Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hi Everyone; namaste:

We are now on paragraph 5 of chapter 10 in the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."

"No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond your inner God-power to handle.  God knows what your current position is, but we don't always realize how far we can stretch.  Remember, we can call on the angels to help us bear crushing loads.  Every condition or situation is temporary, and death is a portal to a new situation.  God is always with you, for God is you, and God is eternal, so in the long run there is nothing to worry about.  Ah, I know, it's the short term worries that really get us."

Commentary: God is with everyone, but if you look at the history of the world, everyone has to die sooner or later, and everyone goes through difficult experiences, some much more so than others, so what comfort is it, one may ask, to say that God is with us? Because You are always alive in spirit and cannot be injured in your essence. These forms and experiences that we have in this material world are all passing shows of light and shadow. They may seem very real right now, but in a hundred years from now a new set of players will be on stage, and we will have moved on to other stages. When we gain our ascension into the realms of oneness, we will leave suffering and sorrow behind.

Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hello Everyone; namaste;

We are now on paragraph 4 of chapter 10 in the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."

"These are just warning markers for us along the way.  We can learn from the mistakes of others as well as our own.  We don't want to become over-confident.  We're not exempt from falling down again. Forget about confidence in your ego-self. Cultivate God-confidence.

Commentary:  As we move up on the spiritual path we can never get complacent and think we now understand everything and can just coast along in a false confidence  Ever the high and mighty can fall down again, and that happens when the ego slips back into control.  So let us all remember that God is the only reality..

Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hi everyone; namaste;

We are now on paragraph 3 on chapter 10 in the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."

"And we need to be on guard about not manipulating God. This can be a very subtle issue, and sometimes we can do it without realizing we are trying to do it.  We can never manipulate God of course, but sometimes we may put words into his mouth, such as "God really wants me to eat these cookies," to give a childish example.  But to give you a more serious one, how about, "God really wants us to go to war against those wicked people."  Or, "God is going to punish you for your wicked actions."  We don't want to fall into this way of thinking--that God is for or against anyone.  God is for everyone.

Commentary:  A lot of people do put words into God's mouth and they can be quite convinced that God actually said those words to them. How do you discern if the words came from God? Ineffable love for everyone and supreme wisdom will shine through.

Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hi Everyone, namaste:

We are now on paragraph 2 of chapter 10 in the first Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One, Letters of Aul." (page 87)

"Can we stop repeating history? We need to be on guard so that we don't get lost in the outer show of life:  And we must not turn our beliefs into a circus of outer miracles and brazen entertainment.  It's great to sing and dance in the joy of the Lord, but when it just becomes an outer show to entertain people, it doesn't benefit us in any deep way."

Commentary:  The inner connection to God is the most important. There are many good and fun outer activities in life, but they may not be fully satisfying if there is no inner connection with God and the deeper truths of life.