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In Spirit and Truth

From an earlier season · raw & unedited
Words give reality definition. This is undeniable from the subjective perspective; however you could deny words having a more "ultimate" meaning outside of yourself. You could argue that words only exist in their interpretation by the person and not in the intended meaning by the writer. I will say that I believe this alone isolates 99.9% of all misunderstanding, and of all uncertainty. If then, words have no tangible meaning aside their interpretation, then we have no objective standard by which to measure human expression and its interpretation by others around, and it becomes by default a constant product of itself. As a generation comes and a generation goes, words can find entirely new definitions and applications. If however, words do have meaning intrinsic in themselves, and these meanings were infused by one who has the power and authority to uphold the definitions and the true objective meaning infused in those words then we gain the ability to see how we could become lost in a maze of emptiness if we fail to understand the true meaning of the words we use. We walk in a world where the words we use have two meanings, a true duality, in that we use them with our definitions and for our purposes in our subjective existence to express our viewpoints. So we understand that words foster relationship in both their meaning by the speaker and subsequent interpretation by the listener, and that this is upheld by the true definition of the word spoken and its absolute meaning, therefore their can be no doubt, no misinterpretation when words become absolute. Perhaps then this is truly the deepest philosophical persuit if you would tackle it. So how do words loose meaning? And how do I fall into the trap this produces in my mind? If you dont grasp this it is true that every thought you have can become useless outside of "your self". This happens innocently enough, in that words have become exhaustive. As they become exhaustive, and as subjectivity infiltrates reality, it becomes harder and harder to distinguise or even believe in an absolute definition. This gives rise to agnosticim, and rightfully so, because in a world saturated with "truths" that are exhausted with "words" how can one come to know the true truth? It seems to some to be wise to accept that we cannot know the truth, and to rest in the safety of this thought. The fact of the matter is it is much more difficult to believe in God than to believe in myself, because the world is opposed to God in its sin NATURE. But completely behind the thought of believing in ones self. The thought of not knowing even has a sense of humility to it, as we believe we have found the ultimate truth in admitting our ignorance. It is my belief that what we have actually found in this place is a viel of the most deceptive type. I would elaborate, but instead of exhausting something else with words. I will let this sink in and move onto something else. Jesus is the WAY, the TRUTH, and the LIGHT. John 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was God, and the Word was with God. The Word was with God in the beginning. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. If on the other hand words do have absolute meaning (and you step outside of yourself to see this), and if that meaning is infused by the writer, by the speaker, and then interpreted by the reader, by the listener then we have a beautiful process that can lead to tangible relationships, to true relationship in which each party involved is understood. This can lead to beautiful expression of truth, of love, of passion, of purpose, and life, of light, and of BEAUTY, which is certainly objective in itself. And if this beauty is objective in itself then it must BE. All this that have come INTO BEING have done so THROUGH THE WORD! Which is CHRIST! This is power, so please listen closely and understand the MEANING in my words and not only your interpretation. This is of the utmost importance to realize! We must accept the fact that each other exist independently of each other in personality, but unique and beautiful and connected in relationship. Will you see the Beauty in the Trinity now? The Trinity needs no creation, not even me or you, to exist. You don't infuse it with meaning, it is infused with meaning within itself. This picture of God presents him in his true infinite nature, and if embraced by us can break us free from the cycle of meaningless that has words being nothing more than what we want them to be, used for our purposes, to perpetuate our viewpoint, and to launch our ambitions, and to fulfill our desires that lead to our pleasures. They become absolute expressions that have the ability to shape our world in a beautiful and brilliant way if we will encapsulate their true meaning in GOD. L.T. Jeyachandran from RZIM puts it like this; "Love is the epitome of all virtue and the highest expression of holiness. And God should not have to depend upon his creation to actualize his capacity to love, for that would make creation as important as the Creator because the Creator would be incomplete without his creation. But the Bible introduces love as an interpersonal quality requiring a subject-object relationship that is available in the Trinity because of the Father-Son relationship through the Holy Spirit." Do you see the relationship in that? Can you see that nothing is lost between the Father and the Son because the SPIRIT (the Word) between them is perfect, absolute, and without misunderstanding. A friend of mine asks the question. Can't I aspire to be good in myself? Where is my spirit? Do I have to be that disenfranchised with the world and afraid of death to keep myself concealed in a false dualistic perspective or is there a light anyone can bring to me on the nature of spirit and how it is not a mix of mind and body? I agree with him, that we should have ASPIRATION to be better people, and I would agree with him in Spirit, because the VERY WORD that he used to express to me is interpreted in its definition, in its root, which finds its way to the Hebrew word for Spirit. Aspiration finds it root meaning in being inspired by the Spirit. That is what it means. The Word does defeat and infuse your flesh with the Spirit, if we only accept. God will inspire us and will sanctify us. What still proves there is spirit in the human body? How does it define itself in how you or I live? To which I will answer, Words in their absolute expression proves there is a Spirit in the human body, and it defines itself through more words which have meaning. Now in spite of all of this, we could believe that the finite (humanity) invented words, and that these words that are beyond us....like omnicience, sovereignty, absolution, perfection, faith, hope, omnipresence, etc and so forth were simply created by subjective minds to express something that doesnt exist, but we desperately need to exist to infuse meaning into our lives. I think these words do represent truth, and that truth is manifest in Jesus Christ.