The Okcitykid – A Peaceful Vet

First of all, let me just say. Is their a God, Isn’t there a God, Heaven or Hell and how does that judgment thing work? I don’t know and you don’t know, but we have an idea based on our own studies and observations, and what we first learn is usually what we believe until we unlearn it later in life. We don’t know until we are dead if what we believe is right or wrong, until then, it is just a belief and all beliefs, I believe deserve equal respect. Equally I respect those who agree with me and those who do not.

Jesus had indicated that his blood would be shed for our forgiveness of sins.

No one has lived a perfect life, nor could anyone. It is impossible, first of all, because we don’t know why we are here and what we are supposed to be doing here. If we had this knowledge, we possibly could not live with ourselves knowing that many of us are utterly failing. Because if all was perfect, we would be good caretakers of this earth, realizing it as a gift God has given us in order to sustain our life. If we were all perfect, there would not be a hungry person among us, no one would be lonely. If we lived perfect lives, there would never be war. So this knowledge is hid from us, otherwise we may not be able to live with our selves. However Jesus was perfect, he knew why he was here, he knew what he had to do and he knew what would happen to him and followed thru to the very end. Jesus was a special soul, in my opinion, he is our older brother. He is what we collectively strive to be and in so doing, will one day, be like him, if we are true followers of him.

I found this set of videos that describe what I believe about Jesus perfectly. Jesus taught that if weeds grow amongst the good plants. If we remove the weeds we might destroy the good plants. So he leaves them there, and only until the harvest does he separate them. This is what Jesus did, this is how he taught us, and you might understand more of what that means if you watch these videos.

http://www.secretsofjesuschrist.com/

Salvation: We are not saved until we enter the gates of the Kingdom of Heaven, until then we are only on our way there and have only made a choice to go that direction. I do not doubt that I will be saved. In a dream many years ago I was told: “God takes us as if we were a ball of clay and makes us unto himself.”

Jesus said he had to shed his blood for our forgiveness. Jesus also said that if your right hand offend you, then cut it off, so that you may enter the kingdom. If we all took what Jesus said literally, many of us would be walking around with one less hand, while thanking Jesus for allowing his blood be shed so that we may be forgiven. That wouldn’t make any sense. Where we are failing is by taking the scriptures literally. It is poetry, words from the heart or dream talk.

By observing The Life, The Teaching and The Death of Jesus, and using these three things as an example, to the best of our ability, that is the path, he gave us to follow. Before that time, we were in darkness. But we’re not going to be perfect, we’re going to make mistakes, but while he lived and still lives he had shown that he had the power to forgive sins and was always graciously willing to do so, he didn’t have to die to do that. And he is still alive and is there for us should we need forgiveness. Now we can ask in prayer, anyone of us, anywhere, at any time. That’s what he meant by, I shed my blood so that you may be forgiven.

I find the letters of Paul to be very contra-virtual, I always have. While some of his teachings are like those of Jesus, others are just way off. I do not put my faith in the letters of Paul and I believe that Christians put to much faith in them.