Martin <\/span><\/strong>B<\/span><\/strong> The other day John said something in his healing prayer posts about how not listening to the Holy Spirit is a matter of missing the mark, something that can be corrected, rather than something that must be repaid through disease and punishment. This goes slightly counter the idea that Mr. Heindel put forth when he said that the sins against the Holy Spirit must be repaid in full.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/span>This led me to think about what the Holy Spirit is. Of the many things, the Holy Spirit is also a representation of the laws that govern our existence, especially as they pertain to our physical existence. I was thinking about what would happen if I drop a vase, and that vase is made of glass. The vase will fall to the floor, and break. Such are the laws of gravity, and the laws that govern the physical existence of that vase. I can replace the vase. i can even fix it. But If I drop it again, that vase will\u00a0break again. And no matter how much money I might have to buy new and better vases, no matter how much I think and hope for the opposite, each and every time that I drop that vase, it will break.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Martin<\/p><\/div>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>I was thinking that something akin to that might happen when we miss the mark and sin against the Holy Spirit. Depending on what the sin was, there might be some consequences to be had on the physical, emotional and even the mental planes. If we think of the Holy Spirit as being a principle best exemplified by the highest initiate of the moon period, wherein we obtained our desire body, we can see how this same principle might have a say on the workings of that vehicle that it helped form and the ones below (vital and physical), that are in a sense sustained by it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It is true that in\u00a0essence, in our truest of natures, we are spiritual; we are children of the Father and brothers to Christ, partaking of the same nature as His. But though this may be true, it is also true that we have vehicles that permit us to function in these worlds. If we do not take care of these vehicles, give them the proper upkeep, they will break down, as happens with our cars and other tools when we don’t take care of them. So when we sin, or miss the mark, it is a truth that in spirit we never sinned, in spirit we remain pure, and in spirit we are already forgiven (in spirit we haven’t even sinned!), but that “sin” might lead to its consequences, such as the vehicles wearing down after much abuse. Sometimes our vehicles even break down not so much because of a particular “sin” we committed, but because these vehicles, unlike our spiritual self, are imperfect and prone to breaking down.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n So what does this mean in terms of forgiveness? Does this mean that forgiveness of our sins can’t really heal? Much like the desire body has a say on the workings of the vehicles below it, the spiritual self has a say on the workings of its vehicles down to the physical. However, this message, its regenerating influence, can’t reach us if the line of communication is not opened and kept open. And this is where healing prayer comes in. When the damage is done, and the physical or emotional bodies break down and go into crisis (when we get sick), it is through healing prayer that we open up the lines of communication with our higher, true selves, with Christ, so that we might mend the broken vase. And the vase might crack again, or even break, because of something we did or just because such is the nature of the vase from time to time to wear down, but so long as we keep the line of communication open and clean, Christ can keep reaching in to mend and fix what needs fixing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n These thoughts came to mind last night as I considered my mom’s church and the RF. It seems we in TRF keep missing the mark somehow, as evidenced by our treatment of each other and even ourselves. This of course, led me to remember how sinning and illness can result from missing the mark as well. I will comment on what this means to me in terms of TRF and its membership, but I wanted to see first what you guys thought of what I wrote above.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Jim <\/span><\/strong>B<\/span><\/strong> If I remember correctly Jehovah is the Holy Spirit.\u00a0 The sin against the Holy Spirit involves misuse of the creative force \u2013 both positive and negative poles.\u00a0 So it could involve both misuse of the creative force involving procreation and also misuse involving our mental powers.\u00a0 In either case we must master the correct use of the creative forces so that we can build better vehicles for our use as virgin spirits.\u00a0 Any misuse would result in weakened vehicles \u2013 dense, vital, desire, and mind.\u00a0\u00a0 So the misuse can not be forgiven\u2026 we must come back and repeat a lifetime in which we learn how to correctly use that creative force.\u00a0 Christ indicated the working of this law several times in the New Testament.\u00a0\u00a0 See Matthew 5:21-31\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jim<\/p><\/div>\n \u00a0An example\u2026.\u00a0\u00a0 5:21<\/em> “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder, <\/a><\/a>and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’ 22 But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause <\/a><\/a>shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of hell fire. 23 Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. \u2026.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0If we do not master the use of the creative forces and if we can not build the new vehicle \u2018to be our golden wedding garment\u2019 then we will not be ready to move into the next period of our evolution.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Martin <\/span><\/strong>B<\/span><\/strong> Thanks for being the only one to reply, Jim. Before I get to the point I was trying to make by writing the initial message, I’d like to point to something that you said:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n So it could involve both misuse of the creative force involving procreation and also misuse involving our mental powers.<\/em><\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It is known to all of us that our minds and our larynx came to be through the redirecting of the creative forces, of which Jehovah and his angels were stewards until a time when we’d be better fit to control them. There is no question in any of our minds that procreation involves use of this creative force. But when it comes to our thoughts, our actions, or even our words, many of us doubt or overlook the fact that these things come about through use of the same creative force.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Mr. Heindel once pointed out that were a man to strike another man, one might say that it was the man’s fist that struck the other. But likewise, another might comment that it was the man’s thoughts (his mental activity) that struck the man, as his actions came to be because of the man’s mental capacity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Considering that, as previously mentioned, our thoughts (and through these our actions), and our words come to be through the use of the same creative force that allow us to procreate, misuse of any of these things would be to sin against the holy spirit. That is, improper thoughts, harsh words, negative emotions against ourselves or our fellow man, improper actions on our part, these things are on par with the abuse of the procreative forces which so many in the mystery tradition have come to look down upon, as all the above mentioned things have their roots in that same force. So if we look so poorly on abuse of the procreative function, why do we choose to act so poorly against our fellow man, to say harsh words to him, or to think untrue thoughts and then convert these into untrue words? Why do we overlook the fact that our entire lives, down to our breathing and thinking, is a perpetual act of creation? And as abuse of the procreative sexual function is a sin against the holy spirit, should we not also consider abuse of the other creative functions as sins against the holy spirit?<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Perhaps many of us in the mystery tradition (and I am including myself here, Jim) have become too narrow in our vision. Many of us can recite the letter of the words written by Mr. Heindel, but I honestly wonder how many of us can look beyond the letter. It is human nature to get comfortable, but we should shake ourselves off from our high and mighty thrones, upon which we have placed ourselves because of our knowledge of the western wisdom teachings as put forth by Mr. Heindel, and challenge our own understanding of these things, seeking instead to truly apply them in our lives. Such were the wishes of Mr. Heindel, for us to turn our theoretical knowledge into practical truths that we can then carry out into the world. It seems too many of us never quite made it past the theoretical part though. And when I say this, I’m not pointing the finger at any one person, but rather towards the RF as a whole. I know that there are good people in the organization. Heck, we’re all good despite our flaws. But as a whole, we’re pretty lacking in the putting theory into practice (and good use) department. Were it otherwise, would we lie, seek personal gain, direct ourselves harshly towards our peers, work poorly with others? “But we are children of fire, and such is our nature” is a sad excuse that many of us use to proudly excuse our behavior.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n If I am able to see that I have behaved poorly against my peers through such thinking and excuse-making, I do not doubt for one second that I am alone in this omission.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/astrowin.org\/rffriends\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Martin-Guerrero4.jpg\" "\\"Martin")
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