| The exoteric Church teaches that those
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| | the Son likewise. (John:5:19)
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| who believe in the man Jesus would
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| | " . . . My God, my God, why hast thou
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| eventuate in the physical resurrection of
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| | forsaken me?" (Mark15:34)
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| their decaying flesh or bones at the day
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| | Regarding the nature of God, the Old
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| of reckoning. We would all inherit or
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| | Testament, when taken literally, is quite
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| rather enter into God's kingdom, if we
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| | shocking to spiritual sensibilities:
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| would obey and give credence to the
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| | God is a liar for he told Adam and Eve
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| dogmas invented by the priesthood. It is
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| | that they would die after eating the
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| a pity that man would believe in such
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| | fruit of the Tree of Knowledge which did
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| fanciful ideas, especially when St. Paul
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| | not subsequently occur after their
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| himself declares that,
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| | indigestion of the fruit: "But of the
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| "flesh and blood cannot inherit the
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| | tree of the knowledge of good and evil,
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| kingdom of God, nor does the perishable
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| | thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day
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| inherit the imperishable." (I Cor 15:50)
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| | that thou eatest thereof thou shalt
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| With the above verse as representative of
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| | surely die." (Gen:2:17)
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| Truth, one wonders at the firm belief of
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| | God is a deceiver for he told Moses that
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| Tertullian (circa 190 AD), an early
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| | his name Jehovah was not known to Abraham
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| church leader, that anyone who denies the
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| | and yet the Patriarch called a certain
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| resurrection of the flesh is a heretic.
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| | place Jehovah-jireh to honour Him: "And I
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| Evidently, even in those early days of
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| | appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and
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| Christianity, falsehoods and deceptions,
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| | unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty,
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| which the Christ Master (of whom we
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| | but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to
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| should all honour and pay due respect)
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| | them." (Ex 6:3) "And Abraham called the
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| repudiated and opposed as satanic
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| | name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it
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| principles, crept into the portals of the
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| | is said to this day, In the mount of the
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| Church. The real secret of resurrection,
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| | LORD it shall be seen." (Gen 22:14)
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| of the etherealization of the physical
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| | God has human frailties and failings. He
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| form, was transmitted secretly, and
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| | is portrayed as a tyrant that punishes
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| silently to those few who were worthy,
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| | those that hate him; he is supposed to be
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| those who could "bear" the sacred
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| | a jealous God and a megalomaniac that
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| science.
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| | requires our adoration so that his ego
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| Salvation, from an esoteric point of
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| | may be pleased: "Thou shalt not bow down
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| view, is similar to what Hindu philosophy
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| | thyself to them, nor serve them: for I
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| call "moksha," "mukti," "kaivalya," or
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| | the LORD thy God am a jealous God,
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| the familiar occidental term,
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| | visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon
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| "Liberation"--liberation from the wheel
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| | the children unto the third and fourth
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| of birth and rebirth, or reincarnation,
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| | generation of them that hate me." (Ex
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| and ignorance. Buddhists view salvation
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| | 20:5) "For thou shalt worship no other
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| as the attainment of Nirvana, the
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| | god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous,
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| "blowing-out" of the false ego, which
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| | is a jealous God." (Ex 34:14)
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| results in freedom from one's sojourn in
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| | God is confused at times and not
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| the lower spheres. He who attains such a
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| | omniscient or all-knowing: "And the LORD
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| state is an Arhat, or a "Child of God."
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| | said, Shall I hide from Abraham that
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| The Piscean avatara declared that Truth
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| | thing which I do." (Gen18:17) "And the
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| will set us free. What is this freedom?
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| | LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto
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| We are all familiar with the social and
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| | him, Where art thou?" (Gen 3:9) "And he
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| political freedoms : the freedom of
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| | said, Who told thee that thou wast naked?
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| speech, the freedom of worship, the
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| | Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I
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| freedom to assemble, and the freedom of
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| | commanded thee that thou shouldest not
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| the press. There are esoteric freedoms
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| | eat?" (Gen:3:11) "And the LORD said unto
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| that our devotions to, and the
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| | Cain, Where is Abel thy brother?"
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| application of Truth would manifest to
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| | (Gen:4:9).
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| us, such as:
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| | God is also susceptible to fits of anger
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| Freedom from past karma; from ignorance
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| | and wrath: "And the LORD rooted them out
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| and carnal desires which create new
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| | of their land in anger, and in wrath, and
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| karma.
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| | in great indignation, and cast them into
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| Freedom from pain, suffering, decay, and
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| | another land, as it is this day."
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| death.
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| | (Deu:29:28) "Notwithstanding the LORD
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| Freedom from the constrains of the five
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| | turned not from the fierceness of his
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| senses.
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| | great wrath, wherewith his anger was
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| Freedom from physical limitation.
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| | kindled against Judah, because of all the
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| Freedom from mortal expressions.
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| | provocations that Manasseh had provoked
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| Freedom from Self-ignorance, fear, and
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| | him withal." (2 Kings 23:26)
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| superstition.
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| | God is also partial and given to
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| Freedom to acquire knowledge and wisdom
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| | favoritism: " . . . saith the LORD: yet I
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| directly from God.
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| | loved Jacob, and I hated Esau, and laid
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| Freedom to worship the Almighty directly
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| | his mountains and his heritage waste for
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| in our own way.
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| | the dragons of the wilderness."
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| Freedom is the gift of God to man. It is
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| | (Mal1:2,3)
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| man's prerogative to claim it. The
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| | There are many more abhorrent portrayals
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| essence of true freedom may be expressed
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| | of God--the above should be enough to get
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| as the power to reflect God's image, just
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| | one thinking. It is, however, pleasing to
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| as we were so created.
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| | know that these descriptions of God are
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| Masonry symbolizes mortal limitations in
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| | not to be taken literally and have a
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| their rites with the Cable Tow. The
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| | deeper, symbolical meaning attached to
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| severance of the Cable frees man to earn
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| | them. At least one Rabbi said that the
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| Master's wages in the higher realms.
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| | more inconsistencies we find in the Torah
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| Freedom, in a spiritual sense, implies
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| | and Talmud, the more profound and
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| man's capability of receiving holy
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| | symbolical their meaning.
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| communion from the Monad, his "Father in
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| | The true esoteric concept of God is not
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| Heaven." This is illustrated in the
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| | to be found written blatantly in the
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| allegory of the three personages in
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| | scriptures. Jehovah or Yahweh is not the
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| Genesis: Lot, Abraham, and Melchizedek.
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| | God recognized by Jesus as the Absolute
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| Lots represents the personal
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| | God, and certainly not as his "Father."
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| consciousness who is held captive,
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| | The true teachings regarding this matter
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| according to one section of the
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| | may be found in the Qabalah, in the
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| narrative, by wicked kings representing
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| | secret, mystical oral tradition of the
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| carnal thoughts and lower impulses of the
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| | Rabbis.
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| animal instincts. Abraham, or the Higher
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| | Esoteric Christians know that God is
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| Self comes to the rescue, and as a
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| | Light, Life and Love; that God is
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| mediator between the higher and lower,
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| | immanent in his manifestations, as well
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| offers tithes in the form of spiritual
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| | as transcendent. Those with the gnosis
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| nourishment--transmuted energies--to
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| | are aware that God is omniscient,
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| Melchizedek, who personifies the Monad,
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| | omnipotent, and omnipresent, and that
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| the Divine Spark within man. Melchizedek,
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| | there is nothing that can limit or
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| in turn, offers to Abraham his spiritual
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| | restrict the Source. The Supreme Being is
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| force and substance represented by bread
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| | the Unborn, the Uncreated, the Unformed.
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| and wine. Succinctly, this is the
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| | God is not anywhere, but "everywhere" is
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| esoteric reality of the Holy communion,
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| | within the unlimitless being of the One.
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| the Eucharist, that occurs in the
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| | Philosophically, this is the circle whose
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| microcosm.
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| | circumference is everywhere but whose
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| Let us end this topic with a simple quote
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| | center is nowhere; or whose center is
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| from the New Testament which reflects our
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| | everywhere but whose circumference is
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| theme of salvation by personal effort
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| | nowhere. Infinite and Eternal,
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| throughout these pages:
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| | ever-existent, ever-conscious,
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| ". . . work out your own salvation with
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| | ever-blissful--this is the Almighty that
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| fear and trembling." (Phil 2:12)
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| | no words can appropriately describe or
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| The Esoteric Concept of God
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| | the mind totally comprehend.
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| Certain branches of Orthodox Christianity
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| | Conclusion
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| have unusual concepts regarding God--he
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| | There are lots of mysteries in the Bible,
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| is regarded as having human form (because
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| | and even more mysteries in life not
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| God created man in his image) with a
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| | discussed in Holy Scriptures. When one
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| threefold personality, and with a strong
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| | acquires a spiritual consciousness more
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| male preponderance; Christians regard him
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| | of the true content of the Bible stand
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| as being in heaven or even in the clouds
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| | revealed--this is the esoteric side that
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| somewhere. Aside from being the son,
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| | the child of God would grasp in his
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| Jesus is also regarded as of being one
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| | consciousness and make them as jewels in
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| and the same as the ultimate God, even in
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| | the Kingdom of God within his own
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| the face of his own admission that he is
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| | consciousness. May all who read this
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| not the Absolute:
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| | paper strive to acquire this mystical
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| " . . . Verily, verily, I say unto you,
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| | consciousness and probe the deeper
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| The Son can do nothing of himself, but
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| | meanings that are meant for the few--the
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| what he seeth the Father do: for what
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| | few are not chosen, they choose to be
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| things soever he doeth, these also doeth
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| | chosen.
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