To begin to answer this question, we have to, first, understand that *GOD* did NOT CREATE selfishness in HIS people; the deceiver has instilled this far reaching characteristic into the heart of the mind, that egocentric center, of confusion, delusion, and, over blown assumption that SELF has rights to assert as HIGH as is *GOD* HIMSELF, which then, renders us weak enough to fall into the snares of deception, further, and, further, until it SEEMS probable, that we ARE as important as we think we are!!!
Don't get me wrong, YOU ARE important, even, imperative to *GOD*, and, to the course of HIS DIVINE plan, YET, NOT in the sense of egocentric worth, instead, as a SELFLESS contributor to fulfillment OF HIS plan, in whatever capacity HE HAS DETERMINED for your existence!!!
To imagine that you are FREE, and, SEPARATED from *GOD* is senselessness, pure senselessness, as, ALL IN EXISTENCE IS BECAUSE of *GOD*!!!
HE gave us free will, but, let us try to understand free will, though it is intellectually challenging to the way WE think! The definition for free will is, The power of acting without the constraint of necessity or fate; the ability to act at one's own discretion. Those who are of *GOD* KNOW that this is not the case, ALTHOUGH, EACH being HAS been given the right to believe that they are OF *GOD*, or, not! To those who are not of *GOD*, this definition is accurate. For those of *GOD*, it is way too narrow of an explanation for the necessity of free will...
Here is MY OWN OPINION concerning free will! I believe that, as we grow into ourselves, the journey along the way, was pretty free, in that, we did this, that, and, whatever we wanted, without too much regard to what we were doing, in terms of the END, but, as we mature, spiritually, we see that this so called freedom, was, and, is, an anchor to the world! *GOD* wants HIS Children to WANT to BE WITH HIM, HE does not HAVE to force us to be with HIM, HE wants SINCERE beings who 'GET IT', and, KNOW that HE IS LIFE! By giving us free will, HE can prove the righteous, and, condemn those who believe the world holds their happiness, power, and, so forth, ALTHOUGH, even some of the condemned, WILL be given one last chance on that day of reckoning to profess HIS name, and, to repent!!!
Let's look at this explanation I found, while researching:
The problem of free will assumed quite a new character with the advent of the Christian religion. The doctrine that God has created man, has commanded him to obey the moral law, and has promised to reward or punish him for observance or violation of this law, made the reality of moral liberty an issue of transcendent importance. Unless man is really free, he cannot be justly held responsible for his actions, any more than for the date of his birth or the colour of his eyes. All alike are inexorably predetermined for him. Again, the difficulty of the question was augmented still further by the Christian dogma of the fall of man and his redemption by grace. St. Paul, especially in his Epistle to the Romans, is the great source of the Catholic theology of grace....
And this by Protestant Reformers: the Council of Trent declared that the free will of man, moved and excited by God, can by its consent co-operate with God, Who excites and invites its action; and that it can thereby dispose and prepare itself to obtain the grace of justification. The will can resist grace if it chooses. It is not like a lifeless thing, which remains purely passive. Weakened and diminished by Adam's fall, free will is yet not destroyed in the race...
There are philosophical, theological, religious, pragmatic, and, all sorts of explanations of free will, so, it would take a great deal of time, and, study, and, reflection to determine exactly what free will entails. HOWEVER, we can assess that free will is choice in moral freedom, with a choice between good, or, evil, right, or, wrong, *GOD*, or, the world!!! You can read more about this if you click on GOD in the above paragraph, it IS an interesting read!!!
Anyway, back to the discussion at hand!
HE gave us free will, YES, but, NOT for exaggeration of SELF! NO! Free will is as a TOOL to REACH, and, to TEACH us, whether BEFORE, DURING, or, AFTER experiencing the length of the spectrum; right, and, wrong; that we 'SEE' that HIS WAY, IS THE WAY, and, to HONE us into STRONG examples of HIS reality, TRUTH! Free will shall exalt the righteous, and, mark those who are of the world, for it is written, those who are of the world are NOT of *GOD*, thus, they have chosen, via free will, their reality, their end!!!
We are selfish BECAUSE of DECEPTION, and, LACK OF LOVE, or, understanding of LOVE'S empowerment. *GOD* IS LOVE, LOVE IS WHOLESOMELY GOOD, FULLY BENEFICIAL, and, ABLE TO OVERCOME ALL WHICH IS IN OPPOSITION to wholesome goodness, especially, self/selfishness!!!
The egocentric chatter of our mind, which, seemingly, encourages us to be ALL we can be, is negatively founded, and, motivated, as it IS leading us AWAY FROM the TRUTH, *GOD*, BY convincing us that WE HAVE, by right, the POWER, to determine our destiny, alter that destiny, and, so forth, HOWEVER, the REALITY IS, ONLY *GOD* HAS THIS POWER, even though, we have been given the choice, in most instances, to BELIEVE, either, in HIM, or, in self/the world! It IS a testing ground to prove the worthy!!!
Selfishness is LACK of submission to *GOD*, a lack of surrendering unto HIS WILL, and, craving the fleeting power of holding our own fate in our hands, which is redundant, as, again, ALL IN EXISTENCE resides in HIS WILL, thus, HIS hands!!!
LEARN *GOD*, HIS LOVE, the full breadth of that LOVE, and, how to distinguish between misleading, egocentric chatter, and, the voice of THE SPIRIT, then, if THE SPIRIT is the voice of reason you tune into, you WILL be led away from selfishness, indeed! LEARN HUMILITY, and, KNOW that you ARE of *GOD*, CREATED 'FOR' HIS DIVINE PURPOSE, and, use your free will for advantage, not loss!!!
“I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live.” (Deuteronomy 30:19)
“And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” (Joshua 24:15)
“Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.” (Proverbs 3:31)
“Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.” (James 4:17)REV. LWINSOR © 2011
ALL RIGHTS RETAINED/RESERVED IN AUTHORSHIP
*except for BIBLICAL, and/or, other references*
ALL BIBLICAL, AND/OR, REFERENCES HIGHLIGHTED BY BOLDNESS, AND, COLOR...
No comments:
Post a Comment