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Student, laughing with her:  I understand.  Sometimes accidents just happen and [[challenge]] us to accept God’s, or the [[universe]]’s ways.  But if we let ourselves become more one with [[our Father]], and His will for us, it’s not from a place of [[fear]], you know, like God-fearing Christians; that’s probably a detriment to becoming more in [[tune]] to who we truly are.  It’s like uncontrived.  It’s like you said so many times--resting in [[love]] and [[peace]], relaxing into that possibility, and opening up to what’s next for us.  If we go along God-fearing, like God’s going to punish us if we don’t follow His will--which has been hammered into us by our [[religions]] down through the ages…  We can see what’s happening in the world as a result of all that deliberately created fear.  

Student, laughing with her:  I understand.  Sometimes accidents just happen and [[challenge]] us to accept God’s, or the [[universe]]’s ways.  But if we let ourselves become more one with [[our Father]], and His will for us, it’s not from a place of [[fear]], you know, like God-fearing Christians; that’s probably a detriment to becoming more in [[tune]] to who we truly are.  It’s like uncontrived.  It’s like you said so many times--resting in [[love]] and [[peace]], relaxing into that possibility, and opening up to what’s next for us.  If we go along God-fearing, like God’s going to punish us if we don’t follow His will--which has been hammered into us by our [[religions]] down through the ages…  We can see what’s happening in the world as a result of all that deliberately created fear.  

   

   

NEBADONIA:  One of Jesus’ main messages, and a major [[difference]] between the [[Hebrew Bible|Old]] and the [[Christian Bible|New Testament]], was that God is a loving [[father]] who wants only the best for all His [[children]]--no exceptions.  God certainly doesn’t condone any kind of threat of harm or oppressive teachings in His name.  As Michael recently put it: no one can force their inner spiritual understanding upon anyone else; it can only be offered.  It was how he lived his life among you, as Jesus.   

NEBADONIA:  One of Jesus’ main messages, and a major [[difference]] between the [[Hebrew Bible|Old]] and the [[New Testament]], was that God is a loving [[father]] who wants only the best for all His [[children]]--no exceptions.  God certainly doesn’t condone any kind of threat of harm or oppressive teachings in His name.  As Michael recently put it: no one can force their inner spiritual understanding upon anyone else; it can only be offered.  It was how he lived his life among you, as Jesus.   

   

   

Student:  I just started a new [[book]] whose author has a different [[interpretation]] of Jesus’ life.  He points out, at that the time, the oppressiveness of the [[Hebrew|Jewish]] [[religion]] which had so many [[laws]] and commandments, like 630 of them, and where a woman had no rights.  Jesus wasn’t so concerned with [[Rome]] and its occupation; he was concerned with how his own people treated each other.  

Student:  I just started a new [[book]] whose author has a different [[interpretation]] of Jesus’ life.  He points out, at that the time, the oppressiveness of the [[Hebrew|Jewish]] [[religion]] which had so many [[laws]] and commandments, like 630 of them, and where a woman had no rights.  Jesus wasn’t so concerned with [[Rome]] and its occupation; he was concerned with how his own people treated each other.  

   

   

NEBADONIA:  We mentioned once an overview of [[human]] [[civilization]] would be how only recently the tribal level of [[society]] has lead to the nation/state level, all the while their security considerations have led to endless [[warfare]].  The leaders tend to enforce their rules to insure control, but then, in a reversal of your common saying, can’t see the trees for the forest.  These [[hierarchies]] of [[authority]] who feel, because of their own inner anxieties, it’s [[necessary]] to control the people, come to consider only the over-all strategic [[political]] view and loose sight of the [[individuals]] involved.

NEBADONIA:  We mentioned once an overview of [[human]] [[civilization]] would be how only recently the tribal level of [[society]] has lead to the nation/state level, all the while their security considerations have led to endless [[warfare]].  The leaders tend to enforce their rules to insure control, but then, in a reversal of your common saying, can’t see the trees for the forest.  These [[hierarchies]] of [[authority]] who feel, because of their own inner anxieties, it’s [[necessary]] to control the people, come to consider only the over-all strategic [[political]] view and loose sight of the [[individuals]] involved.

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