{"id":12323,"date":"2016-05-09T15:09:54","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T21:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newagedevelopments.org\/blog\/?p=12323"},"modified":"2016-05-09T15:09:54","modified_gmt":"2016-05-09T21:09:54","slug":"in-the-words-of-jesus-part-1372","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newagedevelopments.org\/blog\/2016\/05\/09\/in-the-words-of-jesus-part-1372\/","title":{"rendered":"IN THE WORDS OF JESUS\u2013Part 1372"},"content":{"rendered":"

ON LOVE; PART MXI<\/span><\/h2>\n
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GoodWill\u00a0IS Love in Action<\/span><\/h2>\n
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FIRST IS THE GREAT COMMANDMENTS: “The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these<\/em>” (Mark 12:29-31).<\/span><\/p>\n

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WHAT THEN IS LOVE? In a general sense love is benevolence, good will; that disposition of heart which inclines men to think favorably of their fellow men, and to do them good. In a theological sense, it includes supreme love to God, and universal good will to men. While this IS from an older definition of Charity, which IS rendered in the King James Bible from the same Greek word agape<\/em> which IS generally rendered as Love,\u00a0we should amend our own definition here to include the idea that in the reality of Love a man will accord to ALL men ALL things that he would accord to himself and to say that Love IS our thoughts and attitude\u00a0of the equality of ALL men regardless of their outward nature or appearance…that ALL ARE equally children of Our\u00a0One God<\/span><\/p>\n

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PLUS THE EVER IMPORTANT AND HIGH IDEAL TAUGHT TO US BY THE CHRIST: “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them<\/em>” (Matthew 7:12).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

We ended the last essay with our view of Jesus’ words on measure from the Gospel of the Apostle Mark and there ARE a few more ideas that we should attach to His words that we DID NOT address along with our dissection of the True nature of His message. What we DID was to take His words into a spiritual realm with the understanding that the whole idea of hearing<\/em> IS NOT ONLY a function of the ear but IS a combination of thoughts and ideas that come from a multitude of sources. It IS NOT the sound itself that affects the man, it IS what that sound may mean to him and how he may process what he IS hearing.<\/em> It IS a man’s interpretation in his consciousness, an interpretation that IS generally a carnal one made by his mind and his emotions and influenced by his own nurturing, culture and experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

Such interpretations largely depend upon the focus<\/em> of the man; if his focus<\/em> IS upon the Truth and the things of God then his interpretation will be in that Light but if his focus<\/em> IS upon him self and the things of the self then the interpretation will be a carnal one. And there ARE many points in between these two poles that DO effect the way that whatsoever one hears<\/em> IS processed and these include\u00a0one’s focus<\/em> upon his own sense of doctrine which further confuses his\u00a0interpretation of spiritual ideas which ARE of course our subject. We should see\u00a0Jesus’ words saying\u00a0“Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given<\/em>” (Mark 4:24) as that these ARE being themselves heard<\/em> by the reader and it IS in this perspective that ALL that enters the ear, or the eye, or that which comes from the mind and emotions, should be understood. <\/span><\/p>\n

We can see His words as that, as words on a page which have little meaning to the carnally focused<\/em> man, or we can see the ideas behind these words based in our own indoctrination\u00a0or nurturing and experience. We can also see these words as they ARE reflected into our minds as the realization<\/em><\/strong> of Truth as we discern them apart from the words themselves and what we ARE told that they mean. In this we should again see the Apostle John’s words\u00a0on that unction<\/em>, that “anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie<\/em>”\u00a0(1 John 2:27).\u00a0This IS that realization<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0that\u00a0comes in focus<\/em> upon the things of God, that comes from one’s inner voice of conscience and consciousness where the reality of revelation<\/em><\/strong> resides and where hearing<\/em> IS realization<\/strong><\/em>. Rather than referring back to our dissection of the Master’s words, we repeat our points from the last post:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • “Take heed what ye hear<\/em>” IS to discern and in the long list of meanings given the Greek word blepo<\/em>\u00a0in the lexicon 2<\/sup>\u00a0<\/span>we find to see<\/em> and to discern<\/em>, to perceive<\/em>, to discover<\/em> and to KNOW.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • “with what measure ye mete<\/em>” IS to measure your own measure as both measure<\/em> and mete<\/em> ARE from the same Greek word idea. Metron<\/em> IS rendered as measure<\/em> and metreo<\/em> IS a derivative of that root word which IS rendered as mete<\/em>. If we can see this idea spiritually, we can see how that in discerning Truth from error, it IS the measure<\/em> by which one can discern, perhaps the effort put into such discernment, that will result in like\u00a0measure<\/em> as….<\/span><\/li>\n
  • “it shall be measured to you<\/em>“. Can we see the point here? While it seems vague and difficult to discern, the reality IS that these words ARE speaking about the whole phenomenon of discernment and the measure<\/em> of what one will discern<\/em>, perceive, discover<\/em> and KNOW and in these ideas we should try to see that\u00a0revelation<\/em><\/strong> and realization<\/strong><\/em> of the Truth that comes from one’s own Soul.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • “unto you that hear shall more be given<\/em>” IS Jesus’ final words here and in these we should see the explanation of the foregoing; the explanation of what IS heard<\/em> AND discerned<\/em>:\u00a0it IS in one’s realization<\/em><\/strong> of the Truth that IS revealed that ever more IS given. This IS the natural way of one’s spiritual growth and the natural way of the growth of the Kingdom Within.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The Apostle Luke gives us Jesus’ words in a different way; he writes that “Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have<\/em>” (Luke 8:18). Here we have the dynamic of how<\/em> one should hear<\/em> rather than what<\/em> and in this idea we should again see the difference between Truth and error; we should see here the difference between hearing<\/em> carnally and hearing<\/em> spiritually, the difference between hearing<\/em>\u00a0revelations<\/em><\/strong> of Truth and hearing<\/em> the machinations of one’s own carnal approach and focus<\/em>. Here\u00a0“whosoever hath<\/em>” IS the man whose focus<\/em> IS upon the things of God, the man who IS by measure gaining Truth; to this man more Truth ever flows. Conversely “whosoever hath not<\/em>” IS the man whose focus<\/em> IS carnal, whose focus<\/em> IS upon himself and the things of the self and here we should try to see some idea of the effect of doctrines on\u00a0this largely spiritual idea.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The doctrinally focused<\/em> man will “seemeth to have<\/em>” some measure of Truth, especially to himself, and the Master’s words here should be seen as that “that which he seemeth to have<\/em>” will fail. There IS NO one that will take away\u00a0“that which he seemeth to have<\/em>” save the man himself and this whole idea can only make sense when it IS seen as it IS intended….spiritually.\u00a0In the end the words reported by both apostles ARE largely the same and we should note here that in both gospels these ideas follow upon the Parable of the Sower and Jesus words saying:\u00a0“No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.\u00a0For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad<\/em>” (Luke 8:16-17). If we can see the whole intent of Jesus’ words here in the context of the whole conversation, we can likely come to understand that beneath the words IS the element of faith<\/em>, of KNOWING, and how that these come to a man by measure.<\/span><\/p>\n

    It IS in the fullness these ideas that the Truth IS found; the Master’s complete thought as He finishes the Parable of the Sower tell us that the man that IS the “good ground<\/em>” IS the man who will “bring forth fruit<\/em>” and that this fruit<\/em>, this expression<\/em><\/strong> of the man who IS the\u00a0“good ground<\/em>“, IS his Light which idea the Master follows with in His next words. In His words regarding the Light, how that it should be expressed<\/strong><\/em>, IS the idea behind His parabolic words\u00a0that show us that this Light should NOT be hidden nor withheld but that it should be expressed<\/em><\/strong> according to the measure. If we can see this Light as that KNOWING which IS the essence of pistis<\/em> and pisteuo<\/em>, we can then see how that this “fruit of the spirit<\/em>” works out in the Life of the man in this world. Can we see how that Jesus’ words string together?<\/span><\/p>\n

    And the Master goes on to speak about the mysteries of Life, spiritual mysteries to be sure, as He tells us that naught IS Truly hid to the man who can hear<\/em>; NOT the man into whose ears such things enter but the man who can discern<\/em> the words from whatsoever source they may come. Thus we have the idea that a man should take heed<\/em> of how<\/em> or of what<\/em> it IS that he may come to KNOW and in this idea the difference between Truth and error prevails. Here one must see how that it IS ever the things of and for the self in the world that ARE error and it IS the revelations<\/em><\/strong> of Truth\u00a0and\u00a0of Love\u00a0according to the ideas found in the Great Commandments that ARE Truth. We read the more complete idea of Jesus words from Mark’s Gospel saying:<\/span><\/p>\n

    “And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.\u00a0And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?\u00a0For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.\u00a0If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.\u00a0And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.\u00a0For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath<\/em>” (Mark 4:20:25).<\/span><\/p>\n

    While Luke and Mark place these ideas together with the parable, Matthew separates these thoughts and places some\u00a0of them at the beginning of the Sermon on the mount. We should note here that while the context IS different, the idea IS the same; we read: “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.\u00a0Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.\u00a0Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven<\/em>” (Matthew 5:14-16). These words follow upon the Beatitudes and ARE directed to the man who hears<\/em>, to the man who lives according to the ways of those blessed<\/em> as He had just stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

    We should try to understand here the nature of the blessed<\/em> and the nature of blessing;<\/em> that this IS the reality of grace<\/em> as we have previously discussed. It IS the man who KNOWS that IS the “the light of the world<\/em>” as Jesus tells His disciples and ALL that ARE hearing<\/em> His words that day. We should try to see here how that it IS the man who can heed<\/em> them, the man who can discern the embodied Truth away from their own doctrinal leanings, who IS blessed<\/em> and IS receiving some measure of the grace<\/em> of God as he\u00a0hears<\/em> the revelations<\/em><\/strong> released by His words and, in hearing<\/em>, has that realization<\/em><\/strong> that IS the gift and the reward<\/em>. And this gift, this reward<\/em>, IS the components of the trifecta;<\/em><\/strong> these ARE the Truth and the freedom<\/em> it brings\u00a0and these ARE the Presence of God as the\u00a0source of the realizations<\/em><\/strong> of the Truth and of the Kingdom of God. Repeating the Master’s words that ARE our trifecta,<\/em><\/strong> we read:<\/span><\/p>\n