Muslims and Jews both, do not understand that the Father is righteous alone.
The good news of the Kingdom is that the knowledge of good and evil came to be through the Holy Authority. ..and putting our confidence in that Holy Authority, the Holy Spirit recognizes our faith, and puts the truth upon us so we may act by what is truly the will of God Amen
Spread the good news. The Kingdom upon us is the eternal conscience. How do we approach this issue? Gently..that is how you approach those who the Father puts in front of you.
Let them be witness to the Love that comes through your acts. Acts of compassionate charity, whether it is being patient, or supplying anything you can to show them that you consider them equal in the eye of the Father.
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Matthew 13:18-23
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“Listen then to what the parable of the sower means:
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When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
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The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
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But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
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The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.
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But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”
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Remember the parable of the sower. Remember that only the seeds that fall on good soil take root and bear good fruit. So it is with spreading the good news. The Father will open the hearts and minds of those who are good soil for His Truth. We know that not all who are placed in front of us, will listen to what they hear. We know that of those who listen, even fewer will act of it. And we know that only a few that act on it, carry it forward in faithfulness. We spread the good news, the Father opens up the hearts and minds of those who are chosen.
This is an understanding. It is not Christian to enforce our beliefs on a society, or education systems, or corporations. Our relationship is with the Father through His Truth. We serve the will of God only when that Spirit of Truth is what guides our acts. It is as individuals that we serve. In our day, everyday, we strive to make choices that show our confidence in what is placed upon our hearts and minds by the Holy Spirit because of the Truth we carry forward.
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Luke 12:53
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They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law."
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Yes, we gather, but often that gathering turns into a hypocrisy of bias, and judgement. This is the sword of division placed between us. We must put the Father first, as individuals, and to do so, we must have confidence in the Spirit of Truth to describe the fruits of the Kingdom.
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1 Corinthians 15:31
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I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
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We are not Jews nor are we Muslims. We are repentant sinners who rely on the grace that the blood of the Lamb of God supplied. We have to die of ourselves constantly, because we realize that all sin, and none are righteous. Our salvation, and the salvation of all, is in the testimony of the Son of God.
We can only serve His will through selflessness, humbly realizing that our choice is to have holiness be supplied through us for others, instead of relying on our own imperfect understanding of the knowledge of good and evil. Those who remain reliant on their knowledge of good and evil, seldom repent because they see their acts as righteous. Those who say they live by the Laws of sin swt down through Moses, only provide themselves with earthly wisdom, never seeking what perfection was made available through confidence in the Messiah. We serve as proof of that reconciliation to the Father through His Son.
The Kingdom is around us and within us all. But Christians alone, know that they have to deny themselves in order to have the Spirit of Truth bring that perfection into being. Otherwise, those who do not recognize this truth, bear fruit from the kingdom that is bad, self glorifying, and creates nothing more than bias and judgement. And everyday that goes by, this division becomes more apparent. Those who celebrate their righteousness because of the Kingdom, and those who because of the good news of the Kingdom; recognize the Father, as being what is righteous alone.
Amen
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