there's no way I'd go to war for the privileged prats, the entitled royalty, the bankers, the religionists, the profiteers - April posts

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There is a popular rubbish teaching that tells you 
"a thousand years is a like day to the Lord" 
and thus that's why Jesus coming is so slow. 

You must understand that from the context. 
From the day Jerusalem was declared the holy city to 
the day Jesus rode in on a donkey and wept for the city 
was exactly 1000 years. 

When Peter said those words, he was saying 
"it is just around the corner". 

He came. 
He is already in you.
- Simon Yap
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"The physical theory of depression 
ignores the stark fact that many societies 
that do not have our characteristics 
simply do not have the levels of 
depression and anxiety we are experiencing."
- Rundle
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..... Spirituality .....
when the heart
consciously,
is tweeked by,
remembers,
discovers,
streams out,
Pneuma Theotes Love
who was,
always,
from within
you .....
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..... we all have 
Theos in us
to love one another;
this is as true as
Theos' love for us ..... 

(1J4)
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.. in keeping the law,
we are either 
depressants
or
hypocrites ..

..... being kept in charis
we are both
total joyants
&
totally accepted .....
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.. leader/legend/hero 
respecting
is an act of conformity
not humility ..

.. "legend worship"
is promoted
to keep this
failing status quo ..

..... Love is the hero .....
and flows from
YOUR
innermost being .....
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.. the religious group,
I used to participate in,
tried to be statesmanlike,
when challenged 
on doctrine,
on how to emphasise
a scripture;
saying paternally :

this (trouble) is just
"an overswing of the pendulum"
we can centre it ..

which is code for
"re-establish our law"
with "talks" to quell
the unhappiness ..

.. this is not being
spiritual
this is keeping
the law ..
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.. ALL
 fell short
under law
but
ALL 

are justified freely
by Theos Charis .....

not by 
"having a second chance"
at rules
version 2 ..+
..... while you live,
Theotes rests in you .....

..... when you die,
you rest in Theotes .....

..... Iesous in you
you in Iesous .....
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..... the truth is not out there,
somewhere .....

the truth is Iesous;

the truth is in here,
our innermost being .....

..... ready to flow out
in joy and charis and agape,
anytime,
ready or not .....
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"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." 
- Jiddu Krishnamurti
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.. he forgot to mention
the failure of 
religious group structures,
commonly called
"church, synagogue, mosque",
but that's too hot ..
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It is a common characteristic of an abusive church or religious group 
to have an authoritarian and control-oriented style of leadership. 
The leader is typically dogmatic, self-confident, arrogant,
 and is the spiritual focal point in the lives of his followers. 
The leader assumes he is more spiritually in tune with God than anyone else. 
To members of this type of church or group, questioning the leader is the equivalent of questioning God.

There is also a spiritual elitism that characterizes religious groups that damage people spiritually. 
These groups see themselves as special. 
They have an elitist orientation, believing they alone have the Truth, 
and to question its teachings, practices, and leaders is to invite reprimand.

The manipulation of members is another hallmark. 
Spiritually abusive groups routinely use guilt, fear, shame, and intimidation as a means of controlling their members. Leaders consciously foster an unhealthy form of dependency, spiritually and interpersonally,
 by focusing on themes of submission, loyalty, and obedience to those in authority. 
This is often perpetuated under the guise of “accountability,” 
a practice that requires every member to be personally accountable to another more experienced person. 
To this person, one must reveal all personal thoughts, feelings, and discuss future decisions. 
This personal information is not used to help the member but to control the member.

Abusive churches see themselves as elite. 
They expect persecution in the world and even thrive on it. 
Any criticism is seen as evidence that they are the true church being attacked by Satan. 
These same groups enforce lifestyle rigidity, requiring unwavering devotion to the church from their followers.
 Allegiance to the church has priority over allegiance to God, family, or anything else. 
There are guidelines for dress, dating, finances, and so on. 
Such details are held to be of major importance in these churches.

People begin to lose their personal identity and start acting like programmed robots. 
Many times, the pressure and demands of the church will cause a member to have a nervous breakdown or
 fall into severe depression.

Abusive churches actively suppress dissent, discourage questions, and will rarely allow any input from members. 
The “anointed” leaders are in charge, PERIOD! 
These authoritarian groups impose discipline, in one form or another, on members.
 Ex-members of these groups report that the discipline was often carried out in public, 
and involved ridicule and humiliation. 
The ultimate form of discipline in abusive churches is excommunication, 
followed by strict avoidance procedures, or shunning.

The denunciation of other churches or religious groups is another hallmark of an abusive church. 
They feel that they alone have the truth and all other churches are corrupt. 
There is a sense of pride in abusive churches because 
members feel they have a special relationship with God and God’s activity in the world."

- Jim Palmer, Notes from (Over) the Edge
Available on Amazon 
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.. the war effort
the effort in war
the misadventure in war
the failure of leadership in war
the profiteers in war
the crimes in war
the horror in war
the non-justice in war
the revenge in war
the unforgiveness in war
the reporting in war
the remembrance in war
no more war
my Theos doesn't need wars
does yours ?
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... who profits ?
in war
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.. who controls ..
in war ..
military men ..
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.. who reports ??
in war ..
the media owned by profiteers ..
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.... who are the pawns ??
in war ..
the PTSD who return ..
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.. who believes the justification ??
for war ..
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.... One's love for 
ALL
is the change ....
tell your elected public servant
you want policies of compassion implemented ....
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.. children ....
.... the real victims ....
of war ..
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.... who has this proud religious superiority ??
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.... we, 
the cannon fodder 
for the elite's agendas,
pick up their bills
for their failed plans, too ....
tell them no more
& vote away from the 
2 party systems they run in democracies ..
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.... there's no way 
I'd go to war for 
the privileged prats,
the entitled royalty, 
the bankers, 
the religionists 
the profiteers ...
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Much more refreshing to be plagiarized without credit 
than to see folks spouting status quo religious crap.
- John Crowder
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Here's a passage that describes Pauls life BEFORE he met JESUS 

So here is what Paul says God showed him whilst he was still an unbeliever 

Galatians 1:13-16New King James Version (NKJV)
13 For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it. 14 And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

2. Clearly Paul is describing his life prior to meeting JESUS

Now get ready for a shock

God revealed something to Paul while he was still an unbeliever

Next verse

Galatians 1:15
15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, 16 to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood,

2. God revealed to Paul that JESUS was already IN him!

What?!

So Paul meets JESUS on the road to Damascus

God shows him that JESUS was already IN HIM

After this he was sent out to preach the Good News

That as a result of the doing and dying of JESUS the last Adam

That JESUS was in ALL

- Santo Calarco
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