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This post is going to stack on top of this thread which should be read first:
When Christ came into this world, he was the perfect son of God. A perfect soul resides in the paradise of heaven. As we all clearly know, this world is not a paradise, so young Jesus had to live in a bubble, in an illusion of paradise, so as to prevent identity crisis.
In paradise, the father is with the son, which is what makes it paradise. However, as mentioned in the linked thread, this world has reality checks which undeniably communicate the harsh reality that this world is not paradise.
Living in this world, young Jesus faced the same reality checks. In order to stay connected to his soul as the perfect son of God, Jesus took cover in the middle of his bubble, in the middle of his comfort zone. Unfortunately, hiding himself under cover and pretending that the reality checks would cease wasn’t going to allow him to fulfill his mission in the world.
Jesus had to look deeper and more honestly at these reality checks, rather than hoping they were occurring due to random chance. He had to consider them as an act of the father. But how could this be if the father is with him here in the world?
When young Jesus gets baptized by John the Baptist, the baptism represents several things. The dip into the water symbolizes the chaos Jesus feels as he dips out of his bubble of illusion. It represents the waters of despair at the idea of young Jesus not being who he thought he was.
Still, the baptism represents Jesus’ first real act of faith: to see the truth of the reality checks and maintain belief that his father is still with him. As it is written, during his baptism the skies open up above and the father announces his presence and affirms the identity of Jesus when he says, “This is my son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” After this, Jesus was able to see the truth of his reality checks, as calls to action by his father, without fearing their worst potential meaning.
When Christians gets baptized, they are unifying their story with the story of Jesus. This means that what Jesus experienced, they too will experience. It means the way Jesus felt about reality checks is how they too will feel, and the affirmation Jesus received in his baptism is available to them as well.
Let’s Return to the Fundamental Truth
There is activity on this forum but much of it seems unproductive and meaningless in the bigger picture, so let’s start back from the beginning. The beginning of wisdom is the fear of God. To act or not to act. The default human state of mind is to be at ease, to be in the center of our...
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When Christ came into this world, he was the perfect son of God. A perfect soul resides in the paradise of heaven. As we all clearly know, this world is not a paradise, so young Jesus had to live in a bubble, in an illusion of paradise, so as to prevent identity crisis.
In paradise, the father is with the son, which is what makes it paradise. However, as mentioned in the linked thread, this world has reality checks which undeniably communicate the harsh reality that this world is not paradise.
Living in this world, young Jesus faced the same reality checks. In order to stay connected to his soul as the perfect son of God, Jesus took cover in the middle of his bubble, in the middle of his comfort zone. Unfortunately, hiding himself under cover and pretending that the reality checks would cease wasn’t going to allow him to fulfill his mission in the world.
Jesus had to look deeper and more honestly at these reality checks, rather than hoping they were occurring due to random chance. He had to consider them as an act of the father. But how could this be if the father is with him here in the world?
When young Jesus gets baptized by John the Baptist, the baptism represents several things. The dip into the water symbolizes the chaos Jesus feels as he dips out of his bubble of illusion. It represents the waters of despair at the idea of young Jesus not being who he thought he was.
Still, the baptism represents Jesus’ first real act of faith: to see the truth of the reality checks and maintain belief that his father is still with him. As it is written, during his baptism the skies open up above and the father announces his presence and affirms the identity of Jesus when he says, “This is my son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” After this, Jesus was able to see the truth of his reality checks, as calls to action by his father, without fearing their worst potential meaning.
When Christians gets baptized, they are unifying their story with the story of Jesus. This means that what Jesus experienced, they too will experience. It means the way Jesus felt about reality checks is how they too will feel, and the affirmation Jesus received in his baptism is available to them as well.
