g, I certainly agree that the
Kingdom of God is invisible, especially to this world which is
ruled by the prince of the powers of the air. However, we are to be salt
and light as much as possible. One way to do that is to do as much as we can
to be lights not hidden under a bushel. We don’t light the world by
caving in to evil political forces. We do what we can. The Lord will do
His part, whatever that may be—the rest is up to Him. I don’t expect the Rep
Party to usher in the 2nd coming; just hopefully save a few unborn
lives and keep hardworking folks from being taxed into an early grave,
etc. Give folks the freedom to Give their money in stead of having it
Stolen by the State.
The KofG is Righteousness, Peace
and Joy in the Holy Spirit. That’s the only way to enter in and live
there. That should be Today. We enter into it by living righteous lives
(by His Grace). if i
see what this means in the context of JCs teaching, this is what i should
do How do you personally do
this? I’m sure your writing has something to do with this. I agree with
you totally—whatever the Lord gives you to do you must do with your whole
heart.
Funny, I
think the treasure in the field and the pearl of great price are secret
treasures that no one in this world wants (so they overlook or reject it) are
the painful suffering, the trials and testings, that the Lord sends to purify
us of sin. A bitter gift at first, but sweeter than life itself in the
end. Jesus said, Count the cost before deciding to follow Me.
That, I think, is the cost. If we don’t slay Self, He will help us do it.
Abraham had to be willing to slay his own flesh; so must we.
I couldn’t sleep last night; awoke
worrying about some things. Then the thought came to me that I shouldn’t
worry at all, because Jesus is returning Very Soon. It occurred to me
that Israel was judged 60 years after the crucifixion of Jesus—had 60 years in
which to repent but didn’t. Then it occurred to me that in 2008
Israel will be 60 years old, and then Judgment will fall
upon the whole world. If there is to be a 7 year pre-trib rapture, that
would be this year! (I’m not sure if there will be such a thing,
actually—but I’m hopeful.) What do you think?
Izzy
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don't kid anybody, you're
trackin' fine--but like others, inc my extended/family, you're having a hard
time dealing with the implications of my political
critiques
it's ok, i'm used to it--at
least you asked an intelligent question, made an intelligent
observation, below
so, I'll tell you: the
kingdom of God is a unique spiritual state, Iz--as JC taught, it's present in
him, emerging unseen, unnoticed, like
a 1000 year oak tree from a
tiny seed
it's like a small amount of
leaven placed in the dough of the world--pretty soon the dough will rise to
bakable (tasty:) proportions
however, the KoG is also
future--radically; it will come apocalyptically as
promised
though it is present in the
ministry, message, person, and works, partic in the miracles of JC, the KoG is
yet to come, when he returns
JCs followers live betw
these times--already saved from the fate of the world in the present
age yet to be saved from destruction like Noah in the age to
come
this means the KoG is
real acc to the NT, but rejected for its value, partic given its terms of
trade, in most of the world
followers of JC are not
devout common sense republicans, or 'idiot' democrats:) but those who
dwell in KoG now--by choice/committment; in fact, like in one of the stories
JC told, a guy like me, who, lookin' for a real new deal finds a
diamond in the rough, would be wise to sell off all his holdings/investments
to generate the cash to buy that 'rough' open field overlooked by the
'developers':)
if i see what this means in
the context of JCs teaching, this is what i should
do
the fact that i'd own
this field is very costly now, but very wise in biblical terms in the
long (ultimate) run
it's not the same as buyin'
stock in Israel <rof> or in Deseret Corp.
<x666!>
it's bein' in committed
possession of a unique, conflicting spiritual reality that i buy into myself
at any cost, that few else inc even many of my family care
about....yet:)
the reason/s they don't care
are evident in the NT where many people JC encountered were preoccupied with
(e.g.) trivial politics of kingdoms based in systems of thought which the KoG
will consume, destroy as he and the Prophets foretell,
eg.:
'I will destroy this temple
(which was constructed of, e.g., 20 ton squares of granite over a 40 year
period) and rebuild it 3 days', JC
communicates
Interestingly, this is the
main piece of 'evidence' supplied hatefully by his political accusers at his
'trial' in Jerusalem--the City of David
If that's what Jerusalem
(still) thinks, what makes you think Denver New York or Washington is gonna do
different? Which of GWBs advisors is gonna counsell him to sell
off everything it takes to buy a field no one wants, then lead his party
to victory acc to the NT? I suspect Condolleeza Rice would get laughed
right offa 'Face the Nation'...e.g., check out Prov
23:1-9
gary, I’m having a hard time
following you…are you saying that Jesus, Paul and the NT teach
against my politics? I must have missed that part; want to run it by
me again? Izzy
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maybe she was
studyin'..it's too bad, though, that women like you would do
time 'research'ing politics indifferent to JC, the Ap
Paul, and the NT--you iz crucial to your own familial
dysfunctionalities
Weren’t you the one who
started this whole controversy about GW Bush to begin with? Then you
just sneaked off until it was all over! J Izzy
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The spell checker
on this computer keeps wanting to change her
name from Izzy to
Dizzy. Maybe it knows something that I don't.
The problem is that
you have a male computer. You need to download a female spell
checker! LOL BTW It's often the women who
take the time to find out about the candidates and research their
platforms. Right Izzy? Laura
gary ottoson *
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