But the serpent said to the woman: Not to die shall you be dying; For Elohim knows that on the day you eat of it your eyes will be unclosed, and you will become like Elohim, knowing good and evil. Then the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it brought a yearning to the eyes and that the tree was desirable for gaining insight. So she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave some to her husband with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of both of them were unclosed, and they realized that they were naked, So they sewed fig leaves together and made girdle skirts for themselves.
Genesis 3: 4-7, Concordant Old Testament
For some time, far too many so called Christians have been living a false illusion. This illusion is born of the lie which the deceiver spoke to Adam and Eve in the garden. For it is Satan who convinced the Lords creation that were they to eat of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil that they would not perish as God had promised them when He commanded them not to partake of the tree. Instead, Satan claimed that once they took of that which had been forbidden them, that they would "Become like Elohim, knowing good and evil" {Genesis 3:5}. Of course, immediately after taking of the fruit of the tree, both Adam and Eve suddenly realized that they were naked and made coverings for themselves {Genesis 3:7}. What changed in that moment? Was it sin that changed us, or is sin simply the result of the false illusion spoken by the deceiver? The illusion that we could somehow be separated from God. Ask any believer and they will insist that there is but one God in the universe. They do well for proclaiming that truth. For the Lord Himself has declared His sole existence {Isaiah 45:5}. Yet few believers will realize that they are indeed living the illusion that they are independent of God. That our lives are our own and that God is simply there to listen and to assist us when needed. We falsely claim that it is our own sin which has separated us from God, never considering that our own belief in the false illusion of our independence is at the heart of the issue. For its part, the mainstream church has established an entire theology through that false illusion. Those in the church system will preach that our sin has indeed prevented us from a relationship with God. But nothing could be further from the truth. Jesus Himself has spoken not to our separation, but to our union life in He and the Father {Johns Account 14:20}. The apostle Paul speaks to our "Mirroring the Lords glory" {Paul to the Corinthians (2) 3:18}. Even Paul, one of the greatest voices for the evangel of Christ Jesus, never mentions our independence apart from God. For him to do so would be to speak of the false illusion spoken by the deceiver.
For you died, and your life is hid together with Christ in God
Paul to the Colossians 3: 3, Concordant New Testament
Paul has spoken to the truth that our lives are now "Hid together with Christ in God" {Paul to the Colossians 3:3}. His words echo the truth spoken by Jesus that "I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you" {Johns Account 14:20}. As Jesus is in the Father, so it is that our life is in Him. If this were not so, Jesus would have spoken to that. Therefore, I consider the separation theology of the mainstream church to be one of the biggest lies ever spoken. Now, before you brand me a heretic, consider the very words of Jesus and Paul the apostle. Paul has spoken to Timothy that it is the Lords desire that all be saved {Paul to Timothy (1) 2:4}. This idea of universal salvation has never been accepted by those in the church. They preach from the pulpits that the good will be rewarded and the wicked punished. The way I see it, they've already judged many as being unworthy of the Lords love and grace. The false illusion spoken by the deceiver is a tough nut to crack for any believer. It has been for me. Think about it, in our minds we're surrounded by that which is in this world. God is in heaven watching over us while we live separately here on earth. Yet as Paul has spoken, we have died, and our life is hidden together with Christ in God. Paul also speaks to this death of our old nature in Galatians {Paul to the Galatians 2:20}. To live in the false illusion is to believe that sin continues to have a place in our lives. That because of sin, we cannot have a relationship with the Father. For those who hold firm to this belief I have one suggestion, what about Jesus? For it is Jesus who shed innocent blood as the sacrifice for our disobedience {Paul to the Corinthians (2) 5:21}. Make no mistake, we deserved to die, not Him. Paul has spoken to the truth that Christ has died to sin "Once for all time" {Paul to the Romans 6:10}. As being created in the likeness of God, we have never been separated from Him {Genesis 1:27}. The false illusion is simply that, a lie meant hide the truth which we have in Christ.
~Scott~
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