Everyone is at a state level in their spiritual walk. Everyone has a different level of consciousness. As important as it is to heed the acknowledgement of Plato to "Know thyself", it's of greater importance to simply "Let others Be". Unfortunately, Christianity has been the most imperialistic sectarian religion killing tens of millions of people. Why is Christianity such a VIOLENT religion when their model, Jesus who became the Christ, advocated just the opposite?
The answer probably lies in two Scriptures that have been taken to an extreme.
>John 14:6 Jesus is the way and no one comes to God other than by Jesus.
>Mark 16:15 Go into the world and preach the gospel.
How could any Christian interpret the life of Jesus in the way that history shows have been done when Jesus said (at least it's in the RED), "Turn the other cheek"? He added, "Forgive seventy times seven". Furthermore, in case you didn't understand, Jesus said, "Love your enemies"! In addition, yet we kill, we persecute, we condemn those who do not agree with "our Christianity" as of the devil, deceived, and headed to hell.
It's obvious by the Christian historical record that we don't know WHO WE ARE! :-(
Jesus reached out to ALL, not just the Jews! Jesus reached out to those that were the most detestable enemies of the times- the Samaritans. Jesus loved the Romans, the non-Jews, non-Christians. Jesus didn't demand of those in sin that they promise to uphold the purity codes by such acts as washing their hands before they ate or upholding the Sabbath by not healing on such a holy day, etc.
Until we come to the awakening and knowledge that we ARE already sons and daughters of God Almighty, partakers of the divine I AM, and ONE with the Source of all lives as is EVERYONE, we will continue to miss the Kingdom, the message of Jesus, and live way below our calling and BEING! When we begin to truly KNOW OURSELF, we see US in everyone we meet in some form or fashion.
So, lighten up! Smile. Let people BE! After all, it's you that you're looking at and seeing. :-)
Ernie Fitzpatrick
Author Bio
As a spiritual-futurist, I have a BA degree majoring in history. One cannot know the future without knowing the past which holds clues to what is on the horizon. The world is in such a rapid expansion of knowledge that we are close to entering a tipping point that will forever change earth as we know it.
