More Theology?!

FRI., NOV. 7, 1997, 7:01 AM
FARM, STUDY

Theology can be both general and specific. One general point that I emphasized in the earlier Teaching was that there is a God, and He is active in earth affairs. A more specific point would be that while you and most Christians use this masculine pronoun, He, this God… and Holy Spirit… are fully masculine and fully feminine, capable of showing forth characteristics of either in uncountable combinations.

Another major theological issue is the nature of evil. It is quite obvious that there are actions and intents that can be called evil. If I am wholely (holy) good, then I can’t be responsible for the evil… would be a theological premise. But this means something or someone I have created turns against Me and becomes a counter force as… or more… powerful than I am. This is the most common Christian theology… that earth is a battleground between Me and satan, and he is quite often the apparent “winner”. I, as God, can finally destroy the whole earth scene to thwart the devil, but then what is the result of My “victory”?

I tell you a variant tale. Evil is part of the design of this earth experience. It is “apparent”, because I cause or allow it… and, by definition, I can’t cause evil. In the broad and deep way that I see actions here in the earth evil is a unique necessity for spiritual growth… and spiritual growth is what life, finally, is all about.

You have commented, as I would, that it is wonderfully ironic that this warmer than usual mass of ocean water that shall bring destructive weather conditions to various land areas this winter is called El Nino, the Spanish name for Me, as the Baby Jesus. Thus, droughts, floods, loss of crops, deaths, injuries, and destruction of property will be blamed on El Nino, another name for Me. Ah, Me!

There is no Biblical basis for when the soul becomes part of a human developing in utero. The most common Christian theology is that it is a fundamental part of the creation process. Apparently, then, when a sperm cell enters an ovum and cell division begins, the soul, which shall be immortal, is created simultaneously. There is no firm basis for such a theological point, but… that has to be the way God “works”. (A sub-point would be: is God directly responsible for every conception, with a plan for each soul conceived, or am I bound to put a soul into every conception that occurs?)

The theology I offer you holds that while there are some “brand new” souls ready for an incarnated life experience there also are experienced on up to very old and experienced souls (“old” used in a very positive sense) who want another earth experience. Yet there is little need for such a soul to enter during the in utero months, so it enters shortly before birth… or even shortly after. The soul is the source of spirit, and this “permeates” the whole person.

Yet the spirit, as a dimension of health, often has “competition” from the physical body, the intellect, the emotions, and the social situations the person is in. When that spirit is well-developed and strong it can coordinate these other dimensions in ways beneficial to the person and to others. And thus the strong gets stronger.