Do We Need The Book Of Mormon? The Torah? Gospels? The Qur'an? Or Any Scriptures?

Over the years I have had my people come to the Nazirene Disciple forum promoting the Book of Mormon.   But do we need another scripture?   Thus, the following is my reply to the latest arrival promoting the Book of Mormon.

I have nothing against the Book of Mormon -- and if it helps you, then you were probably a core Mormon in a previous lifetime THAT YOUR SOUL-SELF LIVED (see http://SoulSelf.org ).   And thus, you are attracted and even attached to this writing.   The greater problem is seen in the fact that few of the Mormon's understand the Book of Mormon, because they lack the sacred manna that is presented in the web sites associated with this forum (see Master Index).   If one could just read the Book of Mormon -- the Torah -- or the Gospels, and discern either the true meaning, or the deep things of the spirit, then Joseph Smith never would have said in utter frustration about his own core group of followers: "There has been great difficulty in getting anything into the heads of this generation. It has been like splitting hemlock knots with a corn-dodger for a wedge, and a pumpkin for a beetle. Even the saints are slow to understand. I have tried for a number of years to get the minds of the saints prepared to receive the things of God; but we frequently see some of them, after suffering all they have for the work of God,WILL FLY TO PIECES LIKE GLASS as soon as anything comes that is CONTRARY TO THEIR TRADITIONS: they cannot stand the fire at all. How many will be able to abide a celestial law, and go through and receive their exaltation, I am unable to say, as many are called, but few are chosen." (DHC 6:183-185).    If reading the Book of Mormon would be able to resolve the great void in man's understanding, then the above words never would have been spoken. 

Whether you want to portray this world in the analogy of Plato's Cave -- or the "outer darkness" of mind and being (see Outer Darkness) as is done in the Gospels -- the problem is not only that mankind does not understand the true reality of what he thinks he sees -- but that he is imprisoned by his own blindness.   And unless you first come to terms with this inherent and endemic condition of mind that equally afflicts all of mankind, it will make no difference whether you read the Book of Mormon, the Torah, The Gospels, the Qu'an, the Baghavad Gita -- and for that matter, neither will it make any difference if you read all the books in all the libraries of the world.   Why?   The universal objective that spans all religions, all philosophies, all systems of learning, is the Universal Message of achieving the Gospel objective of what is portrayed in the Gospels as Getting In The House with the Lord -- and being taught by the Teacher that is the Source of all True Knowledge (see The True Prophet).   You are already a member of the Nazirene Library -- and if you go to the Message screen ( http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NazireneLibrary/messages ) -- and do a search on Joseph Smith or Brigham Young -- you will find a multitude of posts on esoteric Mormonism.   These posts are the result of the many Mormon's who have come here -- many of which in an attempt to prove me wrong.   And of all the Mormons I have interacted with, only one woman was able to perceive that the Book of Mormon has an esoteric spiritual meaning that the vast majority of Mormons remain totally blind to.   But, that woman had an inner body spiritual experience, and the Being of Light sent her to me -- even though she knew nothing about me.   And you have no doubt been guided here in order to learn to apply the Key of Knowledge -- and begin to open your mind to the body of esoteric knowledge of the Cosmology of Mind -- so you can begin to receive the Sacred Divine Manna that can only be imparted to the few that Joseph Smith makes reference to in the above.     

In the words of Joseph Smith, you have been presented with the importance of embracing the esoteric knowledge that is responsible for organic man's inability to comprehend both the spiritual meaning of the world's holy books, as well as the reality of life itself, and predictably you very much appear to "...FLY TO PIECES LIKE GLASS as soon as anything comes that is CONTRARY TO [YOUR] TRADITIONS" that you have embraced.   And while you want to promote the Book of Mormon, you evade the fact that the Mormons fail to understand the spiritual meaning of the Book of Mormon.   

My position is presented in The Essene Gospel of Peace where it is written: 

And Jesus himself sat down in their midst and said: "I tell you truly, none can be happy, except he do the Law."

And the others answered: "We all do the laws of Moses, our lawgiver, even as they are written in the holy scriptures."

And Jesus answered: "Seek not the law in your scriptures, for the law is life, whereas the scripture is dead. I tell you truly, Moses received not his laws from God in writing, but through the living word. The law is living word of living God to living prophets for living men...  God wrote not the laws in the pages of books, but in your heart and in your spirit...  But you shut your eyes that you may not see, and you shut your ears that you may not hear. I tell you truly, that the scripture is the work of man, but life and all its hosts are the work of our God. Wherefore do you not listen to the words of God which are written in His works? And wherefore do you study the dead scriptures which are the work of the hands of men?"

"How may we read the laws of God elsewhere than in the scriptures? Where are they written? Read them to us from there where you see them, for we know nothing else but the scriptures which we have inherited from our forefathers. Tell us the laws of which you speak, that hearing them we may be healed and justified."

Jesus said: "You do not understand the words of life, because you are in death. Darkness darkens your eyes and your ears are stopped with deafness. For I tell you, it profits you not at all that you pore over dead scriptures if by your deeds you deny him who has given you the scriptures.

I tell you truly, God and his laws are not in that which you do. They are not in gluttony and in wine-bibbing, neither in riotous living, nor in lustfulness, nor in seeking after riches, nor yet in hatred of your enemies. For all these things are far from the true God and from his angels. But all these things come from the kingdom of darkness and the lord of all evils. And all these things do you carry in yourselves; and so the word and the power of God enter not into you, because all manner of evil and all manner of abominations have their dwelling in your body and your spirit. If you will that the living God's word and his power may enter you, defile not your body and your spirit; for the body is the temple of the spirit, and the spirit is the temple of God. Purify, therefore, the temple, that the Lord of the temple may dwell therein and occupy a place that is worthy of him.

Once you begin to learn the Cosmology of Mind -- the allegorical reality of all that you think and imagine you see in this world -- and begin to apply the knowledge in the purification and construct of the Holy Temple of your own body and mind (see The Final Temple) -- you will begin to deepen and evolve your perception and understanding -- gaining access Into The House with the Lord -- and having accomplished this transformation of self, all the mysteries of life will become revealed to you.   The very essence of the New Covenant that Joseph Smith said the Church corrupted and threw away, is in the words: "...God wrote not the laws in the pages of books, but in your heart and in your spirit.."     And those who dwell what Jesus portrayed as "outside" the House, in the reality of the words:  "But you shut your eyes that you may not see, and you shut your ears that you may not hear. I tell you truly, that the scripture is the work of man, but life and all its hosts are the work of our God. Wherefore do you not listen to the words of God which are written in His works? And wherefore do you study the dead scriptures which are the work of the hands of men?"     Thus, my objective which is the same as the Original Gospel Message, is to bring about that transformation that enables the seeker/disciple the ability to escape this world which is portrayed as the Far Country -- entering  Into The House with the Lord -- and therein being nourished by the Divine Manna of the Kingdom that is not (and cannot) be written in any book by the hand of man -- and is inconceivable to the mind or carnal man who remains a slave to the Citizen of the Far Country or god of this world (see Mystery Of The Gospel).   

What is missing in the above quotation from the Essene Gospel of Peace after the ... is this: "In everything that is life is the law written. You find it in the grass, in the tree, in the river, in the mountain, in the birds of heaven, in the fishes of the sea; but seek it chiefly in yourselves. For I tell you truly, all living things are nearer to God than the scripture which is without life. God so made life and all living things that they might by the everlasting word teach the laws of the true God to man."   And in my writings I portray this reality as the Language of the Soul with which all of Nature is written in, and composed in the manner of a Divine Orchestra.   In the Gospel of Thomas this reality is portrayed in the words: "Recognize what is in your sight, and that which is hidden from you will become plain to you".   

    

That the whole of this world is a shadow-world as portrayed in the analogy of Plato's Cave -- and that because of the holograpic reality of Creation, if a person comes to understand the Language of the Soul and the fact that this world is a allegorical portrayal of mind impressed into the forms of Nature -- only then can one come to understand the above words that "...God so made life and all living things that they might by the everlasting word teach the laws of the true God to man."    Laws that are allegorically portrayed in the world's holy books, allegorically impressed into the forms of Nature, that few men possess the eyes to see or the mind to comprehend.   And while I have no problem with the Book of Mormon, so long as organic blindness remains, it is just another complication in the illusions of this world that have the effect of enslaving mankind in this, the Far Country.    Perhaps I would assess this differently if there existed a body of Mormons who had overcome and prevailed over their condition of inherent human organic blindness, but since Mormonism even from its beginning was more of a Mystery Religion that in typical Mason fashion required initiations and membership in the secret order, then I would in no manner promote another holy book that not only are the people blind to the true meaning of -- but that the Mormons themselves would in their ignorant blindness, reject what I write.   At the present time, the Latter Day Saints are too busy undermining their own spiritual essence, by striving to be seen as mainstream Christians by another name.   The more mainstream they become, the more spiritually disenfranchised and blind they make themselves.   I write about Universal Truths -- the Cosmology of Mind and Being -- the Laws and Forces of Mind that pervades all the religions and philosophies of mankind since the beginning of the world to its Completion in the Omega -- and I therefore have to alliance to any of the religions or orders of this world that all dwell under the cloud of organic blind ignorance.    And while a genuine spiritual Mormon would and should have an advantage over mainstream Christians (see Is Mormonism A Cult? Or Is One Cult Condemning Another Cult? -- see also other Blog Articles On Mormonism) -- without understanding what they see as portrayed in the words "Recognize what is in your sight, and that which is hidden from you will become plain to you"

If you want to begin to understand the spiritual meaning that few possess, then you are welcome to come here and learn,

Are Jesus And Satan Brothers?

Are Jesus and Lucifer Brothers? Has the Republican presidential debates turned religiously ugly? (see Is Satan Jesus' Brother) Are the Mormons a cult, as most Christians contend? Or has the biblical reality come upon Christians in the warning: "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee..."? (Hosea 4:6 KJV).

Perhaps the proverbial question has once again come full circle and confronted the Christian world: Can a people of (blind) faith who reject knowledge, also possess the knowledge that is necessary to begin to understand what both Jesus and Paul called the Mysteries of the Kingdom? And what this means is that you can't have it both ways -- i.e., you can't be imbued with the ignorance of a mushroom that grows in the dark, and at the same time possess the wisdom of the Light.

While I have never, ever, been associated with the Mormons, and would not in any way promote the LDS Church -- and while Joseph Smith had many human flaws -- he was not a man who promoted the cult of blind faith in the doctrines of Pagan Rome (see The Christian Judas). In fact, he very clearly took the position that man has the innate ability to know and be all things -- that is, if he intimately embraces the teachings and pattern of Jesus' life -- in contradistinction to promoting Jesus as a pagan sacrifice for living in perpetual sin as Martin Luther did (see Who Is A Believer? The Folly Of Martin Luther). And while Satan is not Jesus' Brother -- because there is a difference between the Logos and the man Jesus as presented in the original Ebionite Nazirene positions taught by Jesus (see http://Ebionite.com ) -- because Christians have rejected knowledge -- and therefore, reject Messiah/Christ who is the Source of all True Knowledge -- what Joseph Smith and the Mormons are making reference to, is the doctrine of the Two Hands of God that Rules over all human affairs that Jesus himself taught to those who have the ears to hear.

To begin to understand, you must yourself be cognizant of the biblical warning that the organic mind of man is incapable of understanding the higher reality of the soul and the Mysteries of the Kingdom (see Why Can't The Truth Of The Gospel Be Stated Literally?), and Paul's warning that when baptized and committed Christians are told the Mysteries of the Kingdom, they will condemn these higher truths of the spirit as "foolishness" (see Rejection Of Mysteries). In fact, it is because of the same lack of knowledge that had seduced the Jews of a Pharisaic mindset, that Jesus said they were the offspring of the Devil -- and the Spiritual Christians said that the Jews worshiped a Demiurge (see The Devil - The God Of The Jews) -- i.e., the god of illusion. And because the Christian Church has adopted the doctrines of Pagan Rome and the apostasy of Martin Luther, the biblical prediction has come true that the servants of Satan not only have dominion over the Church, but that it is these demons that are speaking in the ears of most Evangelical Christians who claim to hear the Holy Spirit (see Satan Speaks To The Christian Elect).

The Church of Constantine suppressed many of the earliest writings and scriptures as they converted the religion of Jesus into a (Pagan) state ordained Cult which came to be called Christianity. And in the writings of the Apostle Peter's disciple Clement, the teaching on the two Hands of God is presented (see The Left Hand Of God). With respect to the proverbial Simon Magus, Peter states: "He is a power of the left hand of God, and has authority to do harm to those who know not God, so that he has been able to involve you in diseases; but by these very diseases, which have been permitted to come upon you by the good providence of God, you, seeking and finding him who is able to cure, have been compelled to submit to the will of God on the occasion of the cure of the body, and to think of believing, in order that in this way you may have your souls as well as your bodies in a healthy state."

Notice that Simon Magus has "authority" from the Left Hand of God, to bring about, initiate and invoke, harm among the people -- i.e., the lost prodigal sons who dwell under the shackles and control of the Citizen of the Far Country, which Paul called the god of this world. More importantly is the fact that ultimately, the evil of Simon Magus and the apostates who followed him, as well as those who Satan has control over in and out of the Church, are ordained by God to bring about good through the growth that results from self-induced tribulation. In the writings of the later Clement, the 2^nd century Bishop of Alexandria, a most important explanation is set forth -- the ignorance of which, has immersed the Christian world in a folly of it's own making: “But among the lies, the false prophets also told some true things. And in reality they prophesied ‘in an ecstasy,’ as the servants of the apostate”. Using the early Christian writing known as the Shepherd of Hermas, Clement then explains: “And the Shepherd, the angel of repentance, says to Hermas, of the false prophet: ‘For he speaks some truths. For the devil fills him with his own spirit, if perchance he may be able to cast down any one from what is right.’ All things, therefore, are dispensed from heaven for good, ‘that by the Church may be made known the manifold wisdom of God, according to the eternal foreknowledge, which He purposed in Christ.’ Nothing withstands God: nothing opposes Him: seeing He is Lord and omnipotent. Further, the counsels and activities of those who have rebelled, being partial, proceed from a bad disposition, as bodily diseases from a bad constitution, but are guided by universal Providence to a salutary issue, even though the cause be productive of disease. It is accordingly the greatest achievement of divine Providence, not to allow the evil, which has sprung from voluntary apostasy, to remain useless, and for no good, and not to become in all respects injurious. For it is the work of the divine wisdom, and excellence, and power, not alone to do good (for this is, so to speak, the nature of God, as it is of fire to warm and of light to illumine), but especially to ensure that what happens through the evils hatched by any, may come to a good and useful issue, and to use to advantage those things which appear to be evils, as also the testimony which accrues from temptation”.

Within these words are contained a profound truth that all believers today must realize. The Power of God is so all-encompassing, that even the apostate teachers and prophets still serve the Lord. Is it not forewarned and written that: “Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness’” (Matt 7:22-23 NAS). Therefore, it is established that even among those who prophesy, cast out demons, and perform many great miracles in the name of the Lord, they are neither saved, nor are they affirmed by Jesus. This means that from your perspective as a believer, for you to be faithful to the scriptures, you must question everything -- and that includes every word that myself or anyone else writes for you to read. A true disciple of the Light is one who proves the truth; not one who believes something because it sounds good to his carnal mind.

Why would you listen to a man who tells you that you must believe, when the Lord himself told you not to blindly believe even what he taught; as can be seen where it is written: “If any of you really determines to do God’s will, then you will certainly know whether my teaching is from God or is merely my own” (John 7:17 TLB). That a true seeker has the power to prove the truth, means that the sin of blind belief which the Church promotes, is a rejection of Messiah/Christ. And that every man and woman possesses the innate power to discern ultimate Truths -- and should therefore reject blind belief as a cancer of the spirit -- is equally true of any concept about life and creation that is presented to you. Everything can be proven by those who “really determines to do God’s will”. And what of the false teachings of Christ that have been grafted into the church? What both Clement and the scriptures predict is that the Lord will use the apostles of error to bring about good. Listen to their prophesy! Heed their warning! Believe their words as if the Great day of the Lord will be tomorrow! The prophets of doom are correct, and Armageddon is imminent! But it is not coming in the manner that they predict (see Lk 17:20-21). If you pray to the Lord with a pure heart and a clear mind, he will teach you the things you should know about the coming of the Great Spiritual Armageddon that the scriptures speak of -- and what is confirmed is that the lost prodigal sons and daughter will see the Kingdom come within them (see http://GateOfEden.com ). This is just one of the many examples of how the Lord uses the apostles of error to preserve sacred truths for those found worthy to know their true meaning. It was the same with the Jews at the time of Jesus -- i.e., where they had built a temple of abomination, everything set forth was an allegorical portrayal of the Final Temple that even the Jews now admit that Jesus inaugurated (see http://TheThreeLies.com ).

Take to heart also the words of Clement when he writes: “It is accordingly the greatest achievement of divine Providence, not to allow the evil, which has sprung from voluntary apostasy, to remain useless, and for no good, and not to become in all respects injurious”. How, then, does the Lord induce the apostles of error to ultimately serve God and the Kingdom? He moves them by the force of their own ego and greed. There has been one unquestionable truth that has manifested itself throughout every generation of Christian history. It is an indisputable fact that this false prophesy has been very lucrative to promote. The prophets of doom have often lived lavish lifestyles off the collection plate that has been received in the name of God and the end times. As perhaps one classic example: Pope Gregory I, who as pope is supposed to be infallible, persuaded the rich people in his day that the end of the world was at hand, and if they wanted to go to heaven, they had better pass on their property to the church before the coming of the great day. The result was that the Papacy became the richest land owner in Europe. This same prediction -- that the end of the world has arrived and is imminent -- has been repeated an uncountable number of times in almost every generation since the beginning of our common era.

The Two Powers of God -- i.e., the Left Hand of Correction, and the Right Hand that draws the Disciple of TheWay into the Inner Kingdom ( http://GateOfEden.com ) -- is set forth and explained by the Apostle Peter. Quoting the above Divine Manna web site where Peter explains about the two Hands of God: "For thus from the beginning was a law laid by God, the Creator of all things, on each of the two princes, him of the right hand and him of the left, that neither should have power over any one whom they might wish to benefit or to hurt, unless first he had sat down at the same table with them. As, then, when you partook of meat offered to idols, you became servants to the prince of evil, in like manner, if you cease from these things, and flee for refuge to God through the good Prince of His right hand, honoring Him without sacrifices, by doing whatsoever He wills, know of a truth that not only will your bodies be healed, but your souls also will become healthy. For He only, destroying with His left hand, can quicken with His right; He only can both smite and raise the fallen." When the Christian Church entered into a covenant relationship with Pagan Rome, they very much "...sat down at the same table... [and] became servants to the prince of evil" And, because the Church has yet to repent of this evil, they remain shackled by the god of this world to the abyss of ignorance and blind belief.

Again Peter explains: "But that this is so, has been said even by the law in the person of God: ‘I will kill, and, I will make alive; I will strike, and I will heal. For, in truth, He kills and makes alive. He kills through the left hand, that is, through the evil one, who has been so composed as to rejoice in afflicting the impious. And he saves and benefits through the right band, that is, through the good one, who has been made to rejoice in the good deeds and salvation of the righteous."

And in prayer Peter states: "Deliver me, O Lord of all, from Thy fearful judgment. Do not give the enemy power to swallow me up, and to become heir of my soul, as of that of him who is hanging on the left; for I see how the devil joyfully takes his soul, and his body disappears." But Christians today are as the men of Nineveh of whom it is said: "And should I not pity Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred and twenty thousand persons who cannot discern between their right hand and their left?" (Jonah 4:11 NKJ). For as it was said to Job: "Then I will also confess to you that your own right hand can save you" (Job 40:14 NKJ). And in the Psalms: "You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore... Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; you will stretch out Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand will save me" (Ps 16:11;138:7 NKJ). Which is the reason why Jesus said that those on the right will enter into life, while those on the left will inherit the tribulation of their deeds and ways: "Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels" (Matt 25:41 NKJ).

While I am not in any measure promoting the LDS Church, when Christians condemn the doctrine of the two brothers, they are in fact condemning their own ignorance -- i.e., "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee...". But then again, how can a religion that promotes blind faith and condemns the Mysteries of God and the Kingdom -- and rejects the Divine Manna that the Lord provides for the Faithful Disciples of TheWay -- even begin to know right from wrong? How many voters who call themselves Christian, will vote for a Hillary Clinton, who supports the spiritual disenfranchisement of young children in public schools, the murder of the unborn as a matter of choice, or the pornification of our culture through the suspension of all moral and spiritual standards? And if someone such as Mitt Romney wins the Conservative nomination, how many Evangelical Christians will support Hillary Clinton by staying away from the election? Thus, "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."

Brother Of Yeshua/Jesus

http://BrotherOfYeshua.com

Is Mormonism A Cult? Or Is One Cult Condemning Another Cult?

Government Intervention In Religion: The Cross And The Seatbelt

Pastor Robert Jeffress who spoke out in favor of Gov. Rick Perry and opposed Mitt Romney on the grounds that Mormonism is a cult, pointed out the difference between what he portrayed as a sociological cult, from a theological cult see Fox & Friends Interview), in his statement that: "Mormonism was invented 1800 years after Jesus Christ and the founding of Christianity, and it has its own founder, Joseph Smith, its own set of doctrines and its own book, the Book of Mormon. And that, by definition, is a theological cult, that's all I'm saying."  In an interview on CNN (see CNN), the Rev. Jeffress explained: "When somebody asks me a theological question about Mormonism, I have a responsibility to tell the truth," he said. "Mormonism has never been considered a part of evangelical historic Christianity."   And when these words of the Rev. Jeffress are properly understood, what we have is an older Theological Cult throwing stones as a newer Theological Cult -- and the chickens coming home to roost on the reality that, those who live in glass houses, shouldn't throw stones. 

With respect to the statement: "When somebody asks me a theological question ...I have a responsibility to tell the truth" -- not only is the mainstream of Christianity founded upon a "...set of doctrines" that is a total departure from the original teachings of Jesus and TheWay -- but when it is recognized that the 4^th century Church edited and rewrote the scriptures to the degree that the Roman Christian Cult has "...its own book", that is vastly different than the original scriptures that were in use prior to the 4^th century -- and while this fact can easily be proven, then it must be concluded that Pastor Jeffress and the whole of the Christian world remains in denial of the facts!!!   Yet, like the pot that calls the kettle black, they deceptively throw stones as Mormonism which is the religion of Mitt Romney.

Prior to the Nicene take over of the Church by the Pagan Emperor Constantine in the 4^th century, the wisest and most intelligent of enlightened men and women were the Christians who possessed the Spiritual Knowledge that provided them a higher understanding of the Laws and the realities of this world that continues to remain virtually unknown even in modern times.   And, what is not at all realized, is the fact that the Core of the Spiritual Christians possessed far greater knowledge than any of the pseudo-scholars who teach in our universities today.   What happened?   There was a segment of the Church that had become paganized and morally bankrupt (see The Example Of Paul Of Samosata ), and these very pagan Christians entered into a covenant with the Emperor Constantine, and the Church became proscribed by pagan Rome.   The result was that (1) the emperor who ruled over the Church, dictated the acceptable doctrines of belief; (2) the Spiritual Christians were denounced and condemned as heretics who were hunted down and murdered; (3) the most corrupted copies of the scriptures (see Bible Corruption) were further rewritten in order to make them support the dogma of pagan Rome; (4) and the higher spiritual knowledge that the Church previously possessed, became outlawed as heresy.   Contrary to the modern Bible, the original scriptures supported the original position that Jesus was a man who lived a holy and consecrated life -- and thus, became the Anointed (Messiah/Christ) at his baptism in the Jordan (see The Ten Words).   That the scriptures are themselves an allegory that both preserve and conceal the inner core of teachings that is necessary to gain entrance to the Kingdom Within (see An Inconvenient Truth), is a reality of fact that the modern Church remains in denial of today.    And if the modern Christian is ignorant, then this ignorance is directly attributable to government intervention into the core doctrines of belief which continues to be embraced right into the present time.   Thus, when modern Atheists such as Richard Dawkins portrays the Christian as ignorant, what he is unknowingly condemning is the government doctrines that were imposed upon the Church.   Men such as  Richard Dawkins are not only absolutely clueless as to the nature and reality of the Truth of the pre-Nicene Christian Church, but their Paradigm of Thinking has totally alienated them from man's true higher reality.   

Under the heading of American Spirituality it is demonstrated that our Constitutional Framers who understood what is portrayed as the Laws of Nature and Nature's God (see American Spirituality), where themselves enlightened as to the wholesale corruption which the Church suffered under the control of Pagan Rome.    And thus, their First Amendment prohibition against the government enacting any law that infringes upon the practice of religion, is the result of the spiritual disenfranchisement of the mainstream of the Christianity by the previous governments which exhibited total and complete control over the dogmatic doctrines of the Church -- dogmatic manmade doctrines which are still embraced even today.    More than anything else our Constitutional framers understood human nature -- and that once unleashed, the reigns of government will corrupt and attempt to exercise Absolute Power in direct defiance even to its Constitutional Charter and Mandates -- and this fact is demonstrated conclusively in the issue of the claim of a religious exemption from the seat belt law (see Is North Carolina Constitutionally Immoral?).   And in the same way that the North Carolina Alamance County Court has disallowed the true spiritual practice of religion -- even discarding the very primary tenets of the Constitution (see Court Ruling) -- it is important to be cognizant of the fact that when Christianity became proscribed under Pagan Rome which exercised absolute control over the doctrines of the Church, there was no judicial appeal or higher authority -- and to disagree with the dictates of the emperor, was a sentence of death.          

The Spiritual Core of Christianity remains virtually unknown today, because of direct government intrusion into the affairs of the Church with respect to acceptable doctrines of belief.   In the same way that in China only those Churches which are approved by the government are permitted, so too was the Church that came into being in the fourth century under the direct control of the Roman Emperors.   That the segment of the Church which called itself Orthodox, was a mere puppet of Pagan Rome and had little to nothing in common with the original teachings and objectives of Jesus and TheWay, should come as no surprise to the modern believer in view of the many statements of biblical scholars such as A. Powell Davies who attempted to warn the Christian world that discoveries such as the Dead Sea Scrolls had confirmed what they had suspected and believed all along -- i.e., that the Emperor Constantine and the Pagan Church of Rome created a religion of blind faith and belief where he wrote that: “Biblical scholars were not disturbed by what they found in the Dead Sea Scrolls because they had known all along that the origin of Christianity was not what was commonly supposed to have been” (quoted by Millar Burrows in More Light on the Dead Sea Scrolls).   Thus, this long ignored statement prompts us to ask: Why didn't the biblical scholars understand the true origin of Christianity prior to the discovery and examination of the Dead Sea Scrolls?   To answer this question we must consult the findings of Prof. Elaine Pagles who correctly writes: “It is the winners who write history - their way. No wonder, then, that the viewpoint of the successful majority has dominated all traditional accounts of the origin of Christianity… It suggests that these religious debates - questions of the nature of God, or of Christ - simultaneously bear social and political implications that are crucial to the development of Christianity as an institutional religion. In simplest terms, ideas which bear implications contrary to that development come to be labeled as heresy; ideas which implicitly support it become orthodox” (see Pagles, The Gnostic Gospels).    In not learning the lessons of history, modern believers have overlooked the fact that when despots rule, they not only annihilate all opposition -- but they "...write history - their way" -- and they corrupt and burn whatever writings stand in opposition to their supremacy and rule.   Which means that those doctrines of belief that are today seen as orthodox and promoted by the modern-day Church as being authentic, are themselves drawn from the side of "...political implications that [were] crucial to the development of Christianity as an institutional religion" under the direct control of Pagan Rome.   In the case of the Christian Church beginning in the fourth century, to disagree with the doctrines affirmed by the Emperor Constantine, carried with it the sentence of death.   Thus, Edward Gibbon writes in the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: ”Constantine easily believed that the heretics, who presumed to dispute his opinions or to oppose his commands, were guilty of the most absurd and criminal obstinacy... Not a moment was lost in excluding the ministers and teachers of the separated congregations from any share of the rewards and immunities which the emperor had so liberally bestowed on the orthodox clergy. But as the sectaries might still exist under the cloud of royal disgrace, the conquest of the East was immediately followed by an edict which announced their total destruction”.    Thus, in the same way that whoever did not embrace the religion of the emperor met with the sentence of death, whatever scriptures did not conform to the approved version, was immediately destroyed (see http://BibleCorruption.com ).  

The term BC with respect to the beginning of our Common Era, should be reevaluated to indicate Before Constantine with respect to the birth of the Christ that is worshiped in the modern Church and promoted by its secularized (Orthodox) dogma.   That the modern-day Christ and the religion of the Church were conceived and born under the dominion of the Roman Emperor Constantine -- and that the dogma of the Church was purely political, in contradistinction to the spiritual foundation of the original teachings -- is demonstrated in the fact that modern Christianity has very little in common with the original objectives of the teachings of TheWay which was to bring about "...the heightening and enlargement of human consciousness”  (see Expansion Of Mind) -- which has absolutely nothing in common with the blind faith dogmatized Church that came into being in the fourth century under the rulership and doctrinal control of Pagan Rome.   But the fact that the modern Christians worship the satanic god of Constantine should come as no surprise, in view of the fact that the Apostle Paul predicted that the worship of the true God would cease, and those who called themselves Christian would instead worship Satan (see The Church of the AntiChrist).   That the objective of what Paul portrays as the god of this world, is to keep the congregation of Christians ignorant and promoters of blind-faith in the spurious doctrines of Pagan Rome, has for the most part continued to inhibit the True Spiritual ReBirth of the Church.   And while pseudo-priests such as Martin Luther convinced the Church to embrace the dogma of faith apart from actions -- to the degree that every tenet of the modern Church is openly condemned in their own New Testament (see The Lie & The Ten Minute Test), the modern believer continues to ignore the scriptures in their allegiance to the dogma of Pagan Rome.   And, just as equally important to understand, is that "...the heightening and enlargement of human consciousness”  has absolutely nothing to do with the expansion of the physical brain -- but rather, both the refinement of the physical body that permits this expansion of mind to be brought about, and the development of those areas which lie under the control of the innate Intuitive Spheres of the Mind that the physical brain does not naturally support.

Are Mormons Christian?

In a recent ABC interview with Pastor Rick Warren, the question was asked with respect to Mitt Romney as to whether mainstream Churches could accept Mormons as fellow Christians?   In answering, Rick Warren stated: "Well, the key sticking point for evangelicals and actually for many is the issue of the Trinity" (see Interview) -- which in essence means that while the Mormons hold to the original teachings of Jesus, mainstream Christianity holds to the man-made dogma of pagan Rome.   When rightly understood, what we are presented with is the manifestation of the statement by James W. Loewen that while "People have a right to their own opinions, but not to their own facts. Evidence must be located, not created, and opinions not backed by evidence cannot be given much weight" -- and while the facts demonstrate that Mormonism is actually closer to the original Gospel teachings and objectives, mainstream Christianity has been in denial of the very facts that they have long censored and remain in denial of, to the degree that those who believe they are Christian, have been spiritually disenfranchised by the very Church they look to for truth.

The historical fact is that the original Gospels taught that Jesus was a true holy man who became the Anointed (Messiah/Christ) at his baptism in the Jordan (see The Ten Words).   But, in order to force the Church to conform to Roman and Greek Mithraic dogma, the doctrine of the Trinity which is not supported by the scriptures (see Adoption Of The Trinity), was literally forced upon the Church -- and those who rejected the religion of the emperor of Rome, were hunted down as heretics and murdered.    Which means that Pastor Warren's position was that the Mormon Church was flawed, because they reject the dogma of Roman emperors, and hold to original Gospel teachings.     

Perhaps even more important is to understand the answer to the question that Pastor Warren was not asked -- i.e., why did Joseph Smith teach against the Trinity?   Because, in order to restore the original objectives of the Gospel, the mindset and perspective of life in this world had to be restored -- i.e., "...this school house in which [God's] children are being educated... if they pursue the proper course, until they shall become divine beings themselves" -- not only restores the concept of Religion As The True System Of Education -- but also the original teaching that each of us are the brothers and sisters of the historical man Jesus as demonstrated in his words: "Go instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God'" (John 20:17 NIV).  And these words could only be spoken by a man who fulfilled the Law within himself as witnessed by the original followers of Jesus (see Witness).

One of the most important original concepts in the above is seen in the words: "...if they pursue the proper course, until they shall become divine beings themselves" -- and because of the adoption of Roman pagan dogma, it has become near impossible for the modern Christian to "...pursue the proper course".    Not only is this world God's Schoolhouse -- with  Religion As The True System Of Education -- but Jesus taught that his followers and disciples must seek to learn only from the One Teacher which the earliest of Christians portrayed as The True Prophet.    But, because mainstream Christians have permitted themselves to be shackled by Roman pagan dogma, fulfilling this important original Gospel teaching has become impossible.   And thus, the Christian world is faith-based -- unable to fulfill the original Gospel objectives -- because they remain shackled by the dogma of pagan Rome.   

While the mainstream Churches have the (Constitutional) right to believe anything they want -- and, in the words of James W. Loewen, they "...have a right to their own opinions" -- the fact that they have attempted to support their dogmatic opinions on contrived facts and a series of corrupted biblical manuscripts which serve to support the 4th century dogma of pagan Rome, is responsible for their questioning of the beliefs of Mitt Romney who as a Mormon, is closer to the original Gospel teachings than the very Churches which condemn Mormonism as a cult.