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For your body is your temple that was given to you by God. Just as the earth and the heavens are things one can perceive of through the gates of ones senses, God is he who created all of these things that can be perceived of. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Then, what is the meaning of living in this world that is so wroght with pain and suffering? When it comes to the gospel of Jesus Christ, he taught essentially two commandments that one ought to guide their body and spirit concerning all of the days of their lives. They are as follows: 'To love the Lord God with all of your heart, soul and mind. And to then love thy neighbor as you do yourself.' For on those two commandments, Jesus said that all of the law and prophecies hung upon. So then the foundation how to live concerns of love as taught by Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ was a direct decedent of God. So in a way God is Jesus and Jesus is God. The main thing to understand here is that Jesus was God in the literal flesh of a human. Before that God only was affiliated with humans in a manner in which God was not another literal human person present that someone could directly interact with. I think Moses was the closest thing people had to refer to God by prior to Jesus.
I recently came across a quote from someone who said they had extensively trained in mindful-meditation alongside a monk. He had posted a really interesting observation that he had learned from his time in doing that. I would like to compare this rule with the two commandments that Jesus spoke of. 'To find oneself is an act of love, but then to express oneself is an act of rebellion.' Now he didn't have any further thoughts posted after this keen observation, so I am going to just going to begin making associations as they present themselves to me. What then is a self that one can possibly recognize? A self is a collection of memories, traits pertaining to actions, and associations that relate to a 'living body' of a person. So then to then think of expressing oneself as an act of rebellion, who then would this rebellion be onto? The bible and courses of conduct that God seems to have given to people as rules to confine their choices and actions is incredibly dense. I believe this is mainly the case considering that fact that apparently there was once a time in which God chose to destroy the entire world by means of water. This was said to have been done because of how very corrupt and evil the hearts of men were.
The example given by God through Jesus and his life was that of love, compassion, charity and selflessness. A very difficult model to follow in this world which is seemed to be based upon selfishness. The seven deadly sins being: envy, gluttony, greed, lust, pride, sloth, and wrath, seem to be manifest in every single aspect of life. The bible speaks of living as a child of God. For we all once were children at some point or another. Then to realize certain things in this life the conditions of the world call for adult circumstance. Adult conditions are very often and almost always draped in the very fabric of sin. Sexual circumstances also are the literal foundation for the continuation of life itself and yet they are also one of the prime agents pertaining to sin between creation and God. Life seems to be either about sex or money in all of the different circumstances I've seen. Games, work and education seem to be the main innocent activities but at the foundation these are often also sexual or finacially grounded.
Life is similar to a game and games model conceptual moral principles of its users. Since God created the world and placed us in it to 'play' or live within, I find it very important to remember that this body in which my spirit dwells is a temple that was given to me 'by my parents and their parents, and so forth, which was made possible through God'. I am a soul that exhibits a spiritual shroud within my temple or body. It is my responsibility to do something that is ultimately loving and appreciative of God and others during my time in this life. It seems that loving and trusting Jesus Christ is the most important thing a living person can focus on. Freedom is also present within our time upon earth in various degrees. The liberty of life provided by Christ to us is primarily grounded by love, mostly for Gods sake, but the charity of living and dying for the sake to save others is also been covered by God. For there will be a judgment either after death or before death, there is no escaping that. Don't you just want to give Christ everything that you've got since he literally did that for you and for me? It seems rather simple. The pains and problems in life will never stop until God has decided the time. Even Jesus said that it was not for anyone to know the time or plans of his father.
'update' actually he did have more content posted other than just that one obsservation I based my post upon and you can find that here.
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