Express trust

[BLBereans]

Right on - THEY DO COEXIST. That is what Thomas is telling us. But when the Light is found hidden in the symbol then the small fish are thrown out and the Great Fine Fish is kept! Thusly we have TWO ears. One to hear the fleshly lower meanings and one to hear the Spiritual meaning - Light. You might say it another way - the pearl of great price.

"Bent my ear to hear the tune
and closed my eyes to see."

James_1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.



Shalom,
MJ

I can agree with that insofar as the Creator/creation model is not discarded. In other words, the higher meaning in NO way diminishes the relevance, realness and goodness of matter; the tangible earth and everything created in it.

This age and existence is in a fallen state due to the express trust given to the adversary by Eve and the first Adam. The resulting separation and expulsion from His intimate communion with them caused sin to enter the entire world through them and, therefore, making it inevitable for all of us. We do not inherit their own personal sin, however, our tendency toward sinning became exponentially greater and our ability to live out our lives without committing sin is impossible due to the separation and expulsion caused by the original sin.

That is why it was necessary for God to incarnate as Jesus The Christ in order to redeem us from said sin and save us from the wages of sin - death. He is the only man to live a perfect life completely absent of sin. He therefore took the burden of everyone's sin upon His shoulders to "buy us back". The value of His life more than made up for the sins of the entire world and that offer cannot be refused in honor and good faith. That is why the Adversary continues to accuse God's children while at the same time deceiving them/us and hiding the truth from them/us. That tactic is no match for a true believer as the power of God conquers ALL and we can wield that power by choosing to believe.