Christianity

ASCENSION

I submit my website home page lesson in order to reveal one way for progressive Christians to view the present Earth Shifts, Jesus as a Wayshower, and where humanity fits into the Whole of the cosmic events now taking place.
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For eons, the spiritual journey of humanity has involved alternating spans of time between life in a physical body and life on the plane of spirit. Living within a physical body entails limitations that do not exist during the intervening periods on the spiritual plane.

When we enter a physical body, we leave behind most memories of prior lifetimes on Earth. By age 4 or 5, most of us have forgotten our experiences on the plane of spirit. The reasons for our soul’s choice to enter another physical body are buried within our subconscious minds. We begin to view the present incarnation as the only time we have, or will, experience life on Earth. Sadly, our societal institutions allow us—even encourage us—to remain in this amnesic state of consciousness. The inevitable result is that we feel separated from God and cut off from the root of our being. Not knowing where our roots extend, we view every part of creation as separate from ourselves. We stand alone on an empty island.

BOOK RECOMMENDATION: AWAKENING TO ZERO POINT: THE COLLECTIVE INITIATION

I highly recommend Gregg Braden’s book AWAKENING TO ZERO POINT. Braden’s “professional careers in the Earth Sciences and Aerospace Industries have provided Gregg with the tools to offer his powerful body of information with relevance to ‘now.’ Two near-death experiences provide the intimate language through which he is able to share AWAKENING TO ZERO POINT: THE COLLECTIVE INITIATION.” Braden is presently traveling as a lecturer and guide to sacred sites throughout the world. He is the author of several books. AWAKENING TO ZERO POINT can serve to explain much that is occurring presently on our planet.

Christ-centered persons can find an exciting journey studying Braden’s book. As you will see in the book, incredible events are happening on our planet, in our solar system, and in our galaxy. Braden views these events scientifically, metaphysically, and through the various ancient sacred texts, including the Bible. His work is centered on the shift of the ages involving a 200,000 years cycle.

CHAPTER #2 - “WHO SINNED? … THIS MAN OR HIS PARENTS? John 9:2

Endnotes may be found on my website under the title of “Reincarnation in the Bible.”
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"What does the Bible have to say about reincarnation?" Nothing, if we expect to find the word reincarnation.

A lot, if we read the Bible through the lens of belief in reincarnation. In Chapter 1, I discuss the early Church Fathers’ efforts to establish a worldwide church subscribing to one and the same doctrine. A very serious repercussion has been heresy trials resulting in excommunication, burning of books, even death for expounding a different doctrine.

A second devastating consequence has been the forced reading of and interpretation of the Bible according to the established church creeds. Any portion of the Scriptures that is contrary to the established creed (or, for those churches not subscribing to a creed, the traditional facets of the Christian doctrines) are ignored. Much within the gospel of John, which many scholars believe to be based in Gnosticism, is an excellent example. Another illustration is Jesus’ statement, found twice in the gospel of Matthew, that John the Baptist is Elijah.

CHAPTER #1 - HAVE WE LIVED BEFORE?
In response to a question about resources relating to reincarnation, I include excerpts from my book, A New Christian: My Spiritual Journey. These two chapters are posted on my website under the title of “Reincarnation In the Bible.” There you can see the Endnotes.
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"Why does our Western culture choose to ignore the valuable contributions the concept of reincarnation can make in our understanding of life?"

"Why is the Church so hesitant to give credence to a belief in reincarnation?"

One reason is that Christian historians have failed to give reincarnation its rightful place in Church history. Western Christian historians have simply not reported the role of reincarnation. With the dawn of the New Age of Aquarius, ancient books are being translated into English. The layperson can now catch glimpses into what really happened.

The human psyche is deeply scarred with the Church’s horrendous teaching of a physical place called hell, created by a God who intends to punish some individuals for eternity.

Having declared the teaching of reincarnation heretical in 553 C.E., the church was left with no explanation for how God’s justice could work itself out? After all, Galatians 6:7 reminds us: “Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for you reap whatever you sow.” It is plain for all to see that not everyone who commits major crimes reap the results of that behavior in this life. Therefore, there has to be a hell where those criminals can be punished. Right?

(The Church declared “reincarnation” to be a heretical teaching during its 553 C.E. Fifth Ecumenical Council when it condemned Origen and his teachings. ---Page 119 of Decrees of the Ecumenical Councils, Vol. I, ed. Norman P. Tanner, Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 1990. Origen who taught both pre-existence of souls and reincarnation, was one of the most influential of Early Christian thinkers.)

I would like to propose a most powerful project for Crossleft ... that of coming together in prayer/meditation in which we are all intending the same thing.

The one common denominator we share on Crossleft is that we are disciples of Christ. We may disagree in numerous ways; but, let us rise above the level of disagreements to the level of the "mind that was in Christ Jesus." A Scriptural verse as the basis for joining hands in prayer could be: "[We] can do all things through Him who strengthens [us]." (Philippians 4:13)

Let us lift our conscious awareness above any thoughts that we know what is best for our nation and planet. Only God knows.

Throughout the coming days/nights, whenever we can, let us visualize our nation and planet saturated with the light of God. I like to see white light as the Divine Light of God. Focus your attention on this Light and hold the picture in your mind.

Let us also visualize our nation and planet saturated with the Divine Love of God. I like to see a rose pink color depicting the Love of God. Focus your attention on this Love and hold the picture in your mind.

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Why do this? Our nation and planet is permeated with mind controlling energies, subliminal messages, and harmful frequencies that disrupt the natural vibrations of nature and people. They are destroying us and this planet.

For the past couple of months, I have frequently driven to a nearby location where I can view the sunset. Awe-inspiring ... breathtaking ... beautiful beyond words ... are feeble attempts at describing the loveliness displayed. Looking up, the sky becomes God’s cathedral enfolding our planet ... the indigo, white, rose pink, and gray clouds are transformed into heavenly stained glass windows, shimmering in the light of the Sun. Looking up, I am aware of our planet nestled within a universe of planets, stars, and Suns. Looking up, I pray the Lord’s Prayer for our planet.

On the other hand, I observe drivers speeding past a lovely sunset ... people walking along the roadside ... church members parking their cars nearby and going inside ... few, if any, look up long enough to behold the heavenly vision surrounding them. All are engrossed in the tasks at hand ... tasks that seem, to us, to be vital to our earth plane lives. Yet, these very tasks tend to separate us from the much more comprehensive drama of God’s unfolding plan for our planet. They cause us to look down ... to forget that our lives are taking place on a planet ... within a solar system ... within a galaxy ... within a cosmos.

CHALLENGE: I post this article, hoping it will create much discussion on Crossleft---pro or con! We need to air out all the cobwebs and assist Christians in learning to think for themselves ... to seek Truth on their own ... to discern Truth that feels intuitively right to them ... to know that my Truth may not be your Truth ... and that is okay!

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NOTE: For the purposes of this article, I use the term “Source of our being” to refer to the omnipresent energy of Divine Love in which we live and move and have our being—-the Ultimate Source of all creation.
I use the term “Awakened Christian” to mean the one who follows Jesus as A Wayshower on the pathway to individual ascension. Jesus, as a Wayshower, reveals the way; He cannot walk the path for us. The awakened Christian recognizes this fact and strives to tread his/her own pathway to ascension. See the article entitled “Ascension” and the 16 Lessons on the Book of Job on www.pathwaytoascension.com.

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All parents, teachers, ministers, doctors, and other professionals need to read STAR KIDS: THE EMERGING COSMIC GENERATION. This book can be downloaded free from www.drboylan.com. Scroll down his home page to the listing.

Dr. Richard Boylan's latest book entitled: STAR KIDS: THE EMERGING COSMIC GENERATION is a Must Read! The amazing kids we see today are most likely Star Kids. According to Dr. Boylan, a behavioral scientist, researcher, and former Catholic priest, of the 60 million American children ages 0-14 years, 85% are Star Kids. Of the 39 million American children/young adults ages 15-24 years, 73% are Star Kids/Adults. The vast majority of children being born during the early years of the 21st century are Star Kids.

These very advanced children most often find living on this planet very difficult. Many end up being misdiagnosed and placed on medication, stifled by a family who has no preparation for dealing with such advanced children, and bored silly in our public schools where the lessons are oriented to the lowest common denominator. Our churches have not a clue as to how to deal with Star Kids. Their very existence flies in the face of orthrodox Christianity.

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