{"id":2942,"date":"2010-03-27T03:18:44","date_gmt":"2010-03-27T10:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/astrowin.org\/rffriends\/wpx\/?p=2942"},"modified":"2010-03-27T03:19:40","modified_gmt":"2010-03-27T10:19:40","slug":"its-a-game-of-leapfrog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astrowin.org\/rffriends\/wpx\/?p=2942","title":{"rendered":"It’s a Game of Leapfrog"},"content":{"rendered":"
Lest\u00a0we become racist\u00a0or sit in judgment on groups of people,\u00a0we might\u00a0take a look at\u00a0the children’s game of leapfrog.\u00a0 Thereafter, we may eye the squares in\u00a0our natal charts more favorably and\u00a0cast a jaundiced eye on the trines.\u00a0\u00a0Saint Matthew gives us the wisdom of\u00a0the\u00a0larger perspective of Jesus as he relates in Chapter 19: <\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/span>“24”: And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.<\/span><\/div>\n
“25”: When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?<\/span><\/div>\n
“26”: But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.<\/span><\/div>\n
“27”: Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?<\/span><\/div>\n
“28”: And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.<\/span><\/div>\n
“29”: And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.<\/span><\/div>\n
“30”: But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.<\/span><\/div>\n
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There is no reason for anyone to be complacent:\u00a0 We have had billions of years and we expect a few more ahead.\u00a0 How many?\u00a0 We do not know.\u00a0 Power corrupts.\u00a0 Absolute power corrupts absolutely.\u00a0 Except for those who put their trust in God.\u00a0<\/div>\n
Consider also that “God” saves not groups but individuals.\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n
Likewise, God is no respecter of persons.\u00a0<\/div>\n
Whether one’s salvation is by faith or by works, any child of fire who expects\u00a0his affiliation in a prestigious group to bring him closer to salvation or immortality kids himself.\u00a0\u00a0 Only by\u00a0his own efforts, by unselfish devotion, by singleness of purpose, is\u00a0he elevated.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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“4”: To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, …1 Peter 1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lest\u00a0we become racist\u00a0or sit in judgment on groups of people,\u00a0we might\u00a0take a look at\u00a0the children’s game of leapfrog.\u00a0 Thereafter, we may eye the squares in\u00a0our natal charts more favorably and\u00a0cast a jaundiced eye on the trines.\u00a0\u00a0Saint Matthew gives us the wisdom of\u00a0the\u00a0larger perspective of Jesus as he relates in Chapter 19: \u00a0“24”: And again I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[227,225,226],"class_list":["post-2942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bible","category-philosophy","tag-power","tag-racism","tag-salvation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/astrowin.org\/rffriends\/wpx\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/astrowin.org\/rffriends\/wpx\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/astrowin.org\/rffriends\/wpx\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astrowin.org\/rffriends\/wpx\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astrowin.org\/rffriends\/wpx\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2942"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/astrowin.org\/rffriends\/wpx\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2942\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2964,"href":"https:\/\/astrowin.org\/rffriends\/wpx\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2942\/revisions\/2964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/astrowin.org\/rffriends\/wpx\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astrowin.org\/rffriends\/wpx\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astrowin.org\/rffriends\/wpx\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}