2002.01.D.22 Re What's Your Motivation Created by James3 on 8/8/2019 7:17:14 PM
Re What's Your Motivation
Greetings,
In response to the spread of articles posted recently, and specifically in response to the article "Jesus Christ is the Son of God, not God", the following comment was received:
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Dear James,
I looked over the several articles that you forwarded via link to us. I am not sure of your motivation for forwarding such diverse points of view, though I hope it is obvious to all that they all cannot be correct. As you said, they are diametrically opposed. I do believe that proper knowledge in this area is essential to a right relationship with our Creator.
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I am concerned about reading "80% truth".
One day we went to a Bible study. The leader said we would have a brief lesson and then we would have a little dessert which he would prepare while we were watching. The lesson was on purity, and how even a little sin (leaven?) could pollute the whole man. He took a bowl and a box of instant pudding and a cold carton of milk which he opened on the spot and made the pudding according to the directions on the box. Then he offered the pudding to the group. We were all eager to have a little, but he pulled it back and said, "I was out rummaging in the garden and I thought maybe the pudding could use a little something extra. So I took a few old dried leaves, a little soil from the vegetable plot and some ashes from the ash bin and brought them in. He held up a small baggy with just a smidgen of each of these in it and then opened the baggy and stirred the pudding and contents together. When he offered the pudding again there were NO takers! So you might understand why I am reluctant to read things that are 80% correct. (Yes, actually I've read things that aren't even 20% correct looking for some nugget of truth, but it is not how I enjoy getting my food, and it does make me liable to err since I am but human in trying to arrive at the truth.) It's that grating gritty feeling of beach sand in pudding that really sets your teeth on edge.
I would think that any measure of a prophet would take the article before God and say, "Do not lead us astray or let us partake of any doctrine that would displease You. But show me what the truth is and let me share only that to your lambs and sheep." I would like hear, "The Lord told me this is how it is, He would not lie." Any more wastes my time and tries my spirit as I try to wrestle the truth from error to satisfy my soul even while I wonder with a nagging doubt whether this chore of winnowing truth from error is what makes me strong :-o.
So tell me, are you presenting this for reassurance that Christ is God? He is. Are you looking for the "magic bullet" that will put this controversy to rest? There isn't one, though the first article was pretty thorough at presenting why Christians believe Jesus is "Emmanuel"--God with us. Or are you just trying to expose the fallacies believed by certain persons who like a weak God? Or are you trying to expose those who are not Christians by inciting them to take one opinion or another? Forgive me, my fertile mind runs amok with possiblities. If there is one question that stood out in your mind I would welcome the opportunity to discuss it.
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In response to this a reply was drafted which it seems is relevant to the wider audience on the list and is presented below with some modifications and extension:
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Dear ........
As you subsequently picked up from another mail, my "motivation" was simply that Yahweh wants us all to confront the massive disparities that exist between people who are all sincere believers.
We are all seeking to serve the same ultimate deity, Yahweh, the Creator of the Heavens and the Earth. We all acknowledge that Yahshua came to earth, performed many mighty works and died.
Yet we cannot agree on absolute fundamentals.
The principal objective of the diversity posted is simply to challenge every one who reads what was posted to ask themselves what they truly believe and WHY there are so many who believe differently.
If we truly love Yahweh we MUST desire to see this division removed and to do this we must seek to understand how the division has come about and what is required to rectify the situation.
As alluded to in a few of the covering mails Yahweh has been giving me clarity on this particular subject for some time and, at the same time, has greatly challenged my beliefs through these articles.
Yahweh willing, i will post a series of articles which discuss what Yahweh HAS said to me on the subject where, Yahweh willing, the rating will be much higher than 80% :)
At this stage let me just say that i have been ENORMOUSLY CHALLENGED by what He has said to me and it is probable that most readers will also be likewise enormously challenged! :)
Regarding the statistics of 80% correct, etc, what will hopefully be apparent by now to those who have read all that was posted subsequent to your mailing me is that there are articles expressing apparently diametrically opposite views that Yahweh says are 80% correct!!
Yet in some cases they disagree on what is surely the most fundamental issue for all who claim to believe - "Is Yahshua "God"" / "Is Yahshua Yahweh" / "Is Yahshua "just" a man".
I must be honest, i was rattled by some of the ratings that Yahweh gave me, as i have been repeatedly rattled by the ratings He has given me in the overall prophetic strategic analysis of the body of believers, of marriage and other subjects that He has taken me through in recent months but on which i have yet to publish anything of substance.
What i hope we will all learn from the apparently completely contradictory 80%, 40%, etc ratings is that THERE IS AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE THINGS OF YAHWEH AND THERE IS AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT THAT WE THINK WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND!! :) :)
That is the essence of the message that Yahweh wanted delivered through this series of articles.
Yahweh is looking for us to HUMBLE OURSELVES, stop arguing and fighting with one another and judging one another and confront the fact that there are MASSIVE PLANKS IN ALL OF OUR EYES collectively AND individually.
Until we come to terms with the harsh reallity that the ONLY way there can be so much division between so many truly sincere people is because NONE of us (not a single one) knows all the truth and we ALL have MATERIAL ERROR, then and ONLY then will we be able to hear Yahweh clearly in seeking all truth.
I hope this helps? :)
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It is hoped that the above will assist readers to gain clarity on some questions that have probably been raised for many readers.
A further observation that is vital to fully grasping the significance of the seemingly disparate 80% ratings:
There is a principle in business known as the "Pareto" or "80:20" principle.
In essence, this states that in any area of business, 20% of the activities will produce 80% of the benefit and 80% of the activities will produce 20% of the benefit.
Most organizations devote most of their energy to the 80% of activities which make 20% of the benefit and this results in gross inefficiencies and organizations which seldom achieve their potential. The easiest way to rectify this is to identify and focus on the 20% of the issues which will deliver 80% of the benefit. This is at the heart of the Critical Issues based approach used in the recent Prophetic Strategic SWOT analysis.
The 80:20 principle, although not necessarily EXACTLY in the ratio of 80 to 20 is a fundamental characteristic of any exponential decay or growth curve such as the exponential curve of learning all evil and departing from all good that was presented in the introduction to the Prophetic Strategic SWOT analysis and in previous articles.
It therefore ALSO has a bearing on issues of truth, etc. One of the reasons that it is possible for two seemingly diametrically opposed articles to BOTH rate 80% correct by Yahweh is that 80% of the content is NOT material or not a source of dispute yet the 20% that IS material is partly or entirely in error.
Once one grasps the fact that "God" as a translation of "Elohim" which in fact means "Mighty Ones" (plural) is a TOTALLY MEANINGLESS WORD when applied as a surrogate NAME for Yahweh as distinct from a technical description, then the question of "is Jesus God" takes on a whole new meaning - because the answer to the question is now dependant on the meaning assigned to the word "God" or "Elohim" by the person who is writing.
Thus it is possible for someone to say that "Jesus is God" and someone else to say "Jesus is NOT God" and for them both to be correct OR both to be wrong, depending on the meaning that is assigned to "God" and, technically, since Jesus is NOT the Name of Yahshua and "God" is not the Name of Yahweh or a meaningful term in the Kingdom of Yahweh they are BOTH WRONG ANYWAY! :)
Satan and his demons use this LEAVEN in such debates to run amok with deception, strife, pride and general division since they can legitimately say to EVERY PERSON who reads such articles that the article is in error!
It is not necessary for Satan and his demons to be specific, they HAVE a basis to say that the article is in error!
Thus, to those who read the articles which say that "Jesus IS God" they can say "nonsense" BECAUSE the words Jesus and God are BOTH invalid.
Satan and his demons can say exactly the same to those who read the articles which say that "Jesus is NOT God".
It is ONLY once we clean up our use of language and conform to Yahweh's rigorous righteous standards of precise use of words that Satan will no longer have a basis to interfere.
Thus, the question is ACTUALLY, "Is Yahshua Yahweh?"
This is a DIFFERENT QUESTION to "Is Yahshua a Mighty One?" or "Is Yahshua one of the Mighty One's?" - which is an accurate translation of the question "Is Yahshua God?" which effectively means "Is Yahshua Elohim?"
In answering the latter question there should be no doubt that Yahshua IS a mighty one! Clearly Yahshua performed MANY MIGHTY WORKS!
The question is, DOES THAT MAKE YAHSHUA YAHWEH? :)
This then gives the subject of "Is Yahweh a trinity" a whole different perspective! :) :)
Please give this question prayerful consideration, Yahweh willing i will give you the answer that Yahweh has given me shortly! :)
Warm regards and blessings
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