I love the continuum concept. When we create continuum we define concepts
in terms of extremes. (“Warm” --- “Hostel”) or (“Dominant” --- “Submissive”)
These models are easy to visualize and are excellent ways to
create behavioral models used in teaching and group facilitation.
In the context of God it is not quite the same. In that context a continuum, to be accurately
expressed can only be (“God” --- “Absence of God”). Sin is many times defined as “Absence of God”
A trap is created when we replace “Absence of God” with
another entity such as Satan in that it gives equal power to that named
entity. The entity is then inferred to have a conscience and maybe even an agenda.
How many times have we found ourselves trying
to balance “Good” with “Evil?” The false
continuum I describe here sets us up for many mental errors. The result is that many times we become
confused and turn to blaming God for allowing His Absence to rule. It's not even logical!
The fact is that it is our individual responsibility to recognize that we are in God. His voice is there to help us in
the form of the Holy Spirit that Jesus taught us.
Forget Satan!
He does not exist if we face reality, all of the possibilities, including
the universe, God, the "I Am." Facing God we can live the model that Jesus created when he said, "Get thee behind me Satan!"
I have always admired your intellectual prowess to stimulate others to think in depth of things that they might not have other wise.
ReplyDeleteAhhh, the continuum of LTPS is alive and well.
Okay, God is God. No human has the capacity to wrap their brain around that because we humans are programmed to there has to be a beginning and an end. So, when we read Genius chapter 1:1
"In the beginning God....." So, how did God come on the scene, when and where is His beginning. That same thought could apply to Satan. It can make one crazy trying to figure it out. The Bible is the word of God and explains all we need to know if we have faith.
Faith that God is the one and only God and to follow His commandments is the path of peace and eternal love with Him. Follow God's commandments and do not eat of the forbidden fruit(temptation to disobey God's commandments).
Read M
Mark 4:15
Matthew 25:41
Revelations 12:9 and 3:20-22
You are correct in that if we follow the path that God has commanded we can be assured there is no Satan in our spirit.