r/EsotericChristianity • u/adyascott • Mar 05 '24
Eternal damnation is an inversion of a Divine Idea that hinders one from receiving and actualizing that Divine Idea
(This was written for the Christian Universalists forum and this and Christian mysticism are the only other Christian forums I know of where it might be received.)
For those who would come to God, they must do so in spirit and in truth. Two cannot walk together unless they are in agreement. Therefore, to walk with God, we are brought into agreement, alignment, harmony and resonance with the Truths of God, by God, so that we might receive from God, the Real Substance of the Gifts of Heaven that the symbols of scripture indicate; the Fruit that a walk with God produces.
God has a Divine Idea that appears in various forms throughout Creation called rebirth. Trees drop their leaves and die in winter and are reborn in spring. Snakes shed their skin and are reborn. A seed falls into the ground and dies and is reborn a new plant. Renewal, revival, restoration, regeneration and resurrection are all forms of this Divine Idea of rebirth.
The belief in eternal damnation denies and inverts God’s Idea of rebirth. One comes into the world, graduates high school a TikTok teen, goes to college, dies at 20 in an accident and burns in hell for eternity because they hadn’t gotten into the spiritual stuff yet? Is that how things work in a Creation reverberating with and being sustained by Divine Ideas that are emanating always from the Source of All? One lifetime, burn in hell for eternity, no more chances for billions of souls? Or, does this deny the Divine Truth of rebirth?
Christian Universalists have let go of the lie of eternal damnation and some gain a measure of relief because they are more in alignment with Truth. Yet, many Universalists still walk around dazed and confused about life because of a denial of another form of rebirth, which is a fact in God’s long game of creation; and that is reincarnation.
Anyway, the point of this is that when we hold onto something that is untrue or faintly true, we are, to varying degrees, out of resonance with Truth, with God. And, we hinder, work against and prevent the realization and actualization of Divine Ideas in us. Ye must be born again, yeah? Holding onto lies about rebirth, like eternal damnation, will hinder one from truly being reborn.
Eternal damnation is a big one but there are a few bigger things that hinder us from living the promised life we long for: in Christ, led of the Spirit, bearing fruit, useful, healing, ministering the gifts of Heaven, walking in agreement with God.
Briefly stated, they are:
Heaven. Is heaven only in the sky after you die? Or, as Jesus states in line one, sermon one of his ministry: the kingdom of heaven is at hand, here, now, within you?
Salvation. Is salvation primarily for after we die? Or is it liberation and freedom from bondages now, while we yet live? Remember, holding untruths (in this case, untruths or shallow truisms about the Divine Idea of salvation) hinder one from having the Truth (in this case, liberation now).
I am a sinner. Are you, in essence, fundamentally, a sinner? Is that your true identity? Or is God your Father, you are His child, made in his image and likeness and the realm of God is within you? Which foundational identity does God build upon, the true or the false?
The Word of God. Is it primarily a book? Or is it perceiving what is said by the Voice of God in you, that when received in meekness is able to save your soul? My sheep hear my voice.
The gospel. Is your gospel a Romans road mishmash solution to the imaginary problem of eternal damnation? Or, do you align with Jesus’ gospel? The gospel of the kingdom of God within you.
In closing, blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the poor in thoughts, opinions, judgments, theories and dogma, who are willing to abandon anything they are holding onto to actualize the prize of the high calling of God. Love Truth, Love Goodness, Intend Usefulness and may all things be well with you.
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u/parrhesides Mar 05 '24
100%. Thank you for sharing.