WHAT ACTS 17:24-28 REALLY MEANS

WHAT ACTS 17:24-28 REALLY MEANS

In the Bible, Paul visits Athens, according to scripture. In the Book of Acts, beginning with verse 17:24 we find the following statements. And we're going to break it down into pieces since there is so much territory to cover in just this one verse.

The verse opens with this statement:

“The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands."

Right off the top, Pauls tells the people in Athens multiple things of great importance. First of all, this "God" or Source, made the world and everything in it. And from what did he make it from? God stuff, thats what. So everything ... is made out of "God stuff." Everything. 

Secondly, Paul says that "God is the Lord of Heaven and Earth." A Kingdom needs a King, so the king of this creation, is the Source of this creation. The "Lord," is someone or something having power, authority, or influence; a master or ruler. This word is rooted in it's ancient etymology as "Bread-Keeper." Remember that the word "Bethel-hem" means "House of Bread." All is symbolic.

"And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else."

Next ... "and He is not served by human hands, as if He needed anything." Worship is not needed. We cannot do anything for God, since God provides all things TO US. He has no need of anything from us. In fact, the next line says "He himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else." Pretty clear to me. God, our Source ... provides everything. Including life and existence. Our very breath ... the Source of the energy we need to stay alive and operating in this material form. We are the light of the world, Source provides the power and electricity that runs the whole show. 

"From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands."

From ONE MAN it says. Well, what is a man? This word has it's roots in ancient Sanskrit and means "mankind/mind." So from one mind, or mankind, he made all the nations. The word "nations" means birth, tribe, descendants, species, and common ancestry. Again ... ALL mankind, to inhabit ALL the Earth (matter/form). And, decided who comes and goes between Spirit and Matter ... and when and where they come and go. 

"God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us."

Ask yourself "where did I come from?" and the answer has already been given. From God. Where everything came from ... and remember ... all is made out of God Stuff. God stuff is the only material that was available at the time Source expanded from the unseen, to the seen. He is not far, because he is INSIDE and IS all things. You, me, and the entire single organism of the universe. 

And now ... this very important part: 

"For in him we live and move and have our being. As some of your own wise men have said, ‘We are his offspring.’"

Wow. How incredibly simple is this ... and yet we still fight over it. "For IN him (inside of him / Spirit consciousness), we live, and move, and have our being." We exists IN God as God made everything from God Stuff and we are ONE thing ... GOD. We, as Jesus said (not just Jesus) are HIS OFFSPRING. The word "offspring" means descendants ... and generally younger or newer in age. We are DESCENDED from God. This word means to "dismount, to fall from, to come down from." This is our "fall" into matter from Spirit. Not some literal  story of sin and fruit. These are allegories. Surface stories with deeper meanings. 

So you see how much can be extracted from just one short paragraph of scripture when the time is taken to find what the words mean, and how they were translated from their original languages? Question everything. Don't let someone else decide your spiritual fate. Do your research and let it speak to the God Stuff inside of you. You will know, rather than have to guess. 

Just a thought ... 

~Justin Taylor, ORDM.

THE NEGATIVE MIND OF MAN

THE NEGATIVE BIAS OF MAN

Science has now proven that the brain has a negative bias. Over the course of time, the inherent survival guide within us had to run from predators, remember what made the body sick, and be on the general lookout for danger. This has led to a negative bias. All negative events in this Life experience stick to the brain like Velcro. While positive events, are like trying to scratch through Teflon. They require time to sink in. They have to be savoured. 

For example, you’re a musician and you give a concert at your local venue. The next day, you read reviews online. There are 240 positive reviews, and one negative review. Which one do you concentrate on? Which one do you mull over time after time? The negative one. You’ll go to sleep thinking about that ONE negative review, and not spend your time on the positive ones. Its just how we’re wired. But we can change it.

When we have a positive thought or experience, spend time on it. 15 to 20 seconds will suffice for the positive vibes to embed into the subconscious. If you catch yourself focusing on a negative experience, redirect immediately. Replace that negative thought, with a positive one. Then let it sink in ... deep. Feel it, taste it, listen to it, see it in all its beauty, hear the sounds, and then allow it safe passage to your inner world of Mind. Feel the positive emotions and be joyful. Do not resist negative thought, but instead, redirect and replace it. 

At bedtime, and first thing upon waking, set your Mind to a positive light. Savour the moment and let it sink in during your Theta brainwave state just before drifting off to sleep, and before all the thoughts of the day begin to come at you in the morning. Take 5 minutes, or more in the morning, and fully immerse yourself in a positive thought experience. Then, go about your day as you normally would. Be mindful of your thoughts as new and old experiences find their way into your path. Neurons that fire together, wire together. Bring harmony and joy into the Mind’s eye. 

There is a field of electromagnetic energy surrounding us. A field of consciousness. This field is where Mind operates. It flows around us, in us, and through us. This place is where thought permeates the material world, through our brain and our body. In the same way that iron particles gather around a magnet, thoughts gather around us in this field. They have the power to influence our cells and our DNA. We can literally re-wire our world and our experiences, individually and collectively. The Ancients knew this, and Quantum Physics, Neuroscience, and cutting edge Psychology and Metaphysics have now proved it - all the way down into the quantum realm.

The entire Universe is mental. It is all Mind becoming manifest through the process of creation. Call it God, call it Source Energy, call it whatever is comfortable to you. This is the stuff ALL things are made of, and it is all interconnected through the web of consciousness. We have the power to create, to heal, and to change ourselves, and the world. Spend less time thinking about what you DO NOT want, and spend more time thinking about what you DO want. Not where you are, but where you would rather be. 

Justin Taylor, ORDM.