BJJ and Christian Discipleship
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A friend of mine, whose mother was a very well studied Christian before she passed, was asking me my thoughts about Angels. I told him he was asking the wrong the questions. Finding Christ only requires 3 sacrifices. The first sacrifice is the rejection of the temptations of the material world, as Christ did. Give away all your wealth to others, and be content to be the poorest among them. It is better to feed others, and go hungry, than to be well fed, while others starve. The second sacrifice is the preference for our pain and suffering, rather than for others, to experience that pain and suffering, and prefer to be with the lepers, treated like them, and be crucified, as Christ did. Go to the despised, and be close enough to them, so that the stones thrown at them, strike you instead. Heal them, nourish them, cleanse them, ease their sufferings, and die with them, and for them. It is better to be considered unseemly, and dirty, and serve those populations with all of your heart, than to be considered the righteous. Forgive those who stone, wound, trespass, and crucify you. The third sacrifice, prefer to go to Hell, and do so, without hesitation, forever if necessary, and suffer every vile deprivation, and agony for all eternity, rather than another do so. Or to stay with those in Hell, and comfort them, for as long as they suffer, suffer with them. Or, if you can guide them back from Hell, do so. That is all it takes to find Christ. That is Belief and Faith. Not lipservice. Questions about Angels are not required, nor answers to those questions. In fact, everything else, in that regard is nonsense, and irrelevant. Likewise, if you can't hit all three of Christ's sacrifices, hit the ones you can. And Follow Him. He will find you, Even though you crucified him, and his children, He will hate your choices, But put you to wash the feet of every person that you harmed, For longer than this universe has existed, So that you may gain each of their true forgiveness. By your amends to them, in this Life, or the next. Every leper you wounded. Every sinner, you stoned. Every cruelty, you inflicted. Those you harmed, Will be your judges. They will pass sentence, On you. You had better hope, They are more merciful to you, After your Death, Than you were to them, During your Life. I would add, some people die before they are born, or before they can do evil knowingly, they are innocents, The perfect reflection of Christ, Denied their chance on Earth, Which they deserved as much as any, or as less. Free of any sin, original or otherwise, talking about lies the Enemy tells. Humans are born in the image of God's perfect Love, And then learn or choose to Sin, or do not. That is their choice, That is Free Will, The fruit of the Tree that Gives Us The Ability to Learn, That, which is Good, or Evil. And Choose. |
"For decades I have told people: "I am an Atheist, although I am not that serious about it, because my brain was made to count things." So why do I say these things, publicly now? Me, who would avoid being in pictures for decades, if you know me, you know. As I thought being in pictures was Vain, and Vanity was a weakness... I also value my privacy, hate celebrity, and am hyper-vigilant on security, and prize my own obscurity. But, now, everyday, I pray and sue for Peace. Not every other day. Not just on one day. Everyday. Every minute of everyday. I don't know about you all, But I am tired of all this violence, and bloodshed. Worst of all, with no good trade, No good reason, No harvest. Just Death, and Waste. I'm tired of it. I would rather watch birds, grow gardens, And never be violent to anything, again. Salted Earth grows nothing. I am no Peach, neither. If a very wicked man, Who knows violence, Says, that is probably enough. Well, that is probably enough." Listen to the Skald, Rap his Rhymes, Bragi, speak. I am not so eloquent. When Ragnarok Comes, Will you be Battle Ready? Are you ready to die, For what causes? When the scales measure, Your deeds, your heart, against a Feather, What shall your measure be? https://www.youtube.com/w[...]yQTf9n3ZcY |
Oh snap, I tap. Snoop released a whole album for free, to pray for the world, and Preach: https://www.youtube.com/p[...]dXTEjBYsB6 |
"I’m surprised nobody has mentioned Jacob. In Genesis 32 (and Hosea 12), he wrestles an angel all night long and refuses to submit despite having his leg dislocated. As a result, he gets a blessing and a new name (Israel). I wonder if he’ll fill out a Beltchecker profile. ;)" And he walked the earth with a limp from that point forward. |
The wretches society despises, Are the ones the Christ, Washes the feet of, With his or her tears, And his or her hair, With his or her Sabbath robe. Because no one else loves them. Suffer the Little Children come to me, Said the Christ, as all are Christ's precious children. Societies' lepers, and those everyone despises, without knowing them, are Jesus' favorites. Imagine being a leper, Despised, By all who saw you, Before they knew your name. They don't want to know your name. They just want to throw stones at you. Or light you on fire, Kick you, stab you, torture you, Until you bleed, and die. This is your whole world, And universe, A hell on earth, without end. Crucify them, Crucify the Christ. Strike them, Strike Jesus. Be kind to them... Then you offer the Christ, Vinegar and water, and comfort, As he was killed, beaten, and despised. This was a Mitzvah to the World. |
"The magical sky wizard talk?" Anyone who can count, can count endless crimes and offenses, against man, woman, children, the earth, and heaven. Neighbor murdering neighbor, robbing neighbor, raping neighbor, bearing false witness against neighbor. Pouring poison into the earth, telling lies, murdering the innocent, and robbing the vulnerable. Raising up idols, and trucking with invisible spirits, who tell lies, committing genocides. At a certain point, the enemy of my enemy is no longer my enemy, but my only ally. I know which side I hate, that hates me, and which side I fear, that my enemy fears even more. No magical sky wizard required, we write our own ledger. We shall account for our own balances, and we shall pay those bills. |
I Dance, to the Dead, I Sing, their Songs. Their voices, silent. How many more, must die? Why, must all these people, die? These children, These men, These women, These parents, And grand parents, These Aunts, These Uncles, These nieces, and nephews, And cousins. All, are or were, God's children. Why, did they, have to die? Wasn't there a better way, that was promised? Peace, like music, and Hope, is guaranteed, To emerge last, after every other Demon, exited, this Box. Hope Remains, as does Peace. A Better Way, a Middle Way, remains. We can do Better, than killing everybody. We have been given a Garden, Free Will. and Intellect. We have everything, we need. I promise you, with these Maths, and Sciences, We can live together in Peace, Or live apart, in Peace. We do not have to kill each other, to live. |
