CASTING STONES

“Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.” – John 8:7

In the original Hebrew, the word you translate as “Sin” means “to miss the mark.”   So to sin is to err… to be slightly off target… to miss achieving perfection.  Yet you altered this word’s meaning to make sin something that is an affront to God.  You see sin as implying a rejection of God, something that is impossible.  You cannot reject God because you did not create God.  You are his creation and He embraces you fully, completely, immeasurably, in each and every moment. 

In the ancient Hebrew form of the word, as used by Jesus, you, in fact, do sin… as do all men, all except He who had attained perfection and could witness the Kingdom of God.  He was here with you and He lived as you lived.  So He understood that you often miss the mark.  He lived in such a way as to guide you, pointing the way, as God guides and points the way with the Holy Spirit in every waking moment (and yes, even in your dreams).  

When Jesus said: “Let he who is without sin, cast the first stone at her,” He was explaining that until you achieve perfection, you cannot see one another as you really are – the Kingdom of God which is right in front of you.  The woman caught in adultery stood before Jesus and He saw her as she was – a Child of God – just as you are a Child of God.   The only one who was “without sin” in that crowd was Jesus Himself.  Would He cast the first stone?  Of course not.  “Has no one condemned you?” He asked the woman.  “Neither do I condemn you.”   

Jesus saw the innocence in her that is the birthright of all God’s children.   Not sin – but Innocence.  We are made in the image and likeness of God.   Jesus recognized the woman’s error, that up until then she had “missed the mark.”   He spoke gently to her, with compassion and Love, just as God speaks to you now through the Holy Spirit.  Saying: “Neither do I condemn you. Go your way.  And from now on, do not sin again.”    

You do not sin, as you perceive sin.

You have never sinned. 

You cannot reject God.  You have only missed the mark.  Let the Holy Spirit guide your steps; He will correct and steady your aim.  See what Jesus saw and has taught you, that you and all of God’s Children are one body, one Spirit in the Kingdom of God.  All are innocent.  There is no sin.  There is only the error.  The belief that you can be separate from God. 

Go forth and err no more.  

TEN REMINDERS

TEN REMINDERS

1.  Know that I love you; hold your relationship with Me above all things.

2.  Put your faith and trust in Me, not in the things of the world that will disappoint you and lead to suffering; I will support, protect and guide you forever.

3. When you speak My Name, I will answer; say it with love always.

4. Put aside your labors one day of the week so we can celebrate together.

5. Love your parents.  Forgive them as they have forgiven you.  Cherish them as I cherish you.

6. Do not harm one another out of fear or anger; all lives are precious to Me.

7. Love one another and respect your bodies, when you have sex let it unify and not divide.

8. Let others keep what is theirs.  Turn to Me for all your needs; I will provide for you.

9. Speak the Truth from your heart; I will reveal everything you need to know.

10. Rejoice in the good fortune of others and be patient, you will receive all in due time.

Jesus is One of Us

Note to traditional Christians or Catholics: This blog posting might upset your applecart.  Proceed with an open heart.  You have nothing to fear beyond the loss of your illusions.

JESUS IS ONE OF US

Jesus was born a man – like you.  He gained the knowledge that He is the Son of God during his lifetime, and you may gain this also during yours.  Jesus embraced this knowledge fairly early (Luke 2:49) and He accepted the Will of God, His Father; therefore He was able to overcome the illusions of this “invented” world and achieve eternal salvation and the Kingdom of God while still here on Earth.

This is His lesson to you.  This is the true teaching of Jesus.  He was “sent by God” – and so are you.  You were created by God with a plan in mind.   God does not reach for you; He doesn’t because He is both within you and everything around you.  God cannot teach these things to you directly; because He does not believe in the illusions you trap yourself within; there is nothing for Him to teach.  In order to overcome your struggle, God has to “become man,” so you can be taught to overcome your separation from Him, a separation you invented, not Him.   

Your Affliction

To God there is no separation, but you stare back at Him and do not recognize His face.  You are like an aged parent, afflicted with Alzheimer’s, staring at their loving child – a child who is ever present, ever supporting, loves them completely – and seeing the face of a stranger.  Every person you see is the face of God, but you stare blankly with fear and apprehension.  Therefore, to see reality, you must be taught.    

Jesus is one of the many Sons of God, they are called Buddha, Krishna, Bodhisattvas; they may even be called Bob or Emily.  Jesus is a highly developed Enlightened One; He sees his relationship to God clearly; something you cannot bear to attempt, because it so frightens you to perceive your own immortality.

It's Okay to Be a Slow Learner

Jesus is a great communicator.  He understands who you are and how to speak to you. His teaching is sometimes twisted by others, you twist it yourself in your mind – hearing threats and damnation when He offers you freedom – but He is a patient teacher.  He is compassionate for you and all who struggle; He understands what you are afraid of, He does not accept it, He banishes it with a swipe of his hand (Matt 4:10), but He understands your difficulty and He knows you need help.  You cannot do it on your own.  This is why He kept His promise and sent The Holy Spirit upon his departure to be with the Father (John 14: 16-27)

Everything discussed here is in John 14.  Read that Chapter and you will come to learn all there is to know.

Jesus is both God and man – that is the meaning of who He is.  That is why He said:  “No one goes to The Father except through me.”    Understand this about Jesus and you will understand who and what you are in relation to God.  The Creator made you.   He did not make “people” in general… He made you!

Compassion for God

Focus your mind.  Hold a single moment in your mind and do not allow your thoughts to wander.  Difficult isn’t it?  It means you cannot shift to another thought – you must hold the one you have and allow it to “bloom” but do not let it go.  If you let go it will break free and drift off – never to be recaptured.  It simply flutters off, barely developed, having little or no substance or power.  This is what happens to 99.9% of your thoughts.  But if you hold onto one right now – holding it firmly but delicately, as you would hold a baby bird in your hand lest it fall – it will become clear to you and you will begin to see its complexity and details; a single focused thought is a beautiful thing. 

This concept represents the source of everything.  This is how you were born – a single thought in the Mind of God, only God is still thinking it; that is why you still exist.  If God were to stop thinking of you for a single instant, if He were to let go of the idea of you for a millisecond, you would slip away and cease to exist.  But God will never do this.  

Do you understand what I am saying?  You are a thought in the mind of God and He has continued to think of you unceasingly.  Could you ever do such a thing?  No, and you have not.  If you had, you would understand the depths of His love for you.  You would fall on your knees in a desperate heart aching fit of gratitude.  Do you think this is easy for God?  He thought of you, and that first instant when His mind glimpsed you He fell in love with you.  He didn’t want you to stop existing, so He made the ultimate sacrifice – so that you can exist.    Without the constant exertion of God’s Will you are like a candle in a hurricane.  Yet He has never stopped – GOD HAS NEVER STOPPED THINKING OF YOU – NOT FOR A SINGLE INSTANT!  

That is the depth of His love.  His focus is relentless.  Therefore you exist.  You have asked yourself this very question:  Why do I exist?  This is the answer: Because God wills it.  The most false statement in history was: I think, therefore I am.  This comes from the ego which seeks our separation from God.  You do not exist because you think – you exist because God thinks.  Know the truth: God Thinks, therefore I am.  

¹³ And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
¹⁴ And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you.

- Exodus 3:14