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The Living Life Series is dedicated to Lord (武天) Bo Tien. The doctrine is in His image. The image is the doctrine. He who sees, understands and effects the doctrine sees and knows Him. He who does not see, know and effect the doctrine sees not and knows not the saint even if the saint or His image is beside him. The far may be near and the near may be far. Let the doctrine and the saint be part of our life. The lord saint in your life can be any heavenly saint of any religion, sect or school. The doctrine of truth is behind all and this is the Inner Truth that leads all (regardless of their religious affliliation or even if none) to inner peace and heaven on earth here and now and not just in the after life. The ideal worship and devotion is to know and effect the doctrine of God and the saints. The best gospel is the gospel of life. We learn from our life and the lives of others. The true temple is the world we live in. The sky is the roof of the temple and religions and sects are the pillars of the temple. All under Heaven are in the temple. The whole wide world and web is the temple and must be regarded as a sacred place --- a temple for living and learning. It is more important that everyone that counts plays a role in this universal temple if due focus is to be given to the Mission of Heaven. Men must not be distracted by the agenda of men and end up serving the mission of man. That would be a far cry from the Mission of Heaven.

Thursday, August 30, 2012

The truth is and yet is not in the written word

Learning Point No 143






What really is gospel truth is not the written word for the word may be of God and saint but still written, recorded, translated and revised by men of faith. But how good are these men?
 
They are certainly good and are the faithful and devoted but they are still a far cry from the prophets and saints.
 
That is why there is no new appointment of appostles, no second or subsequent generation prophets or successors. So what next?
 
Do we cast doubts or do we believe the written word of man? Let us go for the values, the ethos, the teachings and not the personality.
 
Let us worship God and saints for what they stand for and not blindly in adoration. Otherwise where is the wisdom and the insight? Where is the rapture to open the door of spirituality?  
 
What really is gospel truth is not the written word of men but the grasp of truth behind the teachings they transmit. Even if the historical facts are not correct to the details or if the saint or prophet was not as portrayed, it doesn't matter if we go for the substance they stand for that is, truth and values.
 
These same truth and values will also be reflected in the life we lead and that is why the gospel is more in life more than in the written word. The gospel pervades every aspect of life. The written word has to do with one man or at best a few men while life has to do with all men. Thus the gospel is better reflected in life than in the written word.
 
Know the gospel or truth and that is better than knowing the saint or prophet through the passed down and portrayed word of men. 
 
Knowing truth will bring to life the saint or prophet who facilitated the gospel or truth. Not knowing but adoring the historical image of the prophet or saint may be good as  a starter but will lead us to dead-end road and bring us to where we begin. We will be lost in the wilderness though physically in the church or temple of a saint or prophet.
 
Lord Bo Tien said that those who know and grasp the truth know him and those who do not will not know or be near to him even though next to him or his image. The near may be far and the far may be near.
 
Let us ever go for the truth in God and saints. The truth is not in the written word but the written word helps though may mislead or we may misconstrue it due to blind adherence to the written word of men. You may say that truth is and yet is not in the written word of man. 






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