The Two Laws
A reader presents this conundrum: “JJ, something you wrote in your treatise “Eternal Lives” has been bothering me the last few days. I wonder if you might clarify your meaning and set my mind at ease about it.
“I recently told my LDS bishop about my ‘heretical’ beliefs, so now of course I am ‘on the outs’ with him. I wasn’t too worried about it until I re-read these lines in Chapter 7 of ‘Eternal Lives’:
“‘Love is the true sealing power whereas the ordinance is merely a symbol. IF ONE IS UNDER THE LAW HE MUST GO THROUGH THE ORDINANCE, but if he is not then the power of love itself will create a binding force so those two individuals will meet in future lives.’ (my capitalization)
“Having been baptized, endowed, etc. as a Mormon, does this mean that I am ‘under the law’ and MUST be married and/or sealed in a Mormon temple, or else I won’t meet up with my wife in a future life? Cause there’s little chance I’ll be getting a temple recommend at this point.
“I’m unmarried, but I know I’ll get married some day. According to your understanding, do I need to go renounce my ‘apostasy’ so that the Mormon church will let me be ‘sealed’ to my future wife? My instincts tell me no, but I’d like to understand better what it means for one to be “under the law.”
JJ: We are affected by karma on levels other than physical effect. These other levels are significantly governed by our belief system. Humanity is basically governed by two approaches:
- The “black-and-white” law of which the Law of Moses was the quintessential example.
- The Law of Christ. Under this the person uses the Second Key of Judgment through the interplay of heart and mind from within himself.
If the person’s consciousness is held hostage by the Law of the Church then it is best for him to conform to that law to obtain a degree of peace.
On the other hand, if you can free yourself from the Law of the Church then you are no longer subject to any of its laws, but only to the Law of Christ where you receive your guidance from within.
If you are therefore subject to the Law of Christ the highest link you can make with another person is not through an ordinance, but through love, for as the apostle Paul said, “love endureth forever.”
That which endureth forever came not through an ordinance, but through the heart.
Now an ordinance can anchor the focus of love within the heart. Therefore, there is some advantage to our civil and spiritual ordinances, but if these are not available you can create one for yourself as did my wife and I when we were married, for we wrote our own vows.
One may then ask if there are any supernatural powers linked to any spiritual ordinances.
Yes and no.
If an organization is created that has members in both this world and the next then an organized linkage can be made, but whatever organized linkage Joseph Smith had in mind has been corrupted. I am sure he does not even presently link anything he has done with the current church.
Therefore, the question to be asked is this: Do you want to be linked with the current church in the next world, or would you rather be linked with the numerous assembly of the firstborn who are linked through the great spiritual power of love and purity of heart?
Another reader comments: “There is a quote from JJ I do not understand:
“‘A work of light is never destroyed by its enemies, but by its friends.’
“Can someone explain?”
JJ: From the Roman Empire, to the Christian Church, to the United States to Apple Computer, 99% of progression or retrogression comes from within rather than influences without.
For instance, in many ways the United States has fallen away from constitutional principles. This was not caused by our outside enemies, but by those who claim to be friends of America and the Constitution.
Jesus was not betrayed by his enemies, but his friend Judas. Many innovators are betrayed by their best friends.
This is why soul contact will be so essential in the Molecular Relationship. Two people with soul contact will work in cooperation and build rather than destroy.
Gun Rights
A reader says he can’t find anything about gun rights in the Bible? Duh. There were no guns in the Bible days, but they used swords as weapons instead and all of Israel were armed with swords. They were always fully prepared to defend themselves with their swords. There were no proposals for “sword control.”
Even angels had swords in their hands when they appeared.
“Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand:” (Numbers 22:31. Also see Joshua 5:13)
“And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword;” (1 Sam 25:13)
You will remember that Peter had a sword with him when he cut off the soldier’s ear? Jesus obviously did not require “sword control” but allowed his disciples to carry their swords.
On the other hand, even though Jesus did not forbid the disciple from carrying swords he did say this to Peter after he struck the Roman Soldier: “Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.” Matt 26:52
This tells us that Jesus saw the way to ultimate peace was not through forcing people to lay down their arms, but to teach them about the eventual futility of using arms.
No Offense Taken
NOTE: This was a response I gave to a reader’s questions which are obvious in the text.
You say that you feel that which I teach is true. That feeling is from your soul. Pay attention to that sense of truth and it will lead you to everything your heart desires — as far as knowledge is concerned.
Don’t worry about offending me. Especially if you are sincere as you seem to be. I have been attacked many times, often somewhat viciously, but if someone has a sincere objection or question it will be appreciated. How could any true teacher be offended by sincerity?
You say you are a skeptic. Good. Isaiah said “he that believeth shall not make haste.” True believers and people of faith proceed cautiously and want their questions answered. But they are different from others in that they do at least move forward.
The only true proof that I or any teacher can give you must come from your own soul. If you are in touch with it and pay attention to that feeling you talked about then you will feel something vibrate within you when the truth is presented. Deception can be presented with seeming facts, statistics, quotes and references that lead one away from the truth that has not attained soul contact.
As far as how progressed I am I will not attempt to answer that to you. Your only clue will be the enlightenment behind my teachings, many of which are found in no book.
Have I overcome death? No, but I am in a race against time to do so in this life. One of the things I must do is take a certain number of students through certain teachings.
Using logic as you mention is good, but always remember that the use of logic alone leads to dead ends and “slays the real.” True intuition is higher than logic. This is different than emotional feeling with is lower than logic.
Sense of purpose is a very good answer but it is not the key. True purpose will be covered by us in more detail later on. The Purpose of God is a unifying energy that makes us one. There is another ability that makes us many.
June 11, 2009
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