The journey without end...
We started the journey because of the very nature of our Father; He loves to create[1] and and He loves to love[2]. So I AM became we are[3].
An early traveller on the journey became a friend of our Father[4] and was promised a blessing in order that he too might be a blessing to others[5]. However, some people are more interested in being blessed than being a blessing. This is certainly not the destination.
During the journey some of us were introduced to the Teacher[6] and decided to follow Him[7]. Being blessed[8] and being a blessing is part of following the Teacher[9]. In following we became transformed into apprentices[10], learning from Him and being trained in His ways[11]. This is not the destination.
Later on the journey we will again be transformed[12]. Our aged, worn out shells will be discarded, but we will continue on the journey. This will still not be the destination.
Further on the journey our Father will look at what direction we have been travelling[13]. Are we headed towards receiving blessings or giving blessings[14]? For those who are merely interested in receiving their journey is over and they are no more[15]. But for the others this is not the destination.
Continuing on the journey our Father throws a party so we can enjoy time with Him[16]. Some think this is the destination. But the journey goes on forever[17]; we are travelling an eternal and enjoyable journey with our loving Father.
On Facebook there has been discussion about neo-Reformed, Arminian, Prosperity and various other Gospels... about whether Hell really exists or not... and the whole debate about who is 'saved' or who is 'in' and who is 'out'. This seemed to me to be missing the point. There is no destination.
So I wrote this short summary of the way I see Scripture talking about our lives. It's not about different ways to God. There is only one way, but focussing on the destination seems to be not what God is calling us to!
I was discussing this in the car with a couple of friends the other day: If you think about tenses, past, present and future, our relationship or walk with God is not like that, it is a sort of present continuous based also on past. We see time as a linear progression. God doesn't. It's like trying to describe a sphere to someone who only understands two dimensions. To them a sphere is a dot that becomes a circle that becomes a dot as it passes through the two dimensions. God sees and lives outside and inside time simultaneously. We see time as past, present and future. He sees it as a whole.
On Facebook there has been discussion about neo-Reformed, Arminian, Prosperity and various other Gospels... about whether Hell really exists or not... and the whole debate about who is 'saved' or who is 'in' and who is 'out'. This seemed to me to be missing the point. There is no destination.
So I wrote this short summary of the way I see Scripture talking about our lives. It's not about different ways to God. There is only one way, but focussing on the destination seems to be not what God is calling us to!
I was discussing this in the car with a couple of friends the other day: If you think about tenses, past, present and future, our relationship or walk with God is not like that, it is a sort of present continuous based also on past. We see time as a linear progression. God doesn't. It's like trying to describe a sphere to someone who only understands two dimensions. To them a sphere is a dot that becomes a circle that becomes a dot as it passes through the two dimensions. God sees and lives outside and inside time simultaneously. We see time as past, present and future. He sees it as a whole.
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