Terms of Peace: why cant humanity just take the easy way?

Hello again Deon,

I found your slide show interesting, and a worthwhile read. I perhaps have a less strong vision of natural Israel as you do. I understand that all that has happened to our forefathers is of essential importance to us in the way of wisdom, and most of all example of what not to do, and what to do as children of the Most High God. I believe with all my heart that Jesus is The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince Of Peace, The Beginning and the Ending, The First and The Last. However, Jesus is the physical dimension of The Invisible All Wise God, and shall remain so until all things be taken back into God The Father. God prophesied that Jesus would be rejected, and Jesus on the final approach to Jerusalem wept because The Father wept, for as The Father is, so is He (Jesus). It had to be that He was rejected that the non-jew could be grafted in (Paul refers to this as a great mystery). We as Christians are warned not to boast against the natural branch, and an explanation of why we must not ensues in scripture. God is not finished with natural Israel, but on The Great and Terrible Day Of The Lord there is general belief that God will change us and we shall bodily be raised up to be with Jesus and those of old who are accompanying Him. The natural Jew who refuses to accept Jesus as The Messiah Of God will be in no better position than the heathen. The only difference I can see in scripture is that for the sake of their forefathers (Abraham and his offspring), The natural Jew will be given a further opportunity to come into The Kingdom Of God through Jesus The Door, The Way. Opportunity, and not guarantee as some view the scriptural mention of 'all Israel will be saved'. Yes, I totally agree that those who bless Israel shall be blessed, and those who curse Israel shall be cursed. Our salvation is not through Israel except that they first rejected that we might be grafted in. Humanity's redemption is by One Name under heaven whereby men must be saved - Jesus (in the English language).

To return unto Jewish customs and doctrines; a sort of copying is to no avail, as this has been done away with in Christ. The Law was a school teacher, but waxes old and is done away with in Christ, for we now have a new and better covenant.

There is no easy way to salvation as expressed by you! The concept of salvation as understood by most world over is flawed! Salvation is never granted by God Almighty. Salvation is always created by individual human beings by reaching stage of enlightenment (kaivalya jnana)!

As per Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism... no human being world over can gain salvation without enlightenment! For gaining enlightenment... we have to cut across shackles of karma... establish absolute control over five senses and mind... practice absolute celibacy for a minimum period of 12 years in continuation!

It is only then our Kundalini Shakti awakened fully! The moment full opening of kundalini occurs... Sahasra Pushpa (thousand petaled Lotus) existing in our brain behind the forehead opened fully! One immediately gains omniscience... becomes knower of all!

Gaining enlightenment... reaching stage of salvation is the end goal of every human being... no matter what... so was ordained by God Almighty! God Almighty can only be reached via path of spirituality... never religion... path of rituals!

Understanding definition of enlightenment and salvation is an absolute must for traveling spiritual path! After reaching stage of salvation moksha... the liberated soul atman finally entered abode of God... kingdom of God (termed Vaikuntha in Hinduism)... a point of no return! More on Moksha Salvation - http://www.vijaykumar.org/Moksha-Yoga/

The easy way is not always the "right" way... Any old dead fish can drift along with the current, but it takes a live one to swim up stream, (like those Salmon do).