The soul, he truly was, was fast asleep.- Put to bed,- by EGO!
Perhaps, since the VERY moment of his physical birth?
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*For information on how EGO comes to be, THE READER IS
REFERRED TO - THE SECOND BLOG POSTED -- TITLED --
-- YOU DO NOT POSSESS A SOUL-- YOU ARE SOUL!
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JESUS SAID; John 3:12
"You do not believe me when I tell you about the things of
this world: how will you ever believe me, when I tell you
about the things of heaven?"
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HERE, Jesus speaks plainly again. This is not a parable.
Now we see that when reading or listening to the gospel, that
we really have to be alert, because one moment Jesus speaks
plainly, but the next sentence could be a parable, with a
hidden meaning, meant for the true-man. (the soul you are)
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Remember Nicodemus! Great teacher! Great scholar! Leader of
his people! - He did not know his true self!
Do not be discouraged when you do not understand.
Jesus knows of your plight in this world.
You are not alone! God loves you.
The soul you are is the child of God, not the man of flesh and
not EGO.
The words of Jesus are meant for the true-man.
Fill yourself with the words of Jesus ONLY, and the magic of
the 'Living God' will unfold before you.
Persevere and you will be gifted beyond anything you could
even possibly imagine currently.
REMEMBERING ALWAYS: YOU DO NOT POSSESS A SOUL
- YOU ARE SOUL!!
Monday, April 25, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
Who listens? Who hears?
JESUS SAID: Matthew 12:25
"Whoever loves his own life will lose it; whoever
hates his own life in this world will keep it for life
eternal."
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This particular parable, (at first glance) doesn't seem
to make much sense. In fact, if you take it at its dead-
letter meaning, it's difficult to accept.
On the other hand; Jesus is the Son of God, He did not
come to save the man of flesh. He came to save the
true-man, the child of God, the soul you are.
The teachings of Jesus are meant for and directed to the
soul, and when heard by the soul that knows these words
are directed to it, a new and different understanding of
the teaching emerges.
As stated in previous blogs, Jesus spoke to the people
in parables only, and these teachings had hidden meanings.
This teaching of Jesus is a perfect example of who these
words are directed to.
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HYPOTHETICAL EXERCISE
Imagine for a moment that you are soul, and read these
words over and over again as the soul you are.
Read and reread these words untill they make perfect sense
to you, because when they do make perfect sense to you, you
will become aware (perhaps for the first time) of your true
self.
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An awakened soul might understand the above teaching as
follows.
IF, the child of God (soul), prefers its' temporary life in
the physical world over its' eternal life in heaven, it forfeits its'
eternal life.
If, the child of God, (soul), hates its' life in the physical world,
and turns to God's world, from whence it came, it will gain its'
eternal life.
Eternal life is not a given - IT MUST BE SOUGHT AND EARNED!
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The 'Living Word' of the 'Living God' is directed to the
'Living Soul' that YOU truly are.
Remember always - YOU DO NOT POSSESS A SOUL! YOU ARE SOUL!!
"Whoever loves his own life will lose it; whoever
hates his own life in this world will keep it for life
eternal."
----------------------------------------------------------
This particular parable, (at first glance) doesn't seem
to make much sense. In fact, if you take it at its dead-
letter meaning, it's difficult to accept.
On the other hand; Jesus is the Son of God, He did not
come to save the man of flesh. He came to save the
true-man, the child of God, the soul you are.
The teachings of Jesus are meant for and directed to the
soul, and when heard by the soul that knows these words
are directed to it, a new and different understanding of
the teaching emerges.
As stated in previous blogs, Jesus spoke to the people
in parables only, and these teachings had hidden meanings.
This teaching of Jesus is a perfect example of who these
words are directed to.
------------------------------------------------------------
HYPOTHETICAL EXERCISE
Imagine for a moment that you are soul, and read these
words over and over again as the soul you are.
Read and reread these words untill they make perfect sense
to you, because when they do make perfect sense to you, you
will become aware (perhaps for the first time) of your true
self.
--------------------------------------------------------------
An awakened soul might understand the above teaching as
follows.
IF, the child of God (soul), prefers its' temporary life in
the physical world over its' eternal life in heaven, it forfeits its'
eternal life.
If, the child of God, (soul), hates its' life in the physical world,
and turns to God's world, from whence it came, it will gain its'
eternal life.
Eternal life is not a given - IT MUST BE SOUGHT AND EARNED!
---------------------------------------------------------------
The 'Living Word' of the 'Living God' is directed to the
'Living Soul' that YOU truly are.
Remember always - YOU DO NOT POSSESS A SOUL! YOU ARE SOUL!!
Friday, April 15, 2011
The Parable of the Mustard Seed - Matthew 13: 31-32
JESUS said; The Parable of the Mustard Seed
Matthew 13:31-32
(31) Jesus told them another parable: "The Kingdom of heaven
is like this. A man takes a mustard seed and sows it in his
field. (32) it is the smallest of all seeds, but when it
grows up, it is the biggest of all plants, it becomes a tree,
so that birds come and make their nests in it's branches."
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THIS IS A HYPOTHETICAL EXERCISE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED
AS ABSOLUTE TRUTH. This exercise is designed to stimulate
conversation and debate about the teachings of our Saviour,
the MESSIAH, JESUS! The Son OF MAN, and SON of the LIVING GOD.
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What do we know about this teaching?
We know from Jesus' explainations of the parable of the 'Sower'
and the parable of 'the weeds in the field' that the parables
contain a hidden meaning.
We know that these teachings of Jesus are directed to the
true-man, the child of God, the SOUL that you truly are.
We know for a fact that when Jesus speaks of the 'FIELD'
(exoterically) that this word means 'WORLD' (esoterically).
We know that Jesus is describing the Kingdom of heaven and that
this Kingdom is God's Kingdom. (God is Spirit)
We know that the exoteric version (the dead-letter version) is
not the true message.
We know that the esoteric version (meant for the true-man) is
the true message within the teaching.
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In short, we know very little about the true meaning of this
teaching.
What does the mustard seed represent?
What or who do the birds represent?
This being a 'HYPOTHETICAL EXERCISE ONLY'; - and playing the
'WHAT IF game' - by replacing a noun here and a verb there, let's
see what an awakened soul may or may not perceive.
So, what is the esoteric meaning in 'The Parable of the Mustard
Seed'?
What if The man was the SON OF MAN?
What if the mustard seed was A LIVING SOUL?
What if the field was the PHYSICAL WORLD?
What if the birds were LOST SOULS?
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If we put all these what ifs together, we can get a peek,
perhaps, of what this teaching might mean to an awakened soul,
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A HYPOTHETICAL VIEW of this teaching reads as follows
'The Son Of Man takes a living soul and plants it in the physical
world. The soul is not visible in the physical world (though it's
container the body is). As the physical body matures, so does the
soul within, and before too long, it hears the words of The Son Of
Man, and is awakened to the truth of itself. Knowing the truth of
itself, the awakened soul calls to it's brothers and sisters and
tells them who and what they are. He will tell them of The Son of
Man and GOD, (our Heavenly Father). So that those that hear will
turn to God and He in turn will guide them to His Son for rebirth
into the Kingdom of heaven.
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Only Jesus can awaken the sleeping soul.
Only faith in GOD will prompt Him to present His Son to you.
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REMEMBER ALWAYS - You do not possess a soul - YOU are SOUL!!
Matthew 13:31-32
(31) Jesus told them another parable: "The Kingdom of heaven
is like this. A man takes a mustard seed and sows it in his
field. (32) it is the smallest of all seeds, but when it
grows up, it is the biggest of all plants, it becomes a tree,
so that birds come and make their nests in it's branches."
-----------------------------------------------------------------
THIS IS A HYPOTHETICAL EXERCISE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED
AS ABSOLUTE TRUTH. This exercise is designed to stimulate
conversation and debate about the teachings of our Saviour,
the MESSIAH, JESUS! The Son OF MAN, and SON of the LIVING GOD.
------------------------------------------------------------------
What do we know about this teaching?
We know from Jesus' explainations of the parable of the 'Sower'
and the parable of 'the weeds in the field' that the parables
contain a hidden meaning.
We know that these teachings of Jesus are directed to the
true-man, the child of God, the SOUL that you truly are.
We know for a fact that when Jesus speaks of the 'FIELD'
(exoterically) that this word means 'WORLD' (esoterically).
We know that Jesus is describing the Kingdom of heaven and that
this Kingdom is God's Kingdom. (God is Spirit)
We know that the exoteric version (the dead-letter version) is
not the true message.
We know that the esoteric version (meant for the true-man) is
the true message within the teaching.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
In short, we know very little about the true meaning of this
teaching.
What does the mustard seed represent?
What or who do the birds represent?
This being a 'HYPOTHETICAL EXERCISE ONLY'; - and playing the
'WHAT IF game' - by replacing a noun here and a verb there, let's
see what an awakened soul may or may not perceive.
So, what is the esoteric meaning in 'The Parable of the Mustard
Seed'?
What if The man was the SON OF MAN?
What if the mustard seed was A LIVING SOUL?
What if the field was the PHYSICAL WORLD?
What if the birds were LOST SOULS?
---------------------------------------------------------------------
If we put all these what ifs together, we can get a peek,
perhaps, of what this teaching might mean to an awakened soul,
---------------------------------------------------------------------
A HYPOTHETICAL VIEW of this teaching reads as follows
'The Son Of Man takes a living soul and plants it in the physical
world. The soul is not visible in the physical world (though it's
container the body is). As the physical body matures, so does the
soul within, and before too long, it hears the words of The Son Of
Man, and is awakened to the truth of itself. Knowing the truth of
itself, the awakened soul calls to it's brothers and sisters and
tells them who and what they are. He will tell them of The Son of
Man and GOD, (our Heavenly Father). So that those that hear will
turn to God and He in turn will guide them to His Son for rebirth
into the Kingdom of heaven.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Only Jesus can awaken the sleeping soul.
Only faith in GOD will prompt Him to present His Son to you.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
REMEMBER ALWAYS - You do not possess a soul - YOU are SOUL!!
Thursday, April 7, 2011
The Parable of the Pearl
Matthew 13:45-46 The Parable of the pearl
Jesus said: (45) "The Kingdom of heaven is like this.
A man is looking for fine pearls, (46) and when he
finds one that is unusually fine, he goes and sells
everything he has, and buys that pearl."
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This parable, taken as written means what it says.
A man finds a pearl and sells everything he has in
order to buy it.
At face value, this is no great teaching.
Are we to believe that Jesus came and suffered all he
did, to teach us to value pearls over all else? Surely
he did not!
An awakened soul perceives this parable through the
eyes of soul and an entirely new teaching is understood.
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This is a HYPOTHETICAL EXERCISE ONLY and should not taken
as absolute truth.
This parable is reminiscent of the parable of the hidden
treasure Matthew 13:44 (See earlier blog)
We know from Jesus' explainations of the parables of the
Sower and The Weeds in the Field (Matthew 13:18-23) and
Matthew 13:37-43) that the parables have hidden meanings.
And so. What does the parable of the pearl really mean?
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Questions to answer:
Who is the man?
What does the pearl represent?
What could possess someone to sell everything they own
to buy a single pearl?
----------------------------------------------------------
By changing a noun here and a verb there, a new and
different teaching emerges.
Playing the WHAT IF game, let's see what this teaching may
mean; to the awakened soul.
What if: The MAN (exoterically) means SOUL (esoterically).
What if: The PEARL (exoterically) means TRUTH (esoterically)
What if: Buys (exoterically) means accepts (esoterically).
What if: sells (exoterically) means Rejects (esoterically.
Then this parable would read as follows: (HYPOTHETICALLY)
'The Kingdom of heaven is like this. An awakened soul,
searching for truth, finds it. Knowing the truth of the
Kingdom of God and therefore of itself. The awakened soul
rejects the physical world and accepts the Kingdom of God
From whence it came'.
-------------------------------------------------------------
This is a HYPOTHETICAL EXERCISE ONLY and is designed to
create conversation and debate about the teachings of our
Lord and saviour, JESUS, the messiah.
-------------------------------------------------------------
Remember always, you do not possess a soul - YOU ARE SOUL
Jesus said: (45) "The Kingdom of heaven is like this.
A man is looking for fine pearls, (46) and when he
finds one that is unusually fine, he goes and sells
everything he has, and buys that pearl."
------------------------------------------------------
This parable, taken as written means what it says.
A man finds a pearl and sells everything he has in
order to buy it.
At face value, this is no great teaching.
Are we to believe that Jesus came and suffered all he
did, to teach us to value pearls over all else? Surely
he did not!
An awakened soul perceives this parable through the
eyes of soul and an entirely new teaching is understood.
-------------------------------------------------------
This is a HYPOTHETICAL EXERCISE ONLY and should not taken
as absolute truth.
This parable is reminiscent of the parable of the hidden
treasure Matthew 13:44 (See earlier blog)
We know from Jesus' explainations of the parables of the
Sower and The Weeds in the Field (Matthew 13:18-23) and
Matthew 13:37-43) that the parables have hidden meanings.
And so. What does the parable of the pearl really mean?
---------------------------------------------------------
Questions to answer:
Who is the man?
What does the pearl represent?
What could possess someone to sell everything they own
to buy a single pearl?
----------------------------------------------------------
By changing a noun here and a verb there, a new and
different teaching emerges.
Playing the WHAT IF game, let's see what this teaching may
mean; to the awakened soul.
What if: The MAN (exoterically) means SOUL (esoterically).
What if: The PEARL (exoterically) means TRUTH (esoterically)
What if: Buys (exoterically) means accepts (esoterically).
What if: sells (exoterically) means Rejects (esoterically.
Then this parable would read as follows: (HYPOTHETICALLY)
'The Kingdom of heaven is like this. An awakened soul,
searching for truth, finds it. Knowing the truth of the
Kingdom of God and therefore of itself. The awakened soul
rejects the physical world and accepts the Kingdom of God
From whence it came'.
-------------------------------------------------------------
This is a HYPOTHETICAL EXERCISE ONLY and is designed to
create conversation and debate about the teachings of our
Lord and saviour, JESUS, the messiah.
-------------------------------------------------------------
Remember always, you do not possess a soul - YOU ARE SOUL
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Jesus said: The Parable of the Yeast
Matthew 13:33 The Parable of the Yeast
Jesus told them still another parable: " The Kingdom of
Heaven is like this. A woman takes some yeast and mixes
it with 40 litres of flour until the whole batch of
dough rises."
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As mentioned in previous blogs, the parables of Jesus do
not mean what they appear to mean.
The parables contain a hidden meaning and it is up to
the awakened soul to understand it.
No one can claim to know exactly what Jesus meant!
Any attempts to decipher these parables will undoubtedly
be a source of controversy and so must be dealt with in
a hypothetical manner.
This is a hypothetical exercise only! Please be clear on
this!
---------------------------------------------------------
The meaning of the above parable; taken at it's dead-letter
meaning, means exactly what it says and it does not appear
to mean anything other than a woman making bread.
Jesus did not come to us, and go through everything he did,
simply to tell us, how to make bread.
There is a deeper meaning to this parable! What is it?
An awakened soul reads between the lines knowing that there
is a message for the true-man contained within it.
This parable carries many questions with it.
Who is the woman mixing the flour?
What does the flour represent?
Why 40 litres of flour?
What does the yeast represent?
We know that Jesus spoke about bread many times:
John 6:33 "The bread that God gives is he who comes down
from heaven and gives life to the world."
John 6:35 "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will
never be hungry. He who believes in me will never be
thirsty."
John 6:51 "I am the bread that came down from heaven. If
anyone eats this bread, he will live forever."
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HYPOTHETICALLY --- WHAT IF
What if the WOMAN, spoken of 'exoterically' in the above
parable meant - THE HOLY SPIRIT, 'esoterically'.
What if the YEAST, (exoterically) meant SELF-KNOWLEDGE
(esoterically)
What if the 40 LITRES OF FLOUR (exoterically) meant THE
SOUL - WITHIN THE PHYSICAL MAN (esoterically)
-----------------------------------------------------------
Then (hypothetically of course) the above parable would
read as follows.
'The Kingdom of God is like this, the Holy Spirit brings
self-knowledge to the soul in this the physical world. with
time this knowledge grows and soon the soul becomes what it
was meant to become. A CHILD OF GOD!'
------------------------------------------------------------
THIS IS A HYPOTHETICAL EXERCISE ONLY AND IS
DESIGNED TO STIMULATE DEBATE AND
CONVERSATION ABOUT OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR
JESUS, THE MESSIAH.
------------------------------------------------------------
REMEMBER ALWAYS;
YOU DO NOT POSSESS A SOUL - YOU ARE SOUL!
IT IS EGO THAT THINKS IT HAS A SOUL.- IT DOES NOT!
SOUL IS THE CHILD OF GOD - EGO IS NOT!
Jesus told them still another parable: " The Kingdom of
Heaven is like this. A woman takes some yeast and mixes
it with 40 litres of flour until the whole batch of
dough rises."
---------------------------------------------------------
As mentioned in previous blogs, the parables of Jesus do
not mean what they appear to mean.
The parables contain a hidden meaning and it is up to
the awakened soul to understand it.
No one can claim to know exactly what Jesus meant!
Any attempts to decipher these parables will undoubtedly
be a source of controversy and so must be dealt with in
a hypothetical manner.
This is a hypothetical exercise only! Please be clear on
this!
---------------------------------------------------------
The meaning of the above parable; taken at it's dead-letter
meaning, means exactly what it says and it does not appear
to mean anything other than a woman making bread.
Jesus did not come to us, and go through everything he did,
simply to tell us, how to make bread.
There is a deeper meaning to this parable! What is it?
An awakened soul reads between the lines knowing that there
is a message for the true-man contained within it.
This parable carries many questions with it.
Who is the woman mixing the flour?
What does the flour represent?
Why 40 litres of flour?
What does the yeast represent?
We know that Jesus spoke about bread many times:
John 6:33 "The bread that God gives is he who comes down
from heaven and gives life to the world."
John 6:35 "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will
never be hungry. He who believes in me will never be
thirsty."
John 6:51 "I am the bread that came down from heaven. If
anyone eats this bread, he will live forever."
-----------------------------------------------------------
HYPOTHETICALLY --- WHAT IF
What if the WOMAN, spoken of 'exoterically' in the above
parable meant - THE HOLY SPIRIT, 'esoterically'.
What if the YEAST, (exoterically) meant SELF-KNOWLEDGE
(esoterically)
What if the 40 LITRES OF FLOUR (exoterically) meant THE
SOUL - WITHIN THE PHYSICAL MAN (esoterically)
-----------------------------------------------------------
Then (hypothetically of course) the above parable would
read as follows.
'The Kingdom of God is like this, the Holy Spirit brings
self-knowledge to the soul in this the physical world. with
time this knowledge grows and soon the soul becomes what it
was meant to become. A CHILD OF GOD!'
------------------------------------------------------------
THIS IS A HYPOTHETICAL EXERCISE ONLY AND IS
DESIGNED TO STIMULATE DEBATE AND
CONVERSATION ABOUT OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR
JESUS, THE MESSIAH.
------------------------------------------------------------
REMEMBER ALWAYS;
YOU DO NOT POSSESS A SOUL - YOU ARE SOUL!
IT IS EGO THAT THINKS IT HAS A SOUL.- IT DOES NOT!
SOUL IS THE CHILD OF GOD - EGO IS NOT!
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