FORGIVENESS, RESPONSIBILITY, SPIRITUAL DEBT AND MERIT

FORGIVENESS, RESPONSIBILITY, SPIRITUAL DEBT AND MERIT: AND UNTRUE RUMOURS ABOUT FORGIVENESS AND WHAT IT MEANS:

1. There is a bad, untrue theory going around by word of mouth, first published in a magazine called “Elohim” that seemed good at first glance, then went into the worst blasphemy I ever heard, about the Bible. The story was called: “Thou Shalt Not Forgive” and the author   said it was only about blame. So some people would not forgive others, in case the other person believed they had been blamed for that sin, and were insulted that way. However, the Bible states: “Forgive each other, freely” and that came from the mouth of The Lord Jesus Christ. HE stated “Forgive each other, 7 times 77 times”. Someone then asked him: “are we meant to count that up?” and he said: “No, it's a figure of speech that means: “Forgive each other, over and over, and do NOT stop forgiving”. So since I know that the Lord Jesus Christ taught about forgiveness, and encouraged all people to forgive each other, then forgiveness it IS, not some foolish author whom went to print around the year 1999, about her or his distortion of Bible Writings.
   FORGIVENESS IS A RELEASE FROM BLAME, and is NOT blame, that way.
2. SINNERS: Taken in context, over a long period of time, most people, not all of them, have sinned in past, and when someone forgives them, they start to feel happier or even joyful, that someone else cared enough to forgive them. Regardless that benjamin crème, LSD addict and author, claiming in these days that he is the “New Age Spokesperson”, he stated in writing, that the Lord Jesus Christ had a “residual kharmic debt” (spiritual debt, caused by the sin and the effects of the sin): crème: we want you to REPENT properly and never again imply or state that Jesus Christ was a sinner, HE never sinned, and even though he was “righteously indignant” stated as “anger” in the Bible, there IS a difference, I know about that because I used to be angry and often, yet was told in two different ways: “Do NOT act in anger”. The anger can be genetic, but it is NOT to be acted upon. The idea of “righteous indignation” is another matter, I did pray about this because I was unhappy with the idea of the Bible stating that HE was angry. I requested that at some time, I would experience righteous indignation, as HE did, so I could find out if it was different, and that came to pass, and I found: I was NOT angry, I was righteously indignant and felt energised into action, to defend a man verbally, whom others were laughing at, and defended verbally, and it was NOT the same as angry, and was NOT a sin. In fact, the righteous indignation I felt at that time, was a really good feeling, very encouraging to get my words RIGHT, fully TRUE, and yet to help another. Also, in a different book, about a man and his group of friends whom met in Hollywood, decent people too, and they realised at one time, they were talking with The Lord Jesus Christ, and some Archangels, and asked The Lord Jesus Christ: “what should we do if we get angry?”: the reply was: “wait, do not act on that anger, wait awhile and the anger will go away”. This is to myself, reasonable, fair-minded and righteous, and since that book also had many other wonderful teachings, I can only assume it is true, and that it really WAS The Lord Jesus Christ talking with those ones. Also, while Hollywood is rotten, overall, it's good that some of the people there, are right and righteous, so we cannot say that everyone in Hollywood is evil (much as some of them are).
3. SINNERS: Some people say: “we are all sinners”, yet while that may be true, it ignores repentance, the making of amends and the freedom from spiritual debt later on, that means they are FORGIVEN. Humankind need not judge by saying “I forgive that man over there, and not the next man over there”. Just: FORGIVE THEM. And if the person is still in too much debt, leave it to GOD and the SPIRITUAL JUDGES about that, it is NOT a mistake to forgive another person. If a person has a personal dislike or even hatred of another person, walk away, do nothing about it, forgive him in the mind (if not speaking verbally), and walk away, to avoid wrath and so forth, change the subject to some nice, decent, polite truthfulness about others, and move on. Your moods will improve that way.
   Please stop calling each other sinners, unless of course a person is already sinning and NEEDS to be told about repentance. Once a person is carefully repentant, they are happier to be called “Repentant ones”, instead of “sinner”. Those sinning ones, need to repent. To call onself, honestly, repentant, does mean what it means: “I have stopped sinning” (remission of sins). It is even possible to regain the innocent states that we, as humans, would enjoy.
4. THOSE THAT ARE INNOCENT, completely, are either The Lord Jesus Christ and a few others; as well as: newborn babies. They are born innocent, they have NOT sinned, they just arrived on Earth from near Heaven, so don't please burden them down by saying: “that baby was born in sin”, or “that baby is a born sinner” or “that baby was born to sin”. What sin was it? Even The Lord Jesus Christ was born of a lady. The newborn have NOT sinned: what sort of sin was it really that some talk about? In fact, there IS no sin in being born, no sin, the baby has not sinned. Some of those outrageous statements, calling people sinners, go back to real gangs, and mafia, in their ignorance as they try to take over all Churches and so forth, to abolish the Churches completely, that will NOT do. They are pitting brother against brother, with lies, deceits and cunningness, and half-truths: distortions: even on the Net, about various really good people and Churches. If it's outrageous: reject it. One of the worst lies I saw on the Net about the Churches was aimed at the Pentecostal Church, and I simply refuse to believe in such things as the false accusations against that Church, or any other moral religion. The gangs call it the “takeover of the spiritual planes”, how foolish of them. Also, sorry, benjamin creme needs to be ignored for being a false prophet and trying to gain a huge following for his idea of a new war in Heaven (The Mental Plane), just like satan did, it is NOT to be tolerated. He has left clues to that, yet would deny it or ridicule anyone whom said anything about crème, that he did not like. I do believe either creme needs a good counsellor whom will teach crème about repentance, or that we are ALL to ignore him. His idea stated that: “In the Age of Capricorn, there will be a war on the Mental Plane”, but that's Heaven and no such thing will happen again.
5. RESPONSIBILITY INSTEAD OF BLAME. This seems a very good teaching. In the Bible, it states that “everyone is responsible for their actions, (their behaviour) for good or for ill” and that is very, very, very true. So if a person sins, they have a debt, can find a way out of debt, to feel free from debt. I believe: all people are responsible for all of their free will and thoughts, words and deeds. So make them GOOD deeds, GOOD actions, in the Bible it was spoken by St Paul “Do the right thing”, it is seemingly very simple, yet must be reasonably able to have been followed, or it would not have been spoken. FORGIVENESS, TOO, INSTEAD OF BLAME.
6. GETTING OUT OF SPIRITUAL DEBT? St John the Baptist taught that “remission of sins, and the making of amends” IS how to get out of spiritual debt that can cause suffering, and others say COMPASSION, deeds to help others in that manner, is a way out of suffering, both ideas are true and good. Some say that “Karma means work” (Karma: Kharma: means Spiritual debt and merit) and that is very true: do a good job, moral in fact, and work on that, and that is a way out of debt; later once amends have been made, continue in your goodnesses, your righteousnesses, to be in a state of spiritual merit and forgiveness by the time the person dies. Good people don't need to bother so much about their debt or merit, they just continue being righteous, and are helpful, compassionate and wise, and are not necessarily in debt just by saying: “that one over there is helpful, he or she is in debt”: NOT FAIR: Because most people do these things in mercy and compassion, and most of them have no debt anyway. When you are choosing an occupation or job, think awhile: “do the right thing: is this job right? Is it moral?”. Choose the moral ways, please, every decision you make. Realise, one of the hardest occupations is housework: to make the home so clean, and this is indeed meritorious of housewives and mothers at home, husbands often will smile at her housework skills proven, both are wise. This is somewhat Biblical: Mary, the example of all women, was an active wife and mother, and a hard worker, too; the Bible does encourage hard work, obviously the occupation is to be wholesome.
7. GOD'S WILL: Some people do wonder, over and over: Yes, God is TRUE, but how to do his Will if I don't know precisely what it IS? The answer, after I went through that myself, was: “Do anything merciful and innocent”. So we can smile at those things, and to give God our GRATITUDE that HE is no despot, is not fault-finding, is so kind and so wonderful and so true, SMILE, people, HE wishes you all well. HE gives ourselves options and the options are always righteous, so do not worry too much about these things of worry or anxiety about: “yes, but, what should I DO?”. Do anything merciful and innocent, moral in fact, is what your choices need to be.
8. FREE WILL: Is a problem to many, how to define it? It's the choices we make between one good idea and another good idea. It is NOT to be abused by saying “I want to do something evil, so it's my choice, and I'm allowed it, it's my free will”: NO, NO, NO, because evil and cruelty are abusive and that incurs a spiritual debt.
9. THIS TYPESETTING AND SOME OF THE QUOTES: I have been privileged to read more than just the Bible, have read other works, some of them ring so true that I do believe they are sacred works, and have also quoted from them, about what the Lord Jesus Christ has said in past.
10. WE SAY: HE, THE LORD GOD, HAS NEVER ALLOWED ANYONE TO SIN, even Eve was told: DO NOT DO THAT. That is NOT permission for her nor anyone else, to sin, NO permission was given, none. Do NOT allow yourselves to sin or be evil, please, since it means a debt and suffering is often the result, not only the sin, it's also ALL of the effects of the sin, worse. HE does NOT want people to suffer, yet some will due to their own decisions.
11. IN THE BIBLE, TOO: and other spiritual works: “Do be KIND to each other”. So do NOT be cruel, decide to be kind and do the right thing.
12. FOR THOSE WANTING TO READ THE BIBLE, do not expect that to be as perfect as it is said, this is NOT a criticism of the Ancient and Wise ones, in fact, it's problems were often in Medieval days, it was common practice to have the Bible changed and altered so that those doing the changes would give someone persmission in that book, to be evil, without saying it, or even when saying it. They tortured many people, mostly the people were living in terror of the torture-machines (eg the rack, the “bridle” and the “ducking stool” and so forth), yet anyone disliked at all, would be sent to be tortured, even falsely accused of being a “witch”; accused by those same ones whom changed the Bible around, with dozens of unfair and unjust and untrue problems the torturers had, put into the Bible. However, the Bible is one of the finest and best books, even so. And the tormenters often called others “witches” so then the process of torturing would happen, with fake proof and terrible suffering forced on others.
    THE BIBLE: It's origins were done by perfect writing, pre-medieval days, and the result was perfect, having been inspired by God. Regardless that it was changed here and there, it is STILL a book with WISDOM, sift through it, people. Compared to a modern-day book of fiction, the Bible stands out as so GOOD, and never a waste of time, and IS better than any tv set or movie. Definitely, it's much better than any adult's party with free alcohol, drugs and worse, do NOT go down that road, please. To help others NOT to go out and get drunks, it's in the Bible: “Do NOT get intoxicated”: drunk, don't do that please. Better to go to a Library and find a decent, educational book (eg more mathematics, regardless of the age of the person wanting something to do, and being bored). Keep the mind pure (good mental hygiene), keep the mouth clean, and do your best in your life, to be a good or righteous person, go ahead, keep on with that). The Lord Jesus Christ WILL return, and while the situation on Earth would be tragic (I don't wish for the tragedies, yet I DO want to hear HIM or see HIM, to learn more, HE will somehow find people to trust, to write down HIS words, or record them, perfectly, I hope it's on-line at times, or in the Christian Bookshops, OR on tv, and/or movies and/or any media at all that HE wishes upon people: PERFECT, is how I expect those books or memory-storage systems, will be. IF a Pastor, or Minister etc. is given a message from GOD that they must build a bigger Church, even told where to buy the newer building, it can be simply: The Lord Jesus Christ WILL return, and the people will flock in many ways, to the Church, just to hear HIM speak, many more people than can fit into a smaller Church. Instead of being bored: go to Church. Join a decent Church group, go to a Library and find a decent, educational book, visit your elderly relatives, visit the sick, the poor, visit the bereaved, do some voluntary work of a decent type, write letters to your parents and loved ones, join a decent club eg chess, backgammon, etc., but NOT if they serve alcohol there (that's often trouble looming), visit friends and families and more. I did used to go to parties with alcohol, and what it led to was myself being victimised and abused, so I have put ideas here about what to do if someone is bored: since boredom was my problem so went to the first party I was invited do: instead of doing what was on my mind a lot: “I MUST get around to visiting my Nana (grandmother), she's in an old folks home, I wish I could visit her, often”. Yet, I was also a full-time worker and did not follow the “tug” in her direction, and often went to work, instead. I don't want others to become entrapped by that sort of thing. It seems that all too often, teens go to a city to work, and find they have no friends like they had back home, and will become bored, it's a trap. Pick up the phone, call your Granny and say: “I love you, Granny”!! That attitude works wonders. In retrospect, it would have been better if I had quit my job, visited my Nana and did those things to keep boredom out, and to find a new job later with better people. My Mum and Dad, whom lived a long way from that city, would have in fact, welcomed myself home, if I had talked about it to them, saying something like: “Help, Mum, I have problems with going to parties, and I need you to advise myself”: knowing her, nicely, she would probably have said: “Come home, you can find a job near ourselves”.
13. I WOULD NOT HESITATE TO FIND OUT ABOUT SACRED SCROLLS, unearthed these days, truly, like the Dead Sea Scrolls, because that was all pre-medieval, and seems perfect. However, some foolish so-called authors are putting their own books in libraries, hoping to be popular, with all sorts of silly notions about “this book is sacred” or “this is a copy from as sacred scroll”, yet are false: and mixed in with that, there are statements of wisdom and fact: often from the Holy Bible, they decided to read that first, and then to change it. I started to read one of those, in the belief it was sacred, holy, and would tell the truthfulnesses that I wished to learn more about, but it was full of insults toward the greater of people, so I had to throw it out. This was a long time ago, and stated that it was from Russia and that it would not be published until the author was dead: what a horrible thing that book was. A good and careful investigation by a Pastor, Minister, or other, may result in a list of sacred scrolls copied into books that are righteous; and maybe a list of so-called sacred scrolls as a “do NOT read this book” list.
14. SMACKING, SPANKING, HITTING CHILDREN: That was NEVER done by the Lord Jesus Christ, nor his Mother nor his brothers, sisters nor their father. There is NO permission given in the Bible, as far as I can say, no permission to hit or “strike” anyone. Some say: “but, Jesus said: that HE came with the chastening rod”: true; yet the “rod” is the tongue, a metaphor, he did often reprimand people, and knew the right way to correct people, and that was always done verbally. Also “spare the rod, spoil the child” then is better understood as: “reprimand the child, when they are wrong: talk to them, listen to their replies, do not let them do wrong without being reprimanded, verbally. If necessary, have your trusted Pastor, Minister or Priest, have a quiet talk with the child, to talk them OUT of being wrong and INTO being righteous, give them options, too: “It would be better instead of sulking, better to play with your toys, INSTEAD”.
15. MINISTERS, PASTORS, PRIETS AND OTHERS: INCLUDING TEACHERS AT SCHOOL: Some people have a rather distorted view of the above people that the distortion says: “but, the Pastors don't do anything all week, they write a sermon and preach on Sundays, the rest of the time they do nothing at all”. That's rather false, in fact, they do quite a lot, and are not to be criticised: some will upon leaving school, want to be a Minister or Pastor or Priest and to be good and rightous, loving The Lord Jesus Christ and care enough to want to teach others. However, if the point of view says: “they do hardly anthing”, some would want that to have an “easy time”, that is NOT good enough. I will leave it to individual Ministers and more, to talk to the children in the Sunday Schools, about this, and to give details about what they do with all that time. TEACHERS at school have the same problem: tell the children at times, that the teacher does NOT sit back when school is out for the day, and to do nothing the rest of the time, tell them, otherwise without being told by the Teachers, the children will assume from seeing the teacher only during school time, that the teacher does nothing at all, later. I had that same attitude when young, because no-one told myself my teacher did a huge amount of work back home after school, when I could not see him. If children are told that the Minister works and what he does, then those just wanting an easy time, will maybe say: “ok, that is NOT for myself to do, since it's such hard work”. Hard work includes, long hours, this only if it's righteous types of work. So a person sitting at a computer for many hours and frequently, doing a good job, can be also called a hard worker.
16. PLEASE: Do not assume I'm perfect (the typesetter). I'm imperfect, yet are practising honesty all the time, as much as I can. I'm imperfect, yet repentant. My teens years were fraught with difficulties, and from those experiences, what I learned was only: what NOT to do. That is not good enough for anyone, I should have been at home after work, reading the Bible, to find out what NOT to do, without doing those things. I am no great example. And while I'm practicing my repentance, I still sometimes make mistakes (not lies because there's no deliberate lie there), just realise, a lie is told on purpose, yet mistakes (inadvertant, human error) need correcting as soon as possible, and are not lies. Humanness is often so very good, sometimes though, we make mistakes and it's a fact: correct the mistakes, please. Please be kind to others, I do mean these documents KINDLY.
17. BULLIES: Do not accept them, and if necessary, be on your own instead, do NOT join in with them, they will drag you down into sins, so ignore them. The best thing is to read a book at school, a decent, academic book (eg “this is our time out of class, my next class is Arithmetic (Mathematics), so I will read my Arithmetic book and keep my mind fit and active and will learn well, this way”. And when the bullies walk up to bully you again, IGNORE THEM: Read your book, keep your eyes on your book pages, continue to read, do NOT reply, just keep on reading. Mostly, they will get so bored because you didn't “rise to the bait”, they will say you are a bore and then they will walk away. A person whom read her books instead, did that and thereby improved and improved her mind, purely, decently, and later passed all of her examinations, now has a Phd and is enjoying a full-time position marking University student's papers, examinations, essays and all, and is highly paid for that reason, she's a good worker, hard worker, intelligent, and often: smiles. I think this tactic “ignore the bullies” will work wonders, yet, the schoolchildren being bullied, victimised, NEED to talk about that, with the teachers and the parents. Do NOT be bullied and baited, even threatened, into NOT telling the teachers and the parents, because the bullies need real counselling, leave it with adults to counsel them, and ignore the bullies. If the victim never tells the parents and teachers, the parents and teachers cannot do anything about it, and the bullies will continue with their persecutions. This is not the whole answer, it's a huge subject. Bullying is persecution. I do believe that the Lord Jesus Christ was asked by someone: “what happens to those whom persecute?” and his reply was: “they go to hell”. That does not mean they ALL go there, and it's not the usual sort of person's responsibility to say those words, just refer to the Bible, to the bullies, and leave it alone (mostly say: “The Lord Jesus Christ told people NOT to sin”. Why the bullies don't ALL go there, we will give an example: an 11 year old is a bully, vicious, and won't stop hurting other's feelings and lives. If she dies aged 12: she does not go to hell, YET: It's a debt of unhappiness she would have, that MUST be paid, such sorrow, IF she knew she was wrong, even evil, to be so cruel and to abuse so badly. Therefore: NO-ONE EVER GETS AWAY WITH WRONGDOING ON PURPOSE). Be fair (reasonable), fair-minded, too, please.