God's Plan For Man Final

Therefore sacrifice in that regard is just an illusion. Do not fear any threat or false aspersions for fear has to do with punishment. Jesus accepted the full weight of suffering, so that we would not be required to experience suffering of that magnitude. Fear is an illusion, a threat, and when accepted it has a negative effect on the psyche [the mind]. To that extent what you perceive you cause [allow] to exist. Satan cannot punish unless you accept the prompting. So remember, if you accept fear, fear will activate your mind accordingly. Fear prompts one to reject the truth, by a deceptive motivation, because fear has to do with punishment. There is no fear in love; perfect love drives out fear. Many unknowingly accept or follow a lie, for it is all too convenient and easy. Why? Well, use the analogy of a spiritual community that proclaims itself a church. What is your first reaction and how are you likely to respond? Would you ever want to consider that community/church as a solution, especially if you think it is a cult? I think not, but why? Why does the lie counterfeit the truth? In order to keep people in the lie, so they will refuse the truth. You will find that the word cult is not a bad word, but it is most times used in the wrong context, as if “occult,” which is evil. These words are clearly different by spiritual nature and understanding that is just absurd to the eyes of wisdom. So, discernment is essential in order for the truth to be exacted. Jesus started a cult, and His essence was Divine. What has happened once again in the world today? The world or mankind has been overwhelmed; the structural church is divided into many parts; deception has penetrated into the very heart of the church. Each part makes claims that it has the whole truth, and its belief is solid. Some even state they have the whole truth. Throughout scriptural history, deception found its place, and with the best of intentions humanity has fallen prey. Here is one example of how error can go forward, and how assumptions are drawn to distort the truth. The example is the St ar o f Dav i d , which was intended to represent the line of David. The evolution of the six- pointed Jewish star the Magen David, literally the "Sh i e l d o f Dav i d , ” the hexagram, or more rarely, Solomon's seal, is long and complex. Although it is now the most common and universally recognized sign of Judaism both within and outside of the Jewish community, it has only achieved this status in the last two hundred years. Before that it was chiefly associated with

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