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“I’m born again” to fulfill a religious pretense. Born again is an actual
spiritual experience that will turn your entire life around; you won’t walk the
way you walked prior.
Spiritual consciousness guides us according to the Divine precept of a
Divine law, making one keenly aware of the human law. However, we must
place one over the other, and acquire wisdom to know the difference. We
must be allowed to follow our conscience faithfully, even when incorrect, so
that we may come to an individual spiritual union with God, who is our
beginning and our last end. Therefore, we cannot force or be forced to act
contrary to our conscience or against our free will, and we must protect
ourselves from the ill will of another! The reality of spirituality—by its very
nature—consists primarily in voluntary and free actions, by which we are
directed by God himself, or influenced by the forces of evil. So, humanity
can be drawn into a deeper understanding of spiritual truth, regardless of
traditional religious prejudices. Only in spiritual freedom may we be
brought back together as one unified spiritual body, wherein the truth
presides over all. Our choice must be individual and free, and bring with it
responsibilities that are genuine and true. Only in this way might others see
and experience the truth by our actions.
Remember how Jesus was accused of criticizing the teachers of the law as
he pointed out their weaknesses? He said, “For I tell you that unless your
righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law,
you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.” He was referring to the
limitations of knowledge. “You have heard it said to the people long ago,
‘Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But
I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to
judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’[worthless] is
answerable to the Sanhedrin, but anyone, who says, ‘You fool!’ [Stupid] will
be in danger of the fire of hell. Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the
altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave
your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your
brother; then come and offer your gift.”
(Matthew 5:20-24)
Using the
Pharisees or teachers of the law, as an example, Jesus revealed that if your
understanding is as limited as theirs, and if you do not surpass this limited
understanding, you will be like them falling short even though you dress the
part, or are ordained by the world as religious.
Perhaps, like the Sanhedrin and Pharisees, man-made laws and doctrines
live according to the limited rigid understandings, and different religious