Tuesday, March 23, 2010

90 Godhead Recommendations


Remember! When I refer to person in the Godhead in any blog, I am referring either to singular person (one-of-three) or to the collective person (three-in-one) of the Triune.

At any rate, dear tour companion, admittedly Cleveland Writer has her/his shortcomings—outbursts of wrath (2 Corinthians 12:20), stridency, hardly rising to the esteemed level of self-control exhibited and recommended by her/his beloved Godhead. And she/he is very opinionated about her/his doctrine, i.e., possibly implying homophobia in Godly people who decry sin, when I am sure scripture rebukes many kinds of sexual sin and states absolutely that that’s why God the father sent His son to save us— from sexual sin and from sin of ALL kinds. After all, God loves the person (scripture says that) and hates the poison (of sin--scripture says that) for the damage it does the person (whether or not that person can any longer recognize sin when they see it).

Then also, Cleveland Writer is very hard on her/his fellow Christians of varying opinions.

But her/his point is real— there is no substitute for the Triune Godhead (Exodus 20:3), no substitute for the Father, Jesus Christ or Holy Spirit; and Jesus Christ is the absolute head of the church (Ephesians 1:22 NKJV).

And if she/he remains faithful to that point, she/he will be transformed by it (Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 3:18).

But it is a choice to believe this, to look exclusively to Jesus as our unique intercessor with the Father (Hebrews 7:25) by the power of Holy Spirit; to understand Jesus is the head of His church; that He is the cornerstone (Matthew 21:42) and others are building blocks of the church; and that He calls individuals into His service (as building blocks, Ephesians 2:19-22), individuals such as those who follow in the shoes of the fishermen, apostles and disciples alike—a powerful choice. And I am grateful to her/him for going out on a limb and publicly making and stating that choice and risking the wrath of all who refuse to concentrate on what he/she got right in the letter, all so they can indulge their fury (remember the Godhead carefully edits emotion and recommends such policy to one and all) at what they think she/he got wrong.

It happens, dear reader. Truth often gets bypassed in an obfuscating hysteria of objections.

I don’t want to be guilty of that. I choose to always try to remember to practice Godhead ways and take the best and let the rest go, so to speak, as much as possible, giving myself and others room to grow whenever possible.

Another of the Godhead’s recommendations (Matthew 6:12).

And my choice.

To be continued. . .

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