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Do they worship Jesus, or do they worship God through Jesus? if the latter it would be no worship of man, right?jesus said that god is spirit and should be worshiped in spirit
so why do some worship a man? a beast?
ecclesiastes 3:18-21
jesus said that god is spirit and should be worshiped in spirit
so why do some worship a man? a beast?
ecclesiastes 3:18-21
Because it's where these spirits actually come from.jesus said that god is spirit and should be worshiped in spirit
so why do some worship a man? a beast?
ecclesiastes 3:18-21
jesus said that god is spirit and should be worshiped in spirit
so why do some worship a man? a beast?
ecclesiastes 3:18-21
jesus said that god is spirit and should be worshiped in spirit
so why do some worship a man? a beast?
ecclesiastes 3:18-21
People routinely confuse the objects and images representing or exemplifying an ideal with the ideal, itself. And "worship" is already the sign of an unhealthy conceptual obsession. So when someone starts worshiping images and objects and symbols as such, they have clearly lost touch with reality, IMO.jesus said that god is spirit and should be worshiped in spirit
so why do some worship a man? a beast?
ecclesiastes 3:18-21
Do they worship Jesus, or do they worship God through Jesus? if the latter it would be no worship of man, right?
People routinely confuse the objects and images representing or exemplifying an ideal with the ideal, itself. And "worship" is already the sign of an unhealthy conceptual obsession. So when someone starts worshiping images and objects and symbols as such, they have clearly lost touch with reality, IMO.
jesus said that god is spirit and should be worshiped in spirit
so why do some worship a man? a beast?
ecclesiastes 3:18-21
jesus said you are to worship in Spirit not manDo they worship Jesus, or do they worship God through Jesus? if the latter it would be no worship of man, right?
no worship themselves above others. if god is pantheist then god is in all. if god is omnipresent, then god is in allDo you mean like Jesus? Why do some worship Jesus, a man?
But are you worshiping them?Hey I use lots of symbols/symbolism and am in touch with reality.
the worship of a formed thing over the unformed spirit is idolatry in judaism. actually it would be idolatry in any religion. You're placing an emphasis on a created thing over other created things.Because it's where these spirits actually come from.
But are you worshiping them?
there is what is called the body\mind\spirit complex yes, but these exist at all three levels. you have the chemical, the etheric/energy/astral, and the causal bodyBecause "Beast, Human, and God" are all a part of us.
Like other Gods (Pan, for example) Christ was all 3: Born amongst animals, raised a man, died a God. And like that, so are we:
Animals: born in blood, mortal, and dependent upon the natural world (Christ in the manger, Pan, the insatiable sexual beast.)
Human: the animal most capable of munipulating the environment to suit its needs and the one that faces the existential challenges of seeing itself as an individual within a greater whole. (Christ suffering on the Cross, Pan pitting his rustic pipe against the divine music of Apollo.)
God: a conscious extension of the Universe, co-creating and capable of peering into the mechanics of reality. (Christ reborn, Pan the fertility God bringing new life in the Spring.)
People routinely confuse the objects and images representing or exemplifying an ideal with the ideal, itself. And "worship" is already the sign of an unhealthy conceptual obsession. So when someone starts worshiping images and objects and symbols as such, they have clearly lost touch with reality, IMO.
there is what is called the body\mind\spirit complex yes, but these exist at all three levels. you have the chemical, the etheric/energy/astral, and the causal body
but they do not appear the same at each level
kinda like a cargo cult for some though. a messenger comes with a spiritual message, a spiritual gift. the gift, the message is the important thing, the delivery has been made. Will the person be delivered into the Spirit of Oneness?The Messenger is all we can know of God. It is the Spirit of the Messenger that is our path to knowing all there is about God.
The person is not worshipped, the beleivers submit to the Spirit that shines from the Messengers.
Regards Tony
love lifted self upon a very high mountain and showed the way of love, the Law of OneThere are many paths up the Mountain of Spirit.
Not All of them pass through Jesus' gates, nor should it.
If someone can get there through the Self let them.
It's as valid a path as any other.
Regards