Teachers and Fulness
A reader asks: JJ, are there others like you out there teaching? If so are you aware of them? It seems like you are alone. Are there any other teachers you recommend that are living? Can you identify any past teachers who are now reincarnated?
JJ: Interesting questions.
To be honest with you I haven’t found anyone like me out there, but then all of us are unique individuals and there is no one out there like you either.
As far as teachers go I haven’t found a living one in the spiritual area that presses my buttons, though there are a number of scholarly people who provide good information. There are a lot of teachers and channelers out there but few present anything new. Most teach, or attempt to clarify, that which has been presented in the past. Some of them are in it for money or ego and others are in it for the love of teaching and service.
Because there have been so many good teachings given out through past teachers current ones who seek to clarify them and teach them are doing a necessary job in this age and reaching many people on various levels who are not yet touched by my teachings.
Because so many teachings have been given out for thousands of years it is necessary in this age for various teachers to come forth, take the best of them and give them out to the public in a way that reaches them.
I haven’t found anyone of recent times teaching new material dealing with principles as I have been doing but there’s only so many new teachings the consciousness of humanity can handle.
Djwahl Khul tells us he will teach again around 2025, but there will be plenty of material to keep the minds of students occupied until then.
Some of the brightest teachers and innovators have been working in other fields especially politics, alternative health and science. These initiates are often sharply criticized by the media as well as their peers, but every initiate must be prepared for this.
As far as the reincarnation of people of historical note goes I will say this. A famous person in one life may not be famous in the next. Even if he is a high initiate, he may not make the necessary breakthrough for success in each life. Some lives will be for learning and preparation for a future significant accomplishment.
Joseph Smith was correct when he said that our intelligence will stay with us in the next life. George Washington, Thomas Edison or Napoleon may incarnate with a totally different mission which may make then difficult to recognize, but the one thing that will remain will be their basic intelligence.
If you see someone claiming to be a great one from the past just ask yourself if his native intelligence and abilities are as great as the one he claims to be. In every case where I have seen such claims the answer is no.
We can expect all the great Lights of the past to return, but Edison, for example, may be guided through his soul to enter the world in politics this time round and it may take him a couple lifetimes to learn the ropes and make a difference there. The Labors of Hercules demands different missions for different periods of time.
The Fulness of the Gospel
Question: Mormonism teaches about achieving the fulness of the gospel as if this is the end of the road in what can be achieved. Could you comment on that?
JJ: Let us take two doctrines from the LDS church.
The first is the one you just mentioned. Using the standard definition of the fullness of the Gospel it would seem that all the seeker has to do is accept Jesus and his salvation and his quest will be over. Since the person’s cup is full then there is nothing else necessary to do or to learn.
The second doctrine is that of eternal progression as taught by Joseph Smith. This teaching says there is no end to progression that we move “from exaltation to exhalation” and we move onward “worlds without end.”
Do you see a problem here? If the standard definition of “fullness of the gospel” is true then there is no eternal progression. On the other hand, if there is eternal progression then there is something wrong with the orthodox idea of the fullness.
Every seasoned seeker knows from a testimony within that there is eternal progression. This means we need to take a closer look at the meaning of “fullness of the gospel.”
What does the word “gospel” mean?
Exactly what would that (the everlasting gospel) be? The English word “gospel” comes from a combination of two Anglo-Saxon words, “God” and “Spell” which together basically means “to tell about God,” or “God’s story.”
To help us understand better let us examine the more ancient Greek word for Gospel found in the Biblical text, which is, EUAGGELION. You have probably heard that this word means “good news.” The disciples went forth and preached the “good news” of the resurrection of Jesus and this was the basis for its use.
Actually, Jesus used the word regularly before the resurrection when he was walking the earth. He often talked about the gospel of the kingdom of God and if one reads the context they will see that “good news” is a questionable meaning.
EUAGGELION comes from the two Greek words EU and AGGELIA. EU means “good, happy or pleasing.” AGGELIA is the Greek word for “angel” and means “messenger” or “the carrier of a message.” Rather than “good news” it would be more accurate to call it a “good message” or a “good or sound doctrine, teaching or philosophy.”
The meaning is further enhanced by being called the “everlasting gospel.” The word “gospel” in the Bible is used in relation to the teachings of Christ, who is also called “The Word” by John. Thus the everlasting gospel could be called the eternal teachings, or “Eternal Words,” or as Jesus called them, “words which shall not pass away.” Thus, we are told that the disciple penetrates the veil between heaven and earth and ascends in consciousness to the realm of Spirit, sees eternal principles and brings them down to earth. When words of Spirit are thus brought to earth they will not pass away for they came from timelessness or eternity.
The Book of Mormon and Bible thus contain the fullness of the gospel in that they contain eternal words, words that shall not pass away. They also take the consciousness of the reader to an understanding of true principles that shall not pass away.
Do the Bible and Book of Mormon give us all the fullness, or eternal words that God has for us?
No.
They give us a few, but there are many more we shall gather as we eternally progress.
A flaw that exists in every religion is that they all teach of a point which, when reached, is the end of the journey. For the typical Christian it is accepting Jesus; for the Mormons when they have the supposed fullness; for the Buddhist when they reach Nirvana, and so on. The truth is that we are on a journey with no end and no beginning.
And who wants it to end? If there were no more mountains to climb life would become so boring we would want to go into non existence. If we do not want that to happen then we had best move forward and learn the true joy of stretching ourselves and ever progressing forward.
“If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it!” — Jonathan Winters
June 29, 2009
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