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Using The Bible Belt
Wednesday, Mar 5, 2008
Written February 27, 2007
Do you wear a belt? Some people who
wear a belt use it to abuse children, others do not. Do you? This
article is to bring attention to all those who use their bible belts to
abuse children. Now, maybe you wear a bible belt and do not beat on the
spiritually young and wounded but if you do, this article is for you!
I write and speak to one's total wellness not for one's spiritual wellness alone. If your emphasis is solely on the spiritual wellness of others please start your own blog and tell the world about it. Just remember, that while it is wonderful to be spiritual, we are spiritual human beings who remain in a carnal body that needs attending to as much as our spiritual essence does. In fact, Jesus thought it was so important that the carnal be well prior to spiritual enlightenment that he healed body, mind and then spirit and as a result acquired converts, not false converts like countless Christians of today, but true believers. He knew the importance of complete well being and was always attentive to the carnal needs of those with whom he spoke, to the point of multiplying loaves of bread and fish because there was none and he wanted to provide nourishment for them... complete nourishment... again attending to the body, mind and spirit. He knew that in order for we carnal people to reap the rewards of the spiritual we must be well in the physical. Even the disbelievers who were listening ate of that food, the spiritual and physical food that were and are still being provided.
If we were meant to live in the spiritual only, carnal existence would have ended with the resurrection of Christ, however, it did not! While we are forgiven, we are yet carnal and we must take complete care of the temple within and the temple of the external. We are made free in him, as Christianity teaches, He is the forgiver of the sins of the World as it also teaches, and yet... we remain carnal while on this side of life, still forgiving the sins of those who sin against us even though he already forgave them and us. Understanding your faith is one thing, applying it in a wholesome and rewarding way is a whole other thing. Remember that.
You need to be aware, before removing your bible belt to lay into another believer or an unbeliever, that not every struggling survivor is a bible believer, just as not every Jew, Gentile and Pagan who sat to hear the message of Christ was a Christian. Therefore, I choose to present my message of Unconditional Love as if everyone were an unbeliever regardless of what I personally believe spiritually. I hammer no religious point of view, my belt remains strapped at all times and I will never raise it against the wounded souls seeking to have their voices heard, respected and healed. But I will not hesitate to raise my voice in their defense towards anyone who chooses to remove their bible belt and begin lashing into the already wounded! If you want to convert people to your presumed truth, you don't' need to punish, threaten or abuse them, love casts out all fear and embraces the weak in AS IS CONDITION. I will not stand by and allow anyone to cause further affliction to those who are seeking light from their darkness, water for their drought, food for their hunger, clothes for their nakedness and healing for their pain. I polish the pews He puts them in the seats. This is the way I have been led and you don't have to agree with it nor do you have to approve of it, a force higher than either of us has me here, go to the source with your complaint. If you'd like to email me personally I would be happy to reply three questions you may have as to how my message aligns with Christianity or any other faith based belief for that matter.
Any article which I post or message which I share in audio or writing is there for all mankind to hold up to the traditions and faiths with which they abide. Test it according to your teachings and use it for your personal development. According to Christianity, you are to judge the fruit not the seed, so I request that you be patient for the fullness of any message to present it self as good or bad fruit. The time which that takes maybe short or it may be after your passing, which is why, as a Christian, you are instructed to be slow to judgment and withhold condemnation of any kind. In other words, use your bible belt to suspend your faith and do not fashion it into a weapon of mass destruction upon the weak and defenseless, that is just plain old abuse of purpose and a form of emotional sadism.
Copyright 2006-2007 Ms. Rachel E. Milano
I write and speak to one's total wellness not for one's spiritual wellness alone. If your emphasis is solely on the spiritual wellness of others please start your own blog and tell the world about it. Just remember, that while it is wonderful to be spiritual, we are spiritual human beings who remain in a carnal body that needs attending to as much as our spiritual essence does. In fact, Jesus thought it was so important that the carnal be well prior to spiritual enlightenment that he healed body, mind and then spirit and as a result acquired converts, not false converts like countless Christians of today, but true believers. He knew the importance of complete well being and was always attentive to the carnal needs of those with whom he spoke, to the point of multiplying loaves of bread and fish because there was none and he wanted to provide nourishment for them... complete nourishment... again attending to the body, mind and spirit. He knew that in order for we carnal people to reap the rewards of the spiritual we must be well in the physical. Even the disbelievers who were listening ate of that food, the spiritual and physical food that were and are still being provided.
If we were meant to live in the spiritual only, carnal existence would have ended with the resurrection of Christ, however, it did not! While we are forgiven, we are yet carnal and we must take complete care of the temple within and the temple of the external. We are made free in him, as Christianity teaches, He is the forgiver of the sins of the World as it also teaches, and yet... we remain carnal while on this side of life, still forgiving the sins of those who sin against us even though he already forgave them and us. Understanding your faith is one thing, applying it in a wholesome and rewarding way is a whole other thing. Remember that.
You need to be aware, before removing your bible belt to lay into another believer or an unbeliever, that not every struggling survivor is a bible believer, just as not every Jew, Gentile and Pagan who sat to hear the message of Christ was a Christian. Therefore, I choose to present my message of Unconditional Love as if everyone were an unbeliever regardless of what I personally believe spiritually. I hammer no religious point of view, my belt remains strapped at all times and I will never raise it against the wounded souls seeking to have their voices heard, respected and healed. But I will not hesitate to raise my voice in their defense towards anyone who chooses to remove their bible belt and begin lashing into the already wounded! If you want to convert people to your presumed truth, you don't' need to punish, threaten or abuse them, love casts out all fear and embraces the weak in AS IS CONDITION. I will not stand by and allow anyone to cause further affliction to those who are seeking light from their darkness, water for their drought, food for their hunger, clothes for their nakedness and healing for their pain. I polish the pews He puts them in the seats. This is the way I have been led and you don't have to agree with it nor do you have to approve of it, a force higher than either of us has me here, go to the source with your complaint. If you'd like to email me personally I would be happy to reply three questions you may have as to how my message aligns with Christianity or any other faith based belief for that matter.
Any article which I post or message which I share in audio or writing is there for all mankind to hold up to the traditions and faiths with which they abide. Test it according to your teachings and use it for your personal development. According to Christianity, you are to judge the fruit not the seed, so I request that you be patient for the fullness of any message to present it self as good or bad fruit. The time which that takes maybe short or it may be after your passing, which is why, as a Christian, you are instructed to be slow to judgment and withhold condemnation of any kind. In other words, use your bible belt to suspend your faith and do not fashion it into a weapon of mass destruction upon the weak and defenseless, that is just plain old abuse of purpose and a form of emotional sadism.
Copyright 2006-2007 Ms. Rachel E. Milano
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