Saturday, June 8, 2013

The Highest Good



In the New Testament, abba (αββα) is always connected with "the Father" ( πατρ) to form "Abba, the Father" (i.e., αββα πατρ). It is thought that the word "Abba" might have been unknowable to Greek-speaking Jews and therefore πατρ ("the Father") was added to clarify the meaning. http://www.hebrew4christians.com/Names_of_G-d/Father/father.html


“There is more eloquence in the words Abba, Father,’ than in all the orations of Demosthenes or Cicero put together!”~ Martin Luther

Summum bonum is a Latin expression meaning "the highest good", which was introduced by Cicero, to correspond to the Idea of the Good in Greek philosophy.

Spurgeon alludes to the priceless treasure we gain when we gain the right to cry "Abba! Father! writing....

Surely if relationships to ancient and noble families make men think highly of themselves, we have whereof to glory over the heads of them all. Lay hold upon this privilege; let not a senseless indolence make thee negligent to trace this pedigree, and suffer no foolish attachment to present vanities to occupy thy thoughts to the exclusion of this glorious, this heavenly honour of union with Christ. (The Sword and Trowel: 1865)



"A little bit of God changes everything. One touch of the divine is enough to alter and heal an entire lifetime."
Rev. Dr. Joanne Coleman
Agape International Spiritual Center


Adam Kadmon is a phrase in the religious writings of Kabbalah meaning "original man".  Jung, who himself explored the Kabbalistic notion of Adam Kadmon, held that the Primordial Man, is both the "universal soul" (Jung, 1963, p. 409), and the archetype of the self (Jung, 1963, p. 383-4) as well as the process of personal transformation. He is man's invisible center, the core of the great religions, and as the self-archetype, the psychological equivalent of the creator God. From a psychological point of view, the spontaneous emergence of Adam Kadmon from the unknowable void is symbolic of the psychological birth of the self. However, at this stage, the "self" is far from complete. The Primordial Man must first embark on a journey of creation, destruction, and restoration before the archetype of the Self can be said to fully emerge. http://www.newkabbalah.com/Jung3.html

The Revelation unites Souls directly with God.
The Miracle unites Souls directly with each other.
Neither emanates from consciousness, but both are EXPERIENCED there. This is essential, because consciousness is the state which PRODUCES action, though it DOES NOT Inspire it.
Man is free to believe what he chooses. What he DOES attests to what he believes.
The Relationship of Miracles and Revelation (a)

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