Like the members and instruments of a colossal orchestra, could it be
that every major facet of physical life as we know and understand it pulsates a
spiritual story?
God created man as a neutral being, with the power of choice, and with an original right-leaning, 'positive charge' of His (God’s) righteous Spirit. Yet, since the power of choice is meaningless without an alternative object of choice, God allowed 'satan & company' to retain their residency on earth. Their residency pre-dated the creation of mankind, and resulted when, after an attempted coup against The Kingdom of God, Lucifer (who became satan) and one-third of all created angels were deposed from Heaven, landing on earth. They may have thought earth would be their equivalent 'heaven' where they would reign under satan's godhead, since he wanted to be a god.
What a shock when God, through Jesus, and right in satan's face (!) came to earth, created man, and gave HIM dominion and authority over everything on earth! Satan & co. were thus twice deposed! Can you perceive the intense frustration and jealousy this must have ignited?? Thus began their plot to create an "encompassing stand" around and against mankind to provoke ‘thoughts, words and conclusive actions’ that would depose and replace the positive or righteous "God-charge" within man, with satan's negative, wrong-leaning charge, and re-install satan & co. in authoritative dominion on earth. You know well the story and outcomes. After man's sin, God promised to send a redeemer, the seed of a woman, who would once again crush satan's kingdom-attempt and restore it to man. (Genesis 3:15). This threat motivated satan to set-up a 'search and destroy' counter-intelligence operation against this so-called seed. He likely thought this seed was Eve's first born, Abel, so like a lightening bolt, a plot was hatched to take him out.
Thus, the early spiritual history of our world was enveloped and largely motivated by this "search and destroy" plot and efforts to reinforce satan grip on his earthly dominion. Repeatedly across the ages, satan reached the "Wrong conclusion!" in his search and destroy mission, snuffing out the lives of countless babies and adults as he continued to tighten his kingdom-grip on earth through mankind.
Though it took centuries, The Redeemer was indeed revealed as Jesus Christ. He successfully accomplished God's three-part objective of paying the only acceptable price for all sin of all time, creating a new race or species of spiritually re-charged (re-born) mankind, and laying the foundation for the promised third and final deposing of any further effort of satan & co. to establish a kingdom.
In a nutshell, this is The Gospel, the good news that the promise of Genesis 3:15 has been substantially fulfilled. This you may know, but do you know key elements of this spiritual message are likely found at the very core of our physical existence, in both the lessons of chemistry and the daily circumstances that encompass our lives? Could it be that every major facet of physical life pulsates this spiritual story?
Chemistry reveals the atom as the core building block of everything physical (though quantum physics is now exploring sub-atomic life). Atoms comprise a 'neutral' core (neutrons), partnered and charged with a positive core (protons), and encompassed by a negatively charged cloud (electrons) that is bound to the nucleus by an electromagnetic force. The electrons determine the chemical properties or nature of an element, and strongly influence an atom's magnetic properties.
Just like atoms, spiritually, man comprises a 'neutral' core (his spirit and mind, capable of deciding between good and evil), which is originally partnered and charged with a 'positive core (Righteous Spirit of God), both of which are encompassed by a cloud of 'negatively-charged' unrighteous motivations (inspired by satan) bound to man by Adam's original sin and his blood line. Sin deposed man's positive God-charge, negatively-charged our neutral spirit and mind, and left us to the wiles of a merciless devil. The redemption offered by Christ reinstates our God-charge, provides us the means to renew our mind in accordance with our re-born spirit, thus flipping our spiritual make-up to its original status. Moreover, renewing our mind and spirit equips us to identify and spin off negative motivations, just as atoms depose unwanted electrons!
What an analogy! Pulsating at the core of everything physical are relevant insights of our spiritual life. (And yes, all analogies have their limits.)
Since the physical universe comprises an amalgamation of ‘all worlds’-- from the sub-atomic to the universal, perhaps somewhere between these extremes may well be other spiritual messages being pulsated by aspects of our daily life. After all, Heaven’s primary objective for mankind is our redemption, so why wouldn’t this theme be expressed iteratively in various ways throughout creation?
God created man as a neutral being, with the power of choice, and with an original right-leaning, 'positive charge' of His (God’s) righteous Spirit. Yet, since the power of choice is meaningless without an alternative object of choice, God allowed 'satan & company' to retain their residency on earth. Their residency pre-dated the creation of mankind, and resulted when, after an attempted coup against The Kingdom of God, Lucifer (who became satan) and one-third of all created angels were deposed from Heaven, landing on earth. They may have thought earth would be their equivalent 'heaven' where they would reign under satan's godhead, since he wanted to be a god.
What a shock when God, through Jesus, and right in satan's face (!) came to earth, created man, and gave HIM dominion and authority over everything on earth! Satan & co. were thus twice deposed! Can you perceive the intense frustration and jealousy this must have ignited?? Thus began their plot to create an "encompassing stand" around and against mankind to provoke ‘thoughts, words and conclusive actions’ that would depose and replace the positive or righteous "God-charge" within man, with satan's negative, wrong-leaning charge, and re-install satan & co. in authoritative dominion on earth. You know well the story and outcomes. After man's sin, God promised to send a redeemer, the seed of a woman, who would once again crush satan's kingdom-attempt and restore it to man. (Genesis 3:15). This threat motivated satan to set-up a 'search and destroy' counter-intelligence operation against this so-called seed. He likely thought this seed was Eve's first born, Abel, so like a lightening bolt, a plot was hatched to take him out.
Thus, the early spiritual history of our world was enveloped and largely motivated by this "search and destroy" plot and efforts to reinforce satan grip on his earthly dominion. Repeatedly across the ages, satan reached the "Wrong conclusion!" in his search and destroy mission, snuffing out the lives of countless babies and adults as he continued to tighten his kingdom-grip on earth through mankind.
Though it took centuries, The Redeemer was indeed revealed as Jesus Christ. He successfully accomplished God's three-part objective of paying the only acceptable price for all sin of all time, creating a new race or species of spiritually re-charged (re-born) mankind, and laying the foundation for the promised third and final deposing of any further effort of satan & co. to establish a kingdom.
In a nutshell, this is The Gospel, the good news that the promise of Genesis 3:15 has been substantially fulfilled. This you may know, but do you know key elements of this spiritual message are likely found at the very core of our physical existence, in both the lessons of chemistry and the daily circumstances that encompass our lives? Could it be that every major facet of physical life pulsates this spiritual story?
Chemistry reveals the atom as the core building block of everything physical (though quantum physics is now exploring sub-atomic life). Atoms comprise a 'neutral' core (neutrons), partnered and charged with a positive core (protons), and encompassed by a negatively charged cloud (electrons) that is bound to the nucleus by an electromagnetic force. The electrons determine the chemical properties or nature of an element, and strongly influence an atom's magnetic properties.
Just like atoms, spiritually, man comprises a 'neutral' core (his spirit and mind, capable of deciding between good and evil), which is originally partnered and charged with a 'positive core (Righteous Spirit of God), both of which are encompassed by a cloud of 'negatively-charged' unrighteous motivations (inspired by satan) bound to man by Adam's original sin and his blood line. Sin deposed man's positive God-charge, negatively-charged our neutral spirit and mind, and left us to the wiles of a merciless devil. The redemption offered by Christ reinstates our God-charge, provides us the means to renew our mind in accordance with our re-born spirit, thus flipping our spiritual make-up to its original status. Moreover, renewing our mind and spirit equips us to identify and spin off negative motivations, just as atoms depose unwanted electrons!
What an analogy! Pulsating at the core of everything physical are relevant insights of our spiritual life. (And yes, all analogies have their limits.)
Since the physical universe comprises an amalgamation of ‘all worlds’-- from the sub-atomic to the universal, perhaps somewhere between these extremes may well be other spiritual messages being pulsated by aspects of our daily life. After all, Heaven’s primary objective for mankind is our redemption, so why wouldn’t this theme be expressed iteratively in various ways throughout creation?
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