LAW AND GRACE. II

In the last post, we introduced an allegory about a school. The school is each earthly incarnation. Jesus the Christ incarnated thirty times before attaining Christhood in materiality. The Creative Forces used this to set the pattern for us all.

We shall in due course discuss the facts of reincarnation from the spiritual perspective and show evidence, from The Book of Records how--The Master--Jesus the Christ spoke about it publicly, though in allegorical terms. Each soul needs to purge itself of the ego before reuniting with The One. 

To purge self of carnal desires requires many earthly appearances incarnations on earth as The Master showed us. His saying that any human is capable of replicating His works is premised on this.

Be that as it may, we forge ahead with the talk on Law and Grace. The Law is simple: Love the Lord, thy God, with all thy mind, body and soul; and love thy neighbor as thy self. On the face of it, there is no ambiguity in the requirement. 

However, with knowledge of why souls ended up in flesh, it is easy to identify reasons why adherence to the law is a herculean task for all mortals. As a reminder, humans ended up in flesh because of spiritual rebellion, led by the son of perdition--Lucifer.

We, all souls created in the beginning, went against God's commandment to utilize the birthright freewill constructively in accordance with His intentions. God The Creative Forces are ever constructive but the rebels all souls acted, and we still continue to act, to aggrandize our carnal desires egos. 

Jesus in His final incarnation practicalized the application of The Law. In the process, He left us with many rules and guidelines on how to lead a spiritual life which will conform to The Father's will and purge us of the ego. 

The souls who genuinely strive to practice them, will gradually free themselves from the consequences of piled-up karmic lessons. The aftereffects of violations of The Law are based on what is termed each soul ever meets itself.

Ignorance of this spiritual principle is why we feel God seems not to care when evil things are perpetuated on earth. Know this: whatever one faces in life is, in general, meeting choices it must have made--in the spiritual or physical realms. We will delve into the explanations and paradoxes inherent in this in the future.

For now and forever, know that The Creative Forces are always constructive. Notwithstanding, The Law has to apply or as Jesus put it ... the works of God be made manifest.... Any authority expects compliance with laws.

The Law is a work of God. As such, Jesus healing the blind man, which followed the quote above, provided an opportunity for the work of God to be manifested on the material plane, which is to conform to another law. 

One who follows the path enunciated by Christ still meets self but with a difference. Adherence to the rules and guidelines serve as mitigating factors before The Throne of Power, Might, Grace and Mercy. An individual who strives to comply moves into the category of those covered under grace and mercy. 

In addition to the above, if the same individual creates a rapport with The Christ-Consciousness, then there is an extra pillar of support. Why?   

Well that each remember, it is LAW; and that only in Him - who hath fulfilled the law, replacing it with mercy, love, hope and understanding - can such be wholly comprehended or understood.  2319-1

And as He hath given, "If ye love me, keep my commandments; for they are not grievous to bear. For I will bear them with thee, I will wipe away thy tears; I will comfort the brokenhearted, I will bring all to those in the ways that are in the Wisdom of God for thy expressions through each experience, in each activity of thine." For thy soul in its Wisdom seeketh expression with Him. Smother it not in the doubts and the fears of materiality but in the spirit of love and truth that encompasseth all, and that is open to ye who have set thy hearts, thy faces, toward the love that is in Jesus, thy Friend, thy Brother.  262-105

Lack of expression of a belief in Christ-Consciousness does not necessarily preclude a soul from being covered under the umbrella of grace and mercy; as long as the individual obeys The Law. The burden is quite heavy for such souls. Eventually, it would find The Pattern. 

Equally, expression of just the belief is not an automatic qualification for coverage under grace and mercy. There are conditions to be met. Here is what the Akashic says:

...not merely by saying, "Yes, I believe Jesus was the Son of God--yes, I believe He died that I might have an advocate with the Father."

Yes, this also,--but what are you doing about it? Are ye living like that? Do ye treat thy brother, thy neighbor, thy friend, thy foe, as though this were true? For no matter what ye say, the manner in which ye treat thy fellow man is the answer to what ye really believe.  3684-1 

From the next post we will share with you the rules and regulations, if you may, registered in The Book of Records from the activities of Jesus the Christ while on earth. 

May the light of the love the Christ be your guide in all activities.

PRINCIPLES OF CHRIST-BASED SPIRITUAL LIVING. III

We purposely left unasked an important question till this moment. Why are you interested in leading a spiritual life? Many esoteric and religious organizations advertise their presence with catchy headlines. One of such by the former is thoughts are things which you can harness--and, may we add, for what purposes? 

This site has never been promoted. When the student is ready the Master will appear is one principle that is, probably, least understood but has never failed. The truth requires no champion for it is the Champion of champions! No man can ever stop the Sun from shining on the earth.

Many a student on the path, as neophytes and initiates of mystical schools are designated, are drawn initially by the dream of controlling their destiny! In other words, they ignorantly and erroneously associate material comfort and imposition of self-will on the material plane with oneness with the Divine and co-creating with God. 

They are wont to project and visualize the best for themselves and loved ones. These are continuation of the practices that landed us in matter in the first instance. The book of Remembrance counsels against projecting and visualizing. This will form the basis of a future discussion.

But Christ's actions run contrary to such human tendencies.  By the way, anyone who strives to follow a Christ-Based way of life is a student on the path too. So, you are a student on the path also! 

Jesus laid the groundwork for anyone who wants to be an independent student on the path. He showed, through His actions and teachings--mainly through stories--how you can become an initiate with Him as The Master of your lodge! 

Today, we highlight some common denominators in virtually all His earthly activities. He was not a stickler for the letter of  the law and never used His unlimited psychic powers to bail Himself out of dangerous situations. However, He never hesitated to use the powers to assist individuals who genuinely sought help. 

Put differently, Jesus never acted to pump up His ego. Through His many incarnations and sufferings, He learned to obey the Will of the Father in His personal affairs. This is one of the greatest keys to success hidden in plain view.

From parts of The Book of Remembrance, discussed so far,  self-aggrandizement is one of the reasons why souls got trapped in matter. The urges to act to satisfy carnal desires self and not the Divine is innate in all human beings. 

It started with the initial rebellion in spirit. Learning how to restrain and finally eliminate self-aggrandizing motives them, like The Master did, is the main reason why souls you and I continue to reincarnate in flesh.

When confronted with tough situations, before anything, silently recite: Not my will, but thine O God, be done in and through me. Believe it and allow things to pan out as He wills! This is very potent if followed with religious fidelity.

As mentioned earlier, Christ allowed the will of the Father to prevail in His personal matters.  To be a practitioner, you have to follow in His footsteps. Ease your ego aside gradually with the prayer. With time, you shall come to see how shortsighted man can be.

As a practitioner of Christ-based spiritual living, to walk the talk means trying to follow His precepts and emulate His actions in any circumstance. In addition to the recital, ask: Christ, what would Thou have me do?

Since we are students on the path, let the Akashic speak to close this discussion.

 For as has been given, He was tempted in all points like as we are, yet without error. Yet He bore in the body, the sufferings of the body; want, loneliness, forsaken; and all that play upon the emotions of the bodily functions; knowing within self the abilities of self to by the mere word, by the speaking to the influences, eradicate this entirely. (1440-2)

May the Christ Consciousness continue to guide your journey towards the Father.