(PART 9)
MAN'S
SPIRITUAL BRIDGE
The
scripture tells us that the width of the ABYSS to be crossed. For this purpose
we must have to know God in the person of the Lord Jesus who says:
“I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE
LIFE; NO MAN COMETH UNTO THE FATHER BUT BY ME”
(John 14:6)
As
earlier explained, man's life on earth (his physical presence as in the case
with the adult caterpillar or maggot) is to prepare himself for the real and
only true life through death. He is expected to regain his lost nature and glory
through his experiences in his physical body. For man death should be a thing
of joy for it is only through this Death
Bridge that man can enter into Life.
The
fear should be, not for death but for an unprepared death. Death, if well
prepared for should give more joy than the birth of a new baby, for it is actual
Birth into eternity. The whole of man's
existence in the physical form can be quoted to a pregnant woman in LABOUR for
by death he resurrects to his true nature.
One
other truth about death is that, by it, man cease to be “BLIND”spiritually. In the physical body man is“BLIND”and perceives only vague spiritual truths if trained to do
so.
That
is acknowledgment of the other world and life after death. At DEATH, he is no
longer BLIND, He becomes fully “AWAKE”.
One
truth however is the fact that though awake, he has no more opportunity to make
a choice. He finds himself fitted into the new world Good or Evil, Hell or
HEAVEN according to the life he has chosen and prepared for while on earth. In
fact he is just like a child about to be born and who has no opportunity to say
“I must be born into this or that home”.
Man
can no longer choose – He Is Born Into
Eternity, a world that has no end.
Science has furthermore proved
beyond doubt that man is Physical Body (Plus) that Abstract, Invisible Process,
Subconscious, the Psyche; whereas Holy Bible sees Man as
“DUST” and the “Inner Man” (NATURE
OF GOD) in an earthly “Vessel”.
Man's
physical being and his spirit therefore can be illustrated more or less, by the
handwork of the ENGINEER who in designing a machine e.g. MOTOR CAR, BUS
TELEVISION or RADIO SET, ELECTRIC IRON FAN (in fact all MECHANISM equipment
whether electrical or not) first designs the MOTOR to provide the MOVING FORCE,
then covers this MOTOR with a body. In which case, the bodycan be taken off but
the MOTOR remains. And just as the Motor of a machine needs the BODY to perform
its normal functions, man's spirit needs his physical body to serve him while here
on earth. The action life which is within and invisible, draw a life and power
from the CENTRAL source of LIFE which is God. The BODY of man can be equated to
a ROBOT or COMPUTER.
For
God is to man as man is to machine.
AND
"voluntary"muscles, are operated by the INVISIBLE SPIRITUAL FORCE OF
GOD. Just as these objects are operated by man (through Mechanical devices)
Man’s
life is a total waste if he lives it all without realizing or discovering this
truth about himself for life here on earth as has been earlier stated, is like
acting on stage.Man's life on earth is a passage just as the larva or maggot it
on its way to becoming a fly or butterfly
Man's
realization of the reality of the communion of his spirit with God is the only
purpose of his being.
“TO
KNOW, LOVE AND SERVE GOD IN THIS WORLD AND
TO
BE HAPPY WITH HIM FOR EVER IN THE NEXT”
(Penny Catechism)
GOD BEMOANS
MAN'S IGNORANCE OF HIMSELF, CALLS FOR SOMBRE REFLECTIONS AND PROMISES ABUNDANT
BLESSING FOR A CHANGE OF HEART.
Isaiah 1: 1-4&18;
19-20
“Hear, O heavens, and listen, O earth, for the LORD
speak sons have I raised and reared but they have disowned me. An ox knows its
owner, and an ass, its master's manager; But Israel does not know, my people have
not understood. Ah! Sinful nation, people laden with wickedness, evil race,
corrupt children”.
(Isaiah 1: 1-4)
“Come now, let us set things right, says the LORD.
Though your sins be like scarlet, they may become white as snow: Though they be
crimson red, they may become white as wool. If you are willing and obey, you
shall eat the good things of the land,
(Isaiah 18: 19)
But if you refuse and resist, the sword shall
consume you for the mouth of the LORD has spoken".
(Isaiah 18: 20)
It is true, Oh LORD! That many do not know you and
your above message through prophet Isaiah draws tears from the eyes of your
children who have already known you: hence Alexander Pope, in his “ESSAY ON MAN” cried out “MAN KNOW THYSELF”.
We pray Oh Lord that none may refuse
you but that all may know, accept and thank you for creating us. We pray that
through this knowledge of thee, all mankind may benefit from the prayer of
Jesus in the gospel of John Chapter 17 also expressed below.
JOHN CHAPTER 17
PRAYER OF OUR LORD JESUS
“JESUS spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to
heaven, and said ‘Father, the hour has come. Glorify your son, that your son
also may glorify you.
As you have given Him authority over all flesh, that
He should give eternal life to as many as you have given Him.
And this is eternal life, that they may know you,
the only true God, and Jesus
Christ whom you have sent”.
(John 17: 1-3)
Lord,
grant that by the time those in the position to effect a Paradigm Shift in respect of the scientific error of evolution,
which is still a grey area to the science world become aware of the correct
phenomenon regarding the Ape-Man
episode as revealed in this discourse. A Paradigm
Shift– a scientific revolution with the correct creativity.
Either,
we make this prayer through Divine merciful Heart of Jesus Christ, your son, our
Lord who lives and reigns with you, in unity with Holy Spirit, one God forever
and ever. Amen.
Lord,
we have seen that both the Holy Koran Bible teach that you created VISIBLE and
INVISIBLE WORDS. You have also seen Lord, that there are still some of your
children who no longer harken to your voice as they have been confused by the
scientific errors regarding the MYSTERY of CREATION.
Hence
Lord, we are asking for grace to INTEGRATE RELIGION with elements of SCIENCE in
this journal.
THE HOLY QURAN ON CREATION SAYS:
INTRODUCTION
C.1- Glory to God Most High, full of Grace and
Mercy
He
created all, including Man
To
Man He gave a special place in His Creation
He
honoured man to be His Agent
And
to that end, endued him with understanding
Purified
his affections, and gave him spiritual insight
So
that man should understand Nature
Understand
himself
And
know God through His wondrous Signs
And
glorify Him in Truth, reverence and unity
C.2- For the fulfilment of this great
trust
Man
was further given a Will,
So
that his acts should reflect God's universal Will and Law
And
his mind, freely choosing
Should
experience the sublime joy
Of
being in harmony with the infinite
And
with the great drama of the world around him
And
with his own spiritual growth
C.3- But, created though he was in the best of moulds
Men
fell from Unity when his Will was warped
And
he chose the crooked path of Discord
And
sorrow and pain, selfishness and degradation
Ignorance
and hatred, despair and unbelief
Poised
his life, and he saw shapes of evil
In
the physical, moral and spiritual world
And
in himself
C.4- Then did his soul rise against
himself
And
his self-discord made discord between kith and kin
Men
began to fear the strong and oppress the weak
To
boast in prosperity, and curse in adversity
And
to flee each other, pursing phantoms
For
the truth and reality of Unity
Was
gone from their minds
C.5- When
men spread themselves over the earth
And
became many nations
Speaking
diverse languages
And
observing diverse customs and laws
The
Holy Bible has proven beyond doubt that it is the WORD OF GOD, hence the
science world continues to confirm its prophesies, and has never disproved any
as can be seen from this discourse.
So
my dear people of God, let us adopt the Holy bible as our Guide whenever we are
faced with the puzzle of life otherwise called mysteries.
THE HOLY BIBLE ON CREATION SAYS:
“And God said; let us make man according to our own
image after our likeness and let them have dominion over all the life upon the
earth and in the skies and in the seas.
So God created man in his own
image, male and female, He created them.
And God blessed them and God said unto be fruitful
and multiply and replenish the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the
fish of the sea, and over fowl of the air, and over every living thing that
moves upon the earth”
(Genesis 1:26-29)
Again, there are many proofs in the
Holy Bible, concerning the nature of soul and body in respect of every individual.
“The Lord God formed
man out of the clay of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of
life, and so man became a Living Soul”
(Genesis 2:7)
“Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but
cannot kill the soul; fear him rather who can destroy both body and soul in
hell”
(Matthew 10:28)
“…you must love the lord your God with all your
heart with all your soul and with all your mind.”
(Matthew 22:37)
“You must love Yahweh your God with all your heart,
with all your soul, with all your strength"
(Duet 6:5)
“Do you not realize
that you are a temple of God with the spirit of God living in you”
(1 Corinth 3:16)
Because
St. Peter was aware that death about separation of SOUL, from the BODY,
speaking of this death, he called his FLESH, A TENT.
“I am sure it is my
duty, as long as I am in this TENT, to keep stirring you up with reminders since
I know the time for me to lay aside this TENT is coming soon, as our Lord Jesus
Christ made clear to me. And I shall take great care that after my own departure
you will still have a means to recall these things to mind”.
(2 Peter
1:14-15)
St.
Paul, also like St. Peter, aware that death is departure to eternal life for
Saints, says:
“Life to me, of course,
is Christ, but then death would be a positive gain on the
other hand again, if to be alive in the body gives me an opportunity for
fruitful work, I do not know which I should choose. I am caught in this
dilemma: I want to be gone and to be with Christ, and this is by far the
stronger desire and yet for your sake to stay alive in this body is a more
urgent need”.
(Phil. 1:21-24)
Lord
Jesus Himself tells us that after death,justified souls resurrects and become
like Angels in heaven.
“YOU ARE WRONG BECAUSE
UNDERSTAND NEITHER THE SCRIPTURES NOR THE POWER OF GOD FOR AT THE RESURRECTION
MEN AND WOMEN DO-NOT MARRY, NO THEY ARE LIKE THE ANGELS IN HEAVEN.”
(Matthew 22
29-30)
“Since the Soul is
Spirit lives on after departing from the body Hence the Lord Jesus said to the
dying GOOD THIEF crucified on HIS right hand:
“I ASSURE YOU THIS DAY THOU SHALT BE WITH ME IN
PARADISE.”
(Luke 23 43)
At
death the holy souls of the departed live on reunited with Christ.
“THEN/ SAW THRONES
WHERE THEY TOOK THEIR SEATS AND ON THEM WAS CONFERRED THE POWER TO GIVE
JUDGEMENT. I SAW THE SOULS OF ALL WHO HAD BEEN BEHEADED FOR HAVING WITNESSED
FOR JESUS AND FOR HAVING PREACHED GOD'S WORD, AND THOSE REFUSED TO WORSHIP THE BEAST OR HIS STATUE AND
WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE BRAND MARK ON THEIR FOREHEADS OR HANDS, THEY CAME TO LIFE
AND REIGNED WITH CHRIST FOR A THOUSAND YEARS
(Revelation
20:4)
God is spirit and
created man in His own.
“GOD SAID LET US MAKE MAN IN OUR IMAGE IN THE
LIKENESS OF
OURSELVES AND LET THEM BE
MASTERS OF THE FISH OF THE SEA, THE BIRDS OF THE
HEAVEN THE CATTLE, ALL THE WILD ANIMALS AND ALL THE CREATURES THAT CREEP ALONG
THE GROUND.”
(Genesis 1:26-27)
The above quotations from the Holy Bible
makes it very clear that Man is made of SOUL(SPIRIT)
a,形BODY When the body dies away the spirit is expected
to have accepted Christ and continues to live in a higher dimension in Heaven.
Lord Jesus by his death destroyed our sinful nature
and by rising from the dead he led out mankind from corrupt nature restoring us
to become like the children of original Adam in (1 Corinth 15:
12-33)
This restoration process
to SAINTLY-HOOD is the EVOLUTION INTO ETERNAL LIFE.
MYSTICISM
AND RELIGION/TRUE EVOLUTION
(FOOD
FOR THOUGHT)
Lord Jesus Himself tells us that after death justified
souls resurrects and become like Angels in heaven.
"YOU ΛRE WRONG BECAUSE YOU
UNDERSTAND NEITHER THE SCRIPTURES NOR THE POWER OF
GOD FOR AT THE RESURRECTION, MEN AND WOMEN DO NOT MARRY, NO THEY ARE LIKE THE
ANGELS IN HEAVEN”
(Matthew 22:29-30)
BLESSED TANSI OF NIGERIA WHO LIVES ON IN SPIRIT OF A PROOF
OF ETERNAL LIFE
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