Sincerity works equally as well for dupes as it does for the enlightened. Why is it then, that people are so impressed by an individuals appearance of sincerity? Have you noticed that with the clergy the appearance of sincerity is absolutely paramount. And believe it or not, many of them actually are absolutely sincere. I said many. Nevertheless, many politicians ride that very same sincerity bus, along with doctors, lawyers, law enforcement, judges, district attorneys and others that we at least hope are sincerely dedicated to honest service to others. Nevertheless, that is to be expected in the natural world where deception is common and everything is not... as it often appears to be!
When Jesus spoke of the pharisees (Who allegorically represent the Christian clergy) he said to do what they say but not what they do. He was not speaking of sincerity but tradition. They taught out of the law of Moses but they “did wrong“ out of the traditions of the elders. The flip side: the Christian clergy, teaches the words of Jesus but what they do in their sincerity is of a traditional nature and the negative implications of that tradition is not at all comprehended by the believers or the clergy. This is why sincerity works equally as well for those who are duped as it does for the supposedly enlightened... who have also been duped.
I was awakened by a radio show this morning. Somehow the dial must have been accidently moved to a religious station. The female preacher was adorable. She would fit the bill for a loving but “take no prisoners,” grandmother, as she was about sixty years of age. I liked the sound of her voice as she taught out of the Bible and what she was teaching was very basic and as true as Jesus himself. She reminded me of my mother, who was an ordained minister (as well as my dad) so the feelings were very nostalgic. I only mention this to bring to light the pure drawing power of celebrity and it’s supporting emotions. I have seen so many people ensnared by this very thing, without the slightest inkling of being in an unseen tractor beam, gently pulling them deeper into the Death Star. It was Hitler’s ace in the hole: the power of celebrity and this is a major part of the traditions that ensnare. Does not the Pope have it, as well as Billy Graham? Are they not models for the smaller clergy people?
Nevertheless, as the radio SHOW ended, all the typical, traditional end of the show selling of what have you and commercial yada yada came up on voice of the announcer. That rudely ended my nostalgic moment.
Most of the commercialism is for the support of the church properties, cost of media, salary of the pastor, staff and etcetera. Of itself, none of these traditional things would be wrong. A good example would be sugar; sugar is not a bad substance but put a cup full in any gas tank and it will ruin the engine. It’s the placement of a substance that makes it good or evil. The clergy sees these traditional things as
“God-given” tools to spread the gospel. And at first glance that seems to be logical.
Nevertheless, the very subtle essence here is in the focus. Where is the affection of Christianity focused? This is the “Sixty Four Billion Dollar Question”! If we see the answer to this question in a true light, it will reveal where every thing is in the spiritual landscape (so to speak). Are the affections focused on the roadside cathedral or are they focused on things above? How many people idolize a celebrity pastor because of that alone? Many! How many worship the beautiful cathedral and it’s workings? Too many! How many are lifted up in pride by what their institution has achieved in the eyes of the world and in comparison to other factions. Many! And how many love it all so very much? Many! When Jesus said, “Love not the world.” he meant do not do those things just described. One person under this bondage is too many but the whole institutional flock is inspired in this carnal direction by their traditions. Those traditions are the normal, seemingly harmless, everyday religious functions that we have known all of our lives.
Approval by the government (501-c3) ushers in the protocol of the corporate world, with it’s structure and it’s sinful ambience of greed. This, among other things, helps to establish a religious spirit in the congregation. To make the matter worse, the people carry this spirit with them when they leave and it works a false balance in their spiritual life because they think that this whole religious structure is what godliness is supposed to be. Religion is what you get at the cathedral, godliness is what you get when you meet with God outside and independent of that structure. True godliness is a Spartan like endeavor, where we exist only for the good of the state and that state is the kingdom of God. That kingdom exist only in the believers heart and the roadside cathedral has nothing to do with it at all. In fact, infrastructure is a snare and a hindrance to true worship; it distorts the focus and sets the stage for the fungus of religion! When spiritual fungus has the right environment it’s spread is unstoppable. The foundation of this infestation is sincerity! True godly balance is to them in the belly of Christianity totally un-discerned. All of these things is the sugar in the gas tank!
Nevertheless, not all worldliness is evil, just as sugar (of itself) is not evil. But as I mentioned before, an unholy substance placed in the congregation will cause pollution. And who is responsible for this, if not the clergy? The religious spirit allows for all sorts of variations from the love of Christ. And so we now stand and gaze upon the sincerely religious on one side and the Spartan, blood and guts holy on the other side. These are the “born again... born again;” these have come out of Christianities institutions and are holy before god and free of spiritual bondage.
We have an unseen priesthood (on the inside not the outside) and a vow of poverty in our hearts that excludes all the institutional, religious, niceties that Christianity is so dreadfully focused upon. Maintaining this state of spirituality without institutional support is a battle, of which Christians know nothing. Nevertheless, In the love of the Lord we who truly worship thrive here and you can as well!
On the other hand, there exist a time of reckoning for the religious for the association with this worldly image of religion. This will be a time of separation, trial of the truly sincere and destruction of the wolves and weeds in the assembly and it is ordained of God. Jesus taught, that if we sow seed to the flesh we will of the flesh reap corruption. This is exactly what these institutions have been doing down through the ages. So they say one thing and do another. What the clergy does today, is equal to what the Pharisees did to Jesus because it is the same spirit. The difference is that the clergy does it to the body of Christ. This scripture describes it perfectly: Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. - Col 2:8.
Christians read this scripture a hundred times but the light never goes on! This is what it means to be ever learning but never coming to the knowledge of the truth. This is what I’ve been trying to bring to the surface. What is the rudiments of the world ? It’s the everyday spirit and mannerisms of human beings, it’s the spirit of Cain, the worlds first religious man; it’s not just honkeytonks, whorehouses, and obviously sinful things. It’s subtle but deadly... like a Recluse spider!
The Christian clergy, is the keeper and defender of this religious worldliness. The evil in it is hard to see for those who are in love with it; like a young man in love with a beautiful woman; she does great evil but he loves her in spite of her evil ways!
There is much more to be said about this whole thing and most importantly, if you can see it, what to do about it. If you feel a “witness” to what is being said in this note you should follow up on it and read the other articles.
Jaytee Bee
When Jesus spoke of the pharisees (Who allegorically represent the Christian clergy) he said to do what they say but not what they do. He was not speaking of sincerity but tradition. They taught out of the law of Moses but they “did wrong“ out of the traditions of the elders. The flip side: the Christian clergy, teaches the words of Jesus but what they do in their sincerity is of a traditional nature and the negative implications of that tradition is not at all comprehended by the believers or the clergy. This is why sincerity works equally as well for those who are duped as it does for the supposedly enlightened... who have also been duped.
I was awakened by a radio show this morning. Somehow the dial must have been accidently moved to a religious station. The female preacher was adorable. She would fit the bill for a loving but “take no prisoners,” grandmother, as she was about sixty years of age. I liked the sound of her voice as she taught out of the Bible and what she was teaching was very basic and as true as Jesus himself. She reminded me of my mother, who was an ordained minister (as well as my dad) so the feelings were very nostalgic. I only mention this to bring to light the pure drawing power of celebrity and it’s supporting emotions. I have seen so many people ensnared by this very thing, without the slightest inkling of being in an unseen tractor beam, gently pulling them deeper into the Death Star. It was Hitler’s ace in the hole: the power of celebrity and this is a major part of the traditions that ensnare. Does not the Pope have it, as well as Billy Graham? Are they not models for the smaller clergy people?
Nevertheless, as the radio SHOW ended, all the typical, traditional end of the show selling of what have you and commercial yada yada came up on voice of the announcer. That rudely ended my nostalgic moment.
Most of the commercialism is for the support of the church properties, cost of media, salary of the pastor, staff and etcetera. Of itself, none of these traditional things would be wrong. A good example would be sugar; sugar is not a bad substance but put a cup full in any gas tank and it will ruin the engine. It’s the placement of a substance that makes it good or evil. The clergy sees these traditional things as
“God-given” tools to spread the gospel. And at first glance that seems to be logical.
Nevertheless, the very subtle essence here is in the focus. Where is the affection of Christianity focused? This is the “Sixty Four Billion Dollar Question”! If we see the answer to this question in a true light, it will reveal where every thing is in the spiritual landscape (so to speak). Are the affections focused on the roadside cathedral or are they focused on things above? How many people idolize a celebrity pastor because of that alone? Many! How many worship the beautiful cathedral and it’s workings? Too many! How many are lifted up in pride by what their institution has achieved in the eyes of the world and in comparison to other factions. Many! And how many love it all so very much? Many! When Jesus said, “Love not the world.” he meant do not do those things just described. One person under this bondage is too many but the whole institutional flock is inspired in this carnal direction by their traditions. Those traditions are the normal, seemingly harmless, everyday religious functions that we have known all of our lives.
Approval by the government (501-c3) ushers in the protocol of the corporate world, with it’s structure and it’s sinful ambience of greed. This, among other things, helps to establish a religious spirit in the congregation. To make the matter worse, the people carry this spirit with them when they leave and it works a false balance in their spiritual life because they think that this whole religious structure is what godliness is supposed to be. Religion is what you get at the cathedral, godliness is what you get when you meet with God outside and independent of that structure. True godliness is a Spartan like endeavor, where we exist only for the good of the state and that state is the kingdom of God. That kingdom exist only in the believers heart and the roadside cathedral has nothing to do with it at all. In fact, infrastructure is a snare and a hindrance to true worship; it distorts the focus and sets the stage for the fungus of religion! When spiritual fungus has the right environment it’s spread is unstoppable. The foundation of this infestation is sincerity! True godly balance is to them in the belly of Christianity totally un-discerned. All of these things is the sugar in the gas tank!
Nevertheless, not all worldliness is evil, just as sugar (of itself) is not evil. But as I mentioned before, an unholy substance placed in the congregation will cause pollution. And who is responsible for this, if not the clergy? The religious spirit allows for all sorts of variations from the love of Christ. And so we now stand and gaze upon the sincerely religious on one side and the Spartan, blood and guts holy on the other side. These are the “born again... born again;” these have come out of Christianities institutions and are holy before god and free of spiritual bondage.
We have an unseen priesthood (on the inside not the outside) and a vow of poverty in our hearts that excludes all the institutional, religious, niceties that Christianity is so dreadfully focused upon. Maintaining this state of spirituality without institutional support is a battle, of which Christians know nothing. Nevertheless, In the love of the Lord we who truly worship thrive here and you can as well!
On the other hand, there exist a time of reckoning for the religious for the association with this worldly image of religion. This will be a time of separation, trial of the truly sincere and destruction of the wolves and weeds in the assembly and it is ordained of God. Jesus taught, that if we sow seed to the flesh we will of the flesh reap corruption. This is exactly what these institutions have been doing down through the ages. So they say one thing and do another. What the clergy does today, is equal to what the Pharisees did to Jesus because it is the same spirit. The difference is that the clergy does it to the body of Christ. This scripture describes it perfectly: Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. - Col 2:8.
Christians read this scripture a hundred times but the light never goes on! This is what it means to be ever learning but never coming to the knowledge of the truth. This is what I’ve been trying to bring to the surface. What is the rudiments of the world ? It’s the everyday spirit and mannerisms of human beings, it’s the spirit of Cain, the worlds first religious man; it’s not just honkeytonks, whorehouses, and obviously sinful things. It’s subtle but deadly... like a Recluse spider!
The Christian clergy, is the keeper and defender of this religious worldliness. The evil in it is hard to see for those who are in love with it; like a young man in love with a beautiful woman; she does great evil but he loves her in spite of her evil ways!
There is much more to be said about this whole thing and most importantly, if you can see it, what to do about it. If you feel a “witness” to what is being said in this note you should follow up on it and read the other articles.
Jaytee Bee
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