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“And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance. Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king's dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance [*ASSHOLE had 3 sons, and 1 daughter!!]: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom's place. [*2 Samuel 14: 27; 18: 18 (KJV)]”
“But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost (*Self-worshiping): in whom the god of this world (*Self) hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. [*2 Corinthians 4: 3-6 (KJV)]”
“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. [*1 John 3: 1-3 (KJV)]”
Fatherless generation… because old men pursue building monuments, “legacies” unto themselves; to help them soothe their own raging identity crisis, and cope with their massive inferiority complex. And what do the men and women of this present, evil generation know about being a father, much less the Father’s heart, when they’ve never learned what it means to be a Son or a Daughter, in the first place; but rather, go about ceaselessly attempting to establish some form of worth in the eyes of other vain men and women, and based upon their gifts, talents, abilities, performance, obedience, achievements and accomplishments? Yet what is this, “And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven?” Simply put, the image of God (whether true or false) which we are harboring within our hearts is governing how we are presently treating one another, how we perceive ourselves and one another. Our trying to keep the Law, or obey the written word of God doesn’t change this, at all; but only further reinforces within our hearts, or minds, the perverted image of our Father being a Pharaoh, or “a great fiery dragon in heaven”. There is no way around this. It is completely unavoidable. Technology is a complete distraction and coping mechanism, nothing more than the works of men’s and women’s hands. You and I are not an algorithm! We are far more. We are the image and likeness of our Father; provided that, the true image of our Father… as He is only seen in, and by, and through, and with, and because of The Lamb… has been restored within our hearts. The actual righteousness of God is this true image of our Father… as He is only seen in, and by, and through, and with, and because of The Lamb. How can we be His likeness, His Man-ifestation, if we have not first recaptured (*by the Spirit of Grace) the pure light of His Image, revealed through simply hearing the Gospel of Christ, revealed through simply hearing the preaching of the cross of Christ??
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