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Hi Everyone; namaste:
We are now on paragraph 9 in the 11th chapter of the Second Letter to the Orinthians in the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."
If I was to brag about myself, it would because I can see through all these ridiculous notions of religious and racial superiority. God is God of all, yellow, red, black, and white, Christian, Jew,Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist and atheists. If I could convert you to anything, it would be to the viewpoint of the universal love of God.
Commentary: Yes, we could pat ourselves on the back for having a certain level of understanding, but it wouldn't suffice to stand pat on current understanding. There is always so much more to learn and understand.
Hi everyone, namaste:
We are now moving on to paragraph 7 in the 11th chapter of the Second Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."
Because you are so dazzled and easily fooled by the polished and glamorous show-people, let me try my hand at it. Do they brag of being the real Christians, the most devout Muslims, the most pure Buddhists, or the true patriots of their countries? I'm their match. Are they the true servants of God? I can go them one better. (I can't believe I'm writing this. It's slightly crazy, but hear me out.) No, wait, I'm stopping myself. I'm not going to summarize all my hardships, but let me honor all those people who have been tortured and killed because they believed something different from the majority of their conquerors. It's a sorry state of life when people can't even believe in God in their own way without being persecuted for it. Christians have persecuted native peoples and heretics. Muslims have persecuted heretics and people they have conquered. Hindus have persecuted Christians and others. Confucianists have persecuted Taoists and vice versa. Atheists have persecuted believers of all types. Believers have persecuted atheists. They all think they have the right way and anyone who disagrees is a threat to them. And that's not the half of it. I'm not even getting into racial and ethnic persecution. When I see any of this insane religious and racial persecution, I feel an angry fire burning within me. It's so totally unnecessary.
Commentary; Fear used to be the big factor in persecution of those who were different from the majority, and it still is because fear rises wherever there is a lack of love. Only love can heal and prevent more persecution of people who have different beliefs. How can people have more love? That can only be answered on an individual basis as decisions are made one by one.
Hi Everyone; namaste:
We are now on paragraph 6 of chapter 11 in the Second Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul.
Now to get back on my soapbox--and please forgive me if I sound a little foolish here. Or just accept that I am a fool and hear me out. I didn't learn this from the masters of wisdom. It's a habit that I haven't completely shaken yet. I picked it up in my early years when I was influenced by the glamor and glitz of outwardly successful people. I know you have a tolerance for that because you see it all the time on your TV's and political and show business arenas.
Commentary: The next paragraph will reveal what he is getting at, but this is to show that people are often deceived by glamorous appearances.
Hi Everyone, namaste:
We are now on paragraph 5 of chapter 11 in the Second Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One: Letters of Aul.
I'm standing firm on this position. I'm not taking your money in exchange for proclaiming this message. I don't want to be included with those politicians and preachers who always need more money to promote their separatist ways. They are a sad bunch aren't they? They pose as your advocates before God and governments, but lead you into the ditches of life. They masquerade as the servants of God, and even as beautiful angels of light, yet it's all a sham. But no one fools God. They'll get straightened out in the end.
Commentary: Many of these religious leaders are sincere in their beliefs and don't think they are misleading anybody. They think they have the truth as they see it. However, if you analyze their advice from the standpoint of oneness, you can see that they are still lost in duality and are leading people further into duality. For example, any religious leaders who advocate or condone violence to reach their ends are lost in duality.
Hi everyone, namaste;
We are now on paragraph 4 of chapter 11 in the Second Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul." (page 122).
Sometimes I wonder if it was a mistake to put so much energy into your area. There are plenty of other places that would appreciate my ministry. Nevertheless, I still come to you, expecting and asking for nothing in return. My needs have all been supplied by people in other areas such as Acedonia, who believe in my mission. I didn't impose on you at all. It is a point of honor with me. God actually supplies all my needs, working through His creation.
Commentary: Second guessing yourself is probably a good thing to do.Was I led by the Spirit or did my ego influence my decision? If you have faith in your spiritual guidance, then even if you make a mistake you can get back on track with some soul searching.
Hi Everyone, namaste;
We are now on paragraph 3 in the 11th chapter of the Second Letter to the Orinthians from the book Gospel of One; Letters of Aul:
They come on very persuasively and appeal to your baser instincts. They have the media and propaganda mills behind them. But if you listen to them, why can't you listen to little ol' me? It's true that I don't have all the media publicity or support behind me. And I'm not a polished speaker with a great musical show fronting for me. But when I do open my mouth at least I tell you the truth: We are all one.
Commentary:If you think of the major televangelists out there, how many emphasize that we are equally parts of the oneness of God? And then, how many major shows do the supporters of the Gospel of Oneness have? This disparity comes about because we still don't have the popular grass roots support. We are working on increasing that support. Thank you.
Hi everyone, namaste:
We are now onto paragraph 2 in the 11th chapter of the Second Letter to the Orinthians from the book Gospel of One; Letters of Aul:
I've observed that whenever some big name political or religious leader comes to town, or takes to the radio and television broadcasting studios, then you fall back under their banners of separation. They teach my country over all, or my religion over all. They teach that people of other countries or religions are less than you, that their lives are less valuable and that God favors you and yours over them and theirs.
Big time leaders still hold sway over the masses, in every religion and political party.The leaders in the oneness of all life world view do not yet have a mass following as of 2014.
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