The One Teacher You Must Seek

Jesus commanded his disciples and followers to have One Teacher: "But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have One Teacher, and you are all brethren" (Matt 23:8 RSV). With respect to learning ONLY FROM THE TRUE PROPHET, Peter warned Clement: “Hence, O beloved Clement, if you would know the things pertaining to God, you have to learn them from Him alone, because He alone knows the truth". And with respect to this ONE TEACHER that they were commanded to seek out exclusively, in the Homilies of his disciple Clement, the Apostle Peter is quoted in stating that the One Teacher who they portrayed as the True Prophet, is within the mind of all mankind -- at the Core of our Consciousness. Thus, Peter is quoted as stating: "...And therefore I advise not only wise men, but indeed all men who have a desire of knowing what is advantageous to them, that they seek after the True Prophet; for it is He alone who knoweth all things, and who knoweth what and how every man is seeking. For he is within the mind of every one of us, but in those who have no desire of the knowledge of God and His righteousness, He is inoperative; but He works in those who seek after that which is profitable to their souls, and kindles in them the light of knowledge. Wherefore seek Him first of all; and if you do not find Him, expect not that you shall learn anything from any other. But He is soon found by those who diligently seek Him through love of the truth, and whose souls are not taken possession of by wickedness. For He is present with those who desire Him in the innocence of their spirits, who bear patiently, and draw sighs from the bottom of their hearts through love of the truth; but He deserts malevolent minds, because as a prophet He knows the thoughts of every one. And therefore let no one think that he can find Him by his own wisdom, unless, as we have said, he empty his mind of all wickedness, and conceive a pure and faithful desire to know Him. For when any one has so prepared himself, He Himself as a prophet, seeing a mind prepared for Him, of His own accord offers Himself to his knowledge”

What Peter is stating is that while the True Prophet exists at the core of all of mankind, (1) "...in those who have no desire of the knowledge of God and His righteousness, He is inoperative"; (2) "...But He is soon found by those who diligently seek Him through love of the truth"; (3) the True Prophet "...deserts malevolent minds, because as a prophet He knows the thoughts of every one"; (4) that we cannot find the True Prophet on our own as stated that "...let no one think that he can find Him by his own wisdom, unless, as we have said, he empty his mind of all wickedness"; (5) and that to draw nearer and find the Indwelling True Prophet, the seeker must "...empty his mind of all wickedness, and conceive a pure and faithful desire to know Him. For when any one has so prepared himself, He Himself as a prophet, seeing a mind prepared for Him, of His own accord offers Himself to his knowledge”. When rightly understood, to find and learn from the Indwelling True Prophet, the seeker must become the "good ground" in the parable of the Sower and the Seed (see http://Messianic.Nazirene.org/sower_seed.html ). And in the parable of the Sower and the Seed, the same seed that is cast into the ground that is properly prepared and produces in levels of abundance ("For when any one has so prepared himself, He Himself as a prophet, seeing a mind prepared for Him, of His own accord offers Himself to his knowledge” ), is unable to germinate and produce when the ground in which it has been cast is not properly prepared ("...but He deserts malevolent minds ...in those who have no desire of the knowledge of God and His righteousness, He is inoperative").

Jesus taught his disciples and immediate followers the Spiritual meaning of the Natural Laws of God, and how the Law must be fulfilled in order for the prodigal son to enter into and through the "narrow gate" and gain re-entrance into the Kingdom within. That all of mankind is immersed in the Natural Laws of Creation, is in fact why it was written into the early American Constitutional documents pertaining to what the Deists portrayed as "The Law Of Nature And Nature's God". With respect to the question of the effect of the Law, Jesus stated: "For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the Kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the Kingdom of Heaven" (Matt 5:18-20). There is a Spiritual Law that Jesus made reference to when he stated that "...Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven". And when Jesus warned that "...Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'" (Matt 7:21-23). Lawlessness is therefore defined and understood as a rejection of the mindset, thinking and lifestyle that is necessary to fulfill the Natural Law. And those who observe and put the teachings of Jesus on the Law into daily effect in their lives, of them Jesus said: "...but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the Kingdom of heaven. Yet, the teachings of the modern Church rejects the words of Jesus when it promotes the doctrine of salvation by Grace -- i.e., "You must believe in salvation by grace alone, and that salvation is immediate and eternal upon acceptance of Jesus as a one-time sacrifice for your sins, and not obtained through works, sacraments, traditions or merits of our own" Therefore, Jesus taught that the Natural Laws of Creation that were put into effect, will evaluate every event -- including every word, thought, desire and deed of each individual person, that orchestrates and comprises every aspect of the life each person is living. Why? In the same way that to be effective, academia must monitor, evaluate and orchestrate the progress of each student, the Natural Laws of Creation were put into place to advance and evolve each person to a higher level of mental and spiritual maturity. Why? In the same way that you cannot teach calculus, algebra and advanced mathematics to a kindergarten student, neither can man in his organic (carnal) condition of mind comprehend the esoteric reality of the Natural Laws of God that control every aspect of the lives we are presently living. And this is why it is stated at Jeremiah 31:33: "I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts". If the Natural Laws are embedded in the very core of our minds, and are moved in conjunction with thoughts of our hearts, then the Natural Laws interact with every aspect of the life that we are presently living. Yet, because the gentiles did not understand the teachings of Jesus on the Natural Laws of God, they not only rejected all esoteric knowledge of the Law, but they rejected the very words of Jesus with respect to the Law being in effect -- believing that mere belief in God exempted them from all judgment, evaluations and effects of the Law. And the vast majority of Christians dwell under the teachings of pagan Rome that they are somehow exempt from the Law -- claiming that the man Jesus nailed the Law to the cross.