The Threshing Floor Radio Show-February 13, 2011-Randy Maugans
"And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions."-Matthew 22:46
We talk about the matrix as a metaphor, but it's real...very real. We were born into an illusionary maze...a hellish duality. A Rescuer came to show us the escape plan back home, but we looked for Him in all the places He told us He would not be..."Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not." Our spirituality has been externalized into books, doctrines, and ritual at the expense of our own authentic contact with the Living God, who is not in the outer court of man and religion.
It's about the inner work...the kingdom within...the world's kingdoms are dividing...
Socrates: Everyone wants to tell you what to do and what's good for you. They don't want you to find your own answers, they want you to believe theirs. Dan Millman: Socrates: Let me guess, and you want me to believe yours. Socrates: No, I want you to stop gathering information from the outside and start gathering it from the inside.
Socrates: People are not theirs thoughts, they think they are, and it brings them all kinds of sadness.
On the subject of corruption in the New Testament, I reference some facts from the following sources:
Bart D. Ehrman, "The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings"
Bart D. Ehrman, "Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why."
David Parker, "The Living Text of the Gospels."
Bruce M. Metzger and Bart D. Ehrman, "The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration."
Music:
"We Are Not Helpless"-Stephen Stills
“Won’t Get To Heaven (The State I’m In)-Spiritualized
